What was the best Cure SOUND?

Started by dsanchez, August 19, 2005, 00:00:12

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What's the best CURE sound?

The 17 seconds/faith/pornography era
20 (25.3%)
The Top era
3 (3.8%)
The Head on the Door era (1985/1986)
4 (5.1%)
The Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me era (1987)
6 (7.6%)
The Disintegration era
24 (30.4%)
The Wish era
16 (20.3%)
The WMS era
1 (1.3%)
The Bloodflowers era
4 (5.1%)
The Cure 2005
1 (1.3%)
After 4:13
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 20

MeltingMan

I love some specific electric guitar sounds (echo, feedback) which can create, if necessary, a
gruesome, gloomy atmosphere and The Cure achieved this perfectly in the first half of the eighties.
Of course, you must handle these sounds carefully and the group master this craftsmanship to date.
A "noisy" or silent audience is also a key factor.
En cette nation [Russie] qui n'a pas eu de théoriciens et de démagogues,
les pires ferments de destruction ont apparu. (J. Péladan)

Ulrich

What I've liked about The Cure over the years was the fact that they'd changed their sound from time to time!

There were the "pop" songs like "BDC" and "Lovecats", but also the darker sounds of "Faith" album, the diversity of KM KM KM and so on...

Can't really tell there is one sound I prefer over others.
"The Same Deep Water As You" is brilliant "soundwise" (wouldn't want them to always sound like this though!)...
The holy city breathed like a dying man...

Josefyne


mooki

Pretty much the whole 80's and early 90's kicked ass for them. My favorites are KMKMKM which showed a big whole variety and Pornography which I love more for the structure of the songs. It's always been interesting having songs like A Strange Day where the guitar is so sparse but powerful. It's like the songs are bass and drums, and then a guitar riff comes out of nowhere. Pornography is a very cool album

Sludgebaby

I voted for their early stuff. It's what defines them for me; doom, gloom and all that nice stuff. :twisted:

Ulrich

Quote from: Sludgebaby on February 28, 2015, 02:10:47
I voted for their early stuff. It's what defines them for me; doom, gloom ...

Well, their earliest sound was on "3 Imaginary Boys", not too gloomy for my ears.  ;)
Welcome to this forum, btw!
The holy city breathed like a dying man...

Sludgebaby

Quote from: Ulrich on February 28, 2015, 14:21:48
Quote from: Sludgebaby on February 28, 2015, 02:10:47
I voted for their early stuff. It's what defines them for me; doom, gloom ...

Well, their earliest sound was on "3 Imaginary Boys", not too gloomy for my ears.  ;)
Welcome to this forum, btw!

Haha yeah I meant Seventeen Seconds, Faith, and Pornography. Thanks!

subarucure

''sound''?? i have to go with 'kiss me'.  i always felt 'the top' was the beginning or birth of the real/modern cure sound and where i draw the line between new/old cure.  although i LOVE 'wish' and consider it to be the last REAL ''cure cd'' that is super solid with amazing b-sides..... it was a bit too distortion laden (mixed as a wall of sound) to give it the top spot.  i dont love the newer cds as a whole like i used to, but on the flip side i think Robert's voice is better than ever and not just the pitch but HOW he sings now.  his collaborations especially have blown me away.  i cant wait for the new one in just a few days!!  as for Kiss Me - the sound quality and mix of it, # of songs, the variety, Simon's bass has that prominent crushing quality to it, lots of keyboards and other non-traditional instruments, Boris' drums have power AND finesse and seem more creative than ever, and those b-sides!!!  it just has has a lot of 'bang for the buck' when comparing cds.  it is interesting how all cure cds ''sound like the cure'', yet each one sounds and feels so different from each other.

cuneytarkin

Hard to choose. But I know every time I put on Disintegration, it feels massive and immersive, and that's one of the reasons I love it so much. But I'm also pretty into the 17/Faith/Porno years. And Head. So, most years I guess.  :smth023