- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- ASIN: B0000E2PY6
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Silver |
| 2. Nocturnal Me |
| 3. Crystal Days |
| 4. The Yo Yo Man |
| 5. Thorn Of Crowns |
| 6. The Killing Moon |
| 7. Seven Seas |
| 8. My Kingdom |
| 9. Ocean Rain |
| 10. Angels and Devils |
| 11. All You Need Is Love |
| 12. The Killing Moon |
| 13. Stars Are Stars |
| 14. Villiers Terrace |
| 15. Silver |
| 16. My Kingdom |
| 17. Ocean Rain |
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4.0 out of 5 stars
They called it "The Best Album Ever Made.",
By Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: NEW Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (CD) (Audio CD)
Like the placid water and serene blue of the album's cover photography, the fourth recording from Echo and The Bunnymen conveyed a retreat into a calmer space. After the relentless aggression on "Porcupine," the change in direction to midtempo, texture heavy songs on "Ocean Rain" was a surprise to those who came to the table once they'd heard "The Cutter." Gone was the brute force, and in was a sudden rush of romanticism. It made for an intriguing set of songs, and certainly for a major shift in the perception of the band (and in leader Ian McCulloch).It also lead to a batch of incredible songs. "The Killing Moon," "Crystal Days" and "Silver" are awash in strings and romantic allusions. In the liner notes, McCulloch recalls that he "fell in love with Paris" while the band was recording there, and the spirit of "Ocean Rain" reflects that. The tones are often muted - DeFreitas uses brushes and other odd percussion to spectacular effect. On the other hand, McCulloch was still not beyond self-aggrandizing overstatement. His "Thorn of Crowns" will prove that. "Ocean Rain" also sports some of the Bunnymen reissue series' better bonus selections. The five songs from "Life At Brian's" are interesting in that the band sounds loose and relaxed, and the recording of The Beatles' "All You Need is Love" show a sense of humor. There's also a pair of live cuts (including Mac's comment about "the greatest album ever made") that shows E&TB as a first class concert act. While I am hard pressed to decide which Echo album I like more, "Ocean Rain" or "Porcupine," the days I give the nod to "Ocean Rain" are when I listen to "The Killing Moon," which I consider to be one of the finest songs to emerge from the whole 80's liverpool scene. This album is worth having for that one song alone.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bunnymen at their peak,
By A Customer
This review is from: NEW Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (CD) (Audio CD)
Ocean Rain finds the lads from Liverpool hitting their stride on the brink of superstardom in 1984. The album is lush with orchestration (strings, cellos, etc.) and features the best Bunnymen tunes: "Killing Moon" and the title track "Ocean Rain". McCulloch reached his own as a singer here and guitarist Sargaent provided the blueprint for the always solid rythym section of Pattison and Defrietas. The result was a collection of songs textured with majestic beauty as provided by a band that had matured, but had always possessed a special chemistry from the very start of their careers. This record is probably their most accessible up to this point and for anyone that does not own a recording from these guys, I would recommend Ocean Rain over any other record in the Bunnymen catalogue.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Already Peaked out,
By Dr. Warlphoost (Fullerton, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: NEW Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (CD) (Audio CD)
This album was the Bunnymen's 4th, following Porcupine. After owning and listening to their first three over and over, I found only two songs on "Ocean Rain" up to their previous high level- "Crystal Days" and "Seven Seas". For some reason, the Bunnymen got away from their incredible guitar/drum driven sound into lush keyboards and strings which felt out of character for them. Their fresh use of strings in "Never Stop" on the previous LP totally rocked. They lost something here in this record, became overblown, too full of themselves, or something, which is why I think they took a 3 yr. break before their next LP (Self-Titled), which was viewed at the time as a bit of a comeback, because I think there was some kind of split after "Ocean Rain". This is a great band, with incredible lyrics and guitar playing, and their first 3 albums will richly let you in on this.
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