Echoes: A memoir continued . . .
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Scenic Wye Valley isn’t the typical place for a rock story to begin, but when Echo & the Bunnymen hit the studio to record their ground-breaking debut album, Crocodiles, it was anything but ordinary. The album was the making of the band – cultivating a cult following which would soon evolve into staggering mainstream success. Their lives would never be the same again.
In Echoes, legendary guitarist and founding member of Echo & the Bunnymen, Will Sergeant, recounts the band’s whirlwind rise to stardom with his trademark wryness and intelligence. Sharing never-before-told anecdotes – including the heady Rockfield Studio sessions and touring across the US, playing sold-out shows at Whisky a Go Go and experiencing the iconic New York club scene from dusk ’til dawn – and accompanied by snapshots of the cultural, social and political scene at the time, this is a memoir to remember.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Constable (24 Aug. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 352 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1408719304 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1408719305 |
| Dimensions | 16.2 x 3 x 23.6 cm |
by Steve M
Annoyed, because I’ve finished it in a couple of sittings.
Will is such an engaging writer, with terrific wit and insight.
As a contemporary, both installments of his memoir brought back poignant memories of another time. Different world.
I reckon he should get a leg on and get the third part done. Looking forward to it.
by MARTIN J LYNCH
What a well written and engaging read. The descriptions of Liverpool life are brilliantly evocative of the 1970’s. I was there. The personal observations are honest, thought provoking and hilarious. I’ll never be able to look at a pigeon again without thinking of “vinegar strokes”!
by Bookends
As a 13 yr old in 1979, Echo and the Bunnymen were one of first bands that “belonged” to me, as two NME’s dated November 1980, and March 1983 will testify: November 80 issue has the Bunnymen on the cover in camouflage chic, the March 83 issue has Will in his usual looking, brooding way. Both framed, and hanging proudly on my wall, taking me back to a time the Bunnymen ruled the world…..well in my mind, anyway.
After hearing a Peel session on BBC Radio 1, I was hooked!! That run of classic albums – Crocodiles in 1980 through to Ocean Rain in ’84, not many bands have bettered that. I’d strut round with an album under my arm, off to a friends house, and we’d listen non-stop for hours, to Will’s very unique, and distinctive style of guitar playing, and try to work out those distinctive chords.
This book written in Will’s engaging, laconic, witty way brought these happy memories flooding back with his brilliantly descriptive prose.
If you want to know about a time when music really meant something to us kids, and new scenes were sprouting up all over the place, then read this book…..you’ll love it.
Will, please don’t keep us Bunnymen addicts waiting too long for part 3, the volume that will cover the album Porcupine, the Royal Albert Hall concert, their Crystal Day adventure in Liverpool, and not forgetting that all-time classic……1984s Ocean Rain album.
by Anthony J
Have enjoyed both books ,looking forward to the continuing story of the bunnymen .
packed with great detail about the different eras Will has lived through .
The people, the places ,the scene , some great music history also it all seems to flow nicely no filler it’s all relevant .
plenty of funny stories too only problem I couldn’t put the books down such compulsive reading , I was totally absorbed .
by alan mac
Like the first book it’s a good read, a bit annoying it only covers another few years though. How many more books are there going to be? Can nobody write a memoir that fits in one book anymore?