Hope the Hammerstein show is longer!

Boston got "Lips Like Sugar" as the final song last night.

Well Boston, you can go and eat a dick then.

1:35 must be part of pack of jerks that came out of nowhere at pushed me out of my spot just a band went on.

RE: 1:38
Yip, sounds like something I would do. If the pushing was immediately preceded with a little dry humping, then it was definitely me.

echo & the bunnymen make some great music, but ian mcullough has ALWAYS been an asshole. i've seen them several times going back to 1980/81 when they played a place called blitz on long island.

he started by saying 'oh, this is long island, where all the rich people live.' this, in a crappy town called hempstead with poor students comprising the crowd. he was met with resounding boos which were well-deserved (still, the band was great).

and when i saw them in the 90's he spent a lot of time uttering non-sequiters and shaking his skinny buttocks while turning his back to the audience. a 'real showman.'

you couldn't pay me to see this pathetic poseur, no matter how brilliant the music.

Re: 1:38

Don't be puta - You should of punched them in the face.

1 hr 15 minute set?

Wow, they really outdid themselves.

ha ha!

1:35 must be part of pack of jerks that came out of nowhere at pushed me out of my spot just a band went on.

Hey Echo and Crew,
If you read this, please play new(er) songs off of the recent string of killer albums starting with 'What Are You Going To Do With Your Life?'. "Stormy Weather" and "What if We Are?" are just as good if not better than "Rescue", "Seven Seas", and "Lips Like Sugar", and it is a drag not hearing them. Please play newer songs!
waaaahhhhhh waaaaaaaahhhhh!

Great to see them in such a small place. I was surrounded by shit-eaters though. Guy in front of me holding up 2(!) point and shoot cameras simultaneously and incessantly taking what must have been awful pictures throughout the entire set.

2 guys behind me "singing" the wrong words, off key for the songs they knew, and talking through the ones they didn't recognize.

And of course the obligatory 6'9" guy standing in front of me, dead center, though he was well behaved.

Venkman, what did you expect from a small venue show such as this? Everybody who bought tickets knew it was not going to be longer than that. Mercury Lounge had another show scheduled right after they ended.

Don't hate me cause i'm taller than you

xoxo
Big John Studd

If you are happy with an hour and 15 minute set you must have an ugly spouse.

This is a stupid. Anyone who has seen them before, knows their sets are no longer than an hour and a half, and the audience is always singing the wrong words. It's an Echo and the Bunnymen show, not Radiohead.

I thought they started off good as usual before Ian lost his voice 3 songs into the set. The rest of the show was pathetic.

true. it could have been such a wonderful evening, but they are too old now. Ian cant sing anymore. it was a useless waste of an hour. im thinking the hammerstein show will be better.

The show was ok. Why be critical about a band that fell apart decades ago? Take Echo any way you can! Ians half dead now...

echo and the bunnyMEH!

Steve
If you think they are too old now and Ian can't sing, why are you optomistic that the Hammerstein will be better?

hey Avalanche, Boston got "Stormy Weather" too. I guess much like Hope Sandoval, maybe Ian doesn't like NYC.

I've seen Echo every tour since Crocodiles, and the Mercury Lounge show was the worst! Ian can't sing anymore! I thought it would be intimate, but it was just tragic. Another good 80s band past their retirement.

What a waste of an hour!

re singing the wrong words - I bet most people who consider themselves fans don't know what "Spare us the cutter" means.

There are some errors up above. The Bunnymen played for less than an hour -- they didn't go on until about 8:15, and were done by maybe 9:10. They didn't do an encore, despite having written one into their setlist. It was a very good set, but at $35 a ticket, that's what I call a ripoff.

As for Ian's voice, well, it's not what it was 25 years ago, but what is? I thought he did fine with the songs, but could have done without most of the unintelligible patter.

Fuzz-

I will tell you why - Ian's voice, or lack of a voice sounds better in larger venues. He cannot sing like he used to. Better to stay away from small club shows and hide behind the Hammersteins muddled ball room sound. If you are going to the show, youll see what I mean. They are at their best when they play large UK festivals. I saw Echo at Glastonbury years ago. That was the best they ever sounded! The Mercury Lounge show was embarrassing.

That may be, but at least they won't sing "Pass me the butter".

which were the songs where people think he was having trouble with his voice? where I was standing it sounded like his voice got stronger through the evening and peaked in "Nothing Lasts Forever."

Lame show. Anyone who disagrees, isnt a true Bunnymen fan.

Now I see the these commentors do not know what they are talking about. I have seen them quite a few times before and thought ML show was excellent but short. Did you all have too many drinks before so you can't hear well? Or did you just go to show because it was a small club and you wanted to show off to your friends but don't really know the band? That show was great and if you think it wasn't you truly do not know anything.

I agree with 3:07 also. His voice sounded great.

nothing lasts forever is my favorite song by them

@3:10 - I've seen the Bunnymen/Electrafixion/Mac solo 15+ times, including every tour since the reformation, and I liked the show. Obviously, he can't hit the highs like he used to, but he hasn't been able to for years now. 40+ years of smoking will do that.

My only complaint, besides the shit-eaters, was that the show was short, but I loved seeing them in that tiny venue. Villiers Terrace and All That Jazz were smoking.

Ian lost his voice years ago. It really was a poor show for the bunnymen. Poor Poor Poor!

I would love to hear stories from anyone who bought a ticket from a scalper on ebay/craigslist and what it was like meeting up with them.

britishvegan is the best moniker yet

@3:43 - Can't help you there, but there were people on Craigslist looking for anywhere between $125-220 for a ticket. I got mine through Ticketmaster on the day of the show.

the show was AWESOME! can't gush enough. Check out the review + pics I wrote up here: http://wp.me/prU45-UC

Venkman, you're an idiot. When they give you enough information ahead of time how long a show is going to be, there is no reason to react or get disappointed. People had the option not to buy tickets. A lot of us prefer a shorter show at a tiny venue to a longer show at a shithole like Hammerstein.

I realize it's immeasurably easier to anonymously say "things suck" without justifying why (and even easier to attempt to rise above any criticism of your words by claiming to have seen it all back in the day, when it was sooo much better), but if you're saying that this show was anything short of really fucking good, you're crazy.

Obviously it was going to be a short set, that's how it goes at super-special small venue shows. But shit, this set list from this band at Mercury Lounge?? With Will on point and Ian in a chatty mood and conversing directly with the audience that stood mere inches from him? Not to mention that his voice definitely hasn't worsened over the years, it's just changed... more lived-in now, which is rather appropriate and fantastic in an entirely different way than it was in the '80s. Classic show.

Caught their set at All Points West this summer. Sounded great. Can't wait to see them in Philly at the Keswick Nov. 20!

who is the asshole in the 4th pic with the huge adams apple?????

That would be Jonathan Richman. He's a big fan.

last night toronto got a short set, then 'ocean rain' with a small orchestra and then an encore which ended with 'lips like sugar'.

fantastic show!

Ian McCulloch is one of the biggest blow-hounds in rock and roll. He has delusions of grandeur about his rock star status and needs the blow to maintain the fantasy. That's why he loses his voice so quickly. I know bands who have toured with him (hello, Dandy Warhols) and they were amazed at the amount of blow mac ingested.

Great!! i think?