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New CURE double album "13" and 4 new singles I'm getting really excited as the news starts to roll in.
So far, it's looking like a double album to be released on September 13th. And some really cool info about the singles has surfaced. Apparently they will release 4 singles each on the 13th of the month leading up to the record's release, each with a b-side and a collector's edition housing all 4, somewhat like the Integration box set for the Disintegration singles. The first single is "The Only One" backed with "NY Trip" and the 2nd to follow in June will be "Freakshow" with "All Kinds of Stuff" as the b-side. And their tour starts this Friday! Wish there was a little more fanfare and that they were waiting until the new stuff is out. Looks like some folks have already heard the new single and it's getting good reviews so far. [Edited 5/6/08 19:54pm] | |
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I like what Undercover had to say:
The Cure Screw Radio and Records, This Is How It Should Be Done
by Paul Cashmere - May 3 2008 The Cure have once again broken the 20th century mould that has frozen the radio and record industry. They will release a single a month, just like it should be. The Cure will release four singles, complete with A side and B side, once a month on the 13th of every month, for the next four months leading up to the release of the next album. The first single will be 'The Only One', backed by 'NY Trip' on May 13th. On June 13th, prepare for 'Freakshow' with 'All Kinds of Stuff'. On September 13th, The Cure will release their yet-to-be-titled 13th album (hence the 13th day of each release). Innovative? Actually not. This is how it used to be done before radio research and record company marketing plans fucked themselves (and the industry) up. The Beatles released 2 albums a year. The Stones did 2 albums a year before they got really big in the 70s and cut it back to one. We were all horrified when Pink Floyd went 3 years between albums once. Creedence Clearwater Revival did their three albums in 10 months. But by the early 80s, radio no longer cared and record companies thought they still mattered. The result to this day is people with marketing degrees are creating music for people with no ears so that advertisers are happy. What I love about this is that the radio industry and the major record labels are no loner set-up to handle this kind of activity with a fan base. Radio doesn't have the set-up time it so ridiculously thinks it needs to "research new music" and the major labels don't have the set-up time to "market to the passive music buyer". In one swoop, The Cure has said fuck you to both sides and will do it themselves the right way. The industry has lost its soul. The old school of 20th century radio and record people deserve their slow death. There is a new breed that still care about the music and The Cure are ready to take sides with the 21st century thinkers and piss on the old school. Good one Robert Smith and co. This is making music that matters. It is great to see a band that knows how to reach and keep the interest of the core fan base. Congratulations to The Cure. | |
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This is looking like a very good Summer for releases. Now, if only I had money for comcerts. Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife. --Kahlil Gibran | |
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The first single sounds VERY poppy- perhaps even more than "End of the World". Kind of Wish-era pop. Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Moonbeam said: The first single sounds VERY poppy- perhaps even more than "End of the World". Kind of Wish-era pop.
i agree...and am optimistic. disintegration and wish, along with their b-sides are my favorite cure era. hopefully this album and band line-up will draw me to a show...i'd really like to see them again, but i don't want to hear a bunch of stuff off of bloodflowers and the s/t album. | |
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If it wasn´t for Supa, I probably wouldn´t have bought a bit of their material,
so thanks Supa ! I will check this one out, though I´m not really a Cure fan but I have always liked a few of their songs and Supa opened my eyes. " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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Good news for Cure fans, but surely nothing strikes fear into the heart of a music fan quite a much as those two words together:
"DOUBLE" & "ALBUM" This is not an exit | |
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Cool idea, but it would have been nice if the album release and tour were a little more in sync. Not having heard the album, I will be ill-prepared at the show next month. | |
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So are these singles going to be released digitally or will only Euro fans have easy access to them, while US fans might have to pay about $13 for each "single". I look forward to the album, but I'm hardly a completist, so I doubt I will go for the singles if they are only physical. Very cool idea, though. Please the fans and fuck radio! | |
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KoolEaze said: If it wasn´t for Supa, I probably wouldn´t have bought a bit of their material,
so thanks Supa ! I will check this one out, though I´m not really a Cure fan but I have always liked a few of their songs and Supa opened my eyes. Funny, cuz he has no Cure albums! | |
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Where have all the Cure fans gone? | |
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"The Perfect Boy" is fucking wonderful. | |
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GangstaFam said: "The Perfect Boy" is fucking wonderful.
hey, thanks yeah, i know... but anyway, i'm looking forward to this. it'll be my first Cure album since i actually kinda-sorta for-real got into them. i like the marketing approach: actually putting a good amount of stuff out there to generate some anticipation. "Try to remember how you used to feel about me
and think about how you're treating me now. Then try to reconcile them, if you can. But you don't even remember, do you?" | |
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GangstaFam said: Where have all the Cure fans gone?
Right here, bro! Ready for the new album! Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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peedub said: Moonbeam said: The first single sounds VERY poppy- perhaps even more than "End of the World". Kind of Wish-era pop.
i agree...and am optimistic. disintegration and wish, along with their b-sides are my favorite cure era. hopefully this album and band line-up will draw me to a show...i'd really like to see them again, but i don't want to hear a bunch of stuff off of bloodflowers and the s/t album. I actually like BloodFlowers a lot more than Wish, but I do like the Cure's poppy side as well. Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Moonbeam said: peedub said: i agree...and am optimistic. disintegration and wish, along with their b-sides are my favorite cure era. hopefully this album and band line-up will draw me to a show...i'd really like to see them again, but i don't want to hear a bunch of stuff off of bloodflowers and the s/t album. I actually like BloodFlowers a lot more than Wish, but I do like the Cure's poppy side as well. The thing is, Wish isn't that poppy other than a few songs like the singles and Unstuck. It's a dark and heavy record. [Edited 5/10/08 18:35pm] | |
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GangstaFam said: Moonbeam said: I actually like BloodFlowers a lot more than Wish, but I do like the Cure's poppy side as well. The thing is, Wish isn't that poppy other than a few songs like the singles and Unstuck. It's a dark and heavy record. [Edited 5/10/08 18:35pm] True, but it's a lot poppier than BloodFlowers! Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Moonbeam said: True, but it's a lot poppier than BloodFlowers!
I feel a kick coming on! | |
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The video for "The Only One" has been released!
It appears that the album will be a single album after all, unfortunately. Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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GangstaFam said: I like what Undercover had to say:
The Cure Screw Radio and Records, This Is How It Should Be Done
by Paul Cashmere - May 3 2008 The Cure have once again broken the 20th century mould that has frozen the radio and record industry. They will release a single a month, just like it should be. The Cure will release four singles, complete with A side and B side, once a month on the 13th of every month, for the next four months leading up to the release of the next album. The first single will be 'The Only One', backed by 'NY Trip' on May 13th. On June 13th, prepare for 'Freakshow' with 'All Kinds of Stuff'. On September 13th, The Cure will release their yet-to-be-titled 13th album (hence the 13th day of each release). Innovative? Actually not. This is how it used to be done before radio research and record company marketing plans fucked themselves (and the industry) up. The Beatles released 2 albums a year. The Stones did 2 albums a year before they got really big in the 70s and cut it back to one. We were all horrified when Pink Floyd went 3 years between albums once. Creedence Clearwater Revival did their three albums in 10 months. But by the early 80s, radio no longer cared and record companies thought they still mattered. The result to this day is people with marketing degrees are creating music for people with no ears so that advertisers are happy. What I love about this is that the radio industry and the major record labels are no loner set-up to handle this kind of activity with a fan base. Radio doesn't have the set-up time it so ridiculously thinks it needs to "research new music" and the major labels don't have the set-up time to "market to the passive music buyer". In one swoop, The Cure has said fuck you to both sides and will do it themselves the right way. The industry has lost its soul. The old school of 20th century radio and record people deserve their slow death. There is a new breed that still care about the music and The Cure are ready to take sides with the 21st century thinkers and piss on the old school. Good one Robert Smith and co. This is making music that matters. It is great to see a band that knows how to reach and keep the interest of the core fan base. Congratulations to The Cure. THAT GOOD POINT BUT WRONG! RECORD LABEL SAT ON ALBUM FOR OVER YEAR BUSINESS AS USUAL STILL LOVE CURE! P o o |/, P o o |\ | |
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Exciting news!
Of course, I'm still waiting for the deluxe reissue of Disintegration and Wish. "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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I love The Cure That is one band that didnt sell out and really that whole style was over exposed in the 1980s! They have really great beats - style - and their videos are the best ever made! They have a total artistic style to their videos with really no money behind them. That takes talent to have that artistic ability - the idea is more important then money being pushed to the for front. | |
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I am a bit offlinish.
But psyched as well! | |
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