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[the ghost of guitarplayer]

Having your head up your own ass is underrated.

Unlike the Fountain, it's got plenty of great shits though (drum roll... cymbal crash... canned laughter).

[DivaDiana77]

I think some of us (including me) will always be stuck on the earlier stuff. If we were listening to the Bunnymen with completely fresh ears, we might come up with a different answer. It's just rough to do that when Ian sounded a gagillion times better 25 years ago, the band was still together, and they were composing more adventurous stuff. It's hard to let go.

We have issues.

[the ghost of guitarplayer]

I'm not so much stuck on the earlier stuff, although it is clearly superior, as it's unlikely you'd get that again. I prefer the rockier stuff and the jingly-jangly guitar of the post-97 albums to some of the material on the new album ... Not everyone is fan of that either. I do like, however, Forgotten Fields, Everlasting Neverendless and Shroud of Turin has grown on me. Hence why I bought them.

Thinking about it. I'd particularly welcome if Life of A 1,000 Crimes includes the original "Rust-like" version of "The Fountrain", which was dropped from the album and later re-recorded. I'm still intrigued about what Mac meant by that.

[Mr.Sparkle]

I'm not so much stuck on the earlier stuff, although it is clearly superior, as it's unlikely you'd get that again. I prefer the rockier stuff and the jingly-jangly guitar of the post-97 albums to some of the material on the new album ... Not everyone is fan of that either. I do like, however, Forgotten Fields, Everlasting Neverendless and Shroud of Turin has grown on me. Hence why I bought them.

Thinking about it. I'd particularly welcome if Life of A 1,000 Crimes includes the original "Rust-like" version of "The Fountrain", which was dropped from the album and later re-recorded. I'm still intrigued about what Mac meant by that.

I bet that version is a lot better than the album version. When did Ian mention that about the song? I must've missed it. I agree about the good songs on the album - Forgotten Fields, Everlasting and Shroud of Turin. I'd also add Drivetime. The rest of the album has bits and pieces that sound cool in places but that's about it, IMO. I will admit that for some reason I keep listening to Do You Know Who I Am on my iPod. If you can manage to zone out the lyrics it's a pretty catchy song. I like the drums and guitar on it.

[Dr Cheese]

The rest of the album has bits and pieces that sound cool in places

I quite like a lot of the intros to the songs then Mac starts singing and I think "oh dear" as everything rapidly turns to shit or just wanders aimlessly along going nowhere until the song ends to massive indifference.
Maybe their next album should be instrumental.

[fat cherry]

You fools! Proxy is the one to get them back on the charts! :wink: :lol: .

i know, cos everyone will listen to the first bit and think its all the way from memphis and then wont be bothered to switch over to radio 4 for th shipping forecast.

I hope we get a great b-side (like November)

actually a great a side would go down better

[fat cherry]

I like Shroud of Turin except for that little guitar thing in the chorus. Otherwise I think it has the best lyrics on the album.

that 'little guitar thing' my friend, is the only light at the end of this very dark tunnel, a faint glimmer in the bunny warren of doom. dont believe i just wrote that. see, my metaphors have all gone crap too and its all mccullochs fault.

[the ghost of guitarplayer]

I bet that version is a lot better than the album version. When did Ian mention that about the song? I must've missed it. I agree about the good songs on the album - Forgotten Fields, Everlasting and Shroud of Turin. I'd also add Drivetime. The rest of the album has bits and pieces that sound cool in places but that's about it, IMO. I will admit that for some reason I keep listening to Do You Know Who I Am on my iPod. If you can manage to zone out the lyrics it's a pretty catchy song. I like the drums and guitar on it.

I think it was one of the recent radio interviews, he said it was "Rust-like" and was vocally weaker so it was re-recorded. Do You Know Who I Am? Yeah, I quite like the sound of that one as well for exactly the same reasons. I think I said before it is catchy, if repetitive.

[Dr Evil]

a faint glimmer in the bunny warren of doom.

[Voodoo Billy]

I'd have preferred Everlasting Neverendless. No news of a 'b-side' (if you can have such a thing on a download). My son (10) bought November for his i-pod last night, first time I'd heard it in full, decent song. Hey, BF, sounds like you've got the ear of the Bunnymen camp, how about putting a word in for Everlasting Neverendless as the next single?

[crystal daze]

Having your head up your own ass is underrated.

Mr Brian tried it once with a Craftmatic bed and a bottle of Stoll.

[Scouser]

Listen moody moany fuckers,get yer heads out your arses.The Fountain may not win the Mercury Music Prize but its a good album.Life of,Shroud,Neverending,Proxy(yes the Roxy one),Do you know.Loads of potential singles on there.I jest not.

"Come and have a go if you..."lol.(awaits torrant of abuse)

That is a post that belongs on BOF.

Whatever pile of steaming horse droppings the Bunnymen release Dave will be jumping up and down with excitement so its not worth entering into a debate. I used to pity him but now I just despise his weakness.

[Dave Smith]

Surely this forum is now resembling what we disliked about the official one before ?Only difference is where on the official one you were shouted down for having negative comment,this one is just the polar opposite in shouting down positive comment in a 'ganging up in the playground' manner?

Just a thought for some people who think they are far cleverer than they really are.

[Scouser]

I know for a fact I am far cleverer than I think I am.

[JackT]

Surely this forum is now resembling what we disliked about the official one before ?Only difference is where on the official one you were shouted down for having negative comment,this one is just the polar opposite in shouting down positive comment in a 'ganging up in the playground' manner?

Just a thought for some people who think they are far cleverer than they really are.

How can Scouser gang up on you?