Songs to Learn and Sing

Performer: Echo & the Bunnymen
Engineer: David Lord
Producer: Echo & The Bunnymen; All Concerned; David Balfe; Hugh Jones; Ian Broudie; Laurie Latham; Bill Drummond
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Composers: Ian McCulloch; Sergeant; Pattinson; Pete de Freitas. Personnel: Ian McCulloch (vocals); Will Sergeant (guitar); Pete de Freitas (drums). Recording information: Belgium; England; France; Paris, France; Wales. Photographer: Anton Corbijn. Echo & the Bunnymen are responsible for a vibrant, varied body of work, one that married quirky, post-punk sensibility, expansive orchestration and acid-laced psychedelic poetry to create a thoroughly unique and influential sound. The lush, ringing guitar work of Will Sergeant and the rich baritone and vivid imagery of Ian McCulloch are a timeless, musically fertile blend. SONGS TO LEARN AND SING: THE HITS culls together some of the group's most successful tracks (prior to the album's 1985 release date, anyway), and every single cut is a fresh, inventive creation. Opening with the epic sweep of "Silver," SONGS proceeds into the haunting, ethereal "The Killing Moon" (both were originally found on OCEAN RAIN, as was the powerful "Seven Seas," also featured here). The band's jagged, more aggressive edge is caught on "Rescue," with its elliptical lyric and spacious guitars, and straightforward rockers like "Do It Clean" and "The Back of Love." One of their true gems, the truly magical "Bring on the Dancing Horses" with its feather-light musical touch and pure poetry, rounds out this essential musical document.

Along with Teardrop Explodes and Wah! Heat, Echo & the Bunnymen were part of the early-1980s Liverpool scene that was somewhat misleadingly dubbed "neo-psychedelic." While the Bunnymen bore elements of the Doors' dark, mysterious sound and decidedly abstract lyrics, punk played as much of a role in the development of the band's music as anything else. What marks their sound more than anything else, though, is a soaring, anthemic quality that can be quite affecting. After a lengthy hiatus, the band reunited in the early 2000s to tour and record.

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