Zack: I’m pretty sure we listen to the same album
every 20 or so. At 197 is this, at 174 was Siouxsie and the Banshees, at 153 is
Bauhaus, at 137 is The Jesus and Mary Chain, at 117 is Dinosaur Jr. Wow, I
really didn’t even mean to make it that uncanny. To be fair, that last one was
a bit of a stretch, but the overall kind of rockin’ thing with an ethereal
quality is consistent. Really, I would trace it back to album 87 (a 30 album
jump – sue me), Fear of Music by the Talking Heads. Perhaps it’s a testament to
their influence that so many bands seem to be trying to imitate that sound, but
it’s starting to bug me. I mean I like it, but it’s just hard to write about so
often. If this is going to be a pattern, I’m probably going to be shit out of
luck by album 327, which will be “More of the Same” by Does it Matter. As for
this one, umm, fuck. It’s a debut, so there’s that. It sounds a lot like those
ones I just mentioned. If you like them, it’s definitely worth checking out.
It’s going to be a tough road to 1001.
Emily: My only previous exposure to Echo and the Bunnymen before today was occasionally hearing their cover of the Doors' People are Strange on Radio 104.5. It's a dark and creepy song, but undeniably cool. For that reason, I thought Echo and the Bunnymen would be much stranger than they actually were. And much cooler. I enjoyed Crocodiles for its post-punk rock sound that didn't have the same warped, distanced vocals as many others we've heard so far. However, I agree with Zack that there wasn't much innovation going on here. Post-punk seems to be a genre of imitation. If you like that sound (which luckily I do), you'll be satisfied with the multiple variations on the same theme. If you don't, then you may prefer actual crocodiles to Echo and the Bunnymen's Crocodiles.
Favorite Tracks: Crocodiles; Rescue; Pride
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