Ocean Rain - what great storm music!

[Frau_Blucher]

I was up in Bar Harbor Maine yesterday and man was there a gale blowing. Perfect inspiration to fire up Echo & the Bunnymen's Ocean Rain album, the closest thing to a new wave incantation to nature's powers.

So I spark up the iPod and pick "Nocturnal Me", figuring the dramatically dark track will set the mood perfectly, and headed into a nearly abandoned Arcadia National Park:

<img src="http://www.pbase.com/myirwin/image/51290856.jpg">

I got to the shore and sure enough, "the sea was angry that day my friends" - [i]G. Castanza[/i]. We're talking sideways rain, bent trees, and major whitecaps. Could there BE a better track for this than "Ocean Rain"?! [i]"And now my hurricane, brought down this ocean rain, to bathe me again"[/i]:

<img src="http://www.pbase.com/myirwin/image/51291092.jpg">

...I'm pretty pumped at this point, but it's nothing compared to what's coming when the song builds to it's crescendo of [i]"screaming from beneath your waves, screaming from beneath...YOUR WAAA-AAA-AAA-AAA-A-AVES...SCREEEEEEAMING...FROM BENEEEETH THUUUH WAAA-AAA-AAA-A-AVES!!!"[/i] Way freakin cool, especially with the waves and spray going crazy:

<img src="http://www.pbase.com/myirwin/image/51290860.jpg">

Driving even further down the coast to the uber-dark All Night Version of "Killing Moon" wasn't bad either. Now, I realize that Ocean Rain is a pretty broadly appreciated album, but I think it deserves even more recognition still. Ian McCulloch's song structures, lyricism, phraseology, odd intonations, and generally astounding creativity...it's unbe-freaking-lievable! I'm convinced he's an absolute mad genius. Who can think up such stuff?! This HAS to be one of the handful of truly signature new wave works. [:p]


Oh BTW, any other good storm music you can think of?? [:I]

[bpdp3]

Nice pics (and picks) as usual, Blir.

For the steady, endless rain I've enjoyed lately, nothing tops OMD's "Crush"

"...I can't stand this...f%*&%ing rain..."

[abacab66]

Never a big Echo fan but I put on those 2 songs, closed the blinds cuz it's sunny here now(Hooray!!!), closed my eyes and imagined......................

Guess you had to be there[:p]

No, just kidding!!!! Excellent mood music. Echo's got the kind of voice you gotta love.

[manekineko]

Beautiful pictures, Blir, and what a fitting album to accompany them!

You mean you came to Maine and didn't look me up?!!!! WTF is that? I could give you the grand tour! [}:)][:(!][;)]

[birdmadgirl]

Wow! What absolutlely beautiful pictures, Blir!

[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by manekineko[/i]
<br>Beautiful pictures, Blir, and what a fitting album to accompany them!

You mean you came to Maine and didn't look me up?!!!! WTF is that? I could give you the grand tour! [}:)][:(!][;)]
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SORRY! Super quick trip. A killer lunch or dinner on me next time. Just ask Abs, Marvy, Schwenko, or Skinnytie...I know how to properly feed people when I'm passing through!

[manekineko]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>SORRY! Super quick trip. A killer lunch or dinner on me next time. Just ask Abs, Marvy, Schwenko, or Skinnytie...I know how to properly feed people when I'm passing through!
[/quote]

Great! I'll hold you to that! [:)]

[Frau_Blucher]

The Echo thread reminded me of this old thread. I wanted to get in yet another plug for Ocean Rain. [8D]


Um, do I gush too damned much over the same things over and over again? Ocean Rain? New Order?? British Sea Power??? I fear I know that answer. [V]

[WolverineSyr]

Nahhhhhhhh!
We all have our favorites & we all tend to gush from time to time. Beautiful pictures!

[Synthpopfan]

Beautiful pictures Blir.

How sad am I. I decided to play Echo & The Bunnymen on my PC while looking at your pic. It`s not the same. [V][:D]