Ocean Rain

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George, Isobel (Christmas 2008). "Ocean Rain | Echo & The Bunnymen". Record Collector. No.357. p.90 . Retrieved 24 October 2015. a b Ocean Rain (LP sleeve notes). Echo & the Bunnymen. Korova. 1984. KODE 8. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

After spending some time in Liverpool writing new songs for the album, the band recorded their sixth session for John Peel's radio show on BBC Radio 1 on 6 September 1983. The songs recorded were "Nocturnal Me", "Ocean Rain", "My Kingdom" and "Watch Out Below", [13] which would all later appear on the band's fourth album Ocean Rain– "Watch Out Below" was later renamed "The Yo Yo Man". [14] When the band's John Peel session was broadcast on 10 October 1983, the punk zine Jamming said, "[The songs] hint at a readjustment and a period of new positive recovery." [14] In 2013, NME ranked Ocean Rain at number 276 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. [4]a b O'Hagan, Simon (18 September 2008). "Echo and the Bunnymen, Royal Albert Hall, London". The Independent . Retrieved 10 December 2008. Ocean Rain reached number four on the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release and stayed on the chart for 26 weeks. [28] In the United States it entered the Billboard 200 at number 172 on 9 June 1984 and stayed on the chart for 11 weeks, reaching a peak of number 87. [29] It entered the Canadian RPM 100 Albums chart at number 89 before it reached a peak of number 41. [30] Staying on the Swedish chart for three weeks the album reached a peak of number 22. [31] As of 1984, Ocean Rain has been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for having sold more than 100,000 copies. [32]

Batey, Angus (19 September 2008). "Echo and the Bunnymen". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 December 2008. a b Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London, England: HIT Entertainment. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. In the first season of Stranger Things, the fifth episode, "The Flea and Acrobat" featured "Nocturnal Me" in the end credits. The Swedish heavy metal band Ghost covered "Nocturnal Me" for their Popestar EP, which consisted mainly of cover versions. [51] Ocean Rain tour [ edit ] The poster used to advertise the Royal Albert Hall concert Allen, Jim (2 October 2008). "Echo and the Bunnymen Let 'Ocean Rain' Fall on Radio City Music Hall". Rolling Stone.Over the years since its release, the album has attracted more positive commentary and also sometimes more nuanced views. In a highly praising retrospective review on AllMusic, Jason Ankeny gave the album a 5-star rating. He described it as "dramatic and majestic", praising the "sweeping string arrangements and hauntingly evocative production." He felt that in comparison to the band's album Porcupine, the "conventional and simple structural parameters" of Ocean Rain made it Echo & the Bunnymen's "most beautiful and memorable effort" and he asserted that "The Killing Moon" was the band's "unrivalled pinnacle". [34] N 4°33′23″W / 50.4726°N 4.5565°W / 50.4726; -4.5565 Carnglaze Caverns in Cornwall, where the cover photo for Ocean Rain was shot. a b Tangari, Joe (2 March 2004). "Echo and the Bunnymen: Crocodiles / Heaven Up Here / Porcupine / Ocean Rain / Echo & The Bunnymen". Pitchfork . Retrieved 16 May 2008. a b Cameron, Keith (December 2003). "Echo & the Bunnymen: Crocodiles / Heaven Up Here / Ocean Rain". Mojo. No.121. pp.129–130.

Bonner, Michael (December 2021). "Echo & the Bunnymen: Crocodiles / Heaven Up Here / Porcupine / Ocean Rain". Uncut. No.295. p.44. French sound engineer at the Studio des Dames recording studio (Paris, France), misspelt as Henri Lonstan Ocean Rain is the fourth studio album by the English post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on 4 May 1984 [6] [7] and reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, number 87 on the United States Billboard 200, number 41 on the Canadian RPM 100 Albums and number 22 on the Swedish chart. Since 1984 the album has been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry. Ocean Rain includes the singles " The Killing Moon", " Silver" and " Seven Seas".Seven Seas', meanwhile, is not only a fine song title for an album named after oceans but is another example of a lot going on without fully calling attention to itself. Chimes lead into the chorus, piano fills in the emphasis in a way that sounds like it could be from a 4AD release around that time, swimming through reverb. “Burning my bridges and smashing my mirrors” is the kind of turn-it-around sentiment on commonplace turns of phrase that not only deny the purported lessons the phrases teach but makes the denial something to celebrate beyond simply going “To hell with this!,” and it’s done with what can only be called panache. a b Adam Sweeting (17 September 2008). "Review: Echo and the Bunnymen at The Albert Hall". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 10 December 2008. Adams, Chris (2002). Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & the Bunnymen. Soft Skull. ISBN 1-887128-89-1. a b Harrison, Andrew. "Echo & the Bunnymen: (various reissues)". Blender. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009 . Retrieved 16 May 2008.