(Vocal/instrumental group, 1978–93, 1997–present) A post-punk quartet originating in Liverpool’s thriving late 1970s new wave scene, comprising Ian McCulloch (vocals), Will Sergeant (guitar), Les Pattinson (bass) and Pete DeFreitas (drums). Career highlights include the moodily atmospheric 1980 debut Crocodiles and the lushly epic Ocean Rain (1984), but mainstream acceptance eluded them and the band split up in 1988 ...
dominate; ‘She’s Lost Control’ is one example among many. Hailed as a classic by the critics, the album made an immediate impact on emerging bands like Echo & The Bunnymen, the Cure and U2. More recently, Joy Division’s influence can be heard on Editors and Interpol. Closer (1980) refined Joy Division’s sound into a more stately affair, ...
a string of dancefloor standards, which included ‘September’, ‘Fantasy’, ‘After The Love Has Gone’ and ‘Boogie Wonderland’. Styles & Forms | Seventies | Rock Personalities | Echo & The Bunnymen | Seventies | Rock ...
his poetry. Krieger has also made several jazz-tinged solo albums. The Doors’ enduring popularity and influence on successive generations of bands, starting with The Stranglers and Echo & The Bunnymen, inspired Krieger and Manzarek to assemble a new version of the band in 2002 with former Cult singer Ian Astbury but without Densmore, who subsequently took legal action ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 1989–present) Ian Broudie produced bands as diverse as Echo And The Bunnymen and Icicle Works before his own success. The electronic hook of ‘Pure’ was recorded alone, becoming an unexpected hit in 1989. From here The Lightning Seeds then became a studio and touring act in support of a string of immaculate hit pop songs including ‘Three ...
Flying, comprising Harry McVeigh (vocals, guitar), Charles Cave (bass) and Jack Lawrence-Brown (drums). Their bass-driven, uplifting rock anthems, reminiscent to some of Joy Division and the Bunnymen, made them an instant hit with fans, with hype at fever pitch before they had released their debut LP. To Lose My Life was eventually released in January ...
1979 there was a consensus that, although the original impetus had died down, a thriving post-punk environment had arisen. Liverpool spawned the new psychedelia of Echo & The Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes. In the West Midlands, punk attitude fused with ska rhythms to produce two tone. New wave took the movement’s vigour and applied a less uncompromising ...
, there is no instantly recognizable Bowie musical signature. Commonly Spotted Bowie Fan Yet it’s not difficult to spot his fans. Whether it be Gary Numan, Echo & The Bunnymen, Joy Division, The Smiths/Morrissey, Suede or Pulp, something about their affected delivery, the esoteric subjects of their lyrics or the rejection of rockin’ archetypes of ...
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