Audio CD review:
Echo & the Bunnymen - Live In Liverpool

Echo & the Bunnymen - Live In Liverpool

Band: Echo & the Bunnymen Title: Live In Liverpool Rating: Release Date: 19 February, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Rescue 2: Lips Like Sugar 3: King Of Kings 4: Never Stop 5: Seven Seas 6: Buried Alive 7: SuperMellowMan 8: My Kingdom 9: All My Colours (Zimbo) 10: All That Jazz 11: An Eternity Turns 12: The Back Of Love 13: The Killing Moon 14: The Cutter 15: Over The Wall 16: Nothing Lasts Forever 17: Ocean Rain

Editoral Review Liverpool begins as more of a stroll than the storming rush of the '80s concert recordings exhumed for the Crystal Days box set. A two-night return to their hometown on their 2001 tour for Flowers yielded this 17-cut concert document of the once and future Bunnymen. But by its fourth track, "Never Stop," frontman Ian McCulloch's slight cig-induced rasp and lowered register seem less signs of diminished capacity than drivers for emotional vitality. From there, the balance between intense hits like "Back of Love" and "The Cutter" and moodier pieces such as "Eternity Turns" makes a case for the group as something more than a nostalgia act. As do convincing recent compositions such as their (latest) Doors homage, "King of Kings," and the stately "Nothing Lasts Forever. " This disc is probably a must only for fans, but those who haven't heard Echo & the Bunnymen in a while might be struck by its cohesiveness. --Rickey Wright .. You can see a complete list of all Echo & the Bunnymen discography, or go back to the Echo & the Bunnymen tabs