UK first press 1982.
Early Bunnymen when they still sounded slightly feral. All tension and sharp edges. That bassline is pure pulse. Guitars slicing through like broken glass.
McCulloch is in full dramatic mode but it feels dangerous rather than polished. Less big coat ballad, more sweaty club in 1981 where everyone looks like they haven’t slept.
Stick this on and tell me post punk wasn’t built for dancing.
FFO
Joy Division, The Chameleons, Bauhaus, Magazine
