new bunnymen album!

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Sun Feb 23, 2014 5:51 pm

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/02/e ... eteorites/

i don't get the cover either...very excited for the new album though! i think all of their post reunion albums have been good- some stronger than others but it is great to have them back! look out ol' mac's back!

plastic37 · Post by **plastic37** » Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:13 pm

"Frontman Ian McCulloch is quoted as saying “it’s the band’s best work for a very long time.”

He says that every time.
Good title.
Looking forward to it.

Shinesalight · Post by **Shinesalight** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:02 pm

Just seen on FB that Black Submarine will be the main support for the Bunnymen's upcoming May tour. Think quite a few on here may be happy with that pairing.

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 5:17 pm

yeah great pairing, an very appealing to me. however tickets are in the region of 30 quid a pop.. makes Loop prices look like a bargain!
they are playing on my doorstep, but unfortunately I have another gig that night! might have to do some moving around, or journey further afield..

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:50 pm

tracklist

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=fx9ys1&s=8

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:14 am

new album available for preorder from pledge

http://www.bunnymen.com/

plus some other crap, i mean stuff

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:14 pm

new song

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/03/l ... oly-moses/

burningwheel · Post by **burningwheel** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 4:25 pm

Great song. Ian is in fine form. Might be a little too long , havent decided yet..7.5 minutes!

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:41 am

that song sounds very bland for me, it's a bit too happy and shiny too.
wasn't Ian's voice suffering a bit a few years back? it sounds okay here.. guess will have to see what the live dates are like.

plastic37 · Post by **plastic37** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:29 pm

Just found this on YouTube

A track called Satisfaction from the Crystal Days box set. One of a very few previously unreleased tracks on there. I'm guessing that this was from 1985/6 ish. An unused Grey Album b-side? It holds my attention more than the new track.

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:00 pm

http://thequietus.com/articles/15004-ec ... men-stream

another new song

burningwheel · Post by **burningwheel** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:22 pm

There is yet another new song on usatoday. Holy moses

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/musi ... lsite=true

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:05 am

the album seems to have leaked...

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Thu May 08, 2014 6:50 am

old morrissey/mac interview

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/m ... ntman-1984

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Fri May 23, 2014 4:44 pm

the bunnies on jo whiley

http://www.sendspace.com/file/n6t4ov

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:54 pm

this is so good

olan · Post by **olan** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 9:50 pm

The Dr wrote:this is so good

Happy memories. Somewhere down the front was a much younger and thinner olan having a pretty great night out...

nearly 31 years ago.

plastic37 · Post by **plastic37** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 11:19 pm

The July issue of Mojo has a feature on Pete DeFreitas as it is 25 years since his last ride.
Some nice words from the usual folks. Hardly any on the new release. Worth skimming in WH Smiths.

pale blue eyes · Post by **pale blue eyes** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 12:04 am

thanks for the post doc, i've been on a bunnymen kick lately so this hit the spot.

Post by **MODLAB** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:15 am

Thank you!

M

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:14 pm

you're welcome. what do you think of the new album?

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:27 pm

anyone have the glasto 85 bootleg?

olan · Post by **olan** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:44 am

The Dr wrote:anyone have the glasto 85 bootleg?

Possibly. I'll have a rummage and see what turns up....

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:21 pm

that will be great thanks! i found it on youtube but the sound quality is awful!

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:25 pm

Echo & the Bunnymen 1999-10-23 Las Vegas MIX

http://www.filefactory.com/file/73ltlc8 ... 101999.rar

plastic37 · Post by **plastic37** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:06 pm

The Dr wrote:anyone have the glasto 85 bootleg?

I have a cassette, the lp and the VHS. So i probably spent more than the 1985 ticket price on obtaining bootlegs of he Bunnymen performance.
Thanks for reminding me that a video exists. When i watched it just now... (skipping through) i was thinking how the person whofilmed it and their associates probably made a few quid via the NME small ads. I got it as a bundle put i paid for it. And i paid for one other E&TB VHS at a record fair. I considered it a bargain as that kind of material just could not be found elsewhere at that time. And all of sudden i had these TV performances that i had read about but not seen.
These days no such rare and budget busting purchases are necessary.

plastic37 · Post by **plastic37** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 5:30 pm

The Dr wrote:what do you think of the new album?

Today was the first time i have managed to listen to it all the way through. Not a good sign but i didn't want to make a comment on it until i had given it some time.
I'm finding it hard to remember any stand out moments or any of the elements of the Bunnymen approach that i love.
I don't like the amount of delay on so much of the vocals. I'm very sure about that. I found it really annoying straight away and it seems a favoured technique across this record. I think that's why i have given up on every other listen. I can't remember being so irritated by something a band i love have done.
And sadly that is all i can say about it at the moment. I will give it several more listens and hope more emerges.

Now i really want to listen to Siberia.

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:23 pm

i've tried to listen twice and can't get past track 5. i know what you meanb. i want to like it but it just feels/sounds like the tripe on the radio (arcade fire/killers etc)

there's an interview with mac in record collector and an album by album interivew with mac, will and les in uncut

plastic37 · Post by **plastic37** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:28 pm

The Dr wrote:can't get past track 5.

Phew! Not just me then...
Whereas Siberia and Flowers have - i dunno, not stood the test of time as such, but certainly held my attention and drew me in.

olan · Post by **olan** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:02 am

It is really poor isn't it? This makes me sad as I've loved The Bunneymen since I was a kid, but the magic seems gone.....

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:35 pm

flowers is better on the live in liverpool album. the songs are much better in that setting. i really like half of the fountain but mac's last solo album and this album are just bad, so bad. will didn't even go into the studio, just did it at home and emailed the parts in. then you see the cutter live (the manchester link on youtube) and it is awesome. but with mac's solo tournig (talk, drink, drink, start song, drink, fight, go home) routine and these poor albums, just makes me so sad

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:14 pm

the new album isn't bad as such, it's just depressingly, boringly average.
a brave failed experiment would be preferred at this point.

you can definitely tell that Ian wrote the songs, and then Will added his guitar later (Urban Hymns anyone?)

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 6:26 am

re: angelsighs

it's a perfectly doable album for any band- for the bunnymen it is awful

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 6:27 am

anyone want an upload for mac's last solo album and the new live at sheps bush album?

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Sun May 31, 2015 7:17 pm

new interview- same stuff

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle ... friendship

plastic37 · Post by **plastic37** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:03 pm

this was on Youtube a while ago then disappeared.
Catch it while you can. The best Bunnymen live clip i have ever seen.

Post by **MODLAB** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:48 pm

plastic37 wrote:this was on Youtube a while ago then disappeared.
Catch it while you can. The best Bunnymen live clip i have ever seen.

Beautiful!

plastic37 · Post by **plastic37** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:59 pm

Just seen on facebook that today is a year since Rik Mayall died.
There's a page called A TOAST TO RIK encouraging one and all to raise a glass.

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:55 pm

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 11:06 am

does anyone have the mp3s of the albert hall 83? they released it as a cd but they took out the samples from read it in books, do it clean etc due to copywrite etc. very anoying!

The Dr · Post by **The Dr** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:01 pm

[youtube]v=je3cUH093fU[/youtube]

lay down thy raincoats and groove