I kind of want to listen to more, since they're so influential and stuff, but idk where to start

i got The Queen Is Dead, then i got the self titled and then meat is murder

start with def leppard then graduate to bette midler

so what if he didnt like it though

by the way i stand by my smiths having cure vibes and not vice versa. this is from 1986 and the cure had been doing stuff that sounds like this for years

Which song did you listen to?

no dude the smiths wouldnt steal anytnig from the cure

The Smiths > The Cure, always and forever.

[QUOTE=margin0walker;15201121]no dude the smiths wouldnt steal anytnig from the cure[/QUOTE]

steal? its not stealing its just the way influence works

[QUOTE=dei;15201123]The Smiths > The Cure, always and forever.[/QUOTE]

to be honest i disagree. at least at this point

[QUOTE=perriwinkle;15201115]so what if he didnt like it though

by the way i stand by my smiths having cure vibes and not vice versa. this is from 1986 and the cure had been doing stuff that sounds like this for years[/QUOTE]

i think the comparison is general enough to apply to any number of bands from that time period, like maybe depeche mode. Those bands all started within a few years of each other anyway, that gloomy vibe just sort of came together imo.

I think it was Frankly, Mr. Shankley, or something like that. I was in a bad mood, and it was so upbeat!

But I'll try what margin said.

I listened to Meat Is Murder first.

[QUOTE=iarescientists;15201139]I think it was Frankly, Mr. Shankley, or something like that. I was in a bad mood, and it was so upbeat![/QUOTE]

i don't like that song. just listen to the song "This Charming Man" and then you can be sure if you don't like them, as it is one of their catchiest, and gayest songs.

How is it gay?

Also I don't like Morrissey, that might have added to my dismissal of the song.

Just...[i]that hair[/i]

[QUOTE=dei;15201123]The Smiths > The Cure, always and forever.[/QUOTE]

quoted for truth

[QUOTE=dei;15201154]How is it gay?[/QUOTE]

ok then flamboyant and mildly homoerotic.

depeche mode is another band i should probably check out. i have Playing The Angel which is actually pretty damn good, like i would expect them to have burnt out by 2005, but the music is still forward thinking and the songs were great

so is morrissey gay?

[QUOTE=pulseczar;15201161]ok then flamboyant and mildly homoerotic.[/QUOTE]

that doesnt matter it's still good music

[QUOTE=margin0walker;15201168]that doesnt matter it's still good music[/QUOTE]

^^^

I never said it wasn't good music, I just said it was gay.

It's not.

well whatever, i don't care if it is or not.

as far as the Cure-Smiths comparison goes, to me, this music just isnt as powerful. like i would never really get chills listening to any of these songs. maybe it's different on other albums, but none of the songs have really struck me.

wow that was really interesting. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others, when it fades in, then fades back out, and back in again. that was cool. this song is awesome. i think this is my favorite on the album. as far as that bookend albums thread goes, this is gonna have to go on for me. opener and closer were my favorites on first listen.

edit: album ended... just started Head on the Door. yeeeeeeeeee

that whole album is great. im so mad my cd is scratched so like half of the songs skip.

ahhhhh robert smith's voice. definitely one of my favorite vocalists

you cant just change the subject like that

yesterday i felt so cold i shivered like a child la la la la

HOTD is one of the best Cure records indeed.

[QUOTE=perriwinkle;15201223]ahhhhh robert smith's voice. definitely one of my favorite vocalists[/QUOTE]

Really?

yeah definitely. and when i saw him live at HFStival in 2005, their first show in years at that point, it was ****ing amazing. they blew it away. to be honest the best act before that was the Offspring. i dont care shoot me but they put on a really ****ing good show. but yeah the Cure closed and that was definitely the way to do it. most of the time, a voice will sound worse live than on record, but that was something that really stood out in their performance

I don't like his voice.