I know a good few from MI were going, any here?
Looked up the names of the support bands today but never heard of any of them. Anyone ever heard them? I.e. is it a complete waste of time heading in early??
Only seeing this now but that was a great gig. Nice varied setlist, good mix of the classics and some more random choices. I've loved that band since I was a kid and I'd never seen them so it was a great thing to finally see 'em, specially as I got to bring the daughter (who also loves them) too. Total shivers down the spine finally hearing the intro to "A Forest" live for me.
In terms of supports, Just Mustard are fantastic anyway, loved their set, Ride reminded me why I didn't really care about them back in the day bar a song or two, and the Twilight Sad were a relatively good stadium Indie band with a fucking shockingly pretentious frontman who pissed all over the tunes.
Yeah I really enjoyed it myself. I was dreading it after seeing their Sydney Opera House setlist the week before which was more for the purest - they had started with 50 minutes of demo material. Thankfully they changed it to include A Forest and Boys Don't Cry amongst others.
Predicted heavy rain held off thankfully but it was bloody freezing! I'm sure skulling ice cold cider probably didnt help! Oh and the ice cream I got from Muiris's gang definitely didn't help!😀
Oh yeah, fair play on bringing the daughter. My brother named his daughter Rhiannon after the Fleetwood Mac song and she loves them. He always promised to take her whenever they came back to Ireland. So a few weeks ago he was all excited coming home to announce he had bought 2 tickets for their concert this week. Yeah he couldn't wait to head with his buddy Paul and bought the 2nd ticket for him! :laugh: Sure having a daughter at home called RHIANNON and tell her all the great news wouldn't trigger something at all until she screamed blue murder!! >:( :laugh:
Quote from: Snare on June 11, 2019, 08:12:46 PM
Oh yeah, fair play on bringing the daughter. My brother named his daughter Rhiannon after the Fleetwood Mac song and she loves them. He always promised to take her whenever they came back to Ireland. So a few weeks ago he was all excited coming home to announce he had bought 2 tickets for their concert this week. Yeah he couldn't wait to head with his buddy Paul and bought the 2nd ticket for him! :laugh: Sure having a daughter at home called RHIANNON and tell her all the great news wouldn't trigger something at all until she screamed blue murder!! >:( :laugh:
Haha that's hilarious! Was at the show myself last night - kinda tick them off the list job but they were OK I suppose!
Didn't see a dedicated Cure thread so this might as well go here...
Got a few of their deluxe reissues in the post yesterday (Three Imaginary Boys, The Top, The Head On The Door & Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me), and was listening to the Disintegration one earlier while I was scanning them into iTunes. Such a class band, no matter how much their sound changed over the years they've always been so identifiably 'them'. Some of the demo tracks alone on Disintegration are better than most bands' polished final products, but the album itself is immense.
That Glastonbury show in 2019 is one of the best I've seen (on TV, fuck going to Glastonbury itself) - a perfect setlist, they played out of their skins and looked like they were enjoying it for once.
Was only listening to these lads lately and the penny dropped after years. Have barely scratched the surface beyond liking disintegration about a decade ago and lately heard pornography and listened to an old live gig on youtube. I hadn't realised that they had such a post punk style and was meaning to try them from the beginning soon enough. Recs?
Everything up to Wish is brilliant IMO, that's not much help I know. I would say go for Boys Don't Cry over Three Imaginary Boys (their debut) - there's a few duds on the latter and the former is the U.S. version of it with a few non-album singles swapped in for those duds.
Seventeen Seconds, Faith & Pornography probably have a mostly post-punk sound so dip into those if that's what you're after.
Get Staring At The Sea, an excellent compilation from 1986, odds are you'll know most of the tracks on it. Concert, Paris and Show are all great live albums.
They're patchy from Wild Mood Swings onward IMO, though Bloodflowers and the s/t album are both pretty good.
Sound for that. I'll start at the compilation so and see where I end up from there. Hopefully there will be a few decent tunes in it
This is excellent, from around '84/'85. Good mix of their early stuff:
https://youtu.be/gVS9EFUMUts
That Glastonbury show in full (audio only, the video was taken down):
https://youtu.be/tIZzaxSWCyQ
They can be very patchy and their upbeat stuff I find very annoying. Love Cats? C'mon, terrible. But...when they're good, they are superb. Disintegration being the obvious highlight. Pornography is good, as is the self-titled. Other good stuff scattered throughout but ya, a lot of dodgy stuff.
Quote from: Emphyrio on February 25, 2021, 09:08:02 AM
They can be very patchy and their upbeat stuff I find very annoying. Love Cats? C'mon, terrible. But...when they're good, they are superb. Disintegration being the obvious highlight. Pornography is good, as is the self-titled. Other good stuff scattered throughout but ya, a lot of dodgy stuff.
Ah heer lad... there's no better tune cook to, or wash the dishes to, than Love Cats.... ;D
Ah no man. I hated it as a kid, and grew to hate it even more when I heard what they were capable of writing.
G'wan.... start humming it in your head....
G'wan... G'wan... G'wan...
It already happened so I put on Pat Kenny.
Quote from: Emphyrio on February 25, 2021, 10:08:58 AM
It already happened so I put on Pat Kenny.
Never heard it. Is that from their new album?
Not a fan of 'Love Cats' either, seems out of place in their catalogue (to me), hate it. Give me 'Friday I'm in Love' anyday over that. Personally I go between 'Pornography' (very grim in places), 'Bloodflowers' and 'Disintegration'. The latter I don't need to hear ever again as it's overplayed. Need to investigate other albums though, may get that 'Staring at the Sea' comp.
Quote from: Kurt Cocaine on February 25, 2021, 10:31:05 AM
Quote from: Emphyrio on February 25, 2021, 10:08:58 AM
It already happened so I put on Pat Kenny.
Never heard it. Is that from their new album?
Ya, it's drearier and more depressing than Love Cats.
Quote from: Emphyrio on February 25, 2021, 11:17:35 AM
Quote from: Kurt Cocaine on February 25, 2021, 10:31:05 AM
Quote from: Emphyrio on February 25, 2021, 10:08:58 AM
It already happened so I put on Pat Kenny.
Never heard it. Is that from their new album?
Ya, it's drearier and more depressing than Love Cats.
Sounds like a Suicidal Depressive BM tune.... :abbath:
Love Cats is great. That's something I love about them - for all of their morose, depressing buzz, they have a Love Cats or Just Like Heaven to offset it.
I don't mind Just Like Heaven or even Friday I'm in Love, but fuckin Love Cats. Irredeemable.
I'd say it was one their quintessential songs, whereas Friday... is utterly disposable pap.
Only heard Pornography and Disintegration, I've always liked them but just never ventured further into their catalogue for some reason
I've always had a soft spot for Love Cats though, one of those songs someone would always put on in the wee hours at a house session, good times
I can't stand Friday.. but I've heard enough other tunes that were decent enough to want to go further. Sticking on that comp once I've the dinner out of the way
Quote from: Trev on February 25, 2021, 02:50:15 PM
Only heard Pornography and Disintegration, I've always liked them but just never ventured further into their catalogue for some reason
I've always had a soft spot for Love Cats though, one of those songs someone would always put on in the wee hours at a house session, good times
I think it's the first Cure song I heard TBH, maybe that's why it's a favourite of mine. Someone had Japanese Whispers on the bus for a school tour back in the day and it was played on a loop all day. That compilation is another good one, actually.
The deluxe edition of Faith just landed so that'll be getting a spin later.
Thought the gig was incredible.
Pornography is my pick of the bunch followed closely by Disintegration, Faith and Seventeen Seconds.
Odd one in that the 'best of' doesn't really represent them at all to my ears. Don't mind any of the pop tunes on their own but they kill an album. Also strange.
Ah great band. I enjoyed the gig last year.
Quote from: open face surgery on February 25, 2021, 04:57:19 PM
Thought the gig was incredible.
Pornography is my pick of the bunch followed closely by Disintegration, Faith and Seventeen Seconds.
Odd one in that the 'best of' doesn't really represent them at all to my ears. Don't mind any of the pop tunes on their own but they kill an album. Also strange.
Bit off topic but the Best Of for most bands seems like it was picked by someone who has only read about them.
I had this on earlier and it was great
https://youtu.be/bT4cNgCl0SY
Amazing.
Watched (a shortened version of) the 2018 Hyde Park show last night, decent stuff. I still think the 2019 Glastonbury show was the best I've seen from them, up there with In Orange.
Incidentally, I've recently bought the deluxe versions they've put out over the years, so I have remastered single disc CD versions of Seventeen Seconds, Faith and The Head On The Door going spare if anyone wants them.
I'd paypal you a few bob for em, I still buy the oul CDs
Nah, yer grand. PM me your address and I'll throw them in the post when I'm in town - might be next week.
Jaysus fair play
Gave the evening listening to these lads, 3 albums in a row and not a bad song between them. Reminded me of Killing Joke in a lot of places and I knew way more of the songs than I thought I did. fair fuckin pain in the head today after 3 albums worth of cans though
G'wan, what muck were ya drinkin? :laugh:
12 pack of Excelsior and a small bit of gin to round it off. Only the most noble of beverages for a discerning jakey such as myself
Quote from: astfgyl on March 10, 2021, 01:57:38 PM
12 pack of Excelsior and a small bit of gin to round it off. Only the most noble of beverages for a discerning jakey such as myself
So your night cost less than a fiver. :laugh: Good man... 8)
Jaysus, gin and The Cure, there's a cheerful evening.
Even in my younger days drinking whatever shite I could get my hands on I still couldn't hack Excelsior, fair play! 😂
Ah the oul Excelsior is grand. It even has a sort of a crest with a knightly looking broadsword on it and a noble sounding name. What could possibly go wrong? Might only listen to the one album tonight though, give myself a chance for work in the morning. Now which of the three albums will set me off least on the drink. Faith, I think. Ah who am I kidding, I'll be drinking anyway
Listening to Seventeen Seconds and Faith again today. Really let these lads pass me by over the years for no particular reason. Is there any point where the quality drops down over the years? Want to pick up some more stuff.
Wild Mood Swings isn't great but apart from that, they're generally good. If I had to pick a cut-off point it'd be after Wish, up to and including that they're great.
Having said that, I'm not a fan of Three Imaginary Boys - it was released in the U.S. with a different tracklist as Boys Don't Cry, and that version's excellent.
So far I've gotten to know 5 albums and the quality has been top notch throughout. Not one tune I don't like on any of them. Going to hop over to amazon now and see what's doing up as far as Wish. Will keep the Boys Don't Cry version in mind while I'm at it. I know I could just look the albums up on YT or whatever but it's way more fun diving into a band and having the albums coming as fresh, unheard physical copies.
Edit: Picked up The Top, Kiss Me... and Disintegration and not even 20 quid for the three of em. Grand job. I know Disintegration very well but didn't have a CD of it so that's a definite winner and the other two I haven't a notion what's on em and didn't even look at the track list so surprises will surely abound
This is a great tune that was a bside to Faith or something.
https://youtu.be/GN7acmhbuJQ
The Top is underrated, an almost psychedelic album. Kiss Me... is more upbeat than a lot of their stuff, and certainly compared to Disintegration which followed it. All good.
Quote from: open face surgery on March 19, 2021, 11:35:11 PM
This is a great tune that was a bside to Faith or something.
https://youtu.be/GN7acmhbuJQ
It was the score to a film they played before gigs, one of their brothers made the film I think. Great track.
That's pretty cool. I'd never heard it before.
Got The Top in the post yesterday. Only had the chance for the one listen, but it's certainly a different experience to the stuff I've heard up to now. It's not very immediate anyway but that in itself is no bad thing. Looking forward to giving it a proper go this evening with a few cans
Was at this gig. And I like the cure. And I found it the most boring self indulgent pile of shit I've seen in quite a while. Couldn't wait for it to end. And before i get attacked I know I'm probably wrong.
Quote from: astfgyl on March 25, 2021, 06:33:12 PM
Got The Top in the post yesterday. Only had the chance for the one listen, but it's certainly a different experience to the stuff I've heard up to now. It's not very immediate anyway but that in itself is no bad thing. Looking forward to giving it a proper go this evening with a few cans
Shake Dog Shake and Give Me It are still in their set, I think. Great album, kinda psychedelic really.
Quote from: Ollkiller on March 25, 2021, 06:37:26 PM
Was at this gig. And I like the cure. And I found it the most boring self indulgent pile of shit I've seen in quite a while. Couldn't wait for it to end. And before i get attacked I know I'm probably wrong.
Heard a few people say the same. They were wrong as well so there is that.
Got Join The Dots in the post today, a 4-disc B-sides & rarities compilation from '79 to '01. Hit & miss, as all such collections are but worth a listen at the very least.
Got stuck into The Top last night. Listened to it twice in a row and it went down a treat. For bonus points the wife liked it as well instead of asking me to turn it down or put on something else for a change. Not that she ever gets the requests granted or anything..
Pretty much solidly hopping off these lads the last few weeks. So many times where I'm noticing the apparent influence on bands I've listened to for years. Trent Reznor certainly has a few of the albums in his collection.
The level of quality is very high and although some of the poppier numbers can be a bit jarring at first, they are grand in the run of the albums
Still have a massive soft spot for Faith. It's probably the de facto gloomiest fucking album ever, even within that 80s goth/dark wave pantheon. It's all the more atmospheric for it, though.
Certain albums from that era really quite viscerally put me in that frigid, beer until dawn and bacon sandwich in the morning, dreary English setting they were recorded in. It's honestly completely overpowering on albums like Faith. It's just magnificent.
They have a lot of shite albums, but as opposed to a band like Pink Floyd, at least their shite albums are often fun and are over in no time at all.
Plainsong is probably the best intro song ever.
There's 2 tracks in the middle of Faith that are up there with the most miserable things I've ever heard. Then there's the complete contrast of an album like Kiss Me... and I think that stuff is great too, even if he does sound like Zed from police academy at times
Just announced that they're playing the 3 Arena on the 1st of December next year, tickets on sale Friday morning. Might try and grab a couple.
Edit: Playing Belfast (SSE Arena) on the 2nd.
Sweet!
Nice.
Defo grabing some tix for it this time.
Malahide gig was great so this should be even better. A nice seat and some psychedelics would be lovely.
Standing ticket sorted, €82 and change all told (€75 + fees). Only a year to go now, if we're not all hiding underground by then...
It better not get cancelled. I'd a look at recent sets. 36 or 37 songs! Whopper
They play 2+ hour sets from what I've seen, not bad. Looking at their 40th anniversary setlists there wasn't a dud to be found.
Really looking forward to it (which is probably a mistake, given how things have gone with gigs recently), another bucket list gig for me.
Tickets secured roll on next year.
Picked up everything from seventeen seconds to disintegration last year but never tried going past that until yesterday when I chanced upon bloodflowers, which was also great.
Hopping off Bloodflowers and Wish the last week. Great stuff.
Have you watched their Glastonbury headline set from 2019? Brilliant if you haven't, worth putting the feet up and having a drink to:
https://youtu.be/dynZy7HdVH4
Must give that a blast some evening.
I haven't seen any of their live stuff yet I've been so content with the albums. I'll give it a look though. Is the gig sold out I didn't check
It is but you know yerself, tickets will be 'opened up' last minute for loadsamoney. I'd imagine you'd get one close enough to it anyway, people always back out and hawk them on Facebook.
Reading this thread back, I'm embarrassed at how often I repeat myself about this or that, over time. I think this is the third time I've plugged that vid.
Quote from: astfgyl on May 20, 2022, 10:24:55 AM
Picked up everything from seventeen seconds to disintegration last year but never tried going past that until yesterday when I chanced upon bloodflowers, which was also great.
'Bloodflowers' is supposed to be part of a trilogy including 'Pornography' and 'Disintegration', very overlooked album in their catalogue.
It's quite cool for a lad like me having the whole catalogue to listen through but having no feelings about the albums one way or the other before I hear them and not knowing anything about how each was received etc. I don't even know why I didn't go past disintegration other than thinking wish would sound all like Friday..... but now I'm familiar with what they get up to (anything really but with a certain personality to it) I know any of the albums could sound like or do anything because they're all different to each other. As I was saying, really cool what a find. Still have self titled and wild mood swings and the last one and the first one and there's a fair few b sides and stuff to dive into in looking forward to it
https://youtu.be/lNMv9-G510Y
Jesus.
Unbelievable feet on him
Quote from: Eoin McLove on July 02, 2022, 09:04:31 AM
https://youtu.be/lNMv9-G510Y
That lad is brilliant. He covers literally anything. Best part is he's a good dancer.
They've finally announced a date for the Wish deluxe/remastered edition, it's been ready to go for years, by all accounts. Out in October:
https://thecure.lnk.to/Wish30
It'd mean a tight month, but a few tickets have gone back on sale for The Cure here in Bordeaux next week. I mean, it'll be class... right??
Man, I thought Malahide was exceptional so it should be unreal in the 3arena. Still have a source a ticket.
Okay, going to see The Cure on Monday. Deadly :abbath:
Meself and the wife thinking of heading to this. What does anyone reckon are the chances of getting a ticket at a price that won't ruin us?
Quote from: astfgyl on November 08, 2022, 09:20:43 PMMeself and the wife thinking of heading to this. What does anyone reckon are the chances of getting a ticket at a price that won't ruin us?
Seems to be a good few going on toutless
Cheers man I'll get a squint at that there hopefully it's doable
Just back home there myself. Savage show, may say more tomorrow.
So, yeah, the guts of 2h45 they played, and really it was just exceptional. Smith's voice is pristine, it's not a voice that's aged, more a voice that sounds like he's spent the last 40 years perfecting it. First time seeing them, and I'm really only a fellow traveler rather than hardcore fan, so I was expecting to have an enjoyable evening, but it was so much better than I could have imagined it would be, and that despite them not playing If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, which would be my favourite tune by them. Its absence didn't take anything away from the show.
Cool. Looking forward to seeing them in a couple of weeks.
Did they have a support act? Long night if so, they have The Twilight Sad here, they sound a bit better than the name suggests.
Yeah, same support act here. Watched a bit, they weren't bad, but we spent most of their set sitting about in the foyer sipping beer since I'd been told The Cure would prob play a long set so wanted to save energy.
Wow nearly 3 hours my missus will be well chuffed,seeing them next week.
Just got a room across the road. Handy. Worth the few bob for 2 mins. door-to-door, T-shirt in November.
Unfortunately have done the sums and will likely never see these lads. Ah well, thank god the albums are spectacular.
Last minute you'll get a ticket. G'wan, it'll be mighty.
I have the Wish reissue on preorder, you got a few before, do you want the standard CD for the craic?
Jaysus I do, I actually don't have a copy. Great album.
Honestly still humming and hawing over this trying to get the missus on board would love to get to it
Got 2 tickets to this when it was announced, mainly for the girlfriend. Not their biggest fan but will probably enjoy it. Thankfully my hotel was 90 quid on booking. Don't even want to know the prices now.
I paid €194 about a week ago for the Gibson across the square. Rip off but for handiness' sake I went for it. My own fault for leaving it so late.
Stage times:
Doors - 18:00
The Twilight Sad - 19:00 to 19:45
The Cure - 20:15 to 23:00
Quote from: astfgyl on November 20, 2022, 02:23:35 PMJaysus I do, I actually don't have a copy. Great album.
I'll fire it off to you next week - unless you decide to go to the gig, then pints will happen.
I won't make the gig I think. Nearly have the missus on board and all but the overall cost of doing it is too much with Christmas and 5 kids to sort. Pity I didn't get into them sooner, I'd have been all over it
Finally got to see the Cure last weekend,they were excellent live and didnt disappoint,smiths voice is still the same after all these years.
Plenty of classics played but really enjoyed the last 30 mins of their 2 hours 45 min set as most of their stuff I like was played then.
Special shout out to Jason Cooper who did a brilliant job on the drums especially for "Burn".
Quote from: Blizzard Beast on November 28, 2022, 08:02:07 PMFinally got to see the Cure last weekend,they were excellent live and didnt disappoint,smiths voice is still the same after all these years.
Plenty of classics played but really enjoyed the last 30 mins of their 2 hours 45 min set as most of their stuff I like was played then.
Special shout out to Jason Cooper who did a brilliant job on the drums especially for "Burn".
Cool, hopefully they keep Burn in the set, the girlfriend loves that one. Don't know about the long set as a halfway fan though.
Got a ticket there for 50e. Wasn't gonna miss it but extra happy with the price.
Just in. I don't think much of The Twilight Sad, fairly dull TBH.
That was class. 4 or 5 new songs by my count, all sounded decent. Highlights for me were Alone (first song, new one), A Night Like This, Burn, Shake Dog Shake and of course A Forest. His voice is still amazing for a man who's been at it for the best part of 50 years.
Savage gig. Robert seemed to be enjoying himself. Quite chatty by his standards.
Great stuff. Coupla new ones were pretty good. Burn alone was worth the drive up.
Casual fan but enjoyed it a lot. Thought it took a bit to get going but no bad songs really.
HD version of Play Out uploaded for the Wish 30th anniversary:
https://youtu.be/_9A7BG7omKY
.
Charity compilation of 45 Cure covers:
https://godisinthetvzine.bandcamp.com/album/pictures-of-you-a-compilation-of-covers-of-songs-by-the-cure
Just when I thought I'd completed the collection, there's a remastered/expanded 30th anniversary reissue of Paris on the way:
https://thecure.lnk.to/PARIS30?fbclid=IwAR185UyaVSLieAQmInlp5_PuOs5XOqXwWZGlWoO0PPhJRr064iSu59QXI-o
New album out on the 1st of November, just pre-ordered the deluxe version (bonus disc of instrumental versions and a blu ray). The new songs slotted seamlessly into their set in Dublin a couple of years ago, so I'm expecting good things.
Quote from: Carnage on September 26, 2024, 01:44:04 PMNew album out on the 1st of November, just pre-ordered the deluxe version (bonus disc of instrumental versions and a blu ray). The new songs slotted seamlessly into their set in Dublin a couple of years ago, so I'm expecting good things.
The marketing campaign was pretty cool with the poster outside the pub kicking it off. The last one was terrible though so hopefully they've learned something from that
Quote from: Carnage on September 26, 2024, 01:44:04 PMThe new songs slotted seamlessly into their set in Dublin a couple of years ago, so I'm expecting good things.
Agree on both counts (just replace Bordeaux for Dublin).
New track sounds alright,roll on November.
His voice, live and on that new track, really is sounding as good if not better than ever.
Agreed. That song sounds decent alright, probable album opener.
Gave the whole night listening to The Cure last night just said Alexa play it and fuck me what a discography. The standard of their whole career is something else really the variation and yet it all sounds like them being them. What a band
Quote from: astfgyl on September 28, 2024, 04:10:46 PMGave the whole night listening to The Cure last night just said Alexa play it and fuck me what a discography. The standard of their whole career is something else really the variation and yet it all sounds like them being them. What a band
Agreed, what's your favourite albums
Off the top of my head probably Pornography, Disintegration and Faith but that would change if I gave another few minutes thinking about it. The only one I didn't really like was Wild Mood Swings and the last one was patchy enough as well iirc but I don't own that I only had it on YouTube. Hard to think of many bands with as many great tunes in the collection other than maybe Killing Joke
They'd be my pics as well. Maybe this was posted on MI before, can't remember where I came across it but it's great:
https://youtu.be/GN7acmhbuJQ?si=s33WGZzRtMTjtGnI
Wild Mood Swings isn't the best at all but has its moments. I wasn't too pushed about Wish either until the deluxe version came out a year or two back. The remaster did it wonders and it flows really well as an album. Nearly an indie/Madchester buzz off it, which you wouldn't think would work with such a bunch of melacholy fuckers, but it really does.
The Head On The Door, The Top & Disintegration for me I reckon, but that could change tomorrow. I'm in a good mood now so there we are.
The Top is fucking class as well and so is The Head On The Door as well. It's almost all of an extremely high quality
Second song from the new album:
Serious Disintegration vibes off both the new tunes. If it stays going like this it'll be the perfect companion to a bleak winter. Excellent
I dunno they're after annoying me a small bit by being so morose as well like it's a bit obvious
Arra they're great craic really.
That second song is decent, the ultra clear production doesn't really suit them IMO, lacks a bit of atmosphere I think.
They're playing the album in full for its launch, livestreaming it for free on Youtube. October 31st. That'll do nicely, though I'd orefer to have it and be at least partly familiar with the tunes first.
Thought the second song was grand. Loved the first one.
Alone is a great track,gets better on every listen,very catchy.
Looks like they will continue to do gigs til 2028 and that might be it as hell be 70 he said.
This is the first of three planned albums apparently - this one is a downbeat one, the next is more upbeat and the third is an instrumental - although the deluxe version has an instrumental version of the actual album so maybe that's that one covered.
Quote from: Carnage on October 15, 2024, 04:57:04 PMThis is the first of three planned albums apparently - this one is a downbeat one, the next is more upbeat and the third is an instrumental - although the deluxe version has an instrumental version of the actual album so maybe that's that one covered.
Nice didnt know that.
Yeah, he mentioned finishing the second album before they tour again, but he's planning to tour next year so it must be nearly done. Then again, he was saying that this one was nearly done for years...
Be grand to get another three out of them or two and the instrumental will do at least. It's not like they haven't had plenty of time to get the songs together
BBC2 are having a Cure night on Saturday, a pile of stuff on including the 2019 Glastonbury set.
Just gave the album a spin there, good stuff on first listen.
Endsong is amazing
Endsong is indeed amazing. Loving Warsong too. Loving all of it tbh!
Album launch livestream on now:
Quote from: Carnage on November 01, 2024, 07:56:06 PMAlbum launch livestream on now:
It's absolutely brilliant so far!
Here's some links to their BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music things from earlier this week
https://youtu.be/y107ghrnWdk
https://youtu.be/sD9_-770bQk
Nice one.
Quote from: 101_North on November 01, 2024, 08:41:27 PMQuote from: Carnage on November 01, 2024, 07:56:06 PMAlbum launch livestream on now:
It's absolutely brilliant so far!
It's class. Endsong was apocalyptic.
The BBC2 show is on telly tomorrow night, some good looking stuff over the course of the night (with Jools Holland's programme in the middle of it all).
Edit: Well that was fucking class. Give it a day or two and it'll be ripped, a good one to listen back to.
The new album is decent.
Thought the live stream gig tonight was the best of the 3 gigs this week.
Double post
Quote from: 101_North on November 02, 2024, 07:55:55 AMQuote from: Carnage on November 01, 2024, 08:55:32 PMNice one.
Quote from: 101_North on November 01, 2024, 08:41:27 PMQuote from: Carnage on November 01, 2024, 07:56:06 PMAlbum launch livestream on now:
It's absolutely brilliant so far!
Edit: Well that was fucking class. Give it a day or two and it'll be ripped, a good one to listen back to.
Still up on the original live link posted above. Have it ripped in case it disappears soon though. Tonight's viewing sorted along with the BBC 2 Cure night
Didn't watch the gig yet but did listen to the album last night and it's brilliant.
Because it was on youtube then I left on the next video, which was the full In Orange set. Could not stop laughing at the circle pit in front of the stage. Unreal class gig anyway
Watching it on BBC 2. Haven't heard the new album yet but the new tunes are sounding great on this!
In Orange is fantastic, they were in top form in the mid-to-late '80s for sure.
Only got to listening to the album itself on the walk in and out of town tonight, got 6 tracks in and they're all class altogether. Looking forward to finishing it and checking out the instrumentals tomorrow, seems like the ideal soundtrack to shake off a hangover.
Warsong isn't great though it sounded better live. From the livestream last night, Endsong seems to be the highlight and a fitting finale.
Endsong is ridiculously good. I'm generally not a fan of instrumental versions but these seem like they'd really lend themselves to it.
Can feel a good strong buzz of all their stuff continuing for me for the next while. Pity I'll never see them live because I've watched and listened to a good few recordings now and the standard is just superb
I'd say they'll be back here before too long, they got a great reception the last time. He's said he wants to tour in support of the album, I think they're doing the U.S. next year but in the autumn or winter we might see them.
Watching the 1984 Rock Around The Clock gig now, great stuff apart from the gobshites that get up onstage and shout into the mic.
Hopefully they do! I'd have to be straight on it. I know I've said it a few times, but the level of quality of both album and love stuff is astounding.
Now, time to listen to the album again I think
New album is great have listened in full 3 or 4 times now.
I've never been a Cure fan except for a few songs in the past, but fk me that new album is good..
The album is indeed great but it actually wouldn't matter if every song was bad as long as they have Endsong on it. It's fucking ridiculously good. Giving me the exact vibe I've found wanting from the likes of Tool and NIN for the last couple of decades with that repetitive beat and the fucking beautiful guitar and bass lines. What a tune! I could go on but I'm sure I'll be back about it. Just brilliant
Me and the missus are huge Cure fans. Love the new new album. I see some people seem to dislike Warsong and Drone : NoDrone. I love the whole thing. If I have one criticism, its that I wish it was a little less compressed. Really enjoyed the live stream and bbc 2 stuff. Hopefully get some gigs next year.
Quote from: astfgyl on November 05, 2024, 08:05:53 PMThe album is indeed great but it actually wouldn't matter if every song was bad as long as they have Endsong on it. It's fucking ridiculously good. Giving me the exact vibe I've found wanting from the likes of Tool and NIN for the last couple of decades with that repetitive beat and the fucking beautiful guitar and bass lines. What a tune! I could go on but I'm sure I'll be back about it. Just brilliant
That choon is fucking quality.
Quote from: Mr Barlow on November 06, 2024, 07:31:12 AMMe and the missus are huge Cure fans. Love the new new album. I see some people seem to dislike Warsong and Drone : NoDrone. I love the whole thing. If I have one criticism, its that I wish it was a little less compressed. Really enjoyed the live stream and bbc 2 stuff. Hopefully get some gigs next year.
Thats a great song, the new album is excellent.
I listened to the instrumental versions earlier, they're almost as good as the vocal versions. It just goes to show how fully formed the songs are when, with the exception of Warsong and Drone:Nodrone*, there's no sense of anything lacking without the vocals.
*The bassline is so big here that it makes up for the lack of vocals.
If you have the ability to listen to it, the atmos mix on the bluray is a good listen. The mix is still fairly hot, but has less compression. Much easier to hear the detail...
Watched a bit of that gig they did for it. Some quality new tunes. Will check out the new album soon.
Quote from: Mr Barlow on November 07, 2024, 06:54:53 PMIf you have the ability to listen to it, the atmos mix on the bluray is a good listen. The mix is still fairly hot, but has less compression. Much easier to hear the detail...
Is Atmos 7.1? I have a soundbar that'll handle 5.1 alright...
Quote from: Carnage on November 07, 2024, 07:58:11 PMQuote from: Mr Barlow on November 07, 2024, 06:54:53 PMIf you have the ability to listen to it, the atmos mix on the bluray is a good listen. The mix is still fairly hot, but has less compression. Much easier to hear the detail...
Is Atmos 7.1? I have a soundbar that'll handle 5.1 alright...
Not sure mate. I listened to it through my Sonos soundbar.
I'll give it a go at some stage.
Quote from: Carnage on November 07, 2024, 07:58:11 PMQuote from: Mr Barlow on November 07, 2024, 06:54:53 PMIf you have the ability to listen to it, the atmos mix on the bluray is a good listen. The mix is still fairly hot, but has less compression. Much easier to hear the detail...
Is Atmos 7.1? I have a soundbar that'll handle 5.1 alright...
It's killing me to admit there's actually a small bit too much compression on such a beautiful piece of work, but yeah since the first lad said it it's actually noticeable
Thank god it's an unbelievable album
What are ue on about warsong and drone undone both are decent tunes
Quote from: Don Gately on November 07, 2024, 09:37:17 PMWhat are ue on about warsong and drone undone both are decent tunes
I know man. I didn't mean on here. I mean from reading other music forums. I love the whole album. It's fucking brilliant.
I just picked up the CD and had it on on the car. My initial feelings are that it is fucking incredible. Holy shit.
I nabbed an audio rip of the livestream gig there, nice to have. Might tidy it up a bit, the intermissions are left intact, no need for the gaps really.
Quote from: Mr Barlow on November 07, 2024, 09:41:35 PMQuote from: Don Gately on November 07, 2024, 09:37:17 PMWhat are ue on about warsong and drone undone both are decent tunes
I know man. I didn't mean on here. I mean from reading other music forums. I love the whole album. It's fucking brilliant.
I don't think there's anything bad on there at all but I just can't stop listening to Endsong
Endsong is huge. The digital deluxe version of the album has live versions of the five songs they played on tour as bonus tracks, I'll have to track them down. Live that song was a definite standout, and it's the highlight of the album for sure.
Great album tbf, is any of their 90's/2000's stuff as good as this?
I find Alone easily as good an opener as Endsong is a closer. Perfect bookends to an imo essentially perfect album. Going to wander into town tomorrow and see if I can find a vinyl copy to buy somewhere: have listened to it so many times already.
Quote from: ldj on November 08, 2024, 09:26:33 AMGreat album tbf, is any of their 90's/2000's stuff as good as this?
Disintegration obviously, and Bloodflowers has a similar feel.
Yes Disintegration is by far their best album.
Head on the door, Pornography all good.
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me is a banger. Is it 90s though?
It is not. Despite being their 7th album :laugh:
That laugh is just at how prolific they were in the 80s. Even Disintegration, their 8th, was '89.
Maybe I am just fuckin blind but can anyone link to a working official download of this, there's one on their US website that it won't let me buy and none in the EU store.
Album is lethal but I just want to buy a digital copy so I don't have to keep putting it on YouTube.
US only as far as I know (which is odd) but it'd be handy enough to find elsewhere.
Looks to be available for purchase on Bandcamp for £7 but charged in $
Quote from: ldj on November 08, 2024, 09:26:33 AMGreat album tbf, is any of their 90's/2000's stuff as good as this?
Wish is a great album.
Quote from: 101_North on November 08, 2024, 01:32:15 PMLooks to be available for purchase on Bandcamp for £7 but charged in $
Ah grand I just found it there. I had searched The Cure on BC yesterday but all the top results were other shit altogether so I didn't scroll down :laugh:
Quote from: ldj on November 08, 2024, 09:26:33 AMGreat album tbf, is any of their 90's/2000's stuff as good as this?
Bloodflowers is brilliant as well, that's the 2000s iirc
Will check that out, I've heard everything up until Disintegration.
In that case, Wish and Bloodflowers are the best of the post-Disintegration releases. Only Wild Mood Swings is subpar TBF. It's alright but compared to their other stuff it doesn't get a look in. Very of its time.
Fuck me but I'm digging into The Cure's back catalogue a lot after listening to the new album and there's some great stuff in there. To be really honest I always wrote off their stuff as "wishy washy goth pop" but there's a lot more depth there, Disintegration is blowing me away at the moment.
I remember when Disintegration clicked. Was completely obsessed. Unbelievable album.
I only got properly into them the last couple of years thanks to Carnage on here who looked after me big time and I just don't know how I let them get past me for so long. They really do have something that nobody else does and I'm constantly surprised at the extremely high level of quality. They've made their way well into my list of favourite bands and there's hardly ever a time that I wouldn't be in the mood for them.
Quote from: The Heretic on November 10, 2024, 12:32:54 PMFuck me but I'm digging into The Cure's back catalogue a lot after listening to the new album and there's some great stuff in there. To be really honest I always wrote off their stuff as "wishy washy goth pop" but there's a lot more depth there, Disintegration is blowing me away at the moment.
Give Entreat Plus a go, it's Disintegration played though live back in the day.
Quote from: Carnage on November 11, 2024, 06:28:51 PMQuote from: The Heretic on November 10, 2024, 12:32:54 PMFuck me but I'm digging into The Cure's back catalogue a lot after listening to the new album and there's some great stuff in there. To be really honest I always wrote off their stuff as "wishy washy goth pop" but there's a lot more depth there, Disintegration is blowing me away at the moment.
Give Entreat Plus a go, it's Disintegration played though live back in the day.
Thanks for the heads up!!
https://youtu.be/bLFA1BlTeUE?si=QJ6893S9Vm2V_z2v
Really great, in-depth interview with a delightfully sane and ordinary Robert Smith. He comes off as a good dude.
Got a few dirty looks back in the day at college because of these lads - was doing a presentation, had it stored on my Sony MP3 player (the USB stick variety). Music was kept in the root of the drive, so fired my presentation there too.
Had ten or so albums on it (ah the joys of 1GB storage), so it was easy to scan the list - of course I had The Cure's "Pornography" on it and was asked why I had that (and another folder called "Slowly We Rot"). Whoops :laugh:
The new album is a bit good though, absolutely did not expect it.
Quote"Pornography"
Quote"Slowly We Rot"
Could be on to something there how one follows the other! Maybe some hardcore lyrics at the least
Live version of the new album from the Troxy show is being released in a couple of weeks:
https://thecure.lnk.to/TroxyLiveAlbum?fbclid=IwY2xjawG8jYxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSmAT4wipazZ5pFOvaK_I2cMLuXXGh0Dq1zKOsqFlw433oYWOrKkfuKxJQ_aem_4OdPCoT3N2uycZTgTOUvKw
Tip for those planning on buying that live album, buy from the UK store instead of the EU store. Just pre-ordered it there and the UK store is €7/€8 cheaper - and that's just for the CD.
Quote from: Carnage on December 04, 2024, 01:23:42 AMTip for those planning on buying that live album, buy from the UK store instead of the EU store. Just pre-ordered it there and the UK store is €7/€8 cheaper - and that's just for the CD.
Straight up cheaper or what happens by the time one gets it?
Tangential but I bought the last Tool cd with the fancy little video box off the US amazon and it was half the price including everything
The latter. The CD itself was €3 or €4 more expensive and shipping started at €11.
There's a Cure 'In Conversation'/ Audience Q&A/ DJ set by Simon Price in The Sugar Club on April 11th
Simon (Guardian/ Quietus/ Melody Maker) wrote a book called Curepedia: An A - Z of The Cure.
One of The Guardian's Top 5 Music Books of 2023
Tickets here (https://thesugarclub.com/tc-events/curepedia/)
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I've been listening to the US version of the debut for the last few days non stop. Tis great tack. Kinda fixated on the BBC sessions as well
I usually try to resist playing those pinnacle songs on albums on repeat but I couldn't resist on the way home today. I Can Never Say Goodbye needed another go. What a beaut.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on January 15, 2025, 05:31:07 AMI usually try to resist playing those pinnacle songs on albums on repeat but I couldn't resist on the way home today. I Can Never Say Goodbye needed another go. What a beaut.
It's a great song, I spent the Christmas listening to the album it suited my mood and the weather completely, i had a family bereavement and this was just a perfect balm.
The whe album is something else, thr chorus in Alone..where did it go is so moving , and the build up to Endsong when the light finally crashes in with the vocals is epic.
Yup. It's all really good apart from Drone:Nodrone which remains a little bit of a buzzkill midway.
I can't see what's so bad about Drone:Nodrone. It's not a standout but at worst it serves to keep how good all the other songs are in context by being less exciting
Pure grand. The funky buzz gives me a rash.
Pure Cure that track.
Ah sure.
I like that song it's a bit different to the others but as you said pure Cure
Quote from: Eoin McLove on January 15, 2025, 11:07:09 PMPure grand. The funky buzz gives me a rash.
Ah don't mind me, I just struggle with the idea that everybody doesn't like the exact same things!
The Head On The Door is getting the picture disc treatment for Record Store Day in April. New remaster by Robert Smith, presumably aimed at vinyl - the remaster for the deluxe reissue a few years back was by Gary Moore (not that one).
The Head On The Door is one fuckin fantastic album, reissue or not.
Also I have no vinyl player but all threads about The Cure are worth a bump
Never listened to that one. I'll give it a spin.
You'll know a few songs: Inbetween Days, Push, Close To Me, A Night Like This maybe.
As a trilogy, Seventeen Seconds, Faith and Pornography are damn near perfect as they depict the spiral from existentialist thought through to questioning faith and then unadulterated nihilism. Smith sounds genuinely deranged by the end.
After that, they became a singles band for me with some good album tracks scattered around.
Def the best 3 and I understand the singles band sentiment but Disintegration def stands up as well.
Curepedia: An A - Z of The Cure (interview/ Q&A/ DJ set) has a new date in Prims Bookshop, Kinsale on April 12.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/cure-talk-dj-set-bookd-prims-tickets-1107923441839
Dublin show - April 11
https://thesugarclub.com/tc-events/curepedia/
Cure's best b-sides as chosen by Simon Price (Guardian/ Quietus/ Melody Maker)
RTE article here
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0308/1499816-songs-of-a-lost-format-five-of-the-cures-best-b-sides/
Interesting choices, and a nice spread across their career, sticking to '80s stuff would have been predictable.
Mixes Of A Lost World on the way, 2/3 disc remix album:
https://www.thecure.com/news/2025/04/new-remix-collection-mixes-of-a-lost-world-out-13th-june/
Not sure that 3 discs of remixes are warranted TBH. After studio, instrumental, and live versions they're really milking it with this now. Still the profits are going to charity, so that's something.
Chino Moreno's remix of Warsong:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/0VrnGPk9UDHekwmj9esV1t
Haven't listened to any of the others. This one is... not great imho.
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Friday June 27th, Simon Price, Cure biographer is at Hinterland Festival, Kells.
He'll follow his interview/ q&a with an Alternative 80s DJ set.
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https://www.hinterland.ie/p-560-simon-price.aspx
https://www.hinterland.ie/p-562-simon-price-spellbound-alternative-80s-disco.aspx
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26th June 2026 - The Cure are playing Marlay Park again.
Won't be going myself but I reckon it'd be mighty.
28th June 2026 - Belsonic, Belfast.
Hate Marlay park for the traffic and lack of infrastructure, will probably go anyway, week after Metallica though
Came to €197 for two front standing tickets this morning after fees. Hopefully there's no more good concerts announced for next year I've reached my limit.
Hopefully this won't sell out before I get paid because I'm mad to go to it.
Could do the Belfast one as well if it came to it
Mad to see The Cure but at a wedding that day. Shame! Also week after Metallica and fucking hate Marlay Park!
I'm hoping they make it down this way next year. The new album is so good. Album of the year and all that shit.
New album in the can!I expect it'll be out before these gigs.
Quote from: Pentagrimes on October 17, 2025, 01:37:49 PMNew album in the can!I expect it'll be out before these gigs.
Nice!
Quote from: Pentagrimes on October 17, 2025, 01:37:49 PMNew album in the can!I expect it'll be out before these gigs.
No way. I absolutely love Songs From A Lost World. I wonder will the new one be in a similar vein. Sceitimíní.
I think he mentioned that there was going to be a dark album (SFADW), a more upbeat one, and an instrumental one, and that would be it. I'd guess the instrumental one is next, and go out on the poppy one.
Booked a couple of tickets earlier for The Show of a Lost World in the cinema on the 13th. The full album plus a hape of older songs all recorded live. Strange to go to a "gig" in a cinema, but I'm looking forward to it.
I watched the livestream of that at the time, it's a great set. Nice nod to Seventeen Seconds, I think it was an anniversary or something. It's getting a physical release too, just on DVD/BR though. I'd buy a full CD release (though Songs Of A Live World is taken from this gig).
I watched a song from it the other day and it looked and sounded great. Can't wait to bate into a large popcorn and a bag of Maltesers and rock out!
It was really good TBF, I'd go along if it was showing anywhere near me. Album launch show, hence the new album in full. Mad that they can play a full album, then follow it up with another full show at their age(s). Impressive.
Big time. And Robert Smith's voice hasn't aged a day.
Not a bit, I couldn't get over how good he sounded when I saw them a few years ago. Nearly 50 years at it and he still sounds like he did on the first album.