Echo and the Bunnymen played at Half -Time.....

[Fred Army]

They could dedicate this to the SMB

 

[Patch]

Laid back
Boring! what do you want

I'm an Echo fan and I thought they were pretty boring too.

 

[daventry cat]

I used to try and backcomb my hair, perfect the Mac The Mouth pout and call everyone ‘La’ for a stage when I was 13. Until I realised he was cool and I was not.

It was ‘The Back Of Love’ that kicked off my love for them. Still feel it when I hear Will’s brutal, choppy guitar licks.

Anyway. Wrong forum? Football Echo & The Bunnymen?

did the hair, bit of eyeliner used to travel over to Flip in n'castle for big overcoats and vintage 501s to complete 'the look'

They could dedicate this to the SMB

lost boys soundtrack iirc

 

[Fred Army]

lost boys soundtrack iirc

Indeed

 

[Colbert]

Always liked the Bunnymen, saw them in Hartlepool couple of years ago they played a gig when the Tall Ships were there.

 

[Patch]

Saw them at Kilburn in 86, still one of the best gigs I've ever been to.

Same year I saw them at the City Hall (or possibly early '87). Fantastic night!

 

[bernardbresslaw]

Same year I saw them at the City Hall (or possibly early '87). Fantastic night!

The drummer was right out the front?

One of the most overrated bands this country has seen.

 

[bakumackem]

Good band. Always like a bit of Prefab Sprout myself

 

[ab 65]

They could dedicate this to the SMB

Another cracker

 

[riffraff]

It doesn't explain anything of the sort. I was born in 1980 and I've heard of them and know a few of their songs. Have you heard of the Beatles, rolling stones, mark Bolan, the animals, the who ?

Beethoven?

I was born in 1983 which might explain why I’ve never heard of them.

See above.

 

[burchmackem]

Yep, brilliant band.
Liked Dancing Horses as well

Beat me to it. LOVE that song.

Considering McCullough said he was heavily influenced by Morrison I never found this much of a stretch for that band.

 

[riffraff]

Last time I saw the good bunnymen I’m sure they started with the title track from Porcupine. Still love it. No idea wtf he’s gannin on about on it mind.
Saw em a couple of years back at the roundhouse before I knew how they’d treat Les Pattinson. They were poor and Ill not be seeing em again even if you paid me until they do right by him.

 

[chriswallace85]

They could dedicate this to the SMB

Why play that when they could stick the proper version on.

 

[Fred Army]

Why play that when they could stick the proper version on.

Because in the context of this thread my joke would no longer work.

 

[The Red Telephone]

Saw them at The City Hall in early 83 -I think the original gig had been postponed for some reason and they started with 'Going Up'..one of the great opening songs. They were superb that night but the last time I saw them at The Academy Mac's voice was shot and they were shit.

 

[Billy Batts]

Don't know much Bunnymen stuff apart from the obvious tracks. Know their early stuff gets tagged a bit Doors sounding, what's the best album for that sound? And don't say a Doors album ffs.

 

[king of the road]

Mentioned in the first verse of this classic

 

[The Great MES]

I've seen them about 10 times (although sadly not in their 80's heyday as it was a bit before my time)

 

[chevvies]

Faces “Stay With Me” HT cup game last year, you know, when Rod was decent .

 

[EchoMan]

ECHO and the bunny MAN

Didnt they also play the Red Hot Chilli Peppers?