My favourite Cure album.
― Birds in Hell, Thursday, 10 August 2017 21:29 (six years ago) link
My second favourite Cure album after the unimpeachable Pornography. But this is also pretty unimpeachable. I can't understand its inferior reputation. For a while, Smith was making some all-time psychedelia
― imago, Friday, 11 August 2017 07:18 (six years ago) link
I can't understand its inferior reputation either.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Friday, 11 August 2017 12:01 (six years ago) link
My fave cure. I associate it with several other utterly unique paisley pop records from those couple of years: Fegmania, Fried, Around the World in a Day.
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Friday, 11 August 2017 14:11 (six years ago) link
Fried is in my top ten of all time and makes for an excellent point of reference to this. Will have to check out those other two!
― imago, Friday, 11 August 2017 14:15 (six years ago) link
Any other kindred records from that 83-85 kinda timespan I'm all ears
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Friday, 11 August 2017 14:41 (six years ago) link
wait
imago has not heard Around the World in a Day by Prince and the Revolution?????
― this iphone speaks many languages (DJP), Friday, 11 August 2017 15:29 (six years ago) link
Classic.I agree with the poll. "The Empty World" is the only song I'm not that crazy about.
― nicky lo-fi, Friday, 18 August 2017 22:28 (six years ago) link
'The Empty World' rules - love the way the drums are treated on that track.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Friday, 18 August 2017 22:32 (six years ago) link
Has imago heard Around the World in a Day yet tho?
― albvivertine, Friday, 18 August 2017 22:36 (six years ago) link
My second favourite Cure album.
― Duke, Friday, 18 August 2017 22:45 (six years ago) link
ok tomorrow will be prince day
― imago, Saturday, 19 August 2017 00:06 (six years ago) link
I'm crazy about 'the empty world'
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 19 August 2017 00:40 (six years ago) link
holy shit what is this
― imago, Saturday, 19 August 2017 11:16 (six years ago) link
― yesca, Saturday, 19 August 2017 12:39 (six years ago) link
Yeah the latter. It was great! Also why does everyone hate the last track, it rules
― imago, Saturday, 19 August 2017 14:53 (six years ago) link
They were excellent live in this era, and the slightly deeper cuts from the record sounded mighty fine too - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6PefcA58Ho
― MaresNest, Saturday, 19 August 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
one of my favorites. it was the second, or maybe first, full Cure album I ever heard; concurrent with Distintegration. It was rather hard to find in the US for a long time, not sure why; some licensing issue. Still seems like it's the odd-album out in the run up through Wish, but I like it even more because of that. It's always struck me as their most psychedelic album.
― akm, Monday, 21 August 2017 10:02 (six years ago) link
I love this album. The drumming is on par with Boris Williams' an album later.
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 June 2023 00:53 (nine months ago) link
Andy Anderson was massively underrated by everyone
― the new drip king (DJP), Thursday, 29 June 2023 01:40 (nine months ago) link
He hold this thing together; it's why I can't call it "a mess."
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 June 2023 01:44 (nine months ago) link
xp not by me, Concert is the only worthwhile Cure live record. “One Hundred Years” is like bathing in pure fire.
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 29 June 2023 02:18 (nine months ago) link
Also helps there are a ton of excellent bootlegs from his stint in the band. Nearly any recording of an 1984 show kills, even a rough audience tape.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 29 June 2023 04:02 (nine months ago) link
Listening to one now for the hell of it and it's a delight to sense how he transformed things like the "Play for Today" drum part just enough. It's subtle but he does put his own stamp on it.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 29 June 2023 04:09 (nine months ago) link
For some funky Cosmic Nu Wave greatness with Andy Anderson holding it down Seek out Steve Hillage’s OPEN.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 29 June 2023 06:05 (nine months ago) link