Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain [Collector's Edition] 2CD

Artist: Echo & The Bunnymen
Title Of Album: Ocean Rain [Collector's Edition]
Year Of Release: 03 November 2008
Label: Rhino
Genre: Post Punk, Alternative Rock, Indie
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Bitrate: VBR kbit/s / 44.1 Khz
Total Time: 125:35 min
Total Size: 177.06 MB
WebSite: bunnymen.com

CD Description
OCEAN RAIN was modestly described as "the greatest album ever made" during its promotional campaign. While it doesn't quite live up to this rash claim, it remains Echo and the Bunnymen's most ambitious and cohesive '80s release--a steppingstone that really should have led the band to world-wide fame. This is where the band left any traces of post-punk shambling behind and reached for the stars. The majestic mood ofthe album is heightened by the extravagant string arrangements that underpin Ian McCulloch's plaintive croon. On "The Killing Moon", one of the band's finest moments, the orchestra is deployed to spectacular effect. McCulloch gives the performance of his life, while the group's often overlooked guitarist Will Sergeant plays with imaginative dexterity. Things turn spookily psychedelic during "Thorn of Crowns", with its memorable refrain "c-c-c-cucumber, c-c-c-cabbage, c-c-c-cauliflower". It's hard to tell whether McCulloch is exorcising some inner demon or just trying to remember his shopping list. Somehow, in the context of the sparkling OCEAN RAIN, it doesn't really matter.

TRACKLIST
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CD1 - Ocean Rain [Expanded]
01 Silver 3:20
02 Nocturnal Me 4:58
03 Crystal Days 2:24
04 The Yo Yo Man 3:10
05 Thorn Of Crowns 4:55
06 The Killing Moon 5:47
07 Seven Seas 3:20
08 My Kingdom 4:05
09 Ocean Rain 5:24
10 Angels And Devils 4:23
11 Silver (Tidal Wave) 5:11
12 The Killing Moon ( All Night version) 9:11

CD2 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall, 1983
01 Going Up 5:14
02 Villiers Terrace 3:12
03 All That Jazz 2:47
04 Heads Will Roll 3:57
05 Porcupine 4:07
06 All My Colours (Zimbo) 4:12
07 Silver 3:21
08 Simple Stuff 2:38
09 The Cutter 3:40
10 The Killing Moon 3:02
11 Rescue 4:06
12 Never Stop 4:37
13 The Back of Love 3:14
14 No Dark Things 3:35
15 Heaven up Here 3:54
16 Over the Wall 6:51
17 Crocodiles 7:00