Ian McCulloch: 'Les won't rejoin Bunnymen'

by **Mr. Brian** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:04 am

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a3 ... nymen.html

Ian McCulloch has ruled out the possibility of Les Pattinson rejoining Echo & the Bunnymen.

Bassist Pattinson was a founding member of the group in 1978 but left the post-reformation lineup before the release of 1999's What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? and retired from music.

He has since returned to perform live with fellow Liverpudlian post-punk band The Wild Swans and plays on their upcoming album The Coldest Winter for a Hundred Years.

Asked if Pattinson could rejoin Echo & the Bunnymen, who take classic album Ocean Rain on tour again this autumn, McCulloch told DS: "I don't think so, no. He was brilliant Les and his basslines are fantastic, but it's been so long ago now.

"He made his decision then and it was the right one for him because he wanted to look after his family - that was his choice."

Of ideas for new Bunnymen material, McCulloch added: "[Guitarist] Will [Sergeant]'s got some ideas - but I've got tonnes of stuff - I've got tens and tens of song ideas. I wanna come out with a totally unique thing. I wanna do it totally different to how we've been.

"I think cellos. I'm hearing cellos doing things. I always like a quite prominent bass - maybe having a normal bass thing played on a cello? Certainly on some songs. There's only so much rasp that you can get with a bass guitar - with a cello you get the same frequency but with a tougher edge to it."

by **fat cherry** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:35 am

well we kind of knew the les thing from p simpson didn't we. On the other hand I await, the breath baited, for this plethora of songs, with or without cellos. I like cellos too. Sarge could actually make a cello sound with his guitar and e-bow.

chez

ps apologies to JT, conspicuous by his absence these days, if he's lurking and my grammar falls short up there, i have a feeling it is incorrect.

by **Dr Cheese** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:45 am

Mac's got "tens and tens" of song ideas?? - Fucking hell ... :frown:

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:10 am

Mr. Brian wrote:Of ideas for new Bunnymen material, McCulloch added: "[Guitarist] Will [Sergeant]'s got some ideas - but I've got tonnes of stuff - I've got tens and tens of song ideas. I wanna come out with a totally unique thing. I wanna do it totally different to how we've been.

"I think cellos. I'm hearing cellos doing things. I always like a quite prominent bass - maybe having a normal bass thing played on a cello? Certainly on some songs. There's only so much rasp that you can get with a bass guitar - with a cello you get the same frequency but with a tougher edge to it."[/i]

[Guitarist] Will [Sergeant]'s got some ideas, but bollocks to that. I got more, they are better because I say so. It's going to be unique, because nobody else would record such shite as they'd be wasting their money on recording time. I want to drizzle each track with cellos, string arrangements, slow them down, have acoustic guitars, sampled drums and lyrics about love and mushy stuff. Will can come in later and add guitar, but we'll fade them into the background in the mixing studio. It'll be the best album since WAYGTDWYL?, Slideling and The Fountain. In fact, it'll sound exactly the same as those albums.

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:21 am

Oddly, Will said in an interview with a Greek radio station just last month that the next Bunnymen recording will be an ep. Mac still seems to be suggesting a [mushy love goo-fest] album recorded on the spot from his already-written songs. Why doesn't Mac buy one of those one-man band kits and be done with it...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXMuWi0dUBc[/youtube]

by **Dr Cheese** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:38 am

That's better than anynthing off The Fountain!

by **girlwithnoname** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:00 pm

the ghost of guitarplayer wrote:Why doesn't Mac buy one of those one-man band kits and be done with it...

I would pay good money to see Mac perform with that kit! And even more if he wears one of his torn black shirts from the 80s. :wink:

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:32 pm

That's enough writing your fantasies on here thank you. * Are you mrsmac in disguise?

* Of course, detailing any other female fantasies, especially sexually explicit ones, are more than welcome.

by **mrsmac** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:33 pm

[quote="the ghost of guitarplayer"]That's enough writing your fantasies on here thank you. * Are you mrsmac in disguse?

'disguse"???? :biggrin:

by **the ghost of guitarplayer** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:49 pm

Oh, hark at you. He spelt disguise as "disguse", missing out that all important "i". Must draw his attention to that. Fucking spelling police.

by **black francis** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:42 pm

Mrsmac and girlwithnoname would pay good money to see him performing in nothing but that one man band kit, sunglasses and a smile.

by **withahip** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:17 pm

Mr. Brian wrote:
"I think cellos. I'm hearing cellos doing things. I always like a quite prominent bass - maybe having a normal bass thing played on a cello? Certainly on some songs. There's only so much rasp that you can get with a bass guitar - with a cello you get the same frequency but with a tougher edge to it."[/i]

Sounds like the new music will be a watershed.

by **watercolors** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:04 pm

black francis wrote:Mrsmac and girlwithnoname would pay good money to see him performing in nothing but that one man band kit, sunglasses and a smile.

umm... Watercolors would too...

by **mrsmac** » Sun May 01, 2011 5:38 pm

the ghost of guitarplayer wrote:Oh, hark at you. He spelt disguise as "disguse", missing out that all important "i". Must draw his attention to that. Fucking spelling police.

Sorry, can't help myself, I'm an English teacher!

by **girlwithnoname** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:02 am

mrsmac wrote:Sorry, can't help myself, I'm an English teacher!

I am also a member of the spelling police, mrsmac. I'm a part-time professional editor. :D

No need for apologies--be proud!

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