Re: The Cure
:: 4:13 Dream review ::
From the Phantom of the Friend of COF:
"First off, let me preface by saying that this is an album that I find to be best listened to as a cohesive piece of music
i.e. play the whole thing start to finish
dont skip around cause you know certain songs or have heard things on youtube or the web
press start, dim the lights, crank it up (as the mix sounds great loud) and GO!...and dont stop for like 54 minutes
it is well worth it
and the more you listen to it, the more it will immediately grow on you each time
then you can pick your favorites
and the coolest part to me is the total dichotomy of the peacefulness of UTS starting the album to the frantic last two songs
Robert picked a great running order
-As far as the guys, Robert sounds the best he ever has
Vocals and lyrics are top notch, and presentation (i.e. effects) and where vocals balance in the mix is just perfect
Second, Simon is the driver of many, if not all, of these songs
This is nothing new to long time fans, but wows me every time
His bass is so beyond normal bass playing of supporting the drums and rhythm guitar
he plays so many lines and notes it really gets the song moving
He has it downtuned to D in a few of the songs so the bass is nice and thick/low
Third, Porl
Dear lord he is rocking out all over and the injection of his playing really defines a lot of this album (this is of course me guessing what he has played in terms of actual record parts)
But needless to say his style is appreciated
And last but not least, Jason fully completes the circle
great drumming on this one and the selections of rhythms work so right on each individual piece of music
This is a BAND
and they certainly sound like it
I am a 22 year Cure fan
So I grew up on the early stuff
and as much as I would say Disintegration is my fav cause of the time in my life it effected me, it is the NOW of this band that excites me
and I think will excite you as well
Note that the singles are similar to what we all have already over the last few months added to our collections
for the causal listener you might not pick up on changes
but there are definitely different vocal effects, background noises and such going on in the songs
SWID to me is way more ambient on the album and i love this mix
I threw some notes in below as Craig has requested it and as a long time COF anonymous contributor, I dont want to let you guys down!
still, I dont want to give it all away as I still hate the internet for giving things up early (it steals the mystery out of most things these days); but I figure a few small thoughts from my mind wont hurt
so this is just a quick commentary on the songs
you will most likely hear via web or live or MTV or something the actual pieces of work this weekend from the Rome show
so enjoy
and look forward to this
and buy the music
dont file share and all that crap
actually support a great band who made a great piece of work that I know we have all been waiting for
alle tracks + kommentar vom phantom :D..
01 UNDERNEATH THE STARS (6:17)- I think most of us know this one already as a live favorite unless you have been living under a rock
album version is solid and doesnt really stray from the live one
lots of 6 string bass, and beautiful guitar parts
lots of chimes too
02 THE ONLY ONE (3:57)- pretty close to single; just a bit of a different mix sonically
03 THE REASONS WHY (4:35)- Starts with a subtle guitar line and builds into a 6 string bass part (not like what we are used to in sound) and adds more guitars and bass as it grows
Great chorus to this song and Roberts vocal effect is super cool
04 FREAKSHOW (2:30)- see The Only One
05 SIRENSONG (2:22)- think very layered slide guitar a la the Cocteau Twins with a great song and melody and subtle piano
Not a long song but a beautiful song
06 THE REAL SNOW WHITE (4:43)- This is a rocker
I can hear a number of influences here
Hendrix, Beatles and bands of that era
You got what I need
07 THE HUNGRY GHOST (4:29)- one of my favorites on the album
Builds with a guitar line that reminds me of the beginning of Its Not You and then leads into a GREAT chorus with solid guitar sounds
Well never satisfy the hungry ghost
08 SWITCH (3:44)- Super rocker
pure chaotic wah at beginning
love it
09 THE PERFECT BOY (3:21)- see The Only One
This is a gorgeous song no matter who mixes it!...
10 THIS. HERE AND NOW. WITH YOU (4:05)- Excellent song the whole way through
one of my other favs on the album
Really driven by Simons bass and featuring some wild guitar/keyboard sounds with an underwater effect to them
Very magical song I think
If there was such a thing as a next single, I would pick this song
I dont remember getting here
11 SLEEP WHEN IM DEAD (3:51)- this mix feels more ambient than the single we all have
this is an incredible song
and I like the album version much better
the subtle background keys and lines really give this song color
12 THE SCREAM (4:35)- ok these last 2 songs are the barnburners
this is where we end with some serious rock and if it was me playing at least one smashed guitar if this was live
This one starts slow
Middle Eastern feel a la The Blood although not acoustic
Something about this song makes me feel like it could have fit into the Top era
So the song builds up and then Robert lets out this banshee scream of death
If you have headphones on or your stereo up you will actually get distortion which I think is perfectly fitting (for those who record, think needle well past the red line)!!!...Once the scream dies out it is time to kick the walls down and rock out
just builds into chaos and then dies out leading into
13 ITS OVER (4:16)- leading into this song which we all know and some saw live as Baby Rag Dog Book
this sounds incredible on the album
Starts with thumping Simon bass and Jason drums
and just kicks in and goes!...i thought it was cool live from what I saw (yes in person), but to hear it sonically recorded is great cause it matches the intensity of the live version and they captured the sound and feel
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