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Post by NoelandMeMay29 on Jun 11, 2008 22:58:28 GMT -5
Saw them for the first time tonight. Great show and I had great tickets. About 20 rows back. Combination of pop hits, darker tunes and hard jams. Very pleasantly surprised.
They turned 'Killing An Arab' into a hard rock tune.
Glad I went!
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Post by chocolate st*rfish on Jun 13, 2008 6:29:47 GMT -5
uh for years the whole gothic style turned me off. i thought i didnt like their music at all....until i came across the album bloodflowers. underrated is an appropriate term that applies to this band. they have accumulated a catalogue of pretty good songs. i guess one problem is they're not a classic british rock'n'roll band like the stones or oasis but rather a representation of pure british indie art from the 80s. edit* theyre also one of them bands that the rolling stone hates with a vengeance  |
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Post by Officer Jim Kurring on Jun 30, 2023 10:40:01 GMT -5
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Post by settingson on Jun 30, 2023 23:03:17 GMT -5
One of the first bands I saw live, way back on the tour they did to promote their album "Faith"
I remember they had a really weird video that they showed before they came on called "Carnage Visors" ... why my memory still retains this after 40+ years will forever be a mystery!
They lost me after the Pornography album.
Maybe I should give them another go? After all, it has been over 40 years ...
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Post by mkoasis on Jul 2, 2023 17:37:34 GMT -5
One of the first bands I saw live, way back on the tour they did to promote their album "Faith" I remember they had a really weird video that they showed before they came on called "Carnage Visors" ... why my memory still retains this after 40+ years will forever be a mystery! They lost me after the Pornography album. Maybe I should give them another go? After all, it has been over 40 years ... You’ve got a lot to catch up on! And yes, your memory serves you correctly. You can hear the full soundtrack to Carnage Visors on the deluxe reissue of Faith. |
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Post by mimmihopps on Jul 3, 2023 3:15:10 GMT -5
It's incredible that they're still in a top form after decades. Saw them last year for the second time again and Robert Smith's voice never gets old.
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Post by Officer Jim Kurring on Aug 2, 2024 13:36:55 GMT -5
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Post by SallyIsTheMainCharacter on Sept 9, 2024 7:44:29 GMT -5
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Post by morning_rain on Sept 9, 2024 7:53:06 GMT -5
I hope so, it's been too long. And I remember Robert Smith said the album was almost finished like two years ago.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Sept 10, 2024 3:09:45 GMT -5
I’ll be glad to finally hear this. I just hope Robert’s obsessive tinkering hasn’t done more harm than good.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Sept 26, 2024 6:17:54 GMT -5
The opening track off the new album Songs of a Lost World, which will have eight tracks in total.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Sept 26, 2024 11:04:36 GMT -5
The new album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, where a certain 1995 mega-hit was recorded...
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 26, 2024 20:28:08 GMT -5
An excellent single by the cure today. Got major Disintegration vibes.
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Post by shadowplay on Sept 28, 2024 14:53:39 GMT -5
Really like the new single and Robert smith still sounds great. Kind of reminds me of Underneath The Stars with some Disintegration/Bloodflowers vibes. I felt the song writing got a bit lightweight on their last album 16 years ago Underneath The Stars excluded), kind of like they just recorded the first early versions of songs and didn't develop them much but this song sounds more like what what I want from them and sounds more inspired. Really looking forward to the new album.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Sept 28, 2024 15:10:54 GMT -5
F*ck yeah.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Sept 28, 2024 15:16:26 GMT -5
Really like the new single and Robert smith still sounds great. Kind of reminds me of Underneath The Stars with some Disintegration/Bloodflowers vibes. I felt the song writing got a bit lightweight on their last album 16 years ago Underneath The Stars excluded), kind of like they just recorded the first early versions of songs and didn't develop them much but this song sounds more like what what I want from them and sounds more inspired. Really looking forward to the new album. I think the last two albums were shit. So was Wild Mood Swings. I guess Bloodflowers was alright. I'm hoping for some quality on this album, as it only has 8 tracks. Pornography and Faith both also have 8 songs and both of them are fantastic of course. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Sept 29, 2024 11:42:09 GMT -5
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Sept 29, 2024 12:07:40 GMT -5
Really like the new single and Robert smith still sounds great. Kind of reminds me of Underneath The Stars with some Disintegration/Bloodflowers vibes. I felt the song writing got a bit lightweight on their last album 16 years ago Underneath The Stars excluded), kind of like they just recorded the first early versions of songs and didn't develop them much but this song sounds more like what what I want from them and sounds more inspired. Really looking forward to the new album. I think the last two albums were shit. So was Wild Mood Swings. I guess Bloodflowers was alright. I'm hoping for some quality on this album, as it only has 8 tracks. Pornography and Faith both also have 8 songs and both of them are fantastic of course. I don't think any of The Cure's albums are shit -- though 4:13 Dream did stray perilously near to shitness with the run of songs on its second side.
There are good moments on each of those albums. But they are all plagued with issues: usually excessive length (arising from Robert Smith's lack of quality control), and unflattering production and mixing.
The Cure's post-Wish recording career until they came to a halt at the end of the 00s was like David Bowie in the 90s and early 00s: flashes of greatness, but never quite able to recapture former glories or forge a new direction for themselves going forward.
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Sept 29, 2024 15:13:34 GMT -5
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Post by mkoasis on Sept 29, 2024 15:13:34 GMT -5
I think this was the song they opened with when I saw them in Dec 2022. They played 5-6 new ones that night, all very similar in style to this one - lengthy, brooding, somewhat hypnotic and of course dark. Reminds me more of the darker bits of Wish than Disintegration but definitely very happy to fear more. The song ends just as it builds to its climax, leaving you wondering what the next song will be.
I agree that it is a bit reminiscent of a more brooding Underneath the Stars, which is one of their best post-Wish songs. Bloodflowers is one of my top Cure albums.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 7, 2024 14:03:53 GMT -5
Next single 'A Fragile Thing' due out on Wednesday 9th.
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Post by 2nz on Oct 8, 2024 15:15:36 GMT -5
I think this was the song they opened with when I saw them in Dec 2022. They played 5-6 new ones that night, all very similar in style to this one - lengthy, brooding, somewhat hypnotic and of course dark. Reminds me more of the darker bits of Wish than Disintegration but definitely very happy to fear more. The song ends just as it builds to its climax, leaving you wondering what the next song will be. I agree that it is a bit reminiscent of a more brooding Underneath the Stars, which is one of their best post-Wish songs. Bloodflowers is one of my top Cure albums. Yeah- was definitely the opener when I saw them on that tour, at which they were phenomenal. |
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Post by AllOrNothing on Oct 9, 2024 3:46:08 GMT -5
Next single 'A Fragile Thing' due out on Wednesday 9th. Wait that's today!! |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 9, 2024 6:42:15 GMT -5
Next single 'A Fragile Thing' due out on Wednesday 9th. Wait that's today!! "I'd rather [the album] just came out. I can't stand the anticipation for much longer. It's killing me!" Robert Smith, 2022.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 9, 2024 10:35:58 GMT -5
"I'd rather [the album] just came out. I can't stand the anticipation for much longer. It's killing me!" Robert Smith, 2022.
First play scheduled for Jo Whiley’s show on BBC Radio 2 from 7pm. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 9, 2024 14:07:18 GMT -5
Track 3 of Songs of a Lost World.
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