Cure recommendations?

[eFestivals]

I'm no big Cure fan, tho I know a fair amount of their stuff. But I guess that lots of people won't know much about them.

The first thing I'd say is they're not a band to listen to just one track of. Get an album, and play the whole album, in order, like an album is meant to be played.

None of that shuffle crap. None of that "i listened to one song and didn't like it". Listen to albums.

My personal favourite is the album Seventeen Seconds

What's yours?

[Shanndy]

Disintegration and Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me are my two favourite Cure albums

Edited March 1, 2012 by Shanndy

[KingOfTheRodeo]

Disintegration.

[Siamesedream22]

Disintegration! I wonder what kind of setlist they will play, Pornography is a great album as well

[Vieuphoria]

In terms of progression their albums go from Post-punk era, to Gothy epics, to their poppier sound, then the modern alternative sound.

I wouldn't normally suggest it for a band but I would genuinely say listen to their Greatest Hits album. Work out which kind of era you like best/recognise most... then work your way in that way.

you will recognise at least a few of their tracks... more than the average headliner.

Personally... Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me is their best album. The guitar work on The Kiss is sublime, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep is a dark masterpiece in my view (covered by Deftones for any metal fans... would seek that out.. very good cover). and the obvious classics Just Like Heaven (also covered by Dinosaur Jr... also very good cover).

[KingOfTheRodeo]

The acoustic second disk of the greatest hits album is a nice bonus aswell, usually listen to that more than the 1st disk.

[PurpleFire]

Im going to do this! But i shouldnt really have to for a headliner IMO!

[edfirth]

I'd also advise the Greatest Hits. I've tried to listen to the albums but not managed to get far but I can easily listen through the Greatest Hits

[halfpint]

Love Disintergration - Plainsong is epic - often has me in tears when they open gigs with it. Also love Pornography and Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me.

But then to be fair I love them all!

[KingOfTheRodeo]

Love Disintergration - Plainsong is epic - often has me in tears when they open gigs with it. Also love Pornography and Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me.

But then to be fair I love them all!

[Vieuphoria]

Im going to do this! But i shouldnt really have to for a headliner IMO!

[Shanndy]

I read somewhere that their festival dates will include quite a few tracks from Wish as it's the 20th anniversary of its release.

[jonodillieono]

Im going to do this! But i shouldnt really have to for a headliner IMO!

[riizch]

Disintigration and Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me. Like Neil said...play the entire album, start to finish. It's the experience as a whole that's special

[chriseede]

Im going to do this! But i shouldnt really have to for a headliner IMO!

[Vieuphoria]

This show had Blink-182, AFI, Razorlight, Deftones, Metallica (and loads of others) just explaining why the Cure are just so legendary. I'd really suggest anyone unsure watches it.

Edited March 1, 2012 by Vieuphoria

[j...rox]

I'd also advise the Greatest Hits. I've tried to listen to the albums but not managed to get far but I can easily listen through the Greatest Hits

[The Mean Bean]

Disintegration is one of my favourite albums of all time, Pictures Of You is just incredible, there aren't many songs that can even hold a candle to that, the whole album is beautifully done, one of the all time greats. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me is another fantastic album, I bought it when I was 15 and it blew my mind, unlike anything I've ever heard, as time's gone on I've found new things in it and appreciated it more and more, I swear it gets better with every single listen. Everybody has their own favourite Cure records, there's just so much there! Get scouting round those cheap record shops, pick up as many CDs and records as you can and just enjoy digging through their back catalogue, guarantee you wont be disappointed!

[moz4pm]

as everyone else has said, Dissintergration, its a flawless album and I will be revisiting it myself tonight

[Vieuphoria]

This^

I also loved their most recent album. Really saw it as their best for a long long while.

[davidsams1989]

As almost everyone has mentioned disintegration, 2000's bloodflowers is a great album. They claim pornography (also a great album, said there darkest, an I'd agree), disintergration and bloodflowers as part of a trilogy. 'Out of this world' is such a lovely song

Edited March 1, 2012 by davidsams1989

[YumYum]

didn't know the cure covered this!

[curedtc]

http://www.youtube.com/user/curedtc4

Anything on my various youtubes of live material should get you going

[LondonTom]

The Bestival Live album is on spotify to, well worth a listen. (I am no expert but I quite enjoyed it and will probs be a good feel for them at reading/leeds I'd imagine.)

[beau1]

I'd recommend 'Wish' for anyone who hasn't listened to The Cure before. Its the perfect combo of having the deep emotional songs as well as the happy more accessable stuff, after that listen to Pornography and be amazed that you're listening to the same band.

Now I'm going to sit here and laugh to myself as I called this one about 2 months ago when The Cure first started announcing shows and was quickly passed off for having a crap logic...funny eh.