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"Songs Of A Lost World" out this November 1st

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#21
Four Imaginary Boys - German The Cure Tribute Band In Concert

LEER - Zollhaus - (Germany)

15/11/2024

Facebook-Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2548167055379253

Tickets:
https://tinyurl.com/4ardz5pr

http://www.fourimaginaryboys.de
#22
News from reliable sources / Re: "Songs Of A Lost World" ou...
Last post by word_on_a_wing - November 05, 2024, 14:02:19
I didn't anticipate I would like this album so much.  It's already getting up there in terms of being one of my favourite The Cure albums.  Some songs resonate with me in a similar way to the second half of the Disintegration album.
I'm really enjoying the textures of each song.. it creates such a sense of depth and spaciousness.

Thankfully I have the week off work (coincidental but perfect timing) so have been completely absorbing myself in this album.  The weather in Melbourne has been beautiful (spring) and I've really enjoyed long walks in beautiful nature while listening to this album.

Some further reflections...
While I have connected most deeply with the final 3 songs on the album, today I really connected more with And Nothing Is Forever, first and foremost the beautiful music, but then the lyrics.  To me, Alone feels quite bleak, but when paired with And Nothing Is Forever it makes much more sense to me.  I've also noticed this theme repeats at the end of the album "Left ALONE with NOTHING". ...and let's not forget: Nothing is forever. 
Yes, I may be reading into this too personally and incorrectly but I hear him sing about how this life is one of feeling alone however we are able to merge into the Nothingness (which is everything) from which we came, and this is our destination when this life comes to an end. This Nothingness is forever / infinite.  I recall once I had a dream where we were all illuminated marbles rolling around alone (and sometimes beside each other for periods of time) however ultimately we all flow into the same beautiful vast space.  The lyrics are reminding me of this dream.
However I then listen again to the interview and at around 20mins in he summarises the meaning as being very different to what I'm hearing, and more about his experience of life as a 10 year old, and this now being like a lost world:   https://youtu.be/bLFA1BlTeUE?si=U4aAAVYhaGUs2dN5
His explanations about individual songs are also more straightforward than what I tend to interpret.
The conclusion = how fascinating it is that people can have such varied experiences and interpretations + I believe I may read into things too much!
#23
News from reliable sources / Re: "Songs Of A Lost World" ou...
Last post by word_on_a_wing - November 04, 2024, 16:45:18
Hi all ...it's been a while.
How great there's a new album!

I intentionally didn't listen to any of these new songs prior to the album being released, dodging the live versions over the last year or so. I wanted to hear the songs within the entirety of the album + good audio (rather than a phone recording).
Anyway, just thought I'd share my experience with the album so far...

To be honest, I was apprehensive at first.  It's actually been some time since I listened to The Cure.  I've been listening to a lot of Max Richter, and his new album is beautiful.  My favourite song recently is 'Movement, Before All Flowers' (not that you asked!)  ... anyway, it felt like I'd need to really switch gears to get in the right space to listen to The Cure again.  Even after the album dropped I had a solid day of apprehension about it.  Anyway, I then dived in...

I started by watching the interview, and really appreciated hearing about each of the songs and their meanings. Robert's openness in this interview was lovely.  I then listened to the album with quality headphones.  I liked it, but something didn't quite click for me.  It was when I then watched the live performance that the album made sense to me. (..and how amazing that they played the album in entireity and streamed it!!). I've switched back and forth listening to the album version, the live version, then album etc (...many times now).  It feels like an album that is meant to be played live.  I also feel like I'm hearing and appreciating what every member is contributing (and i feel this is more apparent when it's played live). All I Ever Am is a good example, as the album version is very good but the live version was something else.  When hearing it live it helped me understand the album much more.  ...I am kinda hoping it was created with the intention to be played live ...in which case I hope they consider coming to Australia.

Anyway, back on track... favourite songs so far? I initially found Drone-NoDrone enjoyable (for some reason it reminds me of Babble or Out of Mind). However the song that has made the biggest impact is I Can Never Say Goodbye. Robert's guitar, on the background of the other musical textures...chills.  It feels like a track that could comfortably be on Disintegration in my opinion. I'm also loving Endsong, although the live version could do with slightly lowering the volume of Reeve's guitar (my brain almost exploded at the end).  His guitar on the album is much more palliatable to my poor brain.
Also, love the lyrics on All I Ever Am, and Endsong.  I love when Robert's lyrics contemplate about reality. i.e that perhaps what seems real and preoccupying is instead an elaborate shadow on the curtain, then pulling the curtain back ...ahhh, yes now I remember...infinite nothingness...or perhaps I'm reading into that too much / projecting my own hopes about what is being referred to.

...anyway, i'll shut up now.  I hope you all are well, and am interested to hear what songs resonate with others.
Also, I'd be interested in how you found the album version compared to the recent live version.

#24
Music and Lyrics / Re: Which Cure song are you li...
Last post by Ulrich - November 04, 2024, 11:33:44
#25
Music and Lyrics / Re: The Cure and 30 Seconds To...
Last post by Curiouz0ne - November 03, 2024, 21:17:58
I know this was like over 11 years ago but I have to agree 100%.

Also MCR's song Summertime sounds a lot like it could have been on Wish .
#26
News from reliable sources / Re: "Songs Of A Lost World" ou...
Last post by dsanchez - November 03, 2024, 13:50:54
By the way love All I Ever Am, but don't like this bass with distortion effect. I think the song would have been nicer without distortion.
#27
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Last post by Ulrich - November 03, 2024, 10:44:04
Quote from: dsanchez on November 02, 2024, 15:28:41What about you?

I will need more listens to tell anything...
Also I will wait for the 4 sad songs Robert said he kept for the next album. ;)

Just read this on a FB page about Cure:

QuoteYou know it's a great album when everyone has a different idea about what the best song is.
:smth023
#28
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Last post by dsanchez - November 02, 2024, 15:28:41
Love the album! Managed to get a copy of the Marble and Black vinyl versions at a local record store and played them yesterday at friend's house and after listening it already more than three times, this is how I like the songs so far. What about you?

1. Endsong
2. Alone
3. Drone:Nodrone
4. Warsong
5. All I Ever Am
6. A Fragile Thing
7. ICNSG
8. ANIF
#29
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Last post by Ulrich - November 02, 2024, 09:37:38
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/01/nx-s1-5111807/the-cure-robert-smith-interview-songs-of-a-lost-world

QuoteWe recorded a lot of songs in 2019 and, then through COVID, I kind of got distracted and started working on some solo stuff. We started touring to get back into the groove and that ran through to pretty much the end of last year. And I suddenly thought, "Well, I'd probably better get something finished."

I think the mistake I made was I was trying to get 30 songs all finished together, so they all somehow hung together. And I realized at the start of this year that that really wasn't going to happen. So I reduced it down to 20, and then I reduced it down 10, and then I finally emerged with eight that I thought worked together best. But I have left behind quite a few of my favorite songs, weirdly enough.

I wanted this album — the first one from those sessions — to be kind of a statement. It's shorter than most Cure albums have been since we were releasing stuff on vinyl in the '80s — it comes in under 50 minutes. There's no real light — there's a little bit of light to throw the shade into relief. But it's pretty much exactly how I wanted it. So I'm very happy that it's done. But I am at a slight loss as to how it's taken 16 years to get here. The short answer is: I have no idea.

(Read more at the link above)
#30
2024 / Re: 2024.11.01 London - Troxy ...
Last post by Ulrich - November 02, 2024, 09:28:28
Setlist:
Alone, And Nothing Is Forever, A Fragile Thing, Warsong, Drone:NoDrone, I Can Never Say Goodbye, All I Ever Am, Endsong

Intermission

Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Lovesong, Burn, Fascination Street, A Night Like This, Push, Inbetween Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Disintegration

At Night, M, Secrets, Play for Today, A Forest

Lullaby, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry