The Cure
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Topic: The Cure
Posted By: Abstrakt
Subject: The Cure
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 10:43
Of the ones i've heard, this is probably my list:
All good albums, though! But i'm very new to them (only about 3 weeks), so my list will change!
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Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 10:45
| I'll go with Seventeen Seconds, but I like them all up until Wish |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 15:41
| Of the ones I've heard Disintegration is my favourite. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 15:44
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Pornography is essential. On japanese whispers there is one song that I love a lot and that belongs to my favourite of theirs, "lament". Very haunting atmosphere. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 15:45
| I'm just discovering them. I tried them about a decade ago and hated them, but now I can stand the 80s sound, mostly because of the 80s revival who un-dated it (so to say). So I love Disintegration, what should I get next? |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 15:54
half the head on the door, half kiss me, 2/3 of the top, 2/3 of the wish, then the whole dark trilogy (seventeen seconds, faith and Pornography).
Pornography is their darkest work, hence their best.
you might be interested in the project the glove, a collaboration between Siouxsie and Banshees' Steven Severin and The Cure's Robert Smith.
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harmonium.ro wrote:Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 15:56
| Thanks Lucas, that's how I'll approach them. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 16:03
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------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: March 06 2011 at 20:39
| I gotta have Faith! |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: March 07 2011 at 03:54
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I have a soft spot for the Cure...loved how they changed from being so morbid e.g. Faith, Pornography......then got happy again e.g. Head on The Door and some of Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. It's amazing what drugs can do! 1. Head on the Door 2. Faith 3. Pornography 4. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: March 07 2011 at 16:21
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Any of the first 4 really
Should maynbe be in the dark music thread?
But I like them lighter too!
Bit of a punky sneer on the last one.
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Posted By: moe_blunts
Date Posted: March 08 2011 at 09:09
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The only Cure album I knew growing up was Disintegration. I recently discovered Pornography and it's awesome. (lol @ that sentence).
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: March 19 2011 at 16:24
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My current list:
1. Seventeen Seconds
2. Pornography
3. Faith / Disintegration
4. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: March 19 2011 at 17:22
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Japanese whispers doesn't belong to their best albums, but it has one of their best songs, "lament" :
------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 19 2011 at 17:28
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Kiss me kiss me kiss me.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: March 19 2011 at 19:48
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Disintegration. ------------- 
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Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: March 19 2011 at 20:24
That's a disgusting way of thinking. You tolerate greatness merely because some degenerate thieves usurped the sound and sold it back to you? That's just absurd and its exemplary of the ignorance I fight against. Say "NO!" to new music and say "YES!" to pre-89 heroes! Always go for the real deal and never, ever, support idiotic revivalists. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: March 20 2011 at 07:55
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^ That's like saying let's scrap all this post-1979 garbage, we all know the true thing was from 1975 to 1979, what came next was degenerate thieves usurping the greatness of punk. Yes, that is pretty much how much sense your general position makes. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: March 20 2011 at 12:15
Why not go a step further, lets only listen to pre 1959 music, elvis was the orginal anyway, and all thos later artist stole everything from him and the old blues guys anyway, the beatles and the stones all they did was steal from old blues songs they dident come up with anything new or orginal. And the 80s seriusly what new music came from the 80s? everything in the 80s was done allready in the 70s and 60s, the 80s sucked big time like a big black hole for music, nothing new only theft from the old classics in the 70s that stole from the old classics in the 60s that stole from the old classics in the 50s and so on and on... serisly why dont we all yust stop listen to music alltoghter and go and do something worthwhile, music is yust a wast of time, i say lets ban music! it all sucks anyway! its yust noise and a wast of time. Stop wasting your usles life listening to usles music and do something worthile, music is yust bad for your brain and makes you stupid and lazy. ( )-------------
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: March 20 2011 at 12:44
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And jazz has its roots in baroque music : you can hear "walking bass" in Monteverdi's madrigals ! ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: March 20 2011 at 13:53
| The Cure is one of my guilty pleasures. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: June 14 2011 at 14:46
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Updated list, now that i'm 4 months and 10 albums into them:
1. DISINTEGRATION (Their best by far. Atmospheric, electric, rich, moody, dark & very nice arrangements. Makes you wanna smile, cry, dance and everything. Depressing like Pornography, but with a danceable twist)
2. Pornography (Never got darker than this. Depressing, simple, yet beautiful music.)
3. Faith (A perfect mix of the minimalistic post-punk of the previous and the doomy, gloomy goth-rock of the follow up. Throw in some synths and that's it!)
4. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (A very long and uneven album. Some longer, dark songs, some short pop-ish-songs, and alot of songs in-between. Throw away some of the filler, and it could be one of the best!)
5. Seventeen Seconds (Rather simple post-punk, but far more interesting than Joy Division IMO. Very cool sounding!)
6. Head on the Door (A mostly happy album with many catchy tunes. Still got that gothic touch somewhere. Robert's hair maybe?)
7. The Top (Very uneven album. Probably has some of the worst cure songs ever, but also got some of my favorite songs like "Birdmad Girl")
8. Bloodflowers (Pretty simple rock music, but with long intros and a lovely goth-feel to it. 21st century Cure)
I also have "Entreat" and "Mixed Up", but i won't list them since they're not studio albums.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: April 29 2012 at 05:04
 , havent noticed any of it, can you please show some signs of it, evidence of revival of 80sness, just curious, as it is something that have swept over my radar -------------  
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Posted By: Textbook
Date Posted: April 29 2012 at 05:13
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I love Pornography, a five star album. Disintegration though? A lifeless bore. Can't even comprehend how it's considered competition for Pornography. But I will admit that Plainsong is a great way to open an album.
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: April 29 2012 at 05:47
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Ahh what a classic band Disintengration Bloodflowers - Beautiful and dark Wish Kiss Me Kiss Me Pornography Seveteen Seconds/Faith Seldom has a band survived so long, if they can release another Bloodflowers type album like " underneath The stars" off 4.13 dream we will be happy Cure fans again. Disintegration has to take number one spot because it is an epic album in so many ways. They really nailed the USA market with it too. ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: April 29 2012 at 05:49
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: April 29 2012 at 05:54
Check record sales but Lovesong, Lullaby and Picture Of You really honed in on the goth community here. A massive massive hit here  ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: April 29 2012 at 06:00
i bet the fans of the Cure also fully embraced Porcupine Tree and Radiohead, Anthony & the Johnsons, -------------
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: April 29 2012 at 06:06
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I always feel that the purest goth fans are true Cure fans....and many may argue that Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me is the best album. Highly recommend getting the official " Wish" live DVD. Gives you a great snapshot of what they and the fans are about ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: April 29 2012 at 08:12
Check this out: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/jan/22/eighties-revival-decade" rel="nofollow - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/jan/22/eighties-revival-decade Another interesting piece about recent revivals in general: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/02/total-recall-retromania-all-rage" rel="nofollow - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/02/total-recall-retromania-all-rage I remember reading Julian Cope on the post-punk revival, but I don't know where to find that one. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 29 2012 at 08:15
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^ another (slightly) related Guardian article appeared on Friday: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/26/goth-life-fields-nephilim" rel="nofollow - www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/26/goth-life-fields-nephilim ------------- What? |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 29 2012 at 09:13
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My first taste of them was The Head on the Door, which got played daily at the record store where I worked. Even so, it's a bit "light" to be the best Cure album. I think the one that gets under my skin the most after all these years is probably Faith. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |