wish i listened to this one more time before voting.
have no regrets, however, for voting "Give Me It."
― Bee OK, Friday, 15 June 2012 02:40 (eleven years ago) link
You did the right thing.
― Sean Carruthers, Friday, 15 June 2012 02:43 (eleven years ago) link
so is "the empty world" just a rippling fart for 2:36? It's not among the four or so tracks I kept from this.
it's the one with the fife and drum; it sounds more like a B-side than the actual b-sides.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 15 June 2012 02:51 (eleven years ago) link
The imagery in "The Empty World" is fantastic
Like, it seems to be about a little girl playing war games with her toys, but it also kind of seems to be about someone's psychosis causes the apocalypse.
― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Friday, 15 June 2012 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
OTM - it's a variant on "Games Without Frontiers"
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 15 June 2012 16:46 (eleven years ago) link
I've always liked "The Empty World", I don't know why it gets no love. I think Robert's singing really matches the despair of the lyrics.
I'm glad I gave "Wailing Wall" its only vote. Another underrated gem IMO.
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 15 June 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
"The Empty World" was another song based on the book Charlotte Sometimes.
― Kent Burt, Saturday, 16 June 2012 14:03 (eleven years ago) link
listening to this right now. they played so many The Top songs in this summer tour, seeing them live this year was one of the few AMAZING things that happened this year.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 29 December 2016 04:32 (seven years ago) link
"This girl has got a smileThat can make me cryThis girl just burns with loveShe's burning burning deep outside
Night time night timeSets my house on fireI'll turn into the melting manI'll lose my lifeTo feel I feel desire"
― Bee OK, Thursday, 29 December 2016 04:33 (seven years ago) link
this results are whacked but i think ILM was in burn out mode from all the Cure polls at the time, we had poll after poll.
after listening right now:
The Empty World >>> Bananafishbones
― Bee OK, Thursday, 29 December 2016 05:08 (seven years ago) link
don't think i would change my vote from up-thread: "Give Me it" but i could see voting differently today. also now one of my favorite Cure albums, never thought i would say that.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 29 December 2016 05:12 (seven years ago) link
I still really love this era and the Japanese Whispers stuff. wasn't it around this time that Chris Parry gave Smith a bit of a lecture/pep-talk about doing too many drugs? the story is in Ten Imaginary Years I think. also isn't one of the songs pitched at slightly the wrong speed and it was sorted out on the reissue?
― piscesx, Thursday, 29 December 2016 09:08 (seven years ago) link
I love the way the drums are treated on 'The Empty World' ... that cavernous bottom end mixed with the relatively tighter sounding snare.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Thursday, 29 December 2016 11:56 (seven years ago) link
also isn't one of the songs pitched at slightly the wrong speed and it was sorted out on the reissue?― piscesx
― attention vampire (MatthewK), Thursday, 29 December 2016 12:03 (seven years ago) link
shake shake shake shake shake shake shake shakeshake dog SHAKE
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 December 2016 14:38 (seven years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/PCaGgBBXBJ-wAjUumdEXEnx0AhA=/fit-in/599x947/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-387285-1227978226.jpeg.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Grk9uD-cbM
― Bee OK, Saturday, 19 August 2017 01:21 (six years ago) link
My best image.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 August 2017 01:25 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_WvRGacwQU
― Bee OK, Saturday, 19 August 2017 01:33 (six years ago) link
it's classic
xpost
― Bee OK, Saturday, 19 August 2017 01:34 (six years ago) link
and because i was at this fucking amazing show
our version of rock:
― Bee OK, Saturday, 19 August 2017 01:37 (six years ago) link
sorry
"Our version of rock:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgFcfR12HNw
― Bee OK, Saturday, 19 August 2017 01:43 (six years ago) link
i can't believe how gread this band is and how good, in particularity this album is. last one for my drunk Friday night. my all-time favorite band and it really isn't even close:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNBrJy4Y4dk
― Bee OK, Saturday, 19 August 2017 01:48 (six years ago) link
bonus, because this is actually a good live, at the time, version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa2Y1H9bIU8
― Bee OK, Saturday, 19 August 2017 01:53 (six years ago) link