Echo & the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
#298
by Scott Von Doviak
Echo & The Bunnymen
Crocodiles
Genre: Post-Punk/New Wave/Goth
Allen’s Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Scott’s Rating: 3.75 out of 5
Highlights:
Do It Clean
Crocodiles
Rescue
All That Jazz
If (like me) you’re only familiar with the later, lush Goth hits by Echo & the Bunnymen, their debut album may take you by surprise. The Goth element is still there, mostly thanks to Ian McCulloch’s vocals and generally dark lyrics, but Crocodiles is a much more lean and spare outing, closer to post-punk, with the bright, biting guitar sound associated with that genre. It’s not all gloom and doom, either – the album’s highlight is the rollicking “Do It Clean,” which is almost ‘60s garage rock. The sound is consistent, but the songwriting is not, with “Crocodiles” and “Rescue” standing out amid more pedestrian offerings. “All That Jazz” offers a sign of things to come, with Will Sergeant defining a certain style of ‘80s guitar that would be oft-imitated, particularly by British rock bands. An album I probably never would have listened to without this project, but I’m glad I did.
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