POLLography: The Cure poll results, ILM artist poll #23

The tracks!

#50 - A Man Inside My Mouth, 253 points, 9 votes

ALBUMS

KMKMKM
Disintegration
Pornography
Wish
The Cure

VIDEOS

Close to Me
Pictures of You
In Between Days
Friday I'm In Love
Primary

On a given day I might prefer "Pornography" or "Disintegration", but KMKMKM is the album that got me into The Cure. It's definitely their best in terms of showing all the different sides of the band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFDORnYFnqU

"A Man Inside My Mouth" is what I'd put on a mixtape for a Cure tyro.

So cool to be getting this live for once. I'm always working when the results of these polls are coming out and miss all the discussion.

#=48 - Other Voices, 255 points, 13 votes

Faith, 1981

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFRL4GsILFU

#=48 - In Your House, 255 points, 14 votes

Seventeen Seconds, 1980

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JccTTo7NJxU

other voices sneaking in makes me think all of the staring... tracks made it

Oh for fuck's sake I got sick and confused and never mailed in my ballot even though it's been finished for a week. :(

yeah I spaced too, but I'm going to follow along now that all the hard work's been done :D

Oh I'm so mad at myself! Bah.

That sucks. But YAY at "In Your House" making it!

It goes dark
It goes darker still
Please stay!

xpost i was going to say that other voices is waaaaay too low! of course, i am a huge staring at the sea stan (started a poll on it once). i didn't vote because i pretty much only listen to everything up to head on the door (i don't dislike the stuff afterward, i just like taking my sweet time with the cure and going through their catalog over the course of several years instead of gorging on everything at once in typical 2012 eargasm methodology)

i heard that disintegration is good, what do you guys think?!?!!?

I ended up with 36 ballots which I'm happy with. Don't know how that compares with other polls but it was more than enough for a good set of results.

#47 - Open, 257 points, 11 votes

Wish, 1992

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blusgorx1JA

AMIMM has never been a favorite because of the keyboard sound, but I like the lyrics!

"Open" -- their best opener after "Shake Dog Shake" and "Inbetween Days"!

And "Plainsong" and "One hundred years" and "The Kiss"! ;-)

I had Open as my number four, it's my favourite Cure opener. I was surprised how many Wish tracks I ended up voting for.

One of my favourites, I think it made my top 10:

#46 - Grinding Halt, 258 points, 11 votes

Three Imaginary Boys, 1979

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxVxIFAQP5I

I voted for seven album openers ... but "Open" wasn't one of them!

Grinding Halt would have been in my top ten IF I'D SUBMITTED A FUCKING BALLOT! grrrrr.

I'm no expert but Lol looks like he's a pretty good drummer there, a bit Stephen Morris-y.

Here is an awesome video of them doing it near where I lived for years and years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcaFJHo3ZT4

My actual ballot is on my work computer so I can't say for certain where I put it but I'm sure it was top 10.

How old would they be there?

you all know the "Two People" iteration of "In Your House", right

so bad ass

#45 - Six Different Ways, 259 points, 11 votes

The Head on the Door, 1985

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37RdqYjLnCs

This was high on mine as well. <3

It's possible to be a The Top-The Head on the Door-Kiss Me-Wish fan.

I understand this, but the joie-de-mourir from the early 80s period carries on throughout their career.

Simon's in the band so I'd say 20-21. (x-post)

#44 - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, 272 points, 14 votes

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQRpjOQBUSI

I love this song. I think it was in my Top 5.

#43 - Three Imaginary Boys, 275 points, 13 votes

Three Imaginary Boys, 1979

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5iHouB9ODk

Lol looks like he's a pretty good drummer there

I think Lol was a perfectly fine drummer for the type of music the Cure was making. Live tapes from 79-82 are always a lot more exciting to listen to for me than the more polished live band of later years, and I don't recall hearing too many mistakes. That being said, the drum parts of several songs from Pornography are much too similar, and this perhaps reveals his limitations etc. Or it could be exactly what Robert wanted at the time - I dunno.

Didn't expect this to be so low!

The "In Your House" version DJP was talking about:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I97T5NjVeeY

Noe of the songs I voted for have shown up yet. Hmmm. . . .

#42 - Why Can't I Be You?, 277 points, 9 votes

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VroyAsUsHdY

almost as good as "Walking on Sunshine."

#41 - High, 286 points, 10 votes

Wish, 1992

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLaIOwnOSgs

My albums (didn't vote videos)

01 Disintegration
02 Japanese Whispers
03 Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
04 The Head on the Door
05 Seventeen Seconds

Still none of my tracks have shown up, but I only submitted a ballot of 20 rather than 40.

Work in 6 hours, bed now, more tomorrow!

oh for fuck's sake -- how is "High" so LOW???

#50 - A Man Inside My Mouth, 253 points, 9 votes
#49 - Other Voices, 255 points, 13 votes
#48 - In Your House, 255 points, 14 votes
#47 - Open, 257 points, 11 votes
#46 - Grinding Halt, 258 points, 11 votes
#45 - Six Different Ways, 259 points, 11 votes
#44 - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, 272 points, 14 votes
#43 - Three Imaginary Boys, 275 points, 13 votes
#42 - Why Can't I Be You?, 277 points, 9 votes
#41 - High, 286 points, 10 votes

(the tie at 48 doesn't actually appear to be a tie, as one had more votes than the other)

from my ballot:

14. Three Imaginary Boys
20. Open
22. A Man Inside My Mouth

Three of mine have made it so far, "In Your House", "If Only Tonight" and "Three Imaginary Boys".