Echo and the Bunnymen - Monkeys download song

After a short stroll along the conveyor I found myself outside the entry, 221 Spirit of Conscience Charity, and stepped off the platform. There was a sizeable filing of citizens, comprising an assortment of hobos, vagrants and other dropout types that the engine of our human despairing seems to spew out. The line scuffled along and they mumbled and moaned, the unfortunates; desperatees, knife edge dwellers… I joined the depressive column with resignation, an indistinguishable compatriot, at the very end of a long and ragged streak, attempting to blend in… which was quite easy considering my dishevelment.

Saw them live in early 1981 and the band blew my mind. Rushed to buy the Crocodiles album the very next day. a couple of months later they released the live EP called " Shine So Hard" which was great also. That summer of 81 they released "Heaven Up Here" which was a fucking masterpiece. they became my favorite band of the 80s. saw them live many times during 1981-1984 era. Timeless.

This song sounds like Television, a big influence on Echo & The Bunnymen!

the mood is somber & empty! the whole atmosphere & vibe of the record is melancholic. a definite downer. but the music & lyrics is of raw intensity. genius!

Great song- the first four albums for me are as good as anything ever produced in music

I played this entire album over and over when I bought it in 1980 or 81 after hearing "Rescue" in a night club .   It blew me away .... They were so much better than all the bands at that time.  The album still sounds good today!

Such a great, lean album. This album cover started the Eighties US college student trenchcoat thing, I think.

A completely excellent band, once heard,never forgotten.

and the girls are the same, knock it and rock it!!

the first album is fucking brilliant what a band