The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World

[Ryan]

Fantastic. We all know Endsong is likely to be the best song of the year.

Disappointed, however, that It Can Never Be the Same isn’t on the album. Would love to hear a studio version of that one.

Might still get it as a bonus track on the Blu-ray.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Might still get it as a bonus track on the Blu-ray.

And on Spotify, I hope. I’ve preordered the black vinyl.

 

[Thewlis]

1.6M plays so far on Spotify, not too bad.
No sign of Alone in the UK Top 100 midweeks yet.

 

[Surface]

 

[Surface]

 

[SuedeMoz]

Look at all the love for The Cure on this thread (on YT) ... all well earned...

 

[Ryan]

“A Fragile Thing” now available to pre-save on streaming services.

 

[Irregular Regular]

I can't wait to hear the studio version of Endsong.
I am more excited about the release of this album than I have been about any album by any band in years.
It will be their best since Disintegration, and that is a mighty high standard.

 

[Bulbous Salutation]

Agree, Endsong is the song. Must have played the live version 100s of times now!

The snippet sounds epic.

 

[Ryan]

“A Fragile Thing” now available to pre-save on streaming services.

Rumours are that next week there will be an announcement for a physical release. Maybe ICNBTS b-side?

 

[Ryan]

Reaching out to a few resources for this. @Famous when dead - maybe you can help?

I attended the Cure gig on August 9, 2007 where they played The Big Hand live for one of the few times - probably because it was one of Porl’s favourite songs. Anyway I recorded the first minute and a bit, had to change batteries on the camera, then recorded from there to the end. I’m essentially missing a minute or two from the middle of the song.

Does anyone know if bootleg audio exists of this concert so I can combine my two clips and at least have the audio playing in the middle while I changed batteries? Noticed it isn’t on YT and would like to add it. Such an amazing song.

 

[Famous when dead]

Reaching out to a few resources for this. @Famous when dead - maybe you can help?

I attended the Cure gig on August 9, 2007 where they played The Big Hand live for one of the few times - probably because it was one of Porl’s favourite songs. Anyway I recorded the first minute and a bit, had to change batteries on the camera, then recorded from there to the end. I’m essentially missing a minute or two from the middle of the song.

Does anyone know if bootleg audio exists of this concert so I can combine my two clips and at least have the audio playing in the middle while I changed batteries? Noticed it isn’t on YT and would like to add it. Such an amazing song.

I'm a bit late to the party with regards to The Cure. I can't trace either Sydney gig that year (although, the night after - the song was ditched). Tried Dime & usual suspects.
Not that involved in their sold bootlegs - not enough hours in the day to start digging through that mountain. That said, no hits at all via various search combinations.
Good luck.
FWD.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

The Cure, the albums:

1. Disintegration
Highlight: The Same Deep Water As You

2. Pornography
Highlight: A Strange Day

3. Faith
Highlight: Faith

4. Bloodflowers
Highlight: Bloodflowers

5. Seventeen Seconds
Highlight: Secrets

6. Kiss Me
Highlight: One More Time

7. Wish
Highlight: To Wish Impossible Things

8. The Top
Highlight: Piggy in the Mirror

9. Wild Mood Swings
Highlight: Jupiter Crash

10. Three Imaginary Boys
Highlight: 10:15…

11. The Head on the Door
Highlight: Sinking

12. The Cure
Highlight: Anniversary

13. 4:13 Dream
Highlight: The Hungry Ghost

I might be the only one who doesn’t really care for THOTD. I know.

6-9 I like on an almost equal level. WMS is wildly underrated. Wish is uneven and the production is a bit dry, but the album has extremely high peaks.

 

[Thewlis]

1. Disintegration
2. The Head on the Door
3. Pornography
4. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
5. Wish
6. Seventeen Seconds
7. Faith
8. The Top
9. Three Imaginary Boys
10. Bloodflowers

11. Wild Mood Swings
12. The Cure
13. 4:13 Dream

Let’s hope the new album will at least make the top-10

 

[Gregor Samsa]

1. Disintegration
2. The Head on the Door
3. Pornography
4. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
5. Wish
6. Seventeen Seconds
7. Faith
8. The Top
9. Three Imaginary Boys
10. Bloodflowers

11. Wild Mood Swings
12. The Cure
13. 4:13 Dream

Let’s hope the new album will at least make the top-10

I honestly believe that the new album will make the top 3.

 

[Mozzer1980]

1. Faith
2. Pornography
3. Disintegration
4. Bloodflowers
5. Wish
6. Seventeen Seconds
7. The Head on the Door
8. The Cure
9. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
10. Three Imaginary Boys
11. The Top
12. Wild Mood Swings
13. 4:13 Dream

 

[Anonbloke]

Surprised to see "Bloodflowers" so high in these lists. I've always found it a bit of a drab slog. Maybe I should give it another chance...

1. Disintegration
2. Faith
3. Pornography
4. Seventeen Seconds
5. The Head on the Door
6. The Top
7. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
8. Three Imaginary Boys
9. Wish
10. Bloodflowers
11. Wild Mood Swings
12. 4:13 Dream
13. The Cure

 

[Thewlis]

I honestly believe that the new album will make the top 3.

I expect it to be at least as good as Bloodflowers, at best it will be close to Disintegration.
Likely it will be somewhere in the middle between those two.

Top-3 would be amazing, but it would be truly unique for an artist to release a top-3 album 40 plus years into their career.

 

[Ryan]

I'm a bit late to the party with regards to The Cure. I can't trace either Sydney gig that year (although, the night after - the song was ditched). Tried Dime & usual suspects.
Not that involved in their sold bootlegs - not enough hours in the day to start digging through that mountain. That said, no hits at all via various search combinations.
Good luck.
FWD.

Bugger. I thought at least audio from that time period would be bootlegged!

 

[Gregor Samsa]

I expect it to be at least as good as Bloodflowers, at best it will be close to Disintegration.
Likely it will be somewhere in the middle between those two.

Top-3 would be amazing, but it would be truly unique for an artist to release a top-3 album 40 plus years into their career.

I agree, but judging by the songs they’ve performed live, I honestly feel that that’s where we’re headed.