Echo and the Bunnymen Before the Killing Moon

Similar to many other fans, from the very first listen, I knew Echo and the Bunnymen were special. Their sound had the edginess of punk and early US garage rock, but with a pop sheen and regular forays into rock – it was hard to categorise but easy to like. The crucial word in the title of this autobiography, however, is not “Bunnyman” but “memoir”. The author will eventually become lead guitarist with this brilliant and influential band, but it doesn’t get going until page 228, Will Sergeant having been introduced to its future singer Ian McCulloch only 30 pages earlier.