E&tB's third album was apparently a bit of a chore coming after the ease of their first two. They were experiencing a bit of writers block, and once they'd finished the album their record company dismissed it, saying that it was uncommercial. ...Normally this would be the bit in the story where the band kicked against this assessment and pushed for 'their album'. Instead, they said "Yeah, okay" and used the original album as a jumping off point to create something else.
Some sitar was laid down here and there (apparently against the wishes of much of the band). A horn section was added to the song 'The Cutter', again, the band weren't happy but begrudgingly admitted that it improved the song somewhat.
This album is certainly a different beast to the previous two albums. Aside from the different instrumentation, the Bunnymen's usual slow, Gothic groove was accelerated a bit in places. Would have been interesting to hear what the original album sounded like, but the released version is enjoyable.
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