This post was originally going to be about Echo and the Bunnymen, after Michael and I heard the delicious "Lips Like Sugar" at Murray's Bagels the other day when both broke out in HUGE smiles and Michael declared, "I don't want this song on my iPod -- I NEED this song on my iPod!" (Not to mention that fact that the band's reissued "Ocean Rain" has been on heavy rotation around here since I got it last year). But then my friend Mark -- whose birthday is today, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! -- mentioned to me that he's on a major Blancmange binge (better the band than the sweets, HONEY!) and I immediately got on one, too! (They were a couple of lookers, huh?!) Like many a '80s band that DIDN'T have a female singer, I loved Blancmange's singles yet never bothered to buy any of their albums. I was surprised to read that they were actually together from 1979-1987, yet only produced three LPs. Naturally, their official MySpace page says they have recently reformed and are writing material for a new album.
I see that the three original studio albums -- "Happy Families,""Mange Tout" and "Believe You Me" -- have been reissued as remastered and expanded editions. I'll leave you with the group's two best-known songs -- both of which I've been breaking into for decades! -- and trust you'll let me know the error of my ways for not owning such and such album.
This post was originally going to be about Echo and the Bunnymen, after Michael and I heard the delicious "Lips Like Sugar" at Murray's Bagels the other day when both broke out in HUGE smiles and Michael declared, "I don't want this song on my iPod -- I NEED this song on my iPod!" (Not to mention that fact that the band's reissued "Ocean Rain" has been on heavy rotation around here since I got it last year). But then my friend Mark -- whose birthday is today, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! -- mentioned to me that he's on a major Blancmange binge (better the band than the sweets, HONEY!) and I immediately got on one, too! (They were a couple of lookers, huh?!) Like many a '80s band that DIDN'T have a female singer, I loved Blancmange's singles yet never bothered to buy any of their albums. I was surprised to read that they were actually together from 1979-1987, yet only produced three LPs. Naturally, their official MySpace page says they have recently reformed and are writing material for a new album.
I see that the three original studio albums -- "Happy Families," "Mange Tout" and "Believe You Me" -- have been reissued as remastered and expanded editions. I'll leave you with the group's two best-known songs -- both of which I've been breaking into for decades! -- and trust you'll let me know the error of my ways for not owning such and such album.
