tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post112413318305284502..comments2023-12-29T19:50:11.521-05:00Comments on advanced theory blog: New Echo and the BunnymenAdvanced Genius Theoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17867735475599591317noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post-1125432576337778162005-08-30T16:09:00.000-04:002005-08-30T16:09:00.000-04:00First of all, my contention about bands is to size...First of all, my contention about bands is to size up their best 12 songs and look at em that way.<BR/><BR/>Echo and the Bunnymen are in the premiere league if you will by that comparison. And Killing Moon is arguably the best song ever written. <BR/><BR/>Lastly, I have NEVER heard an album by supposed geezers like this that was as full of energy and freshness. Not U2, not the Cure, not Midnight Oil, noone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post-1124720734394152552005-08-22T10:25:00.000-04:002005-08-22T10:25:00.000-04:00What bands did The Cure influence compared to the ...What bands did The Cure influence compared to the Bunnymen?! Pavement, perhaps the kings of Indie rock, wouldn't have sounded like they did if it weren't for the Bunnymen, the same goes for the Flaming Lips, another band that critics just can't get enough of. Spiral Stairs aka Scott Kannenberg, the guitarist from Pavement is even in a Bunnymen tribute band that just plays Bunnymen songs live! The Bunnymen are legends and deserve a little more respect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post-1124311296631213502005-08-17T16:41:00.000-04:002005-08-17T16:41:00.000-04:00I would say the Feelies were better but not more i...I would say the Feelies were better but not more influential. Maybe I'll try to listen to more Echo and the Bunnymen to see what I may have missed. Thanks for the input.Advanced Genius Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867735475599591317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post-1124213944987998602005-08-16T13:39:00.000-04:002005-08-16T13:39:00.000-04:00I don't know now.... Just because all the new band...I don't know now.... Just because all the new bands cite Gang of Four or The Cure among their influences but not the Bunnymen doesn't mean the Bunnymen aren't important. As a matter of fact Courtney Love and Steven Malkmus both cite the Bunnymen as influences. Malkmus just said he was too ashamed to admit it at the time. Seems like to be advanced you have to reach some sort of abstracted cult status first in order to exert influence, and only then can you depart from that status and be "advanced." Would you say that the Feelies were more influential/greater than the Bunnymen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com