The Cure Survivor - Pornography

[bono_212]

Well, that was by far the most riveting competition we've seen. Every song received a vote, and it even looked like we could have had a five-way tie at one point.

But, in the end, three songs reigned supreme and they will be joining the tier 2 survivor, which currently stands as:

Primary - 9 votes
All Cats are Grey - 8 Votes
The Funeral Party - 8 votes
*Joining*
Play for Today
A Forest
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We now move on to the Pornography survivor. Due to the weekend, I'll leave this poll open for 72 hours.

Pornography is a Tier 1 album and will be having four songs go through so please VOTE FOR YOUR 4 FAVORITES!

I'm sure some of you are going to have a lot of fun with this thread and work internet-blockers.

 

[bono_212]

The only thing I know for sure is that I'm NOT voting for the title track and that I am voting for A Strange Day.

 

[Axver]

A Strange Day and Cold are two of my top ten Cure songs. They're easy votes. One Hundred Years isn't far behind and slots in at third.

Not sure about fourth though - possibly The Hanging Garden but I'll give the album another spin before deciding. Rest of the album really trails well behind Cold, A Strange Day, and One Hundred Years for me.

 

[LemonMelon]

I've never been able to warm to this album, but I still like about half the tracks, pretty much all in the first half:

One Hundred Years
A Short Term Effect
The Hanging Garden (rocks pretty fucking hard)
A Strange Day (it's really that Joy Division style guitar that gets me)

Cold is also worthy and I wouldn't really mind if it went through. The title track is shit. Everything else is just that same plodding beat with Robert moaning about cutting himself. Better than Faith? Please.

 

[bono_212]

I must fight this sickness...find a

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CURE

 

[liamcool]

Oh, this is a fucking cruel poll.

 

[djerdap]

A masterpiece. I recommend everyone to listen to the Trilogy live version. The title track is more flashed out. Great, ominous melody.

Siamese Twins, The Figurehead and The Hanging Garden.

But the fact that I haven't had the chance to pick One Hundred Years and A Strange Day says a lot.

 

[bono_212]

I'm only at work for a few hours today, but I'll find the time to fit a listen in. I'm having a very hard time selecting four tracks at the moment.

 

[bollox]

Really hard to pick just four. And I accidentally voted for just three. D'oh.

 

[bono_212]

I'll manually add a fourth for you.

 

[iron yuppie]

The Figurehead will definitely be one of my choices.

I will never be clean again...chilling stuff.

 

[djerdap]

I'll manually add a fourth for you.

Fuck. Do that for me as well if you can. One Hundred Years.

Thanks!

 

[bono_212]

No problem, I realize the fluctuations can be confusing.

 

[djerdap]

Nah, you're doing great work, we can still read but we're too lazy do to it.

 

[bollox]

I'll manually add a fourth for you.

Cheers! It'll come down to a coin flip between Hanging Garden/Siamese Twins, I'll let you know.

 

[djerdap]

Siamese Twins needs help, do that one!

 

[bollox]

Was thinking the same thing; Siamese Twins it is!

 

[Axver]

All of you, vote for Cold!

 

[Axver]

Just gave the album a spin to settle my fourth vote, and I'd forgotten just how good The Figurehead and A Short Term Effect are. Still, I think The Hanging Garden is a shade superior to both of them and it won my final vote ... though now looking at the poll, A Short Term Effect could really use some love. Must admit I've always found Siamese Twins to be a complete dud.

A Strange Day/Cold has to be one of the best pairings of songs on any Cure album outside of Faith.

 

[bono_212]

My re listen was a surprise as well. Going with Siamese Twins, The Figurehead, A Strange Day and Cold.

 

[liamcool]

The Figurehead, because that may just be my favourite Cure song. The rest I literally picked at random. *shrug*

 

[iron yuppie]

My choices:

One Hundred Years
The Hanging Garden
Siamese Twins
The Figurehead

 

[bono_212]

Phew, it looks like we won't end up with a 6-way tie, like I was afraid of

 

[djerdap]

Siamese Twins should get more credit. I blame Axver. You're all kissing his ass anyway.

 

[the tourist]

I remember this album took awhile to grow on me. But I liked it a lot in the end. I should listen to it again sometime as it's been ages.

 

[Axver]

Siamese Twins should get more credit. I blame Axver. You're all kissing his ass anyway.

I'm mystified that Siamese Twins is doing as well as Cold, which is probably my #1 Cure song. Siamese Twins is easily one of the worst songs from the 17S/Faith/Pornography period.

 

[bono_212]

Siamese Twins actually has one more vote than Cold

 

[djerdap]

Cold is actually my least favourite Pornography song.

 

[Axver]

Cold is actually my least favourite Pornography song.

You are dead to me.

You should not be allowed to procreate.

 

[Hewson]

you should not be allowed to procreate.