Random Music Talk XLII: Championship Vinyl Aux Holes

[iron yuppie]

Well, ever song exists on the bonus disc.

But yeah, I never listen to Three Imaginary Boys, and no one ever should.

I listen to it.




Really, though, for me it is about a stubborn and not entirely rational desire to adhere to the band's canon. Boys Don't Cry is a compilation, after all.

 

[cobl04]

Props to Cobbs for stealing the title of Interference's premier bigot from yours truly.

My heart does not go pitty-pat for no rat.

 

[Danny Boy]

Well, ever song exists on the bonus disc.

But yeah, I never listen to Three Imaginary Boys, and no one ever should.

Killing an Arab is not on the remaster, I think because RS fears having his throat slit in the middle of the night. I actually bought a Cure Greatest Hits album from Ukraine just to get the remastered version of KAA.

I'm pretty sure that RS had total creative control over the remasters, so it's interesting that he left TIB as is. He also killed off Japanese Whispers, which was also a compilation of sorts.

 

[u2popmofo]

Killing an Arab is not on the remaster, I think because RS fears having his throat slit in the middle of the night. I actually bought a Cure Greatest Hits album from Ukraine just to get the remastered version of KAA.

I'm pretty sure that RS had total creative control over the remasters, so it's interesting that he left TIB as is. He also killed off Japanese Whispers, which was also a compilation of sorts.

Killing an Arab was on Boys Don't Cry, not 3 Imaginary Boys. The Remaster was for 3 Imaginary Boys, not Boys Don't Cry.

 

[Danny Boy]

Killing an Arab was on Boys Don't Cry, not 3 Imaginary Boys. The Remaster was for 3 Imaginary Boys, not Boys Don't Cry.

Oh, I know, but all the other tracks from that era are on the bonus disc. Killing an Arab was an intentional omission.

 

[u2popmofo]

All I know is that Fire In Cairo is one of my favorite Cure tracks. Grinding Halt is pretty high up there too.

 

[iron yuppie]

It's strange as well that The Walk, The Lovecats, and Let's Go to Bed do not appear on the reissues, but Charlotte Sometimes does.

 

[Danny Boy]

It's strange as well that The Walk, The Lovecats, and Let's Go to Bed do not appear on the reissues, but Charlotte Sometimes does.

You have to get Greatest Hits to get the remastered versions of those tracks. Between that and Join the Dots, Japanese Whispers is covered.

And that remaster of Charlotte Sometimes sounds bloody awful.

 

[Danny Boy]

All I know is that Fire In Cairo is one of my favorite Cure tracks. Grinding Halt is pretty high up there too.

 

[bono_212]

Charlotte Sometimes is from a different era than the other non-album singles, is it not?

 

[u2popmofo]

The '80's compilation, 'Staring at the Sea', was actually my first Cure "cd". Even though it was a compilation, I probably would have told you it was one of my all time favorite "cd's", for years and years. Such a good compilation. I even like how it was paced, which is so rare for comps / greatest hits.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I like to stare at the sea.

Don't know much about the Cure, though. I know their big singles, and like most of them.

 

[iron yuppie]

Charlotte Sometimes is from a different era than the other non-album singles, is it not?

Yeah, it dates from a few years prior.

 

[iron yuppie]

The '80's compilation, 'Staring at the Sea', was actually my first Cure "cd". Even though it was a compilation, I probably would have told you it was one of my all time favorite "cd's", for years and years. Such a good compilation. I even like how it was paced, which is so rare for comps / greatest hits.

They are one of those rare bands who had both a rock-solid singles discography and stunningly coherent albums. You can't say that for many Post-Punk or New Wave bands.

 

[lazarus]

But yeah, I never listen to Three Imaginary Boys, and no one ever should.

I heard it was one of Michael Jackson's favorite albums.

 

[lazarus]

Actually, I guess Boys Don't Cry and Pornography are up there too.

 

[martha]

Isn't there a Cure thread somewhere?

 

[u2popmofo]

There's a thread for essentially everything, but it's sort of a lost cause.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Isn't there a Cure thread somewhere?

Lulz

 

[LemonMelon]

Isn't there a Cure thread somewhere?

99% of these and similar questions are asked by people who hate the band in question.

Note that even Scumbo jumped on board with this discussion without protest.

 

[martha]

99% of these and similar questions are asked by people who hate the band in question.

You caught me.

 

[bono_212]

Isn't there a Cure thread somewhere?

I'm trying to let that thread die a painful death. I'm bitter about the lack of new material

 

[u2popmofo]

4:13 sucked. I'm ok with admitting that now.

 

[bono_212]

I loved it, but...then no followup album came .

 

[iron yuppie]

4:13 sucked. I'm ok with admitting that now.

It did, it did.

 

[bono_212]

 

[LemonMelon]

You caught me.

Elementary, my dear Martha.

Class is taking forever to staaaart. It's not like I want to be doing a sociology/criminology course at 7 PM as it is.

 

[bono_212]

I can't remember if I've ever heard Separation Sunday...I feel like I have. Anyways, I feel like rocking a bit, let's do this.

 

[PhilsFan]

The Cure is one of those bands I've never tried to get into. The few songs I've sampled ... they just seem slightly out of my taste range, for lack of a better way of putting it.

 

[bono_212]

As long as you listen to disintegration at least once, I can accept this.