Porcupine
by Echo & The Bunnymen
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Porcupine is ranked 3rd best out of 25 albums by Echo & The Bunnymen on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Echo & The Bunnymen is Ocean Rain which is ranked number 436 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,823.
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Porcupine track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 07/21/2026 09:31 |  Tamthebam | 23,122 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 23:48 |  serpico | 861 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/29/2026 16:59 |  junodog4 | 3,009 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 14:47 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2026 02:24 | morphee | 1,211 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.4/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Two banging openers. Drops off a bit on side two but still a quality album
Jboy56 01/27/2022 13:46 | #280176
Sonically and rhythmically a very monotonous album at places.
tremendous sound. need more than one listen
My entry point for this band. The Cutter is absolutely outstanding. The rest of the album is also impressive, with great guitar work.
Crumpet 03/30/2018 23:08 | #212025 | TOP COMMENT
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Perhaps the least well regarded of their first four albums, I have a soft spot for Porcupine, and I certainly like it more than Heaven Up Here.
Plus, ‘The Cutter’ was the best song on their first three albums, that is a belief that I will hold until I die.
planetneutral 03/11/2018 20:42 | #210661
Even after multiple listens, this doesn't really interest me at all.
The first two tracks make you think this will be a great album... then it sort of stumbles after that
The weakest of Echo and The Bunnymen's first four albums, but it's still a solid album in its own right. "The Back of Love" is a kickass song.
hoyquarlow 11/19/2015 20:20 | #153173
Good album, just not quite as great as Heaven up here or Ocean Rain. All songs are good, but nothing really spectacular.
meccalecca 03/14/2013 18:06 | #68297 | TOP COMMENT
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While Ocean Rain gets all of the attention, Porcupine is not far off from being just as grand a statement for Echo & The Bunnymen. The title track is as epic as anything they ever released.
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