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

and bless their lickle hearts they're gonna set oxegen on fire

[the 12 th man]

blood flowers cd
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 ) 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.

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.

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 ,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?

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