that's the verb you use for that idiom, to lick something into shape... I must be missing something
― avellano medio inglés (f. hazel), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 02:01 (four years ago) link
No, I am. I didn't know this idiom existed, much less to be used in a pop song. Thanks!
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 02:09 (four years ago) link
ah man "torture" is amazing
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 02:44 (four years ago) link
i actually like "Hot Hot Hot!!!" the song is just so funky and fun. they were just throwing things at the wall and made a double album out of it. didn't like it as a single and agree with piscesx that "How Beautiful You Are" should have been the single instead. "A Thousand Hours" need to be on the album as it fits in at the perfect time. "Torture" is stunning, so heavy. i would probably only rank "Shiver and Shake" and "Hey You" in the meh category. the later might just be a product of being left off of the original CD version and never really found it's way back. my two cents in 2020 and good piece Alfred.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 04:09 (four years ago) link
today i would probably vote for "All I Want."
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 04:10 (four years ago) link
We happen to be sitting in our living room, watching a TV production of their 40th Anniversary concert (Hyde Park, London), with closed captioning on. I’ve really never paid attention to his lyrics before, but a lot of them kinda read like “dummy” lyrics... I dunno.
― I eat fast foods (morrisp), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 04:24 (four years ago) link
Every song on this is so good, except for "A Thousand Hours" which I hate
― DJP, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 12:52 (four years ago) link
― Bee OK, Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Thank you. I prefer the Mixed Up version of HHH!!! but the vocal is an intestinal cramp.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 13:01 (four years ago) link
you’re an intestinal cramp
― DJP, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 13:03 (four years ago) link
*groan*
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 13:04 (four years ago) link
I love this record and I really love the b-sides disc it came with. My favourite orange thing in the world.
https://www.popsike.com/pix/20120318/251020704065.jpg
― Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 13:04 (four years ago) link
omigod
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 13:07 (four years ago) link
Oh that is beautiful
― DJP, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 13:20 (four years ago) link
I would cut Torture and Fight (both cheesy in similar ways) but the rest is perfect. Why Can’t I Be You also grates. It took me a while to get into them but these days, besides the obvious ones, 1000 Hours (Dan you are crazy) and Icing Sugar are amongst my faves.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 14:17 (four years ago) link
FOR HOW MUCH LOOOONGER CAN I CATERWAUL LIKE A SAD VULTURE INTO THIS WIIII-HIIIIII-HINND
― DJP, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 14:25 (four years ago) link
https://ssl.adam.com/graphics/images/en/19578.jpg
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 14:35 (four years ago) link
I would ditch Snakepit, Shiver and Shake, Torture, and Fight. Only saving Hey You because the album title is in the lyrics and Hot Hot Hot because of the kervorkian remix.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 14:42 (four years ago) link
saving Hey You because the album title is in the lyricsthe album title is literally the first line of the first track, "The Kiss"
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 14:50 (four years ago) link
Bonus, then I’m happy to ditch Hey You too! Are there other albums where the title appears in the lyrics to different songs?
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 15:03 (four years ago) link
All this debate underscores my point -- thanks to Alfred for singling it out -- that the band essentially provided a full array of choices and left you to decide what works best.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 15:08 (four years ago) link
xp: Yes, Wish is another album that has two potential title tracks.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 15:11 (four years ago) link
"The Snakepit" and "Torture" are among the best songs on the album, IMO.
At one point I'd turned this album into a very angry/disjointed playlist:
The KissTortureHow Beautiful You Are...The SnakepitAll I WantLike CockatoosShiver and ShakeFight
^^^ 100% baller IMO
Also, I played "Fight" in high school English class after we discussed "Do not go gentle into that good night" and got a bunch of the honors metalheads into the album.
― DJP, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 16:23 (four years ago) link
Yeah I dunno. I find Fight pretty cringey these days. And Torture is mostly ruined by that dated horn preset.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 16:29 (four years ago) link
Snakepit, If Only Tonight and Cuckatoos are all-time though.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 16:30 (four years ago) link
"Torture" has a cracker of a bass line.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 16:32 (four years ago) link
Boris/Simon/Pearl are so good on this album
― DJP, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 16:34 (four years ago) link
Listening to this straight through for the first time in ages and I severely underrate this album
― DJP, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 17:25 (four years ago) link
every song on this is flawless even the bad ones
― orifex, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
I listened to that bright orange 12" of b-sides more than the actual album. Also I really loved the cover art during this era of the Cure, aside from the music. My favorite of all their logos!
― avellano medio inglés (f. hazel), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 18:30 (four years ago) link
Amazed I still have my vinyl copy of this after regrettably purging so many good quality records and CDs during my teen years.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 18:33 (four years ago) link
It's my favorite Cure album. I think "A Japanese Dream" and "Breathe" should've been on it instead of "Shiver and Shake" and "A Thousand Hours", but it was an embarrassment of riches really.
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 23:48 (four years ago) link
hi!
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 23 April 2020 03:28 (four years ago) link
speaking of b-sides that should've replaced lesser album cuts, "a chain of flowers" is actually one of their best songs, full stop.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Sunday, 10 May 2020 20:45 (four years ago) link