The ballots have been counted and verified. It's been a tremendous amount of fun and hard work, which unfortunately coincided with very busy couple of weeks for me. I had big plans for Johnny Fever-style pictures to go with the results but it turns out I didn't have the time, patience or talent to make that happen. So feel free to pepper this thread with pics as appropriate.
But I am 100% confident that these results are 100% accurate and that's the main thing, really.
Let's start with the top 5 videos!
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:12 (eleven years ago) link
#5 - Inbetween Days, 136 points, 3 votes, 1 #1 vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scif2vfg1ug
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:16 (eleven years ago) link
for americans: http://vimeo.com/5210617
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry about that, didn't know that would happen.
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
no worries, but yeah there are some sad, sad gaps in the cure videography on US youtube.
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcUza_wWCfA
#4 - The Lovecats, 161 points, 4 votes
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x23dc3_the-cure-lovecats_music
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Cqp3pnE98
#3 - Never Enough, 175 points, 4 votes
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not sure I've ever seen that video!
How many times did they use the "band plays in cramped place, hilarity ensues" theme, anyway?
(I'm guessing that one of those videos is a good bet for #1)
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:50 (eleven years ago) link
"never enough" us link: http://vimeo.com/27804205
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
The first time I saw the video for "Inbetween Days" I was eating a plate of fries while sitting on my bed and when the green-faced RS appeared I suddenly felt very nauseous. I have a hard time watching that vid since then, though I do like when he gets kicked in the ass by the cartoon sock.
― Kent Burt, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
I must've watched the Staring At The Sea video a thousand times between the ages of 14 and 16. I can still remember some of the funny little home movies between the videos of them messing about in car parks quite clearly. If that was on BluRay I'd be out buying it right now.
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
#2 - Lullaby, 246 points, 5 votes, 4 #1 votes
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
i have staring at the sea on VHS, but no VCR. i see it every time i open the bottom drawer, taunting me
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
That's obviously not right, let's try again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijxk-fgcg7c
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
american "lullaby" link (on youtube!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6t56U9tBg
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
so far i'm 0/4 in videos, but i'll be shocked if i didn't vote for #1
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:01 (eleven years ago) link
This little throwaway thing is what usually comes to mind when I think of the Staring at the Sea VHS
― Hotblack Desiatos #1 Hits 1942 (Spectrist), Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
omfg I haven't seen that for about 25 years
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:04 (eleven years ago) link
No surprises at #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjvfIJstWeg
#1 - Close To Me, 421 points, 9 votes, 4 #1 votes
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
video link for americans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsBe2WqpLmk
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
hahhaha WOOOOOPS
closest i can come to a decent link featuring the non-remix video stateside: http://www.youclubvideo.com/video/84336/the-cure-close-to-me
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
Albums!
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:24 (eleven years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d0/The_Cure_-_Faith.jpg
#5 - Faith, 575 points, 13 votes, 3 #1 votes
wow, the jump from 5 votes for lullaby to 9 votes for close to me suggest lil consensus among that lil group of people who voted for videos
― da croupier, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
May as well post the full results:
#6 - The 13th, 124 points, 3 votes#7 - Let's Go To Bed, 120 points, 3 votes#8 - Why Can't I Be You?, 89 points, 2 votes#9 - Pictures of You, 89 points, 2 votes#10 - Friday I'm In Love, 84 points, 2 votes#11 - Boys Don't Cry, 76 points, 2 votes#12 - Killing An Arab, 50 points, 1 votes#13 - A Night Like This, 46 points, 1 votes#14 - The Walk, 43 points, 1 votes#15 - Hot Hot Hot!!!, 40 points, 1 votes#16 - High, 40 points, 1 votes#17 - Charlotte Sometimes, 40 points, 1 votes#18 - The Hanging Garden, 38 points, 1 votes#19 - The Caterpillar, 38 points, 1 votes#20 - Primary, 38 points, 1 votes#21 - Just Like Heaven, 38 points, 1 votes#22 - A Forest, 38 points, 1 votes
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:30 (eleven years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/The_Cure_-_The_Head_on_the_Door.jpg
#4 - The Head On The Door, 580 points, 14 votes, 2 #1 votes
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
^^ my favorite, full of bangers. His boring exotica never had better settings or pace.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
Never been a favourite of mine, but:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/07/The_Cure_-_Pornography.jpg
#3 - Pornography, 617 points, 14 votes, 3 #1 votes
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:44 (eleven years ago) link
Have I got this right, you've scored these ballots 50-46-43-40-38? Isn't that kind of elaborate and a lot of work?
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:49 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah that's right. It's not really that much work though, just one spreadsheet with a lot of lookup tables and pivot tables. The most work was correcting peoples spelling and formatting mistakes. What other way is there to do it? I used the same spreadsheet that (I think) everybody running these polls uses, just tweaked it a bit.
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
I guess not; I imagine most polls just go 5-4-3-2-1 though, so hats off for weighing them so precisely
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:57 (eleven years ago) link
Three great albums so far. Either my #1 or #2 isn't going to make it though.
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:57 (eleven years ago) link
My #1 didn't make it.
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:59 (eleven years ago) link
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t7ANnlIHYk0/TWGRU22uC_I/AAAAAAAAD0c/AQ2saaX5pVM/s1600/The-Cure-Seventeen.jpg
#2 - Seventeen Seconds, 663 points, 15 votes, 2 #1 votes
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:00 (eleven years ago) link
Crikey, that's all three duds in the top five. You lot see a different band from what I see.
Very curious to see which of the three(?) contenders wins.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:03 (eleven years ago) link
My #1 didn't either...
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:03 (eleven years ago) link
Disintergration is a lock.
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
A bit late now, but I remember when the "Never Enough" video came out. On Musique Plus (the québécois Much Music), they had made a big deal about airing it for the first time. I programmed the VCR to record it while I was in school. I couldn't wait to come home and watch it! And it didn't disapoint :-)
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:05 (eleven years ago) link
I think Three Imaginary Boys vs Boy's Don't Cry might've split some votes but with the points combined either one wouldn't have made the top 5.
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:06 (eleven years ago) link
xps Is it? Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me is obviously their best imo.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
That was my #1, nothing else came close.
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8Gyfj3yWgXw/T-Lrg8B-NcI/AAAAAAAAA10/VXrdsqquOUo/s1600/cure+disintegration.jpg
#1 - Disintegration, 818 points, 18 votes, 9 #1 votes
I agree, it was my #1. But the conscensus on every 80's list is ALWAYS Disintegration. (x-post)
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
As far as I recall, there's been a few Best Cure Album polls and they've always ended up pretty much like these results.
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:11 (eleven years ago) link
Here's one from 2007:
Disintegration 38Pornography 17Faith 12Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me 12Seventeen Seconds 8Three Imaginary Boys / Boys Don't Cry 7The Head on the Door 7The Top 4Japanese Whispers 1Wish 1The Cure 1Wild Mood Swings 0Bloodflowers 0
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
Didn't think "Seventeen Seconds" would finish that high, or that KMKMKM wouldn't be in the top five (it was my #1).
"A Forest" now looks like an early favourite to be #1 in the songs polls.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
lol I voted 4 out of 5 videos and 3 out of 5 albums
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
Same here.
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:19 (eleven years ago) link
I know this is super nerdy, but I thought it would be interesting. I counted how many points each album received:
1. Disintegration: 34332. Boys Don't Cry: 31643. Faith: 27154. The Head On The Door: 25185. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me: 21266. Seventeen Seconds: 20347. Pornography: 19218. Japanese Whsipers: 18079. The Top: 65310. Wish: 543
― LeRooLeRoo, Monday, 20 August 2012 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
In the top 50.
― LeRooLeRoo, Monday, 20 August 2012 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
Interesting that SS finished second in the albums poll but only sixth in cumulative points (even with the #1 song).
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 20 August 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
A case of a whole being greater than the sum of its parts etc.
― Kent Burt, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 00:26 (eleven years ago) link
Three Imaginary Boys/Boys Don't Cry: 7Disintegration: 7Faith: 6Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me: 5Pornography: 5Seventeen Seconds: 4Japanese Whispers: 4The Head On The Door: 4The Top: 2
B-Side: 4Stand-alone single: 6
― ʘ (sic), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 02:15 (eleven years ago) link
you know, relistening to "Us Or Them" for the first time in years and, aside from "the doleful cant of a bigot", this isn't as embarrassing as I remember it being
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 17:24 (eleven years ago) link
damn - missed this during my summer hols - curious to know who voted for "Temptation"
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 23 August 2012 14:06 (eleven years ago) link
I missed this due to being on holiday, thanks Nate. Here's my ballot: The Top, Harold and Joe and Bananafishbones are my highest non-placers.
1 Let's Go To Bed 2 The Drowning Man 3 If Only Tonight We Could Sleep 4 One Hundred Years 5 Siamese Twins 6 The Top 7 Close To Me 8 Like Cockatoos 9 Killing An Arab 10 Banafishbones 11 Harold and Joe 12 Primary 13 A Man Inside My Mouth 14 Never Enough 15 A Forest 16 Lullaby 17 Lovesong 18 End 19 Jumping Someone Else's Train 20 In Your House 21 A Strange Day 22 The Kiss 23 Other Voices 24 All Cats Are Grey 25 Faith 26 The Holy Hour 27 Just Like Heaven 28 At Night 29 Give Me It 30 Charlotte Sometimes 31 10:15 Saturday Night 32 The Dream 33 Prayers for Rain 34 Fascination Street 35 Boys Don't Cry 36 Fire in Cairo 37 The Caterpillar 38 Apart 39 Push 40 A Short Term Effect
― I've been to Suffolk (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 27 August 2012 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 24 August 2012 00:06 (4 days ago) Bookmark
someone who didn't read the OP
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Monday, 27 August 2012 23:44 (eleven years ago) link
#61 - End, 181 points, 10 votes, 0 #1 votes
well now i wish i realized this was happening and voted just so this song would've placed way higher
― billstevejim, Monday, 27 August 2012 23:56 (eleven years ago) link
although it's great to see "charlotte sometimes" and "all cats are grey" in the top 10
― billstevejim, Monday, 27 August 2012 23:57 (eleven years ago) link
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, August 23, 2012 7:06 AM (4 days ago)
'Twas I.
Though apparently it was a no-no.
― Austin, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 00:11 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/The-Cure-announce-25-date-North-American-tour-6553688.php
Iconic '80s grim rock group The Cure have announced a 25-date 2016 North American tour via their Twitter account and website. The announcement comes over 25 years after the release of their seminal album Disintegration, widely considered their greatest album ever.
So far, the only specific dates announced for the concert run are the Hollywood Bowl on May 22, Chicago's UIC Pavilion on June 10, and New York's Madison Square Garden on June 18.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 02:10 (eight years ago) link
More info:
May 22nd, 2016 - Los Angeles, CA at the Hollywood BowlPresale starts Oct. 7th at 10 am Pacific here.Codes: CUREBOWL / JACKCUREPublic onsale starts Oct. 9th at 10 am.Prices: $25 - $200.
Win tickets from 93.1 JACK FM: "Listen to Tami Heide’s Jacktivities all week for your chance to win tickets to see The Cure at the Hollywood Bowl on May 22, 2016!"
June 10th, 2016 - Chicago, IL at the UIC PavilionPresale starts Oct. 8th at 10 am Central here.Codes: thecure2016 / xrtcurePublic onsale starts Oct. 9th at 10 am.Reserved seats: $85 / $75 / $65 / $55 / $25General Admission floor: $85
June 18th, 2016 - New York, NY at Madison Square GardenPresale starts Oct. 8th at 10 am Eastern here.Code: DISINTEGRATIONPublic onsale starts Oct. 9th at 10 am.Prices: $30 - $130
All times listed are local.
22 more dates and tour details to be announced in Jan. 2016.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 03:22 (eight years ago) link
The announcement comes over 25 years after the release of their seminal album Disintegration, widely considered their greatest album ever.
Not by me it isn't!
― Turrican, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 11:18 (eight years ago) link
so, could a new album be in the air?
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 12:10 (eight years ago) link
Eh, they've been "touring" non-stop for the past few years. I'd prefer an expanded "Wish" at this point.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 13:29 (eight years ago) link
I'd prefer an expanded "Wish" at this point.
I think this is the general consensus.
― austinato (Austin), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 15:46 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, if they could just reissue Wish on 2LP, i'd be happy for them to just shut the whole machine down and call it a day.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 16:24 (eight years ago) link
they are still a great live band, probably going to the Hollywood show.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 8 October 2015 00:34 (eight years ago) link
I think it's fair to say at this stage that Robert isn't particularly arsed about finishing up 4:14 Scream, and nor does he seem to be particularly interested in making any more new music. Having said that, for all that they've done since, they coulda split up in 2000 circa Bloodflowers like they were going to and it wouldn't have made much of a difference.
― Turrican, Thursday, 8 October 2015 17:59 (eight years ago) link
He said in an interview early last year when he announced the 4:14 Scream release plans that he wanted to do a new album with the current lineup but I don't know if that'll ever happen because it doesn't sound like it did this year when they weren't touring
― ufo, Thursday, 8 October 2015 20:50 (eight years ago) link
I just bought two tickets right when they went on sale for the Hollywood Bowl. Hasn't even been an hour Sold Out. They added a second show also Sold Out. Wow
― Bee OK, Friday, 9 October 2015 17:55 (eight years ago) link
gonna try for show 3 myself when it goes up on sat but don't really have the discipline to succeed in these situations
― da croupier, Friday, 9 October 2015 17:57 (eight years ago) link
https://goo.gl/photos/3a5AxTvNJ9JJqmhe6
― Bee OK, Friday, 6 November 2015 03:30 (eight years ago) link
lets try that again:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0PuHlJTftsQCqeQx11LHT1FRBXJNNkc31BcPhBJRH1qJlgChNB8-zioEQ1g_iCADCotK8JopubAZsVigDF_T-okqtTj90sNrm1FgSmbpMV0u4Tz8RYdlZd-WcxPy72y_x89IpuQ-92w1WeRVPUjt8z6OCstRVHGLm69TVQp1j-mjsj35dBLy-XemHjBw5X1n4ziI_tphWPnKvqNq9ISLio9elw0-tVqNCcTJPEntNdJpOoLjnu49kIhkk4LF8f2my6rCldeJkxp4PNqvxWwaiPMhR5cRzbwq42LG29W08wHNnwZq7CwGHjYkV4MSiwbUgSs42GSa6T2LavCWQWIb9jByNLZujFBPRnTN7eOms_2bhnJc4z12LKxRRGSbfuY0yLEJZOVeceHk81sk0UYrguqiuNzSACBqAIuh6TfUF7KWIFVhBabal1zROq5Hrxzh6asyRp8wduFG7Q6yay2XuAgjyjH2I_mU5Q7CYAabYCUm5yWwc7c4Qvrr8yVlqW_5rIyJ6XZN7SKE0C3UOU1bO92rzaCV3Jz-xywrrEBV-1M=w835-h470-no
thecure.com
MAY
11thNew Orleans, LAOn-sale and show info announced soon
13thAustin, TXFrank Erwin CenterOn Sale: 11/13
14thHouston, TXOn-sale and show info announced soon
15thDallas, TXOn-sale and show info announced soon
17thEl Paso, TXDon Haskins CenterOn Sale: 11/13
19thLas Vegas, NVThe Chelsea Theater at The CosmopolitanOn Sale: 11/13
20thChula Vista, CASleep Train AmphitheaterOn Sale: 11/13
22nd/23rd/24th - sold outLos AngelesThe Hollywood Bowl
26thMountain View, CAShoreline AmphitheatreOn Sale: 11/13
31stVancouver, BCFestival Lawn at Deer Lake ParkOn Sale: 11/27
JUNE
3rdSalt Lake City, UTMaverik CenterOn Sale: 11/13
5thDenver, COFiddler's Green AmphitheatreOn Sale: 11/14
8thKansas City, MOStarlight TheatreOn Sale: 11/14
10th/11th - sold outChicago, IlU.I.C Pavilion
12th or 13thToronto, OnOn-sale and show info announced soon
14thMontreal, QCBell CentreOn Sale: 11/27
16thBoston, MAOn-sale and show info announced soon
18th/19th/20th - some tickets remaining for 20thNYC, NYMadison Square Garden
22ndColumbia, MDMerriweather Post PavilionOn Sale: 11/13
24thAtlanta, GAAarons Amphitheater LakewoodOn Sale: 11/13
26thMiami, FLBayfront Park AmphitheaterOn Sale: 11/14
NB.There will also be a Seattle, WA performance...On-sale and show info announced soon
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 02:38 (eight years ago) link
Hollywood Bowl already sold out!
― Austin, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 02:49 (eight years ago) link
98% of the tickets sold are now being sold on the 2nd hand market for 300% profit.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 02:50 (eight years ago) link
"THE CURE TOUR 2016" will present Robert Smith (voice/guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums), Roger O'Donnell (keys) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar) as they explore 37 years of Cure songs, mixing hits, rarities, favourites and as yet unreleased tracks in a brand new stage production that promises to be the 'must see' show of the year!
Support on all dates will be The Twilight Sad.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 03:01 (eight years ago) link
i have Hollywood Bowl tickets (that is what my picture that no longer works is), so very excited. have not seen them since 2000.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 03:02 (eight years ago) link
i think i have it this time?:https://goo.gl/photos/N3DLYV2Ruhr1dvXMA
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 03:10 (eight years ago) link
https://goo.gl/photos/uRX17wmzn6L6KMgC9
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 03:16 (eight years ago) link
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aVVIi1wa0l6LgVm4ZZ1x1PXOFQNR_oIP0g1o7VsEpy6N8rCOD__TGriCNyMBTu-fSemPHJWsvTqLTRObvM-sNKKn9HvcjdNP8QBM4dCitsRyqH_Gg5RdeFmi3HUWi_BloYj8LYAVzTonupr6nrY4p6JLFV6UZY8GU7C9z-mUA5UhZYECyt_DxkMzLxtKVPhNsWcl2bzPgHpsyKH2Aqcdp_yG9uU5RKDl_pdk0JG5z46tXo0axT7FJ-IlT4JTL0PIQRbGhzNJWDw_NhV8mp9bHWtaf4GKrS1HuXoQ_6PgEirJMKhMGut9iCCiZQHwQh7nIhkg8m6Pu-LNc6dhNcpjnGvFc9NPCeiKlgQPyLQWBeKF8_S6qYia7aG3RmwWTuGkglBAUi3LoU-ZkFDVchHmcTCW8LdK6dflPc3UZxX7DHb55JYbW1Yq2jcX1LnT4mOGnlJrNF66VuRlZDmEj0L7fnyDEB23mIPGOWZ9VNohRa4MeBijHev2epWur6j-4nmdxotyc38Jm5aXgamh1XPUlkIrgNsr56Mka46eV_CFpZg=w835-h470-no
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 03:23 (eight years ago) link
Nice man,
― Austin, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 03:33 (eight years ago) link
Excited to see where the Seattle show will be. Either doing that one or Vancouver. Saw Bjork at Deer Lake Park and had a good time but May is a real shady time to have an outdoor concert in the PNW.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 03:34 (eight years ago) link
i posted this but didn't realize "yet unreleased tracks." are we about to get a new Cure album?
― Bee OK, Thursday, 12 November 2015 01:54 (eight years ago) link
I sure hope so.
― Austin, Thursday, 12 November 2015 02:02 (eight years ago) link
PUT OUT A NEW RECORD, YOU DICKS!
― Turrican, Thursday, 12 November 2015 22:22 (eight years ago) link
http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2017/05/22/best-cure-songs-ranked/
With more than 100,000 votes cast — 101,336 to be exact — it’s time to reveal Slicing Up Eyeballs readers’ rankings of all 225 original songs officially released by The Cure over the past four decades...Fun fact: The No. 1 and No. 2 songs, after earning nearly 3,000 votes apiece, were separated by a single vote. The song that finished second was leading the way for much of the balloting, then the two switched positions near the end, and flipped back and forth a few more times before the poll closed.
Fun fact: The No. 1 and No. 2 songs, after earning nearly 3,000 votes apiece, were separated by a single vote. The song that finished second was leading the way for much of the balloting, then the two switched positions near the end, and flipped back and forth a few more times before the poll closed.
1. “A Forest”Single; appears on Seventeen Seconds (1980) | 2,984 votes
2. “Just Like Heaven”Single; appears on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987) | 2,983 votes
3. “Inbetween Days”Single; appears on The Head on the Door (1985) | 2,837 votes
4. “Pictures of You”Single; appears on Disintegration (1989) | 2,743 votes
5. “Boys Don’t Cry”Non-album single (1979) | 2,420 votes
6. “Charlotte Sometimes”Non-album single (1981) | 2,410 votes
7. “Fascination Street”Single; appears on Disintegration (1989) | 2,398 votes
8. “Disintegration”Appears on Disintegration (1989) | 2,251 votes
9. “Close to Me”Single; appears on The Head on the Door (1985) | 2,068 votes
10. “A Night Like This”Appears on The Head on the Door (1985) | 2,061 votes
11. “Lovesong”Single; appears on Disintegration (1989) | 1,921 votes
12. “The Love Cats”Non-album single (1983) | 1,866 votes
13. “Plainsong”Appears on Disintegration (1989) | 1,751 votes
14. “Jumping Someone Else’s Train”Non-album single (1979) | 1,645 votes
15. “Why Can’t I Be You?”Single; appears on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987) | 1,611 votes
16. “Let’s Go to Bed”Non-album single (1982) | 1,589 votes
17. “Killing an Arab”Non-album single (1978) | 1,562 votes
18. “10.15 Saturday Night”Appears on Three Imaginary Boys (1979) | 1,546 votes
19. “Lullaby”Single; appears on Disintegration (1989) | 1,523 votes
20. “A Letter to Elise”Single; appears on Wish (1992) | 1,477 votes
21. “One Hundred Years”Appears on Pornography (1982) | 1,437 votes
22. “The Caterpillar”Single; appears on The Top (1984) | 1,362 votes
23. “From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea”Appears on Wish (1992) | 1,359 votes
24. “The Hanging Garden”Single; appears on Pornography (1982) | 1,355 votes
25. “A Strange Day”Appears on Pornography (1982) | 1,338 votes
26. “Friday I’m in Love”Single; appears on Wish (1992) | 1245 votes
27. “Primary”Single; appears on Faith (1981) | 1,215 votes
28. “Push”Appears on The Head on the Door (1985) | 1,191 votes
29. “Play for Today”Appears on Seventeen Seconds (1980) | 1,171 votes
30. “Prayers for Rain”Appears on Disintegration (1989) | 1,103 votes
― Bee OK, Thursday, 15 June 2017 00:04 (six years ago) link
a few thoughts: 100,000 votes, wow. with most of these polls the songs outside the Top 30 are a bit better as they are deeper cuts, i think our poll come out better, ranking songs seems to provide better results and wasn't so single heavy at the top. i did submit two ballots myself and what i did was take my ballot from this poll for PO25 and then used the last 15 to round out my ballot from there added 10 other songs with no repeats on either ballot. i should have just started over as i'm sure things have changed but used my ILM ballot anyways.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 15 June 2017 00:05 (six years ago) link
100 000 votes is incredibly impressive. It's nice to see "Charlotte Sometimes" so high. “Plainsong”, “One Hundred Years”, “From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea”, “A Strange Day” and “Push” are all great selections as non-singles in the Top 30.
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 16 June 2017 20:26 (six years ago) link
“From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea” to this day is still my favorite Cure song.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 22 June 2017 01:27 (six years ago) link
It's also definitely up there for me as one of the finest things this band ever did.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 22 June 2017 14:50 (six years ago) link
just one vote difference between "a forest" and "just like heaven", that's nothing. i am surprised votes were that dispersed and that "a forest" didn't get more votes.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 22 June 2017 14:57 (six years ago) link
this is the funniest start to an interview i have ever seen i love robert smith man pic.twitter.com/7H4okzPX0L— al (@_hidingwithboys) March 30, 2019
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 31 March 2019 19:09 (five years ago) link
American bubble gum enthusiasm meets British understatement?
― Duke, Sunday, 31 March 2019 19:20 (five years ago) link
https://youtu.be/VFINzd26anI
Full interview^^
Where she claims to a clearly bemused RS to have been "a Cure fan since birth".
― Duke, Sunday, 31 March 2019 19:23 (five years ago) link
Showed my wife the clip and she asked if they’d been indoctrinated into the rock and roll hall of fame, which made me laugh as much as the original clip.
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 31 March 2019 21:42 (five years ago) link
Holy shit, how does she sustain that onslaught for so long? They should induct her!
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 31 March 2019 21:49 (five years ago) link