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Burned (Hk) (Exp)

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This should have brought Echo back to the top of the world in it's new incarnation. Almost every song is killer with, "Timebomb", "Who's Been Sleeping In My Head?", "Mirrorball", and "Feel My Pulse" the timeless classics. If you thought new Echo releases were tame pick this up and recapture the brilliance of a landmark band that knew how to rock out.

If you like the Bunnymen, you might like this. I know some bunnyfans that don't appreciate it as much as I do. This is just heavy, groovy, and badass. Kind of resembling a tribute to grunge and melodic anthems, this cd delivers punch after punch of the will and mac at their best.
If you ever find the b-sides, get em, they're just as good. This album is an all time favorite of mine.

Electrafixion was formed by Echo & the Bunnymen members Ian McCulloch (vocals) and Will Sargeant (guitar) in 1994, and released this album originally in 1995. Suprisingly, it doesn't come across as being better or worse than Echo & the Bunnymen, or even as merely a 'side-project' band. Electrafixion's music goes in a harder, more psychedelic-rock-oriented direction than Echo & the Bunnymen ever went. The album pulls in the listener right from the start, with Sargeant's driving guitar and McCulloch's earnest, determined vocals carrying the whole album through to the end. The songs that were chosen as singles are the brightest highlights of the album ("Zephyr", "Lowdown", "Never", and "Sister Pain"), though the opener "Feel My Pulse" and the Bunnymen-esque "Too Far Gone" are two of my other favorites.

Echo & the Bunnymen fans shouldn't miss out on this album, especially now that the re-issue includes so much more; the tracks from Electrafixion's 1994 EP are tacked onto the first disc (different-length versions of "Zephyr", "Burned", and "Mirrorball", plus "Rain On Me" and a remix of "Never"), with the second disc containing B-sides from their singles and nine live songs from a concert on October 22nd, 1995 at Shepherds Bush Empire. Plus, this album makes for much more accessible listening than much of the Bunnymen's material, so newer fans might want to check this out as well. (See also the combined re-issue of Ian McCulloch's Mysterio/Candleland; that one's not to be missed, either!)

I just bought this CD, but after a few rounds in the CD player you begin to wonder why this is so rare a find. It's basically a more dynamic vocal effort from Ian McCulloch (Echo & The Bunnymen) and some great heavy guitars. If your a fan of Echo & The Bunnymen and your not crazy about the mellow stuff they have been releasing lately then check this out. The CD really jams.

From a first listen, that's what immediately comes to mind, but it grows on you...& you soon realize why exactly they didn't go by Echo & the Bunnymen on this album. It is very close stylistically to other things going on in the mid 90's, but doesn't exactly resemble any band in particular at that same time. The guitar work is clearly Bunnymen, though, esp. in "Sister Pain", which is my fave track. I think it's kewl that they did this to show that they could make material that was a little louder &, dare I say, heavier. Cuz if you know Bunnymen's material, you know their earlier albums are MUCH different from their later 90's albums anyway. Good bands, however, try different styles, & really great ones, like Depeche Mode, the Cure, New Order, & the Bunnymen (which all happen to be my 4 fave bands of all time), etc., that have been around this long are still around for these reasons. I just most recently found this at a used shop, so if you find it used, get it while you can!! If you can't find it, get the new album!! It's really good, & it'll cure your Bunny craze for the time being!!

Echo and the Bunnymen relived, even better than the new Echo! Ian and Will do an amazing job on this one, with an element unseen for a long while. "Feel my Pulse" the opener, is definitely a jam! Ian fans, get this CD, you won't be sorry. I had the opportunity to see Electrafixion live from about 5 feet away, and boy do I miss them! "Burned", "Zephyr", and "Sister Pain" are my favorites. GET THIS BEFORE IT'S UNAVAILABLE!!

The songwriting genius of Echo and the Bunnymen bolstered by heavier distortion and power chords should have you salivating. This CD delivers that very recipe, especially on the first and best track "Feel My Pulse," a down n' dirty song that writhes and taunts like a cobra. "Timebomb" is a strong contender for second-best track. It starts off meandering a bit through Echo territory like a ticking timer before suddenly blasting off with a heavy guitar.

Typical of Ian McCulloch, the lyrics are quite intriguing, inscrutable and open-ended. Some songs resemble Echo more than others such as "Sister Pain" and "Whose Been Sleeping In My Head" while other songs really rock, such as "Hit By Something" and "Bed of Nails."

This is some of the best music Ian and Will have done. Any Echo fan who doesn't see that must not like much in the way of heavy guitars or hard rock in general. These songs are good.

This effort by the two Bunnymen Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant hits it heavy right out of the starting gate with "Feel My Pulse" and doesn't let up until the disc stops spinning! One reviewer called this "repetative", but I prefer the term "consistent". It consistently gives the listener something worthwhile and a totally different vibe than anything the Bunnymen ever released. And really, it's not even fair to compare this album with anything the Bunnymen did; apples to oranges, you know? The double CD is a gift you want to give yourself, since the live versions are even better! If you can't track down a copy (or don't want to spend a lot of money getting one), you can get all the bonus material on the various single releases (the three part "Sister Pain" live CDs, "Zephyr" EP, and "Never" 1 and 2 and "Lowdown"). Not a day goes by that I don't play some part of this, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

This album is a bit repetitive. But it is interesting work if you are a big Echo and the Bunnymen fan as I am. I highly recommend it to the collector type. If you hold Echo off at arms length as say a "greatest hits listener", this album is probably not of interest to you.

This CD is possibly the greatest album never heard! It's packed with gritty, powerful, atmospheric rock songs that could've been and should've been huge hits when it came out in the mid-1990's, and they still sound just as strong almost 15 years later! I love Echo and the Bunnymen, but Ian and Will have never sounded as good as when they were rocking out full blast as Electrafixion! For me, "Burned" and its predecessor, the EP "Zephyr", are the best Echo and the Bunnymen albums ever, just with a different name on the cover!