"The Fountain" on Radio Merseyside

by **marco** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:46 pm

Mac was supposed to be on "The Pool with Dave Monks" today, but this has been pushed out until next Sunday according to Dave. But he did play the song "The Fountain" on the air. You can listen here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... 7_09_2009/

Fast forward to 0:24:35 to cut right to the song

by **beachbum** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:45 pm

DID WILL EVEN PLAY ON THIS ONE??????????
I heard the accoustic version and thought there would be plenty more

by **beachbum** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:56 pm

I'm sorry listened a few times, REALLY, THIS SHOULD BE A B SIDE ON HIS NEXT CD. Lyrics are amazing, but sorry the song SUCKS. I guess Will gave up on this one? or like I asked, is he even on this one?

by **beachbum** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:24 pm

then you add the snippet of proxy along with this song for their new cd I'm sick. I DO like what I hear of November. but WTF! thats a b side.

by **Mr.Sparkle** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:49 pm

I like the intro, then the song goes to shit. The mix is horrible, the music is buried under some pretty bad sounding vocals by Ian. I also thought there'd be more to this song based on the acoustic version, but there is nothing interesting at all in this song outside the cool little riff at the beginning. No Will guitar solo.

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm about ready to give up on these guys. It seems like Will already has given up trying to give his input into the Bunnymen and if that's the case then it's not really the Bunnymen anymore.

Ian has pretty much ruined the Bunnymen. This album still might have a few really good songs on it, but I've already heard almost half the album now and only really like 1 song.

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:55 am

Guess I wasn't the only person to tune in last night... The riff is quite cool. But the ending is awful with its "Hallelujah!" bit. Sounds like an American preacher. The acoustic version is a nice tidy album filler that would have sounded better maybe with an orchestral arrangement and Will's magic guitar stardust added to it. Didn't Mac supposedly re-record the vocals on this?

Proxy, Think I Need It Too, The Fountain, Drivetime... that's now nearly half of what sounds like an extremely poor album so far that makes Flowers sound like a masterpiece.

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:26 am

I just bought November, at least that is pretty good compared to the other ones. Little base line starting the song off. And it sounds like a Bunnymen song. Will's guitar is still at the back of the mix though.

by **electrabunny** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:38 am

When I listened to it I knew right away most of you guys wouldn't like it. It's definitely more of an Ian solo song. I don't think his voice sounds like shit.

by **Mr.Sparkle** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:29 pm

electrabunny wrote:When I listened to it I knew right away most of you guys wouldn't like it. It's definitely more of an Ian solo song. I don't think his voice sounds like shit.

I like the guitar riff at the beginning and throughout the verse (but it's hard to even hear it because Ian's vocals are too loud in the mix), but the rest of the song I'm not a fan of at all, and it seems to get worse as it progresses. The lyrics are pretty decent.

Based on the acoustic version, I thought the song had a lot of potential.

by **electrabunny** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:31 pm

What acoustic version are you guys referring to? This was the first time I heard the song.

by **Crystal Days** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:52 pm

Here you go Electra..

http://forum.villiersterrace.com/viewtopic.php?t=1557&highlight=sky+arts

by **electrabunny** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:25 pm

Wow, I guess I missed a lot the first several months of this year while I was taking my license exams! Thanks for showing me that!

by **Mr.Sparkle** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:57 pm

I just realized on the chorus (?) that Will's recycling a guitar riff off Make Me Shine. It was hard to hear since it was so back in the mix, but it's there.

by **tonywojo** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:22 pm

Mr.Sparkle wrote:I just realized on the chorus (?) that Will's recycling a guitar riff off Make Me Shine. It was hard to hear since it was so back in the mix, but it's there.

all very interesing

what would you rather here

gretest hits or the new songs?

by **Mr.Sparkle** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:30 pm

tonywojo wrote:all very interesing

what would you rather here

gretest hits or the new songs?

New songs of course but not songs that are clearly written by just one guy. That's a solo album, not a Bunnymen album.

"The Fountain" on Radio Merseyside

"The Fountain" on Radio Merseyside

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