They certainly knew/know how to open an album these guys. The first song played at my very first concert attended. Long intro, then a screen dropped, and there they were in all their magnificence.
― pandemic, Thursday, 16 August 2012 21:58 (eleven years ago) link
if we both put A Forest at 3 then from now on all your posts are mine xxp
― once a week is ample, Thursday, 16 August 2012 21:58 (eleven years ago) link
#28 - A Strange Day, 366 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 vote
Pornography, 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiSpGqjcl04
― nate woolls, Thursday, 16 August 2012 21:59 (eleven years ago) link
lol it's the pornography hour
― pandemic, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:01 (eleven years ago) link
nice, quite simply one of their best songs.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:02 (eleven years ago) link
haha
"A Strange Day" is so wonderful, that bridge is just wau
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:03 (eleven years ago) link
also I'm trying to think of a song that opens a Cure album that I dislike and I'm coming up blank because they're all awesome
That's where we differ then, I have always thought A Forest was massively over-rated.
My #3 is a title track. BUT WHICH ONE?
― passive-aggressive display name (aldo), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
Well, The Top is my #4 so it's obviously that one, bro
― once a week is ample, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
clearly it's well-loved album track "The Cure"
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, and Dan's just reminded me that I have one Wild Mood Swings song on my ballot (pretty fkn obvious which one), meaning that the only albums I've completely ignored are 4.13 Dream and Disintegration :D
― once a week is ample, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:06 (eleven years ago) link
One thread per week, by this point, clearly -_-
― once a week is ample, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
The Kiss was my no.1. Pandemic otm about it being a great opener - I did my listening chronologically and tbh was finding it a bit hard work after the early rush. Then I got to Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me and woah! It's nothing flash either, just a wah pedal and an echo, but so effective.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
#27 - Like Cockatoos, 368 points, 12 votes, 2 #1 votes
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-kf6IIZy38
― nate woolls, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
"Drowning Man" and "Strange Day" both in my Top 10. So brilliant.
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
"Like Cockatoos" is what I used to place on mixtapes to divide the dilettantes from the fans.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
Oh wow, there goes my #2!
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
My favourite Cure song to sing along to for some reason. Not that I can sing mind you.
― pandemic, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
love love love "like all the faces that quiz when you smile"
― pandemic, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:18 (eleven years ago) link
this is another awesome "how good is your breath support" song
if you can get through all of "and he was standing at the corner where the road turned dark a part of shiny red like blood the rain fell black down the street and kissed his feet she fell her head an inch away from heaven" you are doing well
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:26 (eleven years ago) link
the guitar strumming on this track is sick
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:27 (eleven years ago) link
guess i'm a dilletante cuz "cockatoos" doesn't do much for me
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:33 (eleven years ago) link
DILETTANTE DILETTANTE DILETTANTE DILETTANTE DILETTANTE DILETTANTE
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:36 (eleven years ago) link
it's okay, there's plenty of Cure for dilettantes too, I mean look at "Mint Car"
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:37 (eleven years ago) link
(srsly though, do you know "Halo", one of the FIIL b-sides? I bet you'd dig that: http://youtu.be/wmqJBm72WP8)
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:38 (eleven years ago) link
i've kept 2cd-rs worth of stuff from join the dots, you butt
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:40 (eleven years ago) link
Last one for tonight!
#26 - The Lovecats, 378 points, 19 votes
Japanese Whispers, 1983
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk08Zb6oyf8
I'm really surprised this one made the top 50.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:41 (eleven years ago) link
I'm really surprised it isn't in the top ten.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:41 (eleven years ago) link
will admit "cockatoos" has sick guitar strumming and amazing breath control
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:43 (eleven years ago) link
like cockatoos
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:43 (eleven years ago) link
what a stunning career, we are only 25 songs in and almost all of the songs are classics.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:46 (eleven years ago) link
Entries from my ballot:
2. Siamese Twins3. The Hanging Garden7. A Strange Day8. Lament9. Shake Dog Shake12. Like Cockatoos17. The Kiss28. The Figurehead
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:52 (eleven years ago) link
2. High7. Why Can't I Be You?13. The Caterpillar14. Three Imaginary Boys22. A Strange Day23. The Lovecats24. Other Voices34. The Hanging Garden37. Open
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:59 (eleven years ago) link
9 of 25 so far.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 16 August 2012 23:06 (eleven years ago) link
missed one, it's actually 10 songs so far:
15 A Man Inside My Mouth12 Open6 Three Imaginary Boys34 The Walk20 The Figurehead37 Shake Dog Shake10 The Upstairs Room2 Siamese Twins26 A Strange Day23 The Lovecats
― Bee OK, Thursday, 16 August 2012 23:14 (eleven years ago) link
"Like Cockatoos" is so good, I can't even express it. Everything I love about dark Cure. The long intro, the unconventionnal song structure, great imagery, a little bit eastern sounding, weird noises (are they supposed to sound like cockatoos or cockroaches?), the amazing string ending. Beautiful!
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 16 August 2012 23:25 (eleven years ago) link
Don't forget the bass line!
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Thursday, 16 August 2012 23:39 (eleven years ago) link
great live clips!
god WISH sucks.
― piscesx, Thursday, 16 August 2012 23:59 (eleven years ago) link
rite, rong
Alfred were you the other #1 for Like Cockatoos? I may have posted elsewhen on ILX my mainest reason for putting it there but shall refrain now
lol at LJ’s antidisintegrationarianism*, but homeboy totally neeeeeds to get himself immersed in b-sides.
It is irritating me mildly but aggregately every time nate posts a single or b-side as Japanese Whispers, 1983 or another b-side as undated. I did all that hard work for you! (except typoing Love Cats as ’84, erm)
*ok xpost
― ʘ (sic), Friday, 17 August 2012 00:16 (eleven years ago) link
I placed a lot today, 5 from my Top 10:
2. Like Cockatoos3. M7. Lament8. A Strange Day9. The Drowning Man21. The Kiss26. The Lovecats28. The Figurehead33. Shake Dog Shake
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 17 August 2012 00:33 (eleven years ago) link
Some of mine are showing up now. 'Lament' was in my top ten, so I'm a little disappointed to see it this low. Nothing else in my top ten has shown up yet, but absolutely looking forward to the rest.
― Austin, Friday, 17 August 2012 00:44 (eleven years ago) link
I may have posted elsewhen on ILX my mainest reason for putting it there but shall refrain now.
You're teasing us!
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 17 August 2012 00:58 (eleven years ago) link
"The Walk" is the only one of my top 10 to show up so far, but out of today's I also had Like Cockatoos, The Kiss, Caterpillar and Love Cats. Hanging Garden was the last thing I cut, I think...
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Friday, 17 August 2012 01:30 (eleven years ago) link
Recap of the poll so far:
#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#40 - The Walk, 295 points, 15 votes#39 - The Figurehead, 307 points, 12 votes, 2 #1 votes#38 - Lament, 311 points, 12 votes#37 - The Caterpillar, 323 points, 16 votes#36 - M, 325 points, 14 votes#35 - Shake Dog Shake, 330 points, 17 votes#34 - Untitled, 344 points, 12 votes#33 - The Upstairs Room, 350 points, 13 votes, 1 #1 vote#32 - The Hanging Garden, 352 points, 18 votes#31 - Siamese Twins, 360 points, 11 votes#30 - The Drowning Man, 361 points, 12 votes#29 - The Kiss, 364 points, 13 votes, 1 #1 vote#28 - A Strange Day, 366 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 vote#27 - Like Cockatoos, 368 points, 12 votes, 2 #1 votes#26 - The Lovecats, 378 points, 19 votes
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 17 August 2012 03:52 (eleven years ago) link
I just noticed that "The Upstairs Room" placed higher than its A-Side "The Walk". I wonder if "The Exploding Boy" will place higher than "In Between Days" or if one of the "High" B-Sides will be it too?
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 17 August 2012 03:57 (eleven years ago) link
We have representation of every album through Wish except Mixed Up
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Friday, 17 August 2012 03:59 (eleven years ago) link
Mixed Up was ineligible
― ʘ (sic), Friday, 17 August 2012 04:15 (eleven years ago) link
I was the guy who voted for "The Upstairs Room" as my #1... Sweet rollout as I barely know half of the songs thus far.
― Clarke B., Friday, 17 August 2012 04:17 (eleven years ago) link
"Never Enough" was eligible.
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Friday, 17 August 2012 04:27 (eleven years ago) link