Another one - Life of a Thousand Crimes

by **black francis** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:41 am

I'll listen to it tonight. I kinda skipped through to hear the song and avoid any more of that's chick's laughter.

by **Manna Machine** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:53 am

the ghost of guitarplayer wrote:I think though 12 years is sufficient to come up to speed with the Bunnymen's back catalogue and background. Other than not seeing them live until 1998, it's not like I had never heard of them before that or had not heard any of their music. I just wasn't a fan of their music and a rabid one at that.

Ghostie, you make some valid points in most of your posts and I enjoy reading the debate over the new stuff...for the record I also got into the Bunnymen in 84 and saw the original line up twice but that means jack shit mate.....I like to read everyone's views. :wink:

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:50 am

Ta for that Manna Machine. Thing is with the Bunnymen is that they have crossed over three decades. I only took proper notice of them in 1997 and Evergreen wasn't successful in the UK because all their 80s fans came out of the woodwork, brushed off the moth balls from their Mac-style overcoats and bought the album on mass. They were clearly aiming to cash in at my lot at the time, who were listening to The Verve, Radiohead, Oasis, etc and probably a year or so before Britpop bands. I liked at the time most of what I heard and then checked out their back catalogue. I just don't like most of the new stuff coming out now, but I wouldn't class it as a crap album. I can see why many of the longer-term fans might like it, while others might not. Apart from a few tracks, it just doesn't appeal to my tastes at this moment in time.

God, if I was still following the music I liked in the 80s, I'd be reviewing some really naff stuff. I had some really mixed tastes back then.

by **black francis** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:45 pm

Didn't Evergreen go gold in the UK? Meaning it moved 500,000 copies? I thought I read that somewhere but I could very well be wrong.

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:00 pm

No idea. Don't know how many copies were needed to be sold to get to number eight. Great album for that year amongst the Urban Hymns and OK Computers even if several of the songs were so-so.

by **Mr. Brian** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:04 pm

black francis wrote:Didn't Evergreen go gold in the UK? Meaning it moved 500,000 copies? I thought I read that somewhere but I could very well be wrong.

A Gold album in the UK means 100,000 sold. It reached number 8 but I don't know for how long. According to the org that determines this info, http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx it did not reach Gold. The last Gold album they released was Ocean Rain. The Grey Album was Silver (60k)

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN
Silver Certification (Album) Monday, July 06, 1987 WEA (WEA) Released Monday, July 06, 1987

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - SONGS TO LEARN AND SING
Gold Certification (Album) Monday, November 25, 1985 WEA (KOROVA) Released Monday, November 11, 1985
Silver Certification Thursday, November 21, 1985

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - CROCODILES
Silver Certification (Album) Wednesday, December 05, 1984 WEA (KOROVA) Released Friday, July 18, 1980
Gold Certification Wednesday, December 05, 1984

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - PORCUPINE
Gold Certification (Album) Thursday, November 01, 1984 WEA (KOROVA) Released Friday, January 28, 1983
Silver Certification Thursday, July 14, 1983

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - OCEAN RAIN
Gold Certification (Album) Friday, August 03, 1984 WEA (KOROVA) Released Friday, May 04, 1984

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:18 pm

I think Evergreen was at number eight for one week only. I can't even recall if entered it the charts at that position.

by **Sick4Tunz** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:52 pm

the ghost of guitarplayer wrote:I think though 12 years is sufficient to come up to speed with the Bunnymen's back catalogue and background.

I'm in awe of you old timers. You guys post some great conversation.

I've been into them for less than a year, not yet having listened to all their albums. I really do prefer the live shows.

I'm still in love, not unlike what many of you experienced years ago, before the disillusioment set in. Or is it a Glenn Close-like obsession? I will have much time to debate that as I drive to London after the show on the 19th, while I struggle to remember "drive to the left".

Sorry, its cool in the house this evening and I must return to the comfort of my straight jacket.

by **black francis** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:52 am

Life of a Thousand Crimes should have been released as a single.

by **Voodoo Billy** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:23 am

black francis wrote:Life of a Thousand Crimes should have been released as a single.

It sounds like a Morrissey song title.

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:38 am

Life of a Thousand Crimes is better than Think I Need It Too, but I think it would have been better with Will on it.

There was an interview with Mac on BBC Radio Merseyside last night. Told you a bit more about the album, the Ocean Rain one-offs. Played Drivetime, which sounds unfinished. I still quite like that Neverending one. About 1.15 in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p004k4wx/The_Pool_with_Dave_Monks_04_10_2009/

by **fat cherry** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:18 am

the ghost of guitarplayer wrote:. Played Drivetime, which sounds ......

... like a eurovision reject.

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:00 am

Telepathy via the Internet. The world's first.

by **Manna Machine** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:37 am

the ghost of guitarplayer wrote:Telepathy via the Internet. The world's first.

I think I'll get the album after I see them @ The Roundhouse..... :wink:

by **Mr.Sparkle** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:44 pm

I like Drivetime, but I have to bitch about the mix again, Ian's vocals are too loud on the song, when that cool choppy guitar kicks in it's hard to even hear it on my speakers. Some of the music at the end is really cool and different than a lot of the other stuff they've put out. Really cool little guitar riffs, but I'm a little sick of all the doo-doo doo's Ian keeps singing over musical breaks in a lot of these songs.

Another one - Life of a Thousand Crimes

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