Have you had it with the bunnymen

[Mr.Sparkle]

Great post, scouser.

Yeah, it's pretty obvious that Mac is using the Bunnymen name to keep his career afloat and to make more money, but as long as Will is still playing guitar and recording stuff with Mac I'll still buy it.

I think I'd have more respect for Mac (and Will) if they just dropped the Bunnymen name after Les left the band, because let's face it, it's not the Bunnymen anymore, you could even make a strong case that it wasn't after Pete died. Electrafixion was Mac and Will.

[black francis]

I wish they'd do a country album or a metal album.

[Dr Cheese]

How about a bluegrass version of Porcupine?

[Frank The Bunny]

How about a bluegrass version of Porcupine?

No no no... Porcupine requires a jug band. Moonshine jug, spoons, washboard, cigar box banjo & every song gets a hambone solo.

[happy_loss]

I probably would've went to see the OR anniv show if any of them would have been close to me. As far as any new output from them, not interested. The only song that sounded half way interesting to my off of Siberia sounded like an Elextrafixion outtake. The thing I don't understand, which probably stems from the aforementioned horrible management, is that there is a wealth of stuff from the original lineup that they could mine, and they don't. The re-issues were nice, but I know there was even more material they could've tacked on, but maybe that's why the discs were reasonably priced.

Where's a complete Peel Session disc? Royal Albert Hall DVD/CD? Crystal Day? I'm sure so many ppl would be up to purchase those opposed to another half assed compilation.
Joy Division (what's left of them) are set to re-release Here are the Young Men and they unearthed the entire Plan K footage. The Banshees re-issued Nocturne on DVD with TV appearances and their Play at Home episode. Come on guys, get it together!!!

[withahip]

Scouser really does say it well.

I was listening to Empire State Halo and think that is the last truly great song they have put out. Great melody, guitar lines and rhythm.



And, if I am not mistaken, it is in 12/8 time.

[moses (2)]

Thats when I see Mac playing a restaurant and people talking all through the set its like a knife in my heart. It didnt have to be like that - if he'd only given a shit. But he believed his own press. Mac was once described (by Cope I think) as being "a pop star 24 hours a day". If only that were true now. The past is the past Mac...you've got to keep striving for greatness. You can knock out the likes of Flowers, Slideling, Siberia and probably The Fountain in your sleep and you know it. Give us something from inside you, not a faint echo of past glories because thats what you think we want/ will get you back on the front cover of the NME.

Its in there somewhere, I know it is.

Then, and only then, the Bunnymen will mean something again.

To me anyway.

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Scouser

you made me cry

you are so wonderful

[guitarplayer on here too]

Who would buy further re-issues now? The Peel Sessions (complete) would be nice, but anything else (DVDs, reissues and remasters) is not going to appeal to anyone other than maybe the really diehard Bunnymen fan. There is pretty much everything out now, re-released, repackaged, etc. In all fairness, I don't think that lot is the fault of the band or the management because Warners have control out of re-releasing anything from their back catalogue. But they do have control over what they perform at gigs and how their newer stuff sounds like. The bluegrass idea, funny as it seems, would not be that far off from making the Bunnymen sound a bit more refreshing. I have said it before, as it seems the Bunnymen are unlikely now to even emulate the success they had in 1997-99, being a bit more experimental and trying different things rather than churning out the samey jingly-jangly guitar pop songs might make them more interesting musically if they are going to keep the Bunnymen Plc brand going.

[moses (2)]

Who would buy further re-issues now? The Peel Sessions (complete) would be nice, but anything else (DVDs, reissues and remasters) is not going to appeal to anyone other than maybe the really diehard Bunnymen fan. There is pretty much everything out now, re-released, repackaged, etc. In all fairness, I don't think that lot is the fault of the band or the management because Warners have control out of re-releasing anything from their back catalogue. But they do have control over what they perform at gigs and how their newer stuff sounds like. The bluegrass idea, funny as it seems, would not be that far off from making the Bunnymen sound a bit more refreshing. I have said it before, as it seems the Bunnymen are unlikely now to even emulate the success they had in 1997-99, being a bit more experimental and trying different things rather than churning out the samey jingly-jangly guitar pop songs might make them more interesting musically if they are going to keep the Bunnymen Plc brand going.

if they farted into the mic it would be better than some of the rubbish out now days

I agree with you on experimental

Experiment and be damned -- do some mad I am fucking angry guitar sounds with the odd nice melody in there.....

I am going to Liverpool in December and then that is it .

I now make my own music.









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[fat cherry]

has this link been posted? bunny mench near the bottom.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/cult ... -back.html

[black francis]

That's a good article and dead on. Seems like the author would fit in 'round these parts.

[Kounelaki]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/neilmccormick/5056814/Eighties-rock-bands-just-keep-on-coming-back.html

"They took the stage looking less like the strange and beautiful rock band they were than a bunch of overweight brickies."

[Dave Smith]

The vote is getting close....

[Dr Cheese]

I reckon if we could get Mac on here he'd vote "yes" too!

[Mr.Sparkle]

Who would buy further re-issues now? The Peel Sessions (complete) would be nice, but anything else (DVDs, reissues and remasters) is not going to appeal to anyone other than maybe the really diehard Bunnymen fan. There is pretty much everything out now, re-released, repackaged, etc. In all fairness, I don't think that lot is the fault of the band or the management because Warners have control out of re-releasing anything from their back catalogue. But they do have control over what they perform at gigs and how their newer stuff sounds like. The bluegrass idea, funny as it seems, would not be that far off from making the Bunnymen sound a bit more refreshing. I have said it before, as it seems the Bunnymen are unlikely now to even emulate the success they had in 1997-99, being a bit more experimental and trying different things rather than churning out the samey jingly-jangly guitar pop songs might make them more interesting musically if they are going to keep the Bunnymen Plc brand going.

The Bunnymen need to try some new stuff musically. The thing with the first 4 albums is they're all pretty different but yet still have that Bunnymen sound on them. That's one big thing that's been missing largely from the newer stuff, but at the same time, when bands have been around that long they tend not to really try newer or more experimental stuff, there's no aggression, etc. Maybe we're all expecting too much, most bands that reach the age of the Bunnymen are largely irrelevant outside of the hardcore fan base, and that's pretty much the case with the Bunnymen, I doubt that'll change. And when I say relevant I'm talking about the new material. I can't think of too many bands that have remained musically relevant past 10+ years or 5 or 6 albums.

I think I read or heard someone say that great bands are good for 4 albums, which I think is true for the most part. There are exceptions of course.

As far as the re-issues go, the last ones I bought were the re-issues of the first 5 albums, which were good deals considering the extra tracks. One thing that pissed me off a little though was that Way Out And Up We Go was excluded from the Porcupine re-issue. Why? That's one of my favorite Bunnymen songs (I like it more than some of the album tracks) and it's one of only a few B-sides from Porcupine. That made no absolutely no sense. I see no reason to buy any of the newer re-issued, it's just the same songs that have been re-issued a number of times.