the cure are back..huraah!

[ccfcman]

yes the strange neo-grunge/electro genius that is the cure those with any taste in music check 'em out ere (http://launch.com)

and bless their lickle hearts they're gonna set oxegen (http://www.oxegen.ie) on fire

[the 12 th man]

blood flowers cd :cool:
all cats are grey!!!!

[ccfcman]

true that but cliff richard passed in the 50's so go wit it!duran durans recent revival and also that of the pixies (for financial reasons :rolleyes: ) has seen a new influx of the real "old school" even bowie is getting in on the act claiming his set @ the isle of white and oxegen ferstivals will be a rejuvination of the new romantic scene.ah great hmmm time for a spot of new order methinks.

[noby]

neo-grunge/electro


neo-grunge?? I've heard them called lots of things but...
I mean, they had their best material behind them before anyone used the word grunge.

Also looking forward to seeing them in oxygen though.

Conor, fair enough if you hate their music, but you've listed a few bands there that also play on an image.
In fact, most bands do.

[the 12 th man]

im a fan but i hated the love cats ,why cant i be you type of stuff they did
for a couple of years.

joy division were ground breakers and their music is still excellent to listen to today.mr curtis topped himself on the eve of their us tour :(

the bunnymen were another fantastic underrated band who have some excellent stuff to their credit-heaven up here-ocean rain.......

[Plastic Paddy]

And Robert Smith's way too old to keep flogging it. Lots of black and basketball boots may have passed in 1989, but not 2004.

Ditto. I do wish someone would tell Fat Bob that he's fat (oh yes he is, in an overfed-pussycat kind of way), in his late forties and happily married with several kids. Not a teenager on a the-world-doesn't-geddit or a no-one-understands-me style downer. And, what's worse, he's still churning out the same **** that the Cure were making in 1989. I liked it then, but now it sounds tired and dated.

Come in fatman, your time is well and truly up.

:rolleyes: PP

[max power]

i believe robert smith has put on about 6 stone snice he appeared in public last, is he secretly marlon brando ??? close to you, lullaby, buy don't cry, classic songs, pity they are only of the only decent acts at oxegen or i'd bother going

[ccfcman]

the smiths were top notch and i love morrissey*oooh controversial*.u gotta check out his new album,its scaringly excellent especially 'irish blood,english heart'.of course in this trhread of reminisscing one has to think about some tears for frears

[Plastic Paddy]

the smiths were top notch and i love morrissey*oooh controversial*.u gotta check out his new album,its scaringly excellent especially 'irish blood,english heart'.of course in this trhread of reminisscing one has to think about some tears for frears

Have you listened to "Hot Hot Hot" from 1987 or "Disintegration" from 1989? If you like what the Cure are doing now then you should really enjoy those two albums. :)

FWIW, the title track from the latter is probably my all-time favourite Cure song. Dark and brooding. Nice.

:D PP

[the 12 th man]

in this trhread of reminisscing one has to think about some tears for frears

you know that it all ended in tears :rolleyes: ,as roland and curt fell out over something and dont talk to each other any more

[ccfcman]

this thread i hope will take a new turn!
anybody like rage against the machine?
in my naivety i would recommend: bloc party, kasabian, kill kennada, portishead, idlewild and a spot of the killers as some spot on listnenig at the mo.

[Plastic Paddy]

in my naivety i would recommend: bloc party, kasabian, kill kennada, portishead, idlewild and a spot of the killers as some spot on listnenig at the mo.

Don't call it naivety. There's no crime in being young; you just get to approach everything with fresh eyes, and that's no bad thing. Just witness the rantings of some of the frazzled elders on here to see why. :)

Considering my music of choice is almost always either techno or hard(er) house, I've been pleasantly surprised by Idlewild and The Doves. I've also just heard Modest Mouse's new single, which IMHO is excellent.

Could guitars be making a comeback chez PP? :eek:

;) PP

[ccfcman]

re:techno et al

catain ahab ;) top funkin notch IMO

ooh geetars then is it,actually im lost in the worl of music and i really dont like ppl sayin oh thats sh!t etc and being v.stereotypical etc. but i really cannot get to grips w/ thios new singer/songwriter phaze ie.david kitt,norah jones. way too melodic altogether!

the killer are class

[ccfcman]

in the process of settiung up a http::/ ip. adress music server at the mo runnin from my pc when online!

[noby]

I liked A Forest and Catch, and the Disintegartion album had its moments, and that song 'However Much'. But Lovecats was vomit...

They knew how to pull a pop song out of the bag when they wanted to alright.
Must admit I like Love Cats though. Much better than that 'radio friendly' Friday I'm in love.


ps by However Much, do you mean Never Enough?

pps ccfcman. Moz is only controversial if you read British tabloids.
'We'll let you know' is a great song about football hooligans. They could play it over the PA this evening.

"We're all smiles
Then, honest, I swear, it's the turnstiles
That make us hostile"

[tiktok]

'Just like Heaven' and 'Catch' from Hot Hot Hot would be my favourite cure songs, think they're past it at this stage though, saw them on (i think it was ) Jonathon Ross recently and was left feeling, 'so what'

[Sheridan]

The Cure are brilliant. I wish they'd re-record Charlotte Sometimes.

I'm not a huge fan of popular music, but The Cure are one of the few groups who can infuse it with genuinely evocative atmosphere (even popular tracks like Close to Me; the version without the horrible f*cking brass in it, anyway.)

[NorthoftheLee]

The Cure are one of the all time great English Bands and to try and capture them using love cats is a travesty.............Their real early stuff is great which includes classics like Grinding Halt, Fire in Cairo, Accuracy, Boys Don't cry, Killing an Arab and one of my top 3 cure songs (A Forest)...they went real dark with Faith & Pornography..(some real great tracks there too Primary and One Hundred Years to name 2) ..some heavy **** also there.......They really lightened up then with Japanese wispers which included the infamous love cats song... The Top was another great album which inlcudes Shake Dog Shake and The Caterpillar.....The Concert (a live album) with unreleases B-sides was released then...some real dark **** on teh b sides.....head on the door was next...a solid album....kiss me kiss me kiss me was next and it is a class album....2 favourites are just like heaven and hot hot hot...Disentigration was next and although quite dark at times has some really great songs on it...like Pictures of You and Lullaby......Mised up a remix album was next and I didnt like that at all.....close to me remix was good tho....Kinda lost interest after that so cant really comment much on albums after that because I dont own them....Did get teh Galore album...dont really have much time for the later stuff...........
they were a great bands live, just watch teh live video Orange...classic stuff....but they still should be able to put ona good show, even if robert is the only one left...the band members changed so often it was funny....

[WeAreRovers]

Bang on Northofthelee. The Cure are easily one of the best English bands of the eighties and Just Like Heaven is one of my favourite songs of all time.

I'd nearly consider going to Oxegen just to see The Cure but the 40,000 puking teenagers would put me off. Conor - go out and buy the Cure's Greatest Hits, I guarantee even you'll like it.

KOH

[NorthoftheLee]

Checked the listing.

It has Boys Don't Cry, Inbetween Days, Lovecats, Friday I'm in Love and a host of songs I hate.

I just remembered the really good song they had, which was 'Play for Today'...which is not on the greatest hits album.

Wasn't really one for the Smiths either. Thought Marr made them, and he preferred Electronica anyway...now they were a good band...

The Concert , the Cure Live .....Listen to that Conor....great Album....I had the cassette version and it had the B-sides but when I got it on CD the b-side were missing :(

[noby]

Dury's 'Spasticus Autisticus'...

After that song was banned by the BBC, they played it at every gig, right up to the very end.



Speaking of Killing an Arab, how about a compilation of songs 'banned' during the Gulf war (pt1)

Something Happens - Parachute
Bangles - Walk like an Egyptian
Desmond Dekker - Israelites
Phil Collins - In the air tonight
Anything by Bomb the Bass
Anything by Massive attack
Carter USM - Bloodsports for all
Doors - Light My Fire
A-ha - Hunting high and low

[noby]

Checked the listing.

It has Boys Don't Cry, Inbetween Days, Lovecats, Friday I'm in Love and a host of songs I hate.

I just remembered the really good song they had, which was 'Play for Today'...which is not on the greatest hits album.


Staring at the Sea is an early singles collection. Granted it still has Boys Don't Cry, Inbetween Days and Lovecats; it also has Play for today and some other good songs - A forest, Charlotte sometimes.




Wasn't really one for the Smiths either. Thought Marr made them, and he preferred Electronica anyway...now they were a good band...

In fairness Marr & Morrissey made them

Is Electronica still on the go? I remember Marr having a stint in The The, but haven't heard much from him since then

[NorthoftheLee]

After that song was banned by the BBC, they played it at every gig, right up to the very end.



Speaking of Killing an Arab, how about a compilation of songs 'banned' during the Gulf war (pt1)

Something Happens - Parachute
Bangles - Walk like an Egyptian
Desmond Dekker - Israelites
Phil Collins - In the air tonight
Anything by Bomb the Bass
Anything by Massive attack
Carter USM - Bloodsports for all
Doors - Light My Fire
A-ha - Hunting high and low

The Cure -Fire in Cairo
Shaggy - Mr Bombastic
Gloria Gayner - It's Raining Men (well limbs, arms etc..) :eek:

[joeSoap]

Rage Against The Machine- Killing in the Name Of.

[NorthoftheLee]

Rage Against The Machine- Killing in the Name Of.

WAR ON TERROR???? am i right?? :D

[WeAreRovers]

Checked the listing.

It has Boys Don't Cry, Inbetween Days, Lovecats, Friday I'm in Love and a host of songs I hate.

I just remembered the really good song they had, which was 'Play for Today'...which is not on the greatest hits album.

Wasn't really one for the Smiths either. Thought Marr made them, and he preferred Electronica anyway...now they were a good band...

What the hell is wrong with Inbetween Days? It has the immortal lyric "Well I know I was wrong when I said it was true that it couldn't be me or be her in between without you" all sung in one breath.

Agree with you about The Smiths - most over-rated band in history. When it comes to Manchester and the 80s nobody comes near the mighty New Order.

KOH

[corkharps]

I always thought of the Cure as second rate but harmless, in between days is a great New Order rip off!
The Smiths,New Order, The Fall, Princesstinymeat,Stump......I could go on for hours!

[Pat O' Banton]

I always thought of the Cure as second rate but harmless, in between days is a great New Order rip off!
The Smiths,New Order, The Fall, Princesstinymeat,Stump......I could go on for hours!

You forgot to mention The Jesus and Mary Chain. Psychocandy is one of the greatest albums of all time.

[the 12 th man]

You forgot to mention The Jesus and Mary Chain. .


useless trivia:the guitar on the "father ted" theme music is neil hannon (divine comedy)playing one of the reid brothers guitars(from jesus & mary) as it has a special sound out of it :D

[NorthoftheLee]

They were extremely good, but Manchester produced better in the 80s IMHO, particularly The Stone Roses and 808 State.

Much later 80's circa 89 ish...............agreed tho........stone roses were great......the manchester sound at that time was great with happy mondays, teh charlatans, inspiral carpets etc....

[Pat O' Banton]

Much later 80's circa 89 ish...............agreed tho........stone roses were great......the manchester sound at that time was great with happy mondays, teh charlatans, inspiral carpets etc....

Think The Charlatans were from the west midlands, except for Tim Burgess who is from Altringham or somewhere spelt like that.

[Pat O' Banton]

It was the keyboard player, Rob Collins, who is sadly deceased now, after being killed in a car crash.

[corkharps]

Never mind Manchester,Cork was the real home of music in the eighties!( suckin up to the natives!)
Microdisney,Stump,5 go down to the sea,....typical I can't think of anymore! :eek:

[Macy]

Two of the Carpets are from Oldham afaik, including Clint Boon hence the Oldham Band thing. Rest are Mancs.

The Charlatans - Burgess was born in Manch, grew up in Northwich (Manc overspill). Rob Collins is from Manchester. The rest are from North Midlands, previously in various mod bands.

Brown and Squire were from Timperley, which is close enough to Altrincham, so that's where that might have come from.

Surprised at you Conor, for a big dance head, slagging off something that Mike Pickering was involved with. (Still shíte though).

Mick Hucknall, what a untc.

[WeAreRovers]

Brown and Squire were from Timperley, which is close enough to Altrincham, so that's where that might have come from.

Mick Hucknall, what a untc.

Macy - Who's Timperley's most famous son? Frank Sidebottom. Now there's a real star, none of your Stone Roses nonsense. ;)

As for Mick Hucknall, you're right he a total cnut but he has one redeeming feature. Him and his manager set up Blood & Fire Records which is one of the best Reggae reissue labels there is. Without Blood & Fire there'd be loads of great stuff which would have been lost forever. Still a cnut though.

KOH

[Pat O' Banton]

Frank Sidebottom, now your talking real music; particularly fond of his cover of 'I should be so lucky'.. was always dragged out for Match of the Day when Altringham were in the Third round of the FA Cup. Also he was on 'Hit the North' with Mark and Lard when they started on Radio 5. Fcuking hilarious.

[nlgbbbblth]

Frank Sidebottom, now your talking real music; particularly fond of his cover of 'I should be so lucky'.. was always dragged out for Match of the Day when Altringham were in the Third round of the FA Cup. Also he was on 'Hit the North' with Mark and Lard when they started on Radio 5. Fcuking hilarious.

ha
I have a Frank Sidebottom double LP - 5 / 9 /88

hilarious
picked up a Best Of CD last year too

[thecorner]

catch

just like heaven

six different ways

the list goes on and on.

one of the best bands of ur generation

[thecorner]

i have compiled a dvd full of cure rare stuff and videos

nearly 3 hours long..contains cure live at glastonbury, unplugged,old TOTP appearances and videos

if anybody interested pm me and ill let u know details



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[Macy]

Frank Sidebottom, now your talking real music; particularly fond of his cover of 'I should be so lucky'.. was always dragged out for Match of the Day when Altringham were in the Third round of the FA Cup. Also he was on 'Hit the North' with Mark and Lard when they started on Radio 5. Fcuking hilarious.
He was banned from Alty, as he was bad luck (must have kept going, minus head considering where they're languishing around now). Only a glory hunter anyway, ditching Timperley Big Shorts every time Alty had a cup run. Used to go a few Altrincham games (and also a few Bury games), some great games in the early rounds of the Cup - Clive Freeman against Chester* (when they were still a league team) won Goal of the Month. Sad to see their demise when the likes of Macc went on to the league (Alty were always the better club!).

Conference football would want to have improved since I last saw it, if people are claiming the eL premier is below that standard.

*btw The Deva Stadium in Chester would be a good model for eL teams IMO. Nice compact, simple 6,000 capacity. Standing at the two ends, seats down the two sides.

[WeAreRovers]

[QUOTE=Macy]He was banned from Alty, as he was bad luck (must have kept going, minus head considering where they're languishing around now). Only a glory hunter anyway, ditching Timperley Big Shorts every time Alty had a cup run. Used to go a few Altrincham games (and also a few Bury games), some great games in the early rounds of the Cup - Clive Freeman against Chester* (when they were still a league team) won Goal of the Month. Sad to see their demise when the likes of Macc went on to the league (Alty were always the better club!).

QUOTE]

Macy - in real life he's a City fan. :rolleyes:

Top bloke though, stayed in ours whenever he was playing in Dublin. Total and utter alcoholic, had to Western Union his gig fees back to his missus after every show so he wouldn't drink it.

Lived in the Isle of Man....for tax reasons. :D

KOH

[Macy]

Macy - in real life he's a City fan. :rolleyes:

Top bloke though, stayed in ours whenever he was playing in Dublin. Total and utter alcoholic, had to Western Union his gig fees back to his missus after every show so he wouldn't drink it.

Lived in the Isle of Man....for tax reasons. :D

KOH
Yeah, knew he was a liar - think he did some on the pitch stuff for them pre Moonchester :rolleyes: , and I think he put out some version of blue moon....

Most siddy fans have "problems" so not surprised he's a dipso.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Staring at the Sea is an early singles collection. Granted it still has Boys Don't Cry, Inbetween Days and Lovecats; it also has Play for today and some other good songs - A forest, Charlotte sometimes.




In fairness Marr & Morrissey made them

Is Electronica still on the go? I remember Marr having a stint in The The, but haven't heard much from him since then

Seem to remember a rather excellent quote from mozzer circa 94. When asked if The Smiths would get back together he said no. when asked asked if he'd ever work with Marr again he said "Well if he gets tired of his Metallica nonsense my door is always open"

[ccfcman]

xsqueez me but holy sh1t i got me a dv-video of the oxegen tingy and they were fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckin unreal!

[the 12 th man]

Frank Sidebottom, now your talking real music; particularly fond of his cover of 'I should be so lucky'.



didnt he have a small puppet version of himself who he would incorporate into the act.:frank junior i think he called it.
he was an absolute star.
was that a peg on his nose or something as he sounded permanently blocked up.

[NorthoftheLee]

So were they good or crap at Punchestown?

A freind of mine thought they were the worst band he ever saw, and left. Said thousands of others were streaming out as the Cure played on and on...

from what I heard, they were excellent.......

[Plastic Paddy]

The Cure were so Gay with all that make up, nail varnish...

Get into some manly music like Saxon, Anthrax etc...

"Manly" music? As played by musicians with long hair, make up, nail varnish...

:rolleyes: PP

[Pat O' Banton]

didnt he have a small puppet version of himself who he would incorporate into the act.:frank junior i think he called it.
he was an absolute star.
was that a peg on his nose or something as he sounded permanently blocked up.

Puppet was called little Frank and he had a girlfriend called Denise. As part of the act big Frank disliked little Frank, which even for an stage show could be seen as a little worrying.

His compilation ABC&D is difficult to find but well worth getting hold of, for the aforementioned ‘I should be so lucky’, the football songs and particularly his cover of Anarchy in the UK called Anarchy in Timperly. :D

[the 12 th man]

to the air of "there aint no cure for the summertime blues"

"i sent little frank out to get me a visa"
"but little frankie brought me back a pepperoni pizza"......
............priceless stuff........ :D

[Pat O' Banton]

The Cure were so Gay with all that make up, nail varnish...

Get into some manly music like Saxon, Anthrax etc...

Took your advice and threw out all my Cure albums and bought some Saxon CD’s a few Whitesnake and a couple of Kiss records.
And do you know what your right, my testosterone levels jumped by500%, I got voted the worlds greatest and most prolific lover, got selected for the Irish weight lifting team for the Olympics, got a job as a lumberjack and then went out and drank 50 pints of Stella and didn’t get drunk.

:rolleyes:

The only problem is now everyone thinks I’ve got sh*te taste in music