Echo & the Bunnymen
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English post-punk band
Key facts
- Origin
- Liverpool , England
- Genres
- Post-punk neo-psychedelia new wave gothic rock
- Works
- Discography
- Years active
- 1978–1993 1996–present
- Labels
- Korova Zoo Sire Warner Bros. Euphoric London Cooking Vinyl Ocean Rain
- Members
- Ian McCulloch Will Sergeant
- Past members
- Les Pattinson Pete de Freitas Jake Brockman Noel Burke Damon Reece
- Website
- bunnymen .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Echo & the Bunnymen are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bassist Les Pattinson. In 1980, Pete de Freitas joined as the band's drummer.
Their 1980 debut album, Crocodiles, went into the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart. After releasing their second album, Heaven Up Here, in 1981, the band's cult status was followed by mainstream success in the UK in 1983 when they scored a UK Top 10 hit with "The Cutter", and the album which the song came from, Porcupine, hit number 2 in the UK. Ocean Rain (1984), continued the band's UK chart success with its lead single "The Killing Moon" entering into the top 10.
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