Noel Burke

Noel Burke
Birth name	Noel Andrew Burke
Born	(1962-11-29) 29 November 1962 (age 62) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Instrument(s)	vocals, guitar
Years active	1987–present

Noel Andrew Burke (born 29 November 1962 in Belfast) is an Irish singer, who is best known for replacing Ian McCulloch as the lead singer with Echo & the Bunnymen for the years 1989-1993.[1][2]

Burke's first band was St. Vitus Dance, who released the album Love Me, Love My Dogma[3] in 1987. The band split and Burke was contacted by Will Sergeant, who invited him to join Echo & the Bunnymen as lead vocalist.[4] The band released Reverberation (1990) to mostly negative reviews,[5][6][7] though the album has subsequently garnered some acclaim.[8] The Bunnymen formally announced their disbandment in 1993, later reforming with McCulloch back on vocals.

In 2005, Burke reformed St. Vitus Dance for some live shows. An album of new material, Glyphotheque, was released in 2008.

Album discography

With St. Vitus Dance

• Love Me Love My Dogma (1987)
• Glyphotheque (2008)
• Bystanders (2012)

With Echo & the Bunnymen

• Reverberation (1990)

References

1. Port Cities: – Echo and the Bunnymen Archived 13 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Mersey-gateway.org. Retrieved on 5 August 2011.
2. Echo and the Bunnymen: Biography : Rolling Stone
3. Love Me Love My Dogma at Allmusic
4. The Ultimate Echo and the Bunnymen Discography. Villiers Terrace.com. Retrieved on 5 August 2011.
5. "Nude as the News: Echo And The Bunnymen: Reverberation". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
6. iJamming! Music: Echo & The Bunnymen's Flowers take roots^[usurped]. Ijamming.net (23 October 2001). Retrieved on 5 August 2011.
7. Echo and the Bunnymen Biography: Contemporary Musicians. Enotes.com. Retrieved on 5 August 2011.
8. Echo & The Bunnymen Reviews on Yahoo! Music Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Uk.music.yahoo.com (13 July 2005). Retrieved on 5 August 2011.