Best Psychedelic Furs Album

My hunch is that they're one of those bands that got progressively more bland and less interesting with each subsequent album, but I can't say I've actually been keeping up with the last however-many-albums-I-haven't-kept-up-with.

For shame. BOOK OF DAYS, xhuxk.

PS J0hn D. OTM wrt LSL

I love the S/T one the most.

Yeah, that's about it.

Results!

Not suprising, but I still love the S/T more than Talk Talk Talk!!!

They're both great to have.

I'm not sure about Todd Rundgren's influence on the 3rd?

Might as well revive this one as it was all recent -- <A HREF="http://www.ocweekly.com/music/music/all-of-this-and-nothing/27439/";>me on the package tour they're heading up this year</A>, though not just that.

Ha, that would happen to me.

Proper format.

I'm delighted you were able to strike such an ambivalent note! Your notes on The Fixx are spot-on, especially since in recent weeks I've gotten the chance to listen at work to Casey Kasem's original broadcasts of "American Top 40" -- "Stand or Fall" and "Secret Separation" really do sound of and apart from their time.

Thanks! I hadn't thought about them in years and then seeing I'd have to review them made me reflect on their very odd position at the time.

I saw them three times (oh, add that one to the 3x thread) and the second tour was best, as was Talk Talk Talk.

Take one look at the success of the Police tour this year if you need proof of the appeal.

Oddly enough, I saw the Fixx open for the Police on the Synchronicity tour. Not the most invigorating live act in a large-outdoor-venue context. Whereas when I saw the Furs at Darien Lake Fun Country... well, y'all know how I feel about the Furs...

bump for so did Alfred ever check out Book of Days?

No!

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Send it to me!

Just found the 12" for House at my local Used Emporium. Fantastic version. Can't seem to find the mp3 anywhere though. Does anybody have a link to the 12" Full Version or am I going to have to do it myself? I desperately need to purchase Book of Days too. I had given up on them by then but did fall in love with Until She Comes a bit later.

Which version are you referring to? There's a few different versions on the 12" according to Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Psychedelic-Furs-House/master/82397

http://www.discogs.com/Psychedelic-Furs-House/release/804424

The 'Long Version' from the b-side of that 12". I mistakenly called it 'Full Version' above. I did find an mp3 today though, so now I don't have to record it myself. The 'Flashback Mix' is terrible on that single. I guess the 'Single Version' could be good but I can't see how it can top the longer mix.

Recently found all five CDs in an ugly box for $19 brand new at HMV! (Only owned the first two on vinyl previously.) Some day I'll make it as far as M2M, if i need to.

I think I still find an ecstatic udertone in a lot of the songs on the first album (and maybe the second) that is somehow missing from most other (less poppy? more post-punk?) post-punk bands of the time?

Ecstatic nihilism maybe

Anyone seen them live lately? Worth going to?

Here's a setlist from their NYC show last fall. From a review I read of a gig from last weekend, the set is very similar.

1. Love My Way
2. Heartbeat
3. Like a Stranger
4. President Gas
5. The Ghost in You
6. In My Head
7. All of This and Nothing
8. Believe (Love Spit Love cover)
9. Pretty in Pink
10. No Easy Street
11. Sister Europe
12. It Goes On
13. I Don't Want to Be Your Shadow
14. Heaven
Encore:
15. She Is Mine
16. Forever Now

Songs 11-16 represent an unbroken string of awesomeness.

so i'm going to see The Psychedelic Furs tomorrow night 7/12/2013. anyone seen them lately, are they any good these days?

puts on All of This and Nothing, should have played this weeks ago.

I saw them a few years ago, they were fun. The Butler boys were still really into it. Felt very much a nostalgia show, but that's OK.

Yeah, they're one of those great lingering bands, like the English Beat, who get stuck on unbalanced nostalgia bills. Like, Tonight, the English Beat, with Kajagoogoo! Or See the P Furs ... with the Romantics!

I started a thread almost identical to your question a long time ago. Too bad I've still never seen The Furs since the show got rained out. I did see Blondie in 2011, though, and it was a good time.

Anyone seen Blondie or the Psychedelic Furs this year?

that 2004 thread was before before my time. loved reading it.

this comp is OK, not great. sort of understand why i wasn't a huge fan.

so i decided to put on Talk Talk Talk on Spotify right after the comp. my faith is restored, hell yeah if they have this kind of energy i could have a great time.

unbalanced nostalgia bills

like when they toured the us a few years ago with the happy mondays.

oh wow, the Happy Mondays are great. even if it was for a brief moment in time.

lol

The Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon and Half Marathon Post-Race Concert

Who: The Psychedelic Furs, with ZB Savoy & The Chivalry

When: Sunday — Psychedelic Furs play at 10:30 a.m.

i didn't remember Talk Talk Talk being this good.

i'm an albums person and nights like this reinforce that. albums are what make music my greatest passion.

talk talk talk is at least that good tbh.

ps did Alfred ever check out Book of Days?

back to the Mondays for a second. i was in the so called goth stage and started to hear of some dance movement. somehow convinced my friends to go along with it. the tour was called Call the Cops with Adamski and 808 State opening. legendary night, changed my life to be honest. the purity of it all was realized but that might have had more to do with the ecstasy i was on. Yin and Yang.

can you tell i'm off tomorrow?

lol, how did i not bump my own thread?

Happy Mondays and the Psychedelic Furs 2009 tour

Alfred adores "House."

First three Furs albums are untouchable They're awesome to hold in store for people who think the band some mere new wave has-been or also-ran. For a while, this band had it going on.

The best bits of all subsequent albums are top notch as well, but yeah the consistency of the first three is fantastic. Richard's voice, the blurty sax and the overall vibe is really transportive.

brilliant band.
saw them a few years ago live in chicago.
i wept it was so good (then again, that could have been a surge of homesickness ... )
love how the whole band wear black.
no deviations from the form.
and richards vocals were fucking amazingly on form ...
in summary : highly recommended if you have any love for this bands catalogue.

so i'm off should be fun.

I love the first three albums like I'd love the children I don't hae.

glad you finally got around to book of days. think imma listen to torch right now.

the guy who plays jaime lannister on 'game of thrones' sounds like he's basing his speech patterns on richard butler's vocals, particularly "president gas"

i had a good time last night and was an alright show. they seem to play all of their hits. was really hoping to hear "Alice's House" but that didn't happen. they came back with their encore and played "Pretty In Pink." Richard Butler looks great is fit and in great health. his voice has held up very well. would have loved to of seen them around 30 years ago, i bet they rocked.

At risk of bragging, I did see them (almost) 30 years ago when Mirror Moves was released. By far the best sounding show I saw that year. I wasn't really a huge fan at the time, the glossy production on MM really put me off - I really just went to see The Bangles who were opening. Glad I stuck around. Guitarist Jon Ashton had more equipment on stage than all of King Crimson combined.

Taking sides: stupid vs love.

I won't even try to find the right superlative for All of This and Nothing, it's simply essential