Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (Official Music Video) 5:11; Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring on The Dancing Horses (Official Music Video) 4:23; Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses. Larkin, Colin: "The Guinness Who's Who Of Indie and New Wave Music", page 67. Eschewing the traditional "pin-up" cover shot, Crocodiles featured an atmospheric cover image, which showed the band posed in a mysterious woodland setting, lit by hidden coloured lights. The band also contributed a cover version of The Doors song "People Are Strange" to The Lost Boys soundtrack, which featured a guest appearance by original Doors keyboard player Ray Manzarek, who also contributed keyboards to a re-recorded version of "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo". 30) and "Seven Seas" (UK No. For the 2012 fantasy novel, see The Killing Moon (book).. Template:Refimprove. Forud for sin første koncert, i slutningen af 1978, blev bandet udvidet med Les Pattinson og efter at have udgivet et par singler i 1979, blev "Echo!"!" This included their first American dates, in New York, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. This early incarnation of the band featured a drum machine, assumed by many to be "Echo", though this has been denied by the band. [24] The band were also said to be planning a live DVD, entitled "Dancing Horses", which also contained interviews with the band. Immediately prior to the release of the band's next album, What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? Drummond was succeeded by Duran Duran tour manager Mick Hancock. The album was also released on the pledgemusic.com website. The band embarked on their first major concert tour between September and December 1980 to promote the Crocodiles album, supported by London band The Sound, during which they performed their first European concerts in France, The Netherlands and Germany. "Never Stop" was also used in the Alan Bennett film History Boys. Echo & the Bunnymen er et britisk postpunkband der blev dannet i Liverpool i 1978 af sanger Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant og en trommemaskine, som bandet angiveligt kaldte "Echo!". After another break over the northern winter, the band played three UK dates in April 1982. After releasing a self-titled album in 1987, McCulloch left the band and was replaced by former St. Vitus Dance singer Noel Burke. Following an abortive attempt to record with singers Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson of The B-52s, the group advertised for a new lead singer. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine.By 1980, Pete de Freitas joined as the band's drummer. However, manager Bill Drummond (later of KLF) and lighting director Bill Butt also launched plans for a one-off promotional concert event as the final date of the "Camo" tour, which would be professionally filmed and recorded. ð¥: Edmilson Costa Despite these impediments, the re-recording went relatively smoothly, and the sessions ultimately produced their UK chart breakthrough. 17, and garnering wide critical acclaim.[14]. July 28, 2001 Naeba Ski Resort, Yuzawa, JPN (Fuji Rock Festival. "The Killing Moon" is among the most popular songs by the band Echo & the Bunnymen. Their 1980 debut album, Crocodiles, went into the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart. 3 contributors total, last edit on Jul 18, 2018. The end of the "Camo" tour was followed by a four-month break, which was mainly dedicated to the preparation and recording of their second LP. He says in Chris Adams new book "Torquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo and the Bunnymen" something to the effect that he always found it funny that people thought the Killing Moon was about two dudes kissing under a lamp post. But no, I thought it was disgraceful and after that I suppose it was quite surprising that I continued working with Will after that. We have an official The Killing Moon tab ⦠(1999), Les Pattinson quit to take care of his mother. Three tracks from these sessions eventually made their way onto the next album, including the song "Jimmy Brown", which was subsequently re-titled "Bring On The Dancing Horses", and released as their only single of 1986. Prior to the show, advertisements had been placed in the music press, and 500 lucky fans who responded were given free passes and a map directing them to the secret location (called "Gomorrah" in the advertisement), which also advised "BE PREPARED: THIS IS AN ATLAS ADVENTURE". 9:14; Lists. Although inclement winter weather complicated the rehearsals, causing transport headaches for the band, as well as for their fans, the concert went ahead as planned, with the band taking the stage 30 minutes after the scheduled start time. Like Porcupine, the making of the album proved to be a difficult and protracted process. In 2018, Echo & the Bunnymen announced and released an album of reworked orchestral versions of older material and two new songs, entitled The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon, to mixed reception. In 1989, de Freitas was killed in a motorcycle accident. With tour commitments looming, the remaining members hastily recruited former Haircut One Hundred drummer Blair Cunningham as their new drummer, but he did not fit in, and left after their Spring 1986 American tour. After two more unsuccessful singles, which were released independently, the Bunnymen disbanded in 1993. "The Killing Moon" is a song by the band Echo & the Bunnymen. 15), and the epic "The Killing Moon", a preview from the new album featuring a dramatic McCulloch vocal, which became the band's second UK Top 10 single at No. By 1980, Pete de Freitas joined as the band's drummer. The lyrics were written and sung by the band's vocalist, Ian McCulloch, it was released on their 1984 album Ocean Rain. After the release of Ocean Rain, manager Bill Drummond announced that the band was taking a year off to write material for the next album, but at the end of 1984 they replaced him, reportedly because they were unhappy that the band wasn't making enough money. According to the liner notes of Echo and the Bunnymen's Crystal Days box set, Ian McCulloch woke up one morning with the phrase "fate up against your will" in mind. Now re-titled More Songs to Learn and Sing, this new compilation was issued in two versions, a 17-track single CD and a 20-track version with a DVD featuring eight videos from their career. Played over the opening sequence, it was in fact a last minute substitution by the film's director, Richard Kelly, when he could not obtain the rights to use INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart", which was later used in the director's cut. "The Killing Moon" is among the most popular songs by the band Echo & the Bunnymen. Johnny Marr called them Echo and the Bogusmen when that happened.[19]. Following a PR campaign which proclaimed it "the greatest album ever made" according to McCulloch,[15] 1984's Ocean Rain reached No. General CommentActually, according to Ian, the Killing Moon is about death "up in your arms to let to beg you or cancel it....."About fate up against your will. In a 20 April 2008 interview with the Sunday Mail, Ian McCulloch announced The Fountain as the title of the new Echo & the Bunnymen album with producers John McLaughlin and Simon Perry,[26] which was originally due to be released in 2008 but was finally released on 12 October 2009. Their next release, Ocean Rain (1984), continued the band's UK chart success, and has since been regarded as their landmark release, spawning the hit singles "The Killing Moon", "Silver" and "Seven Seas". The finished 33-minute short film combined Smith and Duval's opening montage with dynamic footage of four songs from the show. Their fifth studio album, the self-titled Echo & the Bunnymen (1987), was initially recorded with Palmer, but when de Freitas returned in late 1986, it was largely re-recorded. They then recorded with Laurie Latham, who was chosen by McCulloch because he had been impressed by Latham's work on The Stranglers' single "Golden Brown". [16] Single extracts "Silver" (UK No. They began re-recording material from the Cologne sessions with Laurie Latham in Brussels, but the sessions were gruelling, with Latham spending up to a month on a single song, and tensions within the band were being inflamed by McCulloch's increasing alcohol use, and the star treatment he was being accorded.