Where are Echo & the Bunnymen from?

Where are Echo & the Bunnymen from?

Liverpool, United Kingdom
Echo & the Bunnymen/Origin

When did Echo and the Bunnymen form?

1978
Echo & the Bunnymen/Active from

Formed in 1978 amid the dying breaths of punk’s first wave, Liverpudlian group Echo And The Bunnymen harnessed punk’s raised-middle-finger attitude to their own knack for a skewed melody and sonic innovation, taking no prisoners as they eventually assailed the mainstream.

Why did Les Pattinson leave Echo and the Bunnymen?

Despite the band’s successful return to the live arena, Pattinson decided to leave Echo & the Bunnymen in 1998 for personal reasons. In 2009, he was asked by lifelong friend, Paul Simpson, to play bass for the newly reunited Liverpudlian 1980s band the Wild Swans.

Is Echo and the Bunnymen Goth?

Bauhaus was goth; Peter Murphy or Love and Rockets were alternative. The intriguing inclusion of such seemingly tangential goth acts as the Jesus and Mary Chain, Skinny Puppy, Cocteau Twins, Echo & the Bunnymen, and Dali’s Car force the listener to rethink their definitions of “goth.”

Where does the name Echo and the Bunnymen come from?

In the 1982 book Liverpool Explodes!, Will Sergeant explained the origin of the band’s name: We had this mate who kept suggesting all these names like The Daz Men or Glisserol and the Fan Extractors. Echo and the Bunnymen was one of them. I thought it was just as stupid as the rest.

What was Echo and the Bunnymen biggest hit?

The Killing Moon
4. Over the Wall

1	Pictures on My Wall Echo & the Bunnymen	2:51
4	Over the Wall Echo & the Bunnymen	6:06
5	A Promise Echo & the Bunnymen	4:03
6	Back of Love Echo & the Bunnymen	3:13
7	The Killing Moon Echo & the Bunnymen	5:46

Who influenced Echo and the Bunnymen?

Instead of taking their musical cues from the Clash and the Sex Pistols, their band Echo and the Bunnymen was inspired by Scott Walker, the Velvet Underground, Television, the Doors and Jonathan Richman.

What happened to Echo and the Bunnymen?

After releasing a self-titled album in 1987, McCulloch left the band and was replaced by singer Noel Burke. In 1989, de Freitas was killed in a motorcycle accident….

Echo & the Bunnymen
Years active	1978–1993, 1996–present
Labels	Korova, Zoo, Sire, Warner Bros., Euphoric, London, Cooking Vinyl, Ocean Rain

Where does Will Sergeant live?

I am William Alfred Sergeant aka Will Sergeant aka Sgt Fuzz. This is my story from the beginning. The Sergeants – that is mum Olive, dad Alf, sister Carole, brother Steven and me – all lived on the council estate on Station Road in the heart of the village of Melling.

What was Echo & the Bunnymen biggest hit?

Pictures on My Wall
4. Over the Wall

1	Pictures on My Wall Echo & the Bunnymen	2:51
2	All That Jazz Echo & the Bunnymen	2:47
3	Zimbo – Live Echo & the Bunnymen	3:35
4	Over the Wall Echo & the Bunnymen	6:06
5	A Promise Echo & the Bunnymen	4:03