Echo & The Bunnymen- Porcupine (1983) MP3 & FLAC -For Ol' Foggy-

"Will I still be soiled when the dirt is off?"

Arguably Echo & The Bunnymen's most under-appreciated album, Porcupine is both more melodic and less accessible than its predecessors Crocodiles and Heaven Up Here, but still manages to retain the distinctive neo-psychedelic take on Post-Punk that characterizes these earlier albums. Porcupine is also distinguished by the Middle-Eastern and Indian influences woven throughout the album; this is noticeable from the first track, the brilliant single, "The Cutter," which is built around a sitar-like synth-line that gives the song its unique, slightly skewed feel. Porcupine also finds the band exploring sonic textures unprecedented in their earlier work such as the Spanish guitar on "Heads Will Roll," a song also featuring the rhythmic use of a string section, something that would largely define the sound of their next album, Ocean Rain. Some mention should be made of Ian McCulloch's vocals, which verge on operatic at times but never fail to hit their mark in terms of lending the songs a sense of grandeur and drama. A truly fine album that tends to get overshadowed by the masterpiece that followed it.

Porcupine (2003 Remaster)
 1. The Cutter  (3:55)
 2. The Back of Love  (3:16)
 3. My White Devil  (4:41)
 4. Clay  (4:17)
 5. Porcupine  (6:00)
 6. Heads Will Roll  (3:33)
 7. Ripeness  (4:50)
 8. Higher Hell  (5:02)
 9. Gods Will Be Gods  (5:27)
10. In Bluer Skies  (4:38)
Bonus Tracks-
11. Fuel  (4:06)
12. The Cutter (Alternate Version)  (4:09)
13. My White Devil (Alternate Version)  (5:04)
14. Porcupine (Alternate Version)  (4:04)
15. Ripeness (Alternate Version)  (4:42)
16. Gods Will Be Gods (Alternate Version)  (5:31)
17. Never Stop (Discotheque)  (4:45)

MU: Lossy (MP3@320) 

MU: Lossless (FLAC)