MB Artist Classics: The Cure - "Three Imaginary Boys"
 

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Debut album from the boys, released later in the US and Australia as Boys Don't Cry. Slightly different tracklist, so I guess whichever one you want to listen to and vote for?

Cure Foxey Lady > Devo Satisfaction

Alright guys, look I'm paying attention to other threads again! Also I'll listen to this album later. Gotta love Pornography though.

A pretty rough and at times underdeveloped album, but in a way where it kind of adds character rather than really subtract from the experience all that much. It really, really feels like the first album of a band in how aimless and sketchy it sometimes comes across. But there's a lot to like about it and even the more shaky tracks grow on me a little with repeat listens.

Favorite tracks: "Object", "Subway Song", "Foxy Lady" (almost feels like early Roxy Music!), "Meat Hook" and "Fire in Cairo".

7/10

hard to do when you're sitting down, but I could see it causing some violent foot tapping.

I guess I'm too accustomed to noisy, screechy metal to have really noticed. I listened to it at least three times and I didn't really notice much. It's not that much louder than the general volume of the album, although it comes after relative silence.

Are you sure you're not just imagining it?

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I'm listening to the original. Went back to find the scream and its clearly there, but I somehow didn't really notice when listening to the album 2-3 times all the way through. Maybe I sneezed every time it happened and didn't hear it.

Nope. Devo's Satisfaction is the greatest cover song in the history of mankind. I like it even better than the Stones' version.

I always try to listen to the original (usually British) version. I hate it when American companies stretch albums out looking for the big buck.


Anyway, I gave this album an eight. Most of the tracks flow along quite nicely and I really liked the opening track. Favorite tracks are 10:15 Saturday Night, Grinding Halt, and Fire in Cairo. There really wasn't a truly weak track but those three really stand out for me. Is it truly a classic? My opinion is probably not, but Cure purists will love this album, but since I'm not a Cure purist...

8.5/10 (The Word has spoken :D)