Musical Identity

[King Of Kings]

Is it me or are Echo and the Bunnymen trying to be Americanised (No offense to you USA fans)

What made the Bunnymen special to me even though I'm a Londoner was there regional sense of identity andy thier unwilliness to compromise.


There current sound , strategy and marketing is all aimed at the USA market.

There is no Signature Bunnymen sound anymore

How can it be that bloody Snow Patrol who did a crap Support in the days of WYGTDWYL are now bigger them them

ARGGGGGGG

[Dr Cheese]

How can it be that bloody Snow Patrol who did a crap Support in the days of WYGTDWYL are now bigger them them

ARGGGGGGG

Probably something to do with this:

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[Mr. Brian]

Is it me or are Echo and the Bunnymen trying to be Americanised (No offense to you USA fans)

What made the Bunnymen special to me even though I'm a Londoner was there regional sense of identity andy thier unwilliness to compromise.


There current sound , strategy and marketing is all aimed at the USA market.

There is no Signature Bunnymen sound anymore

How can it be that bloody Snow Patrol who did a crap Support in the days of WYGTDWYL are now bigger them them

ARGGGGGGG

If their marketing is aimed at the US market now, it is not working. I never hear or see anything about the Bunnymen unless they are doing one of their 2 or 3 week tours or playing a festival.

[Voodoo Billy]

What made the Bunnymen special to me even though I'm a Londoner was there regional sense of identity andy thier unwilliness to compromise.

"andy thier(s) unwilliness?", I take it that Mr Thier is a she?

[Dave Smith]

Give it a fucking rest KOK.

[the ghost of guitarplayer]

Wasn't this one been done before?

http://forum.villiersterrace.com/viewtopic.php?t=2303&highlight=snow+patrol

[get in the car]

[quote="King Of Kings"]Is it me or are Echo and the Bunnymen trying to be Americanised (No offense to you USA fans)

Offense taken--What do you mean "fans?"

[withahip]

Is it me or are Echo and the Bunnymen trying to be Americanised (No offense to you USA fans)

What made the Bunnymen special to me even though I'm a Londoner was there regional sense of identity andy thier unwilliness to compromise.

You mean like Coldplay?

KOK, quit blaming the American market for EATB's problems. EATB gets more airplay on BBC Radio than it does on any terrestial station here unless they play the oldies. Aside from us fans here and BOF, they are irrelevant.

The band does not have a chance here. Whether it be mainstream Lady Gaga and Flaming Lips or more obscure Deerhunter, EATB are currently too bland and boring to make a dent in the United States.

The Scottish band Mogwai is more popular in the United States right now than Echo and The Bunnymen. The band would have to become creative and interesting to become popular here again - like they were during the 80s.

[tonywojo]

You mean like Coldplay?

KOK, quit blaming the American market for EATB's problems. EATB gets more airplay on BBC Radio than it does on any terrestial station here unless they play the oldies. Aside from us fans here and BOF, they are irrelevant.

The band does not have a chance here. Whether it be mainstream Lady Gaga and Flaming Lips or more obscure Deerhunter, EATB are currently too bland and boring to make a dent in the United States.

The Scottish band Mogwai is more popular in the United States right now than Echo and The Bunnymen. The band would have to become creative and interesting to become popular here again - like they were during the 80s.

unwilliness ah ah

bunnys are shit now lets fac it

[In The Margins]

The band does not have a chance here.

The band would have to become creative and interesting to become popular here again - like they were during the 80s.

In the U.S., EATB is considered an 80s band. When they tour, it's considered a "come back" or "80s revival" thing, regardless if they're touring in support of a new album. If terrestrial radio plays them, it's only The Killing Moon during an 80s throwback hour.

They are stuck in time. No marketing strategy is going to change that.

[withahip]

In the U.S., EATB is considered an 80s band. When they tour, it's considered a "come back" or "80s revival" thing, regardless if they're touring in support of a new album. If terrestrial radio plays them, it's only The Killing Moon during an 80s throwback hour.

They are stuck in time. No marketing strategy is going to change that.

Not true. It is impossible to predict what kids will rediscover and make cool again.

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[Frank The Bunny]

Is it me or are Echo and the Bunnymen trying to be Americanised (No offense to you USA fans)

I'm confused. I thought you limey bastards spelled "offense" with a "c"

[the ghost of guitarplayer]

Yes us limey bastards spell "offence". KOK should have written:

Is it me or are Echo and the Bunnymen trying to be Americanized (No offense to my fellow Americans).

Clearly, he has been trying to capture the infidel.. I mean the American... market as well.

[withahip]

What a twisted little bastard that KOK is!

[kook]

No marketing strategy

is what they have. So that's okay, then.