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
Oops, I meant if one of the "High" B-Sides will BEAT it...
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 17 August 2012 04:48 (eleven years ago) link
non-album single! 12" remix was later compiled on remix compilation album
― ʘ (sic), Friday, 17 August 2012 04:53 (eleven years ago) link
the High b-sides were all cut late from my ballot
The Exploding Boy was not
― ʘ (sic), Friday, 17 August 2012 04:54 (eleven years ago) link
Jeez, I'm just thinking: if 'Let's Go to Bed' places higher than 'Lament' I will not be pleased.
― Austin, Friday, 17 August 2012 05:15 (eleven years ago) link
so the top votes so far are:
26 - The Lovecats, 378 points, 19 votes32 - The Hanging Garden, 352 points, 18 votes35 - Shake Dog Shake, 330 points, 17 votes37 - The Caterpillar, 323 points, 16 votes(t)28 - A Strange Day, 366 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 vote(t)40 - The Walk, 295 points, 15 votes
― Bee OK, Friday, 17 August 2012 05:44 (eleven years ago) link
There are still about 15 singles that I'd say are a lock, so that leaves room for approximately 10 more album tracks and b-sides.
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 17 August 2012 06:00 (eleven years ago) link
I could see "10:15" placing higher than "Killing an Arab".
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 17 August 2012 06:02 (eleven years ago) link
I can't think of a Cure poll where this wouldn't happen tbh
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Friday, 17 August 2012 06:14 (eleven years ago) link
Still not a lot from my ballot so far:
15. The Kiss24. Shake Dog Shake25. The Figurehead35. In Your House
But there were a lot of songs that I cut from my list that I might have voted for on a different day, like "Siamese Twins", "Like Cockatoos", "M", "Six Different Ways", "High" ...
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 17 August 2012 06:37 (eleven years ago) link
Still only four from my ballot, but I expect the top 25 to have a lot more in common with my list than 26-50.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 17 August 2012 06:42 (eleven years ago) link
1) The Figurehead2) Siamese Twins5) The Drowning Man27)A Strange Day28) M29) Shake Dog Shake31) The Upstairs Room
That's really kind of weird, that clustering.
― passive-aggressive display name (aldo), Friday, 17 August 2012 07:34 (eleven years ago) link
Is there anyone here who submited a ballot but didn't get an acknowledgement from me? Too late to do anything about it now but I'm curious.
― nate woolls, Friday, 17 August 2012 10:04 (eleven years ago) link
Alfred were you the other #1 for Like Cockatoos?
no, that was me! there are relevant stories, but
― sarahell, Friday, 17 August 2012 10:10 (eleven years ago) link
Going for a pint after work so I'm starting early today
#25 - Push, 387 points, 15 votes
The Head on the Door, 1985
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR3gr2k-B5E
― nate woolls, Friday, 17 August 2012 14:48 (eleven years ago) link
you bastards
but at least it didn't hit the top 10, which is what I was afraid of
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Friday, 17 August 2012 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
Woohoo!!! Though I thought it was Top 20 for sure.
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 17 August 2012 15:18 (eleven years ago) link
Seriously I can't see how you'd deny that guitar riff.
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 17 August 2012 15:20 (eleven years ago) link
^ this, for real
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 17 August 2012 15:22 (eleven years ago) link