[kj] (OT) When bands go really 'off'

[Alexander Smith]

Well, in a perfect world, The Cure would have stopped after  
DISINTEGRATION.

Alex in NYC


On Jul 20, 2009, at 4:54 PM, countessghoulita at aol.com wrote:


> True, Alex...it is a really smart band, capable of reinventing  

> itself over and over, and pulling off amazing live performances,  

> still. And yet, I am not too keen on them since after  

> "Disintegration", which I found commercial when it was released, and  

> appreciated later....

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

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> Sent: Mon, Jul 20, 2009 1:49 pm

> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) When bands go really 'off'

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> Okay, I'll jump in and defend the Cure. While I haven't bought a new  

> Cure album in quite some time (the last one I bothered springing for  

> was BLOODFLOWERS -- which I don't believe I've ever actually  

> listened to the whole way through), I've always admired their canny  

> balance of light and dark. You may not like their forays into  

> shamelessly accessible pop, but you must give them credit for being  

> able to pull both off with such pronounced results.

>

> Alex in NYC

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> On Jul 20, 2009, at 4:21 PM, countessghoulita at aol.com wrote:

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>> Don't start me on The Cure. They have sucked for over 20 years. I  

>> am sorry.

>>

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>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: LONESTYLE at aol.com

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>> Sent: Mon, Jul 20, 2009 11:25 am

>> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) When bands go really 'off'

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>> Or this...

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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj1zkBZCyZQ

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>> To wretched this!...

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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa2nLEhUcZ0

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>> And this!

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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAu-AS2Cf78

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>> ~LB

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