The Cure Seventeen Seconds
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onionbubs
August 10th 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

doubt is the weakest on faith by a mile. if i was swapping any song for charlotte itd easily be that



i dont really think charlotte sometimes would have fit though. feels almost a bit more proto pornog than it feels cut from faiths own cloth

artiswar
August 10th 2024


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I won't tolerate Faith slander but yeah, Doubt is easily the odd one out on that album. This album is the hardest of 5s

theBoneyKing
August 10th 2024


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Doubt is amazing wtf

Is it heresy that I like that and Faith more than Pornography?

artiswar
August 10th 2024


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Not to me. All 3 of those albums are god-tier for me. Doubt just feels a bit out of place with how fast and aggressive it is compared to the rest

onionbubs
August 10th 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i def come back to this and faith more than pornog. i used to be able to lean into the suffocating darkness of that album a lot better than i can now but its so exhausting to jam lol

artiswar
August 10th 2024


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah I get that, Porn does wallow in its own misery a little too much but it's still a near-perfect album. This and Faith strike a better balance between depression and sleepy aloofness

theBoneyKing
August 10th 2024


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Exactly, Porno is probably the “best” or most objectively unique and accomplished of the bunch but I don’t find it a terribly enjoyable experience

gabba
August 10th 2024


2806 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I put on Faith & Pornography way more often than this. Those two albums are very coherent while this feels like a collection of great songs. I’m with Boney, Doubt is fantastic, together with Primary it provides the fuel to Faith.

artiswar
August 10th 2024


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I like how fragmented this album feels. Every piece fits together somehow

theBoneyKing
August 10th 2024


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Doubt’s got that ripper of a bass line

gabba
August 10th 2024


2806 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The hidden gem on Seventeen Seconds is the full-vocal version of Three that they played on Reflections tour:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBnpLal7hMI&t=3088s

artiswar
August 10th 2024


16639 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

thanks for that!! will check when i get home

coolbreeze
August 10th 2024


149 Comments


I've always loved A Forest. Admittedly, I haven't really listened to the rest of the album. Maybe I should do that...

PunkerBlast
August 10th 2024


1296 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Doubt may seem like an odd fitting song on 'Faith' but it does need some punch to it. I like all Cats are Grey a lot, but I don't want a whole album of that.





onionbubs
August 10th 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

oh i would never actually skip it. faith is short enough (and also top 3 cure for me so i love it enough as is) and i think its absolutely beneficial and essential to the flow (although a big part of that is how it interacts with funeral party funny enough since thats how this all kicked off lol), its just the worst song on it

gabba
August 10th 2024


2806 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

From this to Wish is the greatest 8 album run in music history. Best band of them all.

onionbubs
August 10th 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

id consider it if the top was any good but its unfortunately positioned in the worst spot from a "them having a long run of great albums" perspective. shits wack even jammed it a few days ago and like it less than i ever have



other 7 all range from great to amazing though

gabba
August 10th 2024


2806 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The Top is 4.5 for me. Shake Dog Shake, Give Me It & the t/t are all top tier, and the rest has that psychedelic appeal that makes the album very special.

PunkerBlast
August 10th 2024


1296 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The Top feels like that just in b/t album where it's not Head on the Door vibes yet but isn't as morbid as pornography.



Caterpillar is silly and fun and I remember shake dog shake but nothing else. I just don't know enough about that album hah but it always felt like that strange album no one talks about.

gabba
August 10th 2024


2806 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Check its thread on sput, there’s love for it too. It’s just very different, basically Smith’s solo work, but its tour featured an awesome line-up.

This has shitty VHS video quality, but the sound is decent, and has also interesting backstage footage: https://youtu.be/KGOBZrGW1a8



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