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I kind of adore Landray! Especially on "Looking Glass Girl" and "Orgy"; I would never in a million years call her voice "pleasant" but it seems to be tailor-made for most of the songs on that album.

― Dan (Also, "Mouth To Mouth"!) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 20:11 (twenty years ago)

It has a sub-Lennox charm for me as well, but I'd never try to sell anyone on that...

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 20:12 (twenty years ago)

Heh, point taken.

I kind of think you're underselling The Top but I stopped going to bat for that album in 1993.

― Dan (It's Still Awesome, Though) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 20:37 (twenty years ago)

Fools' I mean, "Piggy in the Mirror"!

― Le Baaderonixx de Benedict Canyon (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 20:40 (twenty years ago)

Oh I can still go to bat for The Top, I just stopped doing it!

― Dan (Wailing Wall, Piggy In The Mirror, Give Me It, Bananafishbones, The Top, Th, Tuesday, 14 March 2006 20:49 (twenty years ago)

Exactly! Who cares about "acid-casualty ethnocentrism" if the songs are great? I mean, "Dressing up"! "Wailing Wall"! "Bananafishbones"!

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― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 20:52 (twenty years ago)

I never really understood why Dreamhouse is so often considered their masterpiece. 'Green Fingers'

The answer's right there after the full stop! And that's before I even mention Obsession (when the strings kick in after 'can you forgive me... for not understanding your ways?' - possibly the best Banshees moment ever), Cascade and the not-at-all-overrated-thank-you-very-much-Mr-Perry Melt, amongst others.

This thread about Cure reissues makes me want to listen to the Banshees more than any of the three Cure albums due out in July. I may have to have a drunken vinyl mostalgia night this weekend.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 00:38 (twenty years ago)

Cure in Orange is coming out on DVD first

that awesome beginning where RS takes off his wig!

― don weiner (don weiner), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 01:12 (twenty years ago)

"Looking Glass Girl" is a weird prototype of what Cocteau Twins would become later, to a small degree. And also Loveless to a small degree as well.

― Yoo Doo Nut (donut), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 03:10 (twenty years ago)

"Melt!" is maybe the most boring Banshees song that isn't "The Passenger".

― Dan (Zzzzzzz) Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 04:16 (twenty years ago)

what ever happened to that landray person?

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 08:07 (twenty years ago)

Maybe she returned to her profession? You lot are seriously overrating this, it's nowhere near as good as The Top!

― flowersdie (flowersdie), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 12:12 (twenty years ago)

Except this is wrong, but yet there is love.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 13:37 (twenty years ago)

is CURE IN ORANGE really coming out on dvd or were that a joke?

― piscesboy, Wednesday, 15 March 2006 13:55 (twenty years ago)

Do you, Ned Raggett, claim Blue Sunshine to be better than The Top? RS was talking last year of doing a second Glove album, it'd be pretty interesting although i can't see that happen in a million years

― Le Baaderonixx de Benedict Canyon (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 13:59 (twenty years ago)

blue sunshine has the fine distinction of being the album I listened to the first time I dropped 4c1d

― akm (akmonday), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 15:05 (twenty years ago)

The answer's right there after the full stop! And that's before I even mention Obsession (when the strings kick in after 'can you forgive me... for not understanding your ways?' - possibly the best Banshees moment ever), Cascade and the not-at-all-overrated-thank-you-very-much-Mr-Perry Melt, amongst others.

This thread about Cure reissues makes me want to listen to the Banshees more than any of the three Cure albums due out in July. I may have to have a drunken vinyl mostalgia night this weekend.

-- Onimo (gerry.wat...), March 15th, 2006.

Onimo, you are so on there. Actually used to think Dreamhouse was one of their weakest, but when lesser known tracks like 'Obsession' reveal themselves like that ... it's glorious indeed.

Very anxious to see how well they'll be able to clean this one up. The previous U.S. vinyl and CD sound pretty bad.

― bkjj40a (bkjj40a), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 16:13 (twenty years ago)

is CURE IN ORANGE really coming out on dvd or were that a joke?

Robert said so himself in an update a couple of months back.

Do you, Ned Raggett, claim Blue Sunshine to be better than The Top?

Both are equally splendiferous.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 16:18 (twenty years ago)

RS was talking last year of doing a second Glove album, it'd be pretty interesting although i can't see that happen in a million years

I remember him saying in '86 that he was working on a solo album that was going to be "the 2nd Glove album", but using just acoustic guitar, The Roland drumbox used on BS, piano and cello (!). He was going to call it the Glass Sandwich . Twenty years ago!

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 16:34 (twenty years ago)

Ah yes, the nonsensical Ten Imaginary Years book. Classic RS drunk-talk in that one.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 20:20 (twenty years ago)

blue sunshine has the fine distinction of being the album I listened to the first time I dropped 4c1d

YES

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 15 March 2006 20:23 (twenty years ago)

three weeks pass...

Severin also has been shepherding a reissue of 1983's "Blue Sunshine," his lone album with the Cure's Robert Smith as the Glove. The set is tentatively due in July to coincide with a new round of Cure reissues. The album's bonus material will comprise "rough mixes" of songs with Smith singing "all the guide vocals," according to Severin.

― Le Baaderonixx de Benedict Canyon (baaderonixx), Sunday, 9 April 2006 21:00 (twenty years ago)

OH SHUCKY DARN

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 9 April 2006 21:17 (twenty years ago)

This has got me sizzling like an isotope!

― Le Baaderonixx de Benedict Canyon (baaderonixx), Monday, 10 April 2006 11:44 (twenty years ago)

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 10 April 2006 13:48 (twenty years ago)

The minute Dan sees that I fear he will expire in delight.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 10 April 2006 13:50 (twenty years ago)

oh no :(

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 10 April 2006 14:57 (twenty years ago)

He is being curiously quiet... Maybe too busy talking about morans...

― Le Baaderonixx de Benedict Canyon (baaderonixx), Monday, 10 April 2006 15:01 (twenty years ago)

Haha yes I was.

I actually like the vocals on Blue Sunshine so I'm not as gaga over that as one might think I would be. I really want to hear songs that were worked up during that time period that were rejected.

― Dan (Yay Reissues) Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 10 April 2006 15:03 (twenty years ago)

I have no problem with the Blue Sunshine vocals at all either -- it'll just be nice to hear some alternates.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 10 April 2006 15:06 (twenty years ago)

I am furiously ga-ga with the prospect of an RS-howled Blue Sunshine.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Monday, 10 April 2006 20:23 (twenty years ago)

Excellent, I was going to hold off on the Glove but not now. All will be bought very fast.

― BeeOK (boo radley), Monday, 10 April 2006 22:59 (twenty years ago)

three weeks pass...

err-hmm:

Blue Sunshine Remaster

To be released this August within The Cure remasters schedule as opposed to the Banshees. Double deluxe remaster. Full track listing as follows:

CD 1

Like An Animal
Looking Glass Girl
Sex Eye Make Up
Mr. Alphabet Says
A Blues In Drag
Punish Me With Kisses
This Green City
Orgy
Perfect Murder
Relax
The Man From Nowhere (Original Instrumental Mix)
Mouth To Mouth (Landray Vocal Mix)
Punish Me With Kisses (Hedges 7" Mix)
The Tightrope (Original Instrumental Mix)
Like An Animal (12" Club?, What Club? Mix)

CD 2

Like An Animal (Robert Smith Vocal)
Looking Glass Girl (Robert Smith Vocal)
Sex Eye Make Up (Robert Smith Vocal)
Mr. Alphabet Says (Alternative Robert Smith Vocal)
A Blues In Drag (Alternative Robert Smith Vocal)
Punish Me With Kisses (Robert Smith Vocal)
This Green City (Robert Smith Vocal)
Orgy (Robert Smith Vocal)
Perfect Murder (Alternative Robert Smith Vocal)
Relax (Alternative Robert Smith Vocal)
The Man From Nowhere (Alternative Instrumental Mix)
Mouth To Mouth (Robert Smith Vocal)
Opened The Box (A Waltz) (Robert Smith Vocal)
The Tightrope (Robert Smith Vocal)
And All Around The Mermaids Sang (AKA Torment) (Robert Smith Vocal)
Holiday 80 (AKA Mine Eye Offends Me (Instrumental)

― Le Baaderonixx de Benedict Canyon (baaderonixx), Thursday, 4 May 2006 20:36 (twenty years ago)

:-D

But August? Bleh. :-(

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 4 May 2006 20:48 (twenty years ago)

HOLY SHIT

― Dan (WANT MOAR) Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 4 May 2006 20:56 (twenty years ago)

OMG!!! This is like a dream come true for me. "Perfect Murder" and "Mr.Alphabet Says" always made me wish RS had sung on the whole album.
Also 4 new songs AND "Blues In Drag" with vocals!!!

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Thursday, 4 May 2006 21:05 (twenty years ago)

Dude, "The Tightrope" WITH VOCALS!!!!!!!!!

― Dan (WANT WANT NOW) Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 4 May 2006 21:09 (twenty years ago)

*faints*

― Jay Vee's Return (Manon_69), Friday, 5 May 2006 02:32 (twenty years ago)

Does this include the one or two instrumental tracks from the sessions that Severin stuck out (maybe as mp3s?) about five years ago?

― kit brash (kit brash), Friday, 5 May 2006 04:12 (twenty years ago)

WOW

― sleeve (sleeve), Friday, 5 May 2006 04:28 (twenty years ago)

and I think August release date is perfect, this music should be heard when it is sweltering and you have a cold drink. Reissue of the year!

― sleeve (sleeve), Friday, 5 May 2006 04:32 (twenty years ago)

it's already sweltering here! release now! actually release head on the door and kiss me kiss me kiss me first.

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Friday, 5 May 2006 05:41 (twenty years ago)

Ah be merry my friends, be merry...

― Le Baaderonixx de Benedict Canyon (baaderonixx), Friday, 5 May 2006 05:43 (twenty years ago)

b-b-but "Mermaids aka Torment" is the song written by Smith and Severin and then recorded by Marc Almond on his Mambas album? August, please come soon!

― Marco Damiani (Marco D.), Friday, 5 May 2006 05:44 (twenty years ago)

I fear, Marco, that we must suffer!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 May 2006 05:45 (twenty years ago)

hmm, trying to answer own question - Severin's MP3.com album had a track called Tormented, which could be the instrumental of:
And All Around The Mermaids Sang (AKA Torment) (Robert Smith Vocal)

― kit brash (kit brash), Friday, 5 May 2006 06:37 (twenty years ago)

this just adds to the mystery. The 83/84 era is one of my favourites: druggy, unfocused and way out of control. Sometimes excess can be good.

― Marco Damiani (Marco D.), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:27 (twenty years ago)

Yep, I have to say that over the years, that phase is the one I find most interesting. The range of the stuff coming out at that time, from Shake Dog Shake, Throw your foot or New Day, is pretty crazy.

― Baaderonixx rides the neon lights (baaderonixx), Friday, 5 May 2006 08:35 (twenty years ago)

Oh boy, can't wait!

― BeeOK (boo radley), Saturday, 6 May 2006 04:50 (twenty years ago)

i never really gave the top a chance.

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Saturday, 6 May 2006 06:13 (twenty years ago)

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