scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
jaybird wrote:Head on The Door is their best album.
jaybird wrote:Head on The Door is their best album.
"Push" is their best song.
Randie will confirm.
FormerLurker wrote:jaybird wrote:Head on The Door is their best album.
"Push" is their best song.
Randie will confirm.
So, yeah, about that...
jaybird wrote:Head on The Door is their best album.
"Push" is their best song.
Randie will confirm.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:jaybird wrote:Head on The Door is their best album.
"Push" is their best song.
Randie will confirm.
One of my dearest old friends saw them at the Tower Theater in 1997 with his cousin when they did that short small club/theater tour (they played Irving Plaza, too) when Galore came out. He yelled out "Push" at the top of his lungs and right afterwards, they went right into it!
My favorites (in chronological order):
Three Imaginary Boys
Seventeen Seconds
Faith
The Walk mini-Lp
The Head on the Door
I love everything they did up to and including Wish, though. That one and even more so Kiss Me and Disintegration were big albums for me in high school, as were The Head on the Door, Boys Don't Cry (a comp but a great one), Standing on the Beach (ditto), etc.
I say this often, but Disintegration is one of a handful of records that really got me into this kind of music back in 1990. I owe a lot to them. It's a deeply, deeply emotional record for me, though, tough to listen to more than every once in a great while.
jaybird wrote:JGJR wrote:jaybird wrote:Head on The Door is their best album.
"Push" is their best song.
Randie will confirm.
One of my dearest old friends saw them at the Tower Theater in 1997 with his cousin when they did that short small club/theater tour (they played Irving Plaza, too) when Galore came out. He yelled out "Push" at the top of his lungs and right afterwards, they went right into it!
My favorites (in chronological order):
Three Imaginary Boys
Seventeen Seconds
Faith
The Walk mini-Lp
The Head on the Door
I love everything they did up to and including Wish, though. That one and even more so Kiss Me and Disintegration were big albums for me in high school, as were The Head on the Door, Boys Don't Cry (a comp but a great one), Standing on the Beach (ditto), etc.
I say this often, but Disintegration is one of a handful of records that really got me into this kind of music back in 1990. I owe a lot to them. It's a deeply, deeply emotional record for me, though, tough to listen to more than every once in a great while.
That must have been amazing... would love to see them in a small club. i only saw them once in 1986 for the Figures on a Beach tour at a big outdoor arena. My best friend owns Reverend guitars, and Reeves Gabrels is one of their top artist/endorsers... a few years back, he got to go to London to hang out with them and watch all three of their shows shows from front row and backstage at Wembley arena.
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xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
version sound wrote:Three Imaginary Boys
It’s not hard to see why this is lewdd’s favorite; it’s definitely the punkiest Cure record. An interesting amalgamation of punky, post-punky, and even poppy songs. An interesting beginning for a band who would veer from deep goth to pure pop, often on the same record.
7 out of 10
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:jaybird wrote:Head on The Door is their best album.
"Push" is their best song.
Randie will confirm.
One of my dearest old friends saw them at the Tower Theater in 1997 with his cousin when they did that short small club/theater tour (they played Irving Plaza, too) when Galore came out. He yelled out "Push" at the top of his lungs and right afterwards, they went right into it!
My favorites (in chronological order):
Three Imaginary Boys
Seventeen Seconds
Faith
The Walk mini-Lp
The Head on the Door
I love everything they did up to and including Wish, though. That one and even more so Kiss Me and Disintegration were big albums for me in high school, as were The Head on the Door, Boys Don't Cry (a comp but a great one), Standing on the Beach (ditto), etc.
I say this often, but Disintegration is one of a handful of records that really got me into this kind of music back in 1990. I owe a lot to them. It's a deeply, deeply emotional record for me, though, tough to listen to more than every once in a great while.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
lewdd wrote:How frequently are you going to go to the next album so I know how long I have to get my thoughts together and relisten to the album if my heart desires.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:My top 5 Cure albums, in no order except the first:
Disintegration
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
The Head on the Door
Wish
Pornography
version sound wrote:gregpolard wrote:My top 5 Cure albums, in no order except the first:
Disintegration
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
The Head on the Door
Wish
Pornography
I was this close to putting Wish on my list.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
version sound wrote:Seventeen Seconds
Quite a shift from TIB. Pretty much straight post-punk this time around. Kind of one dimensional for a Cure record, but that dimension is a good one.
8 out of 10
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
lewdd wrote:I didn't realize Boys Don't Cry vinyl is so expensive
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
lewdd wrote:I was going to buy a copy last night until I saw what they were listed for.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
version sound wrote:Faith
This one was a bit of a revelation. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything beyond the tracks that appeared on Staring at the Sea. I really, really like this one. Whether they will cop to it or not, there is a heavy Closer vibe here that is executed in a distinctly Cure-y style.
9 out of 10
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
version sound wrote:Pornography
This record marks the beginning of the Cure sound that I knew in the ‘80s. This record is overwhelmingly bleak (some found it comically so) without the pop diversions found on most (though by no means all) other Cure records. It’s quite excellent if you enjoy their dark side.
10 out of 10
Hal wrote:version sound wrote:Pornography
This record marks the beginning of the Cure sound that I knew in the ‘80s. This record is overwhelmingly bleak (some found it comically so) without the pop diversions found on most (though by no means all) other Cure records. It’s quite excellent if you enjoy their dark side.
10 out of 10
I think of myself as a fairly big Cure fan. That said, Pornography is my least favorite of their catalog. I was surprised to see that it was your favorite. The darkness and sort of pre-industrial sound is still a huge turnoff to me.
I do love Seventeen Seconds, but my favorite Cure is HOTD>Wish. SOTB Singles, Kiss Me and Disintegration are constantly on my turntable.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:For years, I'd say it was one of my least favorites of their amazing 1978-1992 run for the exact same reasons and less hooks than on other records, but now I'd probably place it somewhere in the middle. It's grown on me a lot, but it's one I'd have to be in the mood for. With that said, I've noticed that it's now a lot of folks' de rigeur answer for favorite/best Cure album.
version sound wrote:I do like a lot of their poppier songs, but I could live without stuff like “Why Can’t I Be Like You” and “Hot, Hot, Hot.”
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
drew wrote:Always liked The Cure. An early concert for me, Freshman year of High School. Very important because I learned how to get to Pier 41 which would become a big spot for Indie-rock bands in '86.
Disintegration- prob their best
Mixed Up- the one I listen to the most nowadays
Faith- always had a soft spot for this one, I had the cassette with "Carnage Visors" which I thankfully have again due to the deluxe edition
Staring At The Sea- maybe the best pure singles collection....and yes I'm including Singles going Steady in that......
version sound wrote:
Staring at the Sea is 100% essential
xxxMidgexxx wrote:version sound wrote:
Staring at the Sea is 100% essential
Definitely NOT.
version sound wrote:If you were only going to buy one Cure release, this is a good pick, regardless of format/title.
drew wrote:Mixed Up- the one I listen to the most nowadays
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:version sound wrote:If you were only going to buy one Cure release, this is a good pick, regardless of format/title.
No. They were kids in the process of developing their sound. Some good stuff, but not essential.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
version sound wrote:The Top
The album begins with a similar dark vibe to Pornography, but the quirky and even flat-out poppy Cure soon emerges from the darkness. This one is much more in line with the formula for later LPs - some darkness and depression balanced by bright moments. Yeah, that good old bipolar Cure formula. The problem with this thread is that I’m starting to realize that I like this band a lot more than I thought I did, which means I want to buy a whole bunch of Cure records. Maybe I’ll limit myself to CDs...
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
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