The reissues are definitely worth a look. But I think you did right to get off the train after Wish. None of their recordings since then have done anything for me.
Yes! that makes it look as though I had a clue. Thanks Fickles. Now I can be a music connesconnosur snob.
Close to Me remains one of my favourites down the years. That was from The Head on the Door, I think? It was a few years before I knew anyone else that liked them.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
Yes! that makes it look as though I had a clue. Thanks Fickles. Now I can be a music connesconnosur snob.
LOL
Originally Posted by thothkins
Close to Me remains one of my favourites down the years. That was from The Head on the Door, I think?
Close to Me was indeed from The Head on the Door, as were In Between Days and A Night Like This. Of the tracks on that album not released as singles, my favorite is Push.
Cure discussion? Since you didn't ask, the definitive (*) top 5 albums are
1. Head on the Door 2. Disintegration 3. 17 Seconds 4. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me 5. Pornography
(*) Subject to change based on mood, the weather, time of day and what happens to be in the car at the time.
It's funny how tensions lead to removal of Lawerence Tolhurst (Lol, before the letters were used for something else), with Gallop and others famously declaring he did nothing in the band, yet the quality unmistakably dropped in his absence. He must have added something to the mix, even if it was just to antagonise everyone.
Andy Bey's Shades Of Bey. (1998) Outstanding jazz singing, and a great cast of musicians. Including one of my all-time favorites: The pianist/composer Geri Allen.
Hey, Kids! My "Cranky and Kitschy" collage art is now viewable on ipernity! Drop by and tell me that I sent you. *updated often!*
1. Head on the Door 2. Japanese Whispers EP 3. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me 4. Disintegration 5. Wish
As for Queen I loved the video for Radio Ga Ga, set in Metropolis. I hadn't seen Metropolis when the Queen video came out, but the tiny clips and images I had seen had already marked it out as something special.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
I thought Tolhurst was fired before Disintegration?
He was dismissed before it was released, but is still credited on the album ("Other instruments"). There are conflicting stories as to how much (if at all) he contributed.
Long as we're talking about the Cure, it's worth mentioning Robert Smith's contributions to Siouxsie and the Banshees. He had TWO stints as the Banshees' guitarist, and was the prime mover behind their wonderful cover of the Beatles' "Dear Prudence".
And, as heretical as it might sound, I think the Banshees' "Nocturne" and "Hyaena", both with Smith on guitar, are both underrated albums.
Most likely inspired by the Dear Prudence cover posted above, I've spent a good portion of this weekend rediscovering the Beatles. And when all is said and done, my favorite Beatles album still is, and will always be, this one:
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