Trag's comments are completely fair and I'm a ballbag.
Sozza, broseph. I still think it sounds great, but I see what you mean about clarity up top.
Re: The Cure
Posted: Sat November 02, 2024 11:27 am
by Birds in Hell
Birds in Hell wrote:The new album is very definitely not for me
Hold up, maybe I'm wrong and it really only is the drums that have ruined the last three decades of the band.
A random fan overlaid his own "Boris Williams-style" drums over A Fragile Thing and the impact is quite revolutionary, it actually sounds like The Cure:
Hopefully he tackles a few other songs too.
Re: The Cure
Posted: Sat November 02, 2024 11:39 am
by Ello Sailor
Ooo shit, Spenno is Traggin'
I really love 'Warsong'. The bass is just the right amount of brutal. Wouldn't be out of place on a Faith No More tune, which obviously rules and is totally badass.
Re: The Cure
Posted: Sat November 02, 2024 5:31 pm
by Ms Harmless
Birds in Hell wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:The new album is very definitely not for me
Hold up, maybe I'm wrong and it really only is the drums that have ruined the last three decades of the band.
A random fan overlaid his own "Boris Williams-style" drums over A Fragile Thing and the impact is quite revolutionary, it actually sounds like The Cure:
Hopefully he tackles a few other songs too.
I kind of associate The Cure with heavily filtered industrial 80s type drums, which is what this album has
Re: The Cure
Posted: Sat November 02, 2024 5:50 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: The Cure
Posted: Sat November 02, 2024 5:50 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: The Cure
Posted: Sat November 02, 2024 6:35 pm
by Jammer XCI
Album fucking rules
Re: The Cure
Posted: Sat November 02, 2024 10:13 pm
by Birds in Hell
tragabigzanda wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:The new album is very definitely not for me
Hold up, maybe I'm wrong and it really only is the drums that have ruined the last three decades of the band.
A random fan overlaid his own "Boris Williams-style" drums over A Fragile Thing and the impact is quite revolutionary, it actually sounds like The Cure:
Hopefully he tackles a few other songs too.
I kind of associate The Cure with heavily filtered industrial 80s type drums, which is what this album has
yes but even a lot of those processed 80s stuff isn’t as oppressive. Again, it’s the difference between the texture of a drum hit — the gated reverb and layered electronic drums of the genre/era — and the volume of the individual hits, i.e. having them all hit your ear drum at the exact same volume for every note of the song.
tragabigzanda wrote:Like even the early Peter Gabriel stuff, which is super processed, still have a lot of air and ambience going on.
I don't think the Cure really went too hard down that road, most of their drum recordings seem pretty natural (with lots of reverb, sure).
The most industrial sounding they ever got was One Hundred Years and that's a distorted/filtered drum machine.
In any case, with respect to the video above, it's the playing more than the sound that makes the difference. It's clearly been made with a lot of love and reverence for the feel Boris brought to the band's music, Jason is just a completely different drummer.
Re: The Cure
Posted: Sun November 03, 2024 8:14 pm
by psychobain
Jammer XCI wrote:Album fucking rules
Re: The Cure
Posted: Mon November 04, 2024 12:13 am
by tragabigzanda
Re: The Cure
Posted: Mon November 04, 2024 12:23 am
by Jorge
I believe Robert has said that after every one of their most recent releases. I remember when the self-titled album had a "darker, heavier" counterpart that they would release shortly afterwards. Same with 4:13 Dream, which was supposed to be followed by another album with "all the depressing songs." Neither of them materialized. So I don't believe Robert anymore
Re: The Cure
Posted: Mon November 04, 2024 1:45 am
by zeb
He does seem to have a very specific plan this time around - maybe he's more likely to follow through this time because he intends to wrap the band up.
Re: The Cure
Posted: Mon November 04, 2024 11:33 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: The Cure
Posted: Mon November 04, 2024 11:36 pm
by Ms Harmless
tragabigzanda wrote:guys I love this album, despite the mastering issues. I'm a Cure fan just really in passing, but this might be my favorite thing I've ever heard by them. Too soon to tell of course. But I find Robert's voice to be even more magnetic now, not sure why exactly.
there's a bunch of things I love by them, but as an entire album experience I think I agree
Re: The Cure
Posted: Mon November 04, 2024 11:40 pm
by epilogue
Well hot damn! I'm excited to give this a listen. I have it downloaded. Hopefully, I'll get to it today or tomorrow.
Re: The Cure
Posted: Mon November 04, 2024 11:42 pm
by Ello Sailor
tragabigzanda wrote:guys I love this album, despite the mastering issues. I'm a Cure fan just really in passing, but this might be my favorite thing I've ever heard by them. Too soon to tell of course. But I find Robert's voice to be even more magnetic now, not sure why exactly.
The new one is outstanding, but when was the last time you listened to Disintegration?
Re: The Cure
Posted: Mon November 04, 2024 11:43 pm
by epilogue
I've never listened to a single The Cure album; only singles. If I get to this one it will be my first. I guess I should give Disintegration a listen?
Re: The Cure
Posted: Mon November 04, 2024 11:49 pm
by oasisfan35
epilogue wrote:I've never listened to a single The Cure album; only singles. If I get to this one it will be my first. I guess I should give Disintegration a listen?
Did we not do this recently?
I'd go Wish > Head on the Door > Disintegration > Pornography
Re: The Cure
Posted: Mon November 04, 2024 11:50 pm
by epilogue
oasisfan35 wrote:
epilogue wrote:I've never listened to a single The Cure album; only singles. If I get to this one it will be my first. I guess I should give Disintegration a listen?
Did we not do this recently?
I'd go Wish > Head on the Door > Disintegration > Pornography
Thank you, champ.
Re: The Cure
Posted: Mon November 04, 2024 11:51 pm
by epilogue
I've downloaded Wish as well as the new one. Should be a good couple of days.
