Il regalo di Natale dei Cure? Da qualche giorno è reperibile in rete anche se in maniera non ufficiale. Si tratta di una nuova versione della première di ‘4:13 Dream’ che i Cure eseguirono in piazza San Giovanni a Roma l’11 ottobre 2008, dodici giorni prima della sua pubblicazione. La performance, inserita all’interno di un festival sponsorizzato dalla Coca Cola, venne trasmessa in diretta mondiale da MTV. Il video, in alta definizione 720p, offre riprese inedite e una traccia audio assolutamente perfetta remixata interamente da Robert Smith e Keith Uddin. Rispetto alla versione originale il filmato dura circa 42 minuti e contiene tutte le canzoni dell’ultimo album in studio dei Cure ad eccezione di ‘Sirensong’, ‘The Real Snow White’ e ‘ This. Here and Now. With You’. La tracklist comprende quindi: ‘Underneath the Stars’, ‘The Only One’, ‘The Reasons Why’, ‘Freakshow’, ‘The Hungry Ghost’, ‘Switch’, ‘The Perfect Boy’, ‘Sleep When I'm Dead’, ‘The Scream’, ‘It's Over’.
Il file, un “mkv” di 4.3 GB leggibile su tutti i pc/mac e buona parte dei lettori da tavolo, è scaricabile via-torrent QUI.
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lunedì 20 dicembre 2010
The Cure ‘4:13 Dream Première Live in Rome 2008’, in HD con audio remixato da Robert Smith e Keith Uddin!
domenica 12 dicembre 2010
The Cure 'Best Of', la compilation più bella (e con una rarità) è edita solo in Ucraina
In attesa di poter finalmente ascoltare materiale inedito (il dark album, seconda parte di '4:13 Dream', è in naftalina dalla fine del 2006!), di assoluto interesse è una raccolta ufficiale che la Universal ha pubblicato esclusivamente sul mercato ucraino. 'Best Of The Cure', è questo il titolo del CD edito nel febbraio 2009 dalla Moon Records. Merito della scoperta va all'eccellente sito TheCureRecords.com. Con le sue 22 tracce rimasterizzate il disco è la migliore raccolta della band inglese dai tempi di 'Staring at the Sea-The Singles' del lontano 1986. Superiore a 'Galore-The Singles 1987-1997' e al più recente 'Greatest Hits' del 2001 fatto uscire in versioni differenti, una per il Regno Unito e un'altra per il resto del mondo. Oltre a riproporre brani come 'The Blood' (uscito come singolo in Spagna) e 'Jumping Someone Else's Train', la caratteristica principale di 'Best Of' è l'inclusione della versione rimasterizzata di 'Killing an Arab', assente in ogni altra riedizione del catalogo della band inglese perchè ritenuta poco politically correct, motivazione mai ufficialmente ammessa ma assai spesso sussurata. In passato, per aggirare l'ostracismo degli Usa verso questo brano, Robert Smith arrivò persino a modificarne il testo durante i concerti trasformando la frase del titolo in 'killing... someone else in the world' (!). Il singolo d'esordio, datato 1978 e ispirato dal romanzo 'Lo Straniero' di Albert Camus, non è stato neppure inserito nella ripubblicazione in doppio CD di 'Three Imaginary Boys' del 2004 o in quella, imperdibile, che l'etichetta russa Lilith Records ha realizzato nel 2007. L'artwork e la scelta dei brani di 'Best Of' sono accreditati alla Universal Music Lebanon.
Questa è la tracklist dell'album:
01. Boys Don't Cry (2:42)
02. Close to Me (3:41)
03. Just Like Heaven (3:32)
04. A Forest (4:44)
05. Freakshow (2:30)
06. The Walk (3:31)
07. Lullaby (4:10)
08. Killing An Arab (2:22)
09. The End of the World (3:43)
10. Friday I'm in Love (3:35)
11. Let's Go to Bed (3:34)
12. Alt. End (4:30)
13. The Lovecats (3:40)
14. The Blood (3:43)
15. Jumping Someone Else's Train (2:56)
16. Sleep When I'm Dead (3:51)
17. Inbetween Days (2:58)
18. Mint Car (3:29)
19. High (3:35)
20. Lovesong (3:28)
21. Cut Here (4:10)
22. Pictures of You (4:47)
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lunedì 17 maggio 2010
The Cure, la prima volta che Robert Smith aprì i suoi archivi e li offrì in download gratuito
La recentissima offerta online gratuita di rarità dell’èra-‘Disintegration’ non rappresenta una novità per i Cure. Già nel 2001 Robert Smith aprì i suoi stipatissimi archivi personali per regalare ai suoi fans pezzi da collezione. L’occasione fu l’uscita di ‘Greatest Hits’, edito in edizione limitata con un bonus disc di versioni acustiche e, solo per il Regno Unito, con una tracklist lievemente diversa rispetto a quella scelta per il resto del mondo. Anche in quella circostanza fu realizzato un micro sito dedicato all’evento arricchito da una collezione di 20 tracce inedite: demo, tracce live e remixes che ripercorrevano l’intera carriera della band sin dai suoi primi passi. Ogni singolo pezzo era accompagnato da un breve commento dello stesso Robert. ‘Greatest Hits Rarities Collection’, questo il titolo della produzione, si apriva con il provino originale di ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ registrato nel 1978 e si chiudeva con il demo strumentale di ‘Cut Here’. Per scaricare questo ormai rarissimo bonus disc andare a QUESTO LINK. Il merito di aver riportato alla luce il materiale è di Craig Parker del sito ‘Chain of Flowers’.
Questa è la tracklist completa di ‘Greatest Hits Rarities Collection’:
01. Boy’s Don’t Cry (Original group demo 1978)
02. A Forest (Group rehearsal 1980)
03. Let’s Go to Bed (Original instrumental demo 1982)
04. Let’s Go to Bed (12″ Duke Remix)
05. The Lovecats (TC & Benny 12″ Remix)
06. The Caterpillar (Live 1984)
07. Inbetween Days (Original group demo 1984)
08. Close to Me (Original group demo 1984)
09. Just Like Heaven (Instrumental home demo 1985)
10. Why Can’t I Be You? (Demo)
11. Lovesong (Original instrumental group demo 1988)
12. Lullaby (Instrumental home demo 1988)
13. Pictures of You (Instrumental home demo 1988)
14. High (Demo)
15. Friday I’m in Love (Live 1992)
16. Mint Car (Simon Gallup’s home instrumental demo 1994)
17. Wrong Number (Instrumental home demo 1997)
18. Wrong Number (Warm Vocal Mix)
19. Just Say Yes (Early version 1999)
20. Cut Here (Instrumental home demo 1997)
sabato 15 maggio 2010
The Cure, un sito per 'Disintegration' pieno di sorprese e di rarità introvabili
I Cure hanno appena lanciato sul web un mini sito dedicato a 'Disintegration' e alla sua riedizione in occasione del 21° anniversario dalla sua prima pubblicazione. thecuredisintegration.com è un autentico scrigno di novità e di sorprese per chi questo meraviglioso album l'ha già apprezzato nel corso degli anni e per chi lo scoprirà soltanto adesso. Fra le gemme che è possibile trovare navigando sul sito vi sono immagini inedite, video e 'Alternative Rarities 1988-1989', 20 rarità non incluse nell'edizione deluxe 3 cds, che non verranno mai commercialzzate, ma che potete scaricarle direttamente QUI. Consiglio: affrettatevi perchè saranno a disposizione per un temèo limitato. Cliccando QUI, potrete invece scaricarvi la cover ufficiale, mentre QUI una ulteriore cover con la tracklist. Ad arricchire il set vi è anche il contributo di Roger O'Donnell, ex-membro dei Cure che all'epoca registrò il suo primo album con la band di Robert Smith. Nel suo sito personale è possibile trovare un'interessantissima pagina (QUESTA) contenente i ricordi di quell'epoca e di quelle registrazioni, e anche il suo demo di 'The Other Side', brano poi reintitolato 'Fear of Ghosts' e incluso come extra b-side del singolo 'Lovesong'. Per ascoltarlo/scaricarlo cliccare QUI. Un cd promo sampler dell'edizione deluxe di 'Disintegration' è stato anche distribuito dalla Rhino Records. E' inititolato '3x3x3' e include tre brani tratti da ciascuno dei dischi che formano il set. E' possibile scaricarlo QUI. E' stato anche messo a disposizione il download del concerto registrato a Dallas nel 1989 lo trovate QUI e, a tracce separate, QUI.
Questa è la tracklist di 'Alternative Rarities 1988-1989':
01.'Closedown' (RS Home Instrumental Demo 5/88)
02.'Last Dance' (RS Home Instrumental Demo 5/88)
03.'Lullaby' (RS Home Instrumental Demo 5/88)
04.'Tuned Out on RTV5' (Instrumental Rehearsal 6/88)
05.'Funknnotfunk' (Instrumental Rehearsal 6/88)
06.'Babble' (Instrumental Rehearsal 6/88)
07.'Plainsong' (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
08.'Pictures of You' (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
09.'Fear of Ghosts' (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
10.'Fascination Street' (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
11.'Homesick' (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
12.'Delirious Night' (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
13.'Out of Mind' (Studio Instrumental Jam 10/88)
14.'2 Late' (Studio ‘WIP’ Mix 11/88)
15.'Lovesong'(Studio ‘WIP’ Mix 11/88)
16.'Prayers for Rain' (Studio ‘WIP’ Mix 11/88)
17.'The Same Deep Water as You' (Live Dallas Starplex 9/15/89)
18.'Disintegration' (Live Dallas Starplex 9/15/89)
19.'Untitled' (Live Dallas Starplex 9/15/89)
20.'Faith' (Live Rome Palaeur 6/4/89 – Crowd Bootleg)
Per chi invece desidera ascoltare la versione di 'Faith' (nota come 'Tienanmen Version') completa di intro ed eseguita al Palaeur di Roma il 4 giugno 1989, può trovarla a QUESTO LINK messo a disposizione da Craig Parker, autore del famosissimo sito Chain of Flowers. La qualità audio non è eccelsa, ma è comunque un autentico pezzo storico per ogni collezionista della band inglese.
Questa è la tracklist del cd promo sampler '3x3x3':
Dal CD2 'Rarities (1988-1989)'
01.Prayers for Rain (RS Home Instrumental Demo-04/88)
02.The Same Deep Water As You (Band Instrumental Demo-09/88)
03.Delirious Night (Rough Mix-12/88)
Dal CD1 'Disintegration'
04.Pictures of You
05.Closedown
06.Lovesong
Dal CD3 'Entreat Plus'
07.Lullaby (Live)
08.Fascination Street (Live)
09.Disintegration (Live)
Questa è la tracklist dell'edizione 3 cds di 'Disintegration - 21th Anniversary Edition', contenente anche una versione arricchita dell'album live 'Entreat':
Disc 1:
'Disintegration'
01.Plainsong
02.Pictures of You
03.Closedown
04.Lovesong
05.Last Dance
06.Lullaby
07.Fascination Street
08.Prayers for Rain
09.The Same Deep Water as You
10.Disintegration
11.Homesick
12.Untitled
Disc 2:
'Rarities (1988-1989)'
01.Prayers for Rain (RS Home Demo Instrumental 04/88)
02.Pictures of You (RS Home Demo Instrumental-04/88)
03.Fascination Street (RS Home Demo Instrumental-04/88)
04.Homesick (Band Rehearsal Instrumental-06/88)
05.Fear of Ghosts (Band Rehearsal Instrumental-06/88)
06.Noheart (Band Rehearsal Instrumental-06/88)*
07.Esten (Band Demo Instrumental-09/88)*
08.Closedown (Band Demo Instrumental-09/88)
09.Lovesong (Band Demo Instrumental-09/88)
10.2 Late (alt Version) (Band Demo Instrumental-09/88)
11.The Same Deep Water as You (Band Demo Instrumental-09/88)
12.Disintegration (Band Demo Instrumental-09/88)
13.Untitled (alt Version) (Studio Rough Instrumental-11/88)
14.Babble (alt Version) (Studio Rough Instrumental-11/88)
15.Plainsong (Studio Rough Guide Vocal-11/88)
16.Last Dance (Studio Rough Guide Vocal-11/88)
17.Lullaby (Studio Rough Guide Vocal-11/88)
18.Out of Mind (Studio Rough Guide Vocal-11/88)
19.Delirious Night (Rough Mix Vocal-12/88)*
20.Pirate Ships (RS Solo) (Rough Mix Vocal-12/89)*
All previously unreleased versions
(*Previously unreleased song)
Disc 3:
'Entreat Plus'
01.Plainsong*
02.Pictures of You
03.Closedown
04.Lovesong*
05.Last Dance
06.Lullaby*
07.Fascination Street
08.Prayers for Rain
09.The Same Deep Water as You*
10.Disintegration
11.Homesick
12.Untitled
Recorded live at Wembley Arena 1989; remixed by Rs 2009
(*Previously unreleased performance)
venerdì 5 febbraio 2010
Robert Smith, un 2010 intenso fra Cure e varie collaborazioni: Tim Burton, 65DOS, Anik Jean...
Oltre ai numerosi progetti riguardanti i Cure (le cui anticipazioni potete trovare all'interno di questo blog), quest’anno Robert Smith sarà protagonista di importanti collaborazioni da solista. A cominciare dalla registrazione di ‘Very Good Advice’ brano di ‘Almost Alice’, raccolta edita a complemento della colonna sonora di ‘Alice in Wonderland’ composta da Danny Elfman per l’omonimo film diretto da Tim Burton. Il matrimonio artistico fra i due è stato ad un passo dall’essere celebrato già nel 1989 quando il regista californiano chiese a Smith un contributo musicale per il suo ‘Edward Mani di Forbice’. Tuttavia, complice la contemporanea realizzazione di ‘Disintegration’, gli intenti non sfociarono in nulla di concreto. ‘Very Good Advice’ sarà l’unica canzone ripresa dalla colonna sonora originale del lungometraggio animato realizzato dalla Disney nel 1951.
La voce di Robert Smith è anche presente in ‘J’Aurai Tout Essayé’, brano incluso nel terzo album della cantante canadese Anik Jean. Si tratta di una pseudo-cover di ‘Believe’, canzone che Earl Slick - noto soprattutto per essere il chitarrista di David Bowie - aveva inserito in ‘Zig Zag’, album solista del 2003. Anche quella versione fu caratterizzata dall’inconfondibile voce del leader dei Cure. ‘J’aurai Tout Essayé’ è scaricabile gratuitamente (e legalmente) cliccando QUI.
Robert apparirà anche nel nuovo album dei 65 Days Of Static. Sua sarà la parte vocale di ‘Come To Me’, sesto dei nove pezzi che compongono ‘We Were Exploding Anyway’, attesissimo lavoro della band. Il gruppo post-rock di Sheffield fece da supporter ai Cure in occasione del ‘Dream Tour’ 2007-2008 ideato per promuovere a livello mondiale ‘4:13 Dream’ .
Mr. Smith ha anche registrato una cover di ‘Small Hours’ da includere in un album-tributo a John Martyn, noto cantautore e chitarrista britannico scomparso a 60 anni il 29 gennaio 2009. Infine, il 6 dicembre, poi, uscirà una nuova versione di 'Not in Love' del duo canadese Crystal Castles contenete parti vocali registrate dal leader dei Cure. La canzone è la cover di un brano inciso dai Platinum Blonde nel 1983.
Già nella prima parte dello scorso decennio Robert Smith partecipò a numerosi eventi – discografici e live – in veste di super ospite. Eccone l’elenco:
2003:
- Collaborazione con i Blink-182 per il brano ‘All of This’
- Parte vocale di ‘Da Hype’, club hit di Junior Jack
2004:
- Co-autore e cantante di ‘Truth Is’ di Tweaker.
- Nuova collaborazione con Junior Jack per un remix di ‘Da Hype’
- Nuova versione di ‘A Forest’ realizzata con il duo tedesco Blank & Jones di cui ne furono tratti vari remixes
- Co-autore e interprete di ‘Perfect Blue Sky’ di JunkieXL
- Esibizione live insieme ai Placebo di ‘Without You I’m Nothing’ e ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ durante un concerto di Brian Molko & co. alla Wembley Arena di Londra
- Esibizione live con i Blink-182 di ‘All of This’ e ‘Boys Don’t Cry’
2005:
- Duetto con Billy Corgan nel brano ‘To Love Somebody’ incluso nel primo album solista del leader degli Smashing Pumpkins.
venerdì 8 gennaio 2010
The Cure, le copertine e nuovi dettagli della riedizione di 'Disintegration'
Queste, in anteprima, sono le copertine dei 3 cd inclusi nel cofanetto deluxe di ‘Disintegration (21st Anniversary Edition)’ in uscita il 24 maggio in Europa e il 25 negli Usa. Si riferiscono rispettivamente a ‘Disintegration’, ‘Rarities (1988-1989)’ e ‘Entreat Plus’. Questa edizione tripla è costituita dalla rimasterizzazione digitale dei nastri originali e include l’album ‘Disintegration’, un disco di rarità e l’intero live registrato a Wembley nel 1989 pubblicato in versione parziale nel 1990 con il titolo di ‘Entreat’. Nel complesso questa edizione comprende 24 tracce edite per la prima volta su compact disc. La scelta di tutti i brani è stata fatta e supervisionata direttamente da Robert Smith. Ad arricchire l’opera è un libretto di 24 pagine contenente note, testi e rare fotografie alcune delle quali assolutamente inedite.
Sarà anche edita una versione in doppio vinile e, a giugno sarà messa in vendita quella di ‘Disintegration’ su singolo cd. Ulteriori riedizioni del catalogo dei Cure saranno edite nel corso del 2010. Fra queste ‘Mixed Up’ e i dvd ‘In Orange’ e ‘Show’. Inedito sarà invece il cofanetto dvd ‘At the BBC’.
Questa è la tracklist dell’intera opera:
CD1: ‘DISINTEGRATION’
01 PLAINSONG
02 PICTURES OF YOU
03 CLOSEDOWN
04 LOVESONG
05 LAST DANCE
06 LULLABY
07 FASCINATION STREET
08 PRAYERS FOR RAIN
09 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU
10 DISINTEGRATION
11 HOMESICK
12 UNTITLED
CD2: RARITIES (1988-1989)
ALL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED VERSIONS
(* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONG)
01 PRAYERS FOR RAIN-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88
02 PICTURES OF YOU-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88
03 FASCINATION STREET-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88
04 HOMESICK-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88
05 FEAR OF GHOSTS-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88
06 NOHEART-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88 *
07 ESTEN-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88 *
08 CLOSEDOWN-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88
09 LOVESONG-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88
10 2LATE (alt version)-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88
11 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88
12 DISINTEGRATION-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88
13 UNTITLED (alt version)-STUDIO ROUGH (instrumental)-11/88
14 BABBLE (alt version)-STUDIO ROUGH (instrumental)-11/88
15 PLAINSONG-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88
16 LAST DANCE-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88
17 LULLABY-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88
18 OUT OF MIND-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88
19 DELIRIOUS NIGHT-ROUGH MIX (vocal)-12/88 *
20 PIRATE SHIPS-(RS solo) ROUGH MIX (vocal)-12/89 *
CD3: ENTREAT PLUS - RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA 1989
REMIXED BY ROBERT SMITH 2009
(* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED PERFORMANCE)
01 PLAINSONG *
02 PICTURES OF YOU
03 CLOSEDOWN
04 LOVESONG *
05 LAST DANCE
06 LULLABY *
07 FASCINATION STREET
08 PRAYERS FOR RAIN
09 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU *
10 DISINTEGRATION
11 HOMESICK
12 UNTITLED
Per questo evento editoriale è stato anche realizzato un promo speciale contenente 9 tracce:
dal CD2: 'RARITIES (1988-1989)’
01 PRAYERS FOR RAIN (RS HOME INSTRUMENTAL DEMO-04/88)
02 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU (BAND INSTRUMENTAL DEMO-09/88)
03 DELIRIOUS NIGHT (ROUGH MIX-12/88)
dal CD1: ‘DISINTEGRATION’
04 PICTURES OF YOU
05 CLOSEDOWN
06 LOVESONG
dal CD3: 'ENTREAT PLUS'
07 LULLABY (LIVE)
08 FASCINATION STREET (LIVE)
09 DISINTEGRATION (LIVE)
giovedì 8 ottobre 2009
The Cure, un 2010 da favola! 'Disintegration' deluxe, nuovi dvd e altre edizioni rimasterizzate
Sarà la primavera del 2010 ad offrire la tanto attesa versione rimasterizzata di 'Disintegration'. L'album, uno dei più importanti della carriera dei dei Cure, uscì il 1° maggio 1989 confermandosi subito come una delle pietre miliari della discografia di Robert Smith & soci. Dopo svariati rinvii, dovuti anche ai problemi gestionali della Rhino Records (che insieme alla Universal distribuirà il disco in tutto il mondo), oggi il sito ufficiale ha dato la lieta conferma. Il prossimo 16 marzo 'Disintegration (21st Anniversary Edition)', questo il titolo esatto della produzione, sarà disponibile in cofanetto 3 cd deluxe, cd singolo e vinile doppio che, a differenza dell'originale versione edita in un solo LP conterrà anche 'Last dance' e 'Homesick', brani inseriti solo nel compact disc. La versione più estesa, oltre a 'Disintegration', includerà un secondo disco contente 17 demo e 3 inediti, ed 'Entreat Plus' un'edizione remixata da Robert Smith ed estesa a 12 tracce del live registrato alla Wembley Arena di Londra durante il 'Prayer Tour 1989'.
Nel frattempo mr. Smith in persona ha confermato una serie di iniziative che verranno pubblicate il prossimo anno. Fra queste l'edizione originale di 'Entreat' (composta da 8 brani) rimasterizzata ma disponibile solo online, 'Mixed Up 2' (apparentemente il sequel dell'album di remixes uscito nel 1990), il cofanetto dvd 'The Cure @ The BBC', le riedizioni in dvd di 'The Cure in Orange' e 'Show'. In attesa di ulteriori notizie questa è la tracklists ufficiale di 'Disintegration (21st Anniversary Edition)' versione deluxe:
CD1: DISINTEGRATION
01 PLAINSONG
02 PICTURES OF YOU
03 CLOSEDOWN
04 LOVESONG
05 LAST DANCE
06 LULLABY
07 FASCINATION STREET
08 PRAYERS FOR RAIN
09 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU
10 DISINTEGRATION
11 HOMESICK
12 UNTITLED
CD2: RARITIES (1988-1989)
ALL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED VERSIONS
(* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONG)
01 PRAYERS FOR RAIN-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88
02 PICTURES OF YOU-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88
03 FASCINATION STREET-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88
04 HOMESICK-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88
05 FEAR OF GHOSTS-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88
06 NOHEART-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88 *
07 ESTEN-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88 *
08 CLOSEDOWN-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88
09 LOVESONG-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88
10 2LATE (alt version)-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88
11 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88
12 DISINTEGRATION-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88
13 UNTITLED (alt version)-STUDIO ROUGH (instrumental)-11/88
14 BABBLE (alt version)-STUDIO ROUGH (instrumental)-11/88
15 PLAINSONG-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88
16 LAST DANCE-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88
17 LULLABY-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88
18 OUT OF MIND-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88
19 DELIRIOUS NIGHT-ROUGH MIX (vocal)-12/88 *
20 PIRATE SHIPS-(RS solo) ROUGH MIX (vocal)-12/89 *
CD3: ENTREAT PLUS - RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA 1989
REMIXED BY ROBERT SMITH 2009
(* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED PERFORMANCE)
01 PLAINSONG *
02 PICTURES OF YOU
03 CLOSEDOWN
04 LOVESONG *
05 LAST DANCE
06 LULLABY *
07 FASCINATION STREET
08 PRAYERS FOR RAIN
09 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU *
10 DISINTEGRATION
11 HOMESICK
12 UNTITLED
lunedì 13 luglio 2009
The Cure, ‘Live In Paris 2008’ in dvd nel 2010
‘Live in Paris 2008’ è il nuovo video ufficiale dei Cure la cui uscita in dvd e blu-ray è prevista il prossimo anno. Presentato in anteprima lo scorso 7 luglio nella Wiener Rathausplatz in occasione del Wien Film Festival 09, il film ha riscosso unanimi consensi. Il concerto, diretto da Laurent Hasse e Thierry Villeneuve, è stato ripreso al Palais Omnisport de Bercy a Parigi il 12 marzo 2008 e registrato in alta definizione con audio 5.1. Il filmato include 19 brani per una durata di 90 minuti, mentre la setlist reale del concerto parigino offriva 42 canzoni diluite in 3 ore e mezza. Non è ancora confermato se la versione in vendita li includerà tutti. I diritti del film appartengono alla Europe Images ed è il frutto di una coproduzione fra Sombrero & Co., Lost Music Ltd e Virgin 17. Al momento di ‘Live in Paris 2008’ esistono 3 versioni diverse di 30, 60 e 90 minuti a disposizione solo per utilizzi professionali.
Questa è la setlist del video: Plainsong, Prayers for rain, alt.end, The end of the world, Lovesong, Inbetween Days, Just like heaven, Primary, Shake dog shake, Never enough, Wrong number, One hundred years, Disintegration, M, Play for today, A forest, Boys don´t cry, 10:15 Saturday night, Killing an Arab.
Questa è invece la setlist completa del concerto: Main set: Plainsong, Prayers for rain, A strange day, alt.end, The walk, The end of the world, Lovesong, To wish impossible things, Pictures of you, Lullaby, From the edge of the deep green sea, Kyoto song, The only one, Push, How beautiful you are..., Friday i'm in love, Inbetween days, Just like heaven, Primary, A boy I never knew, Shake dog shake, Never enough, Wrong number, One hundred years, Disintegration - Encore 1: At night, M, Play for today, A forest - Encore 2: The lovecats, Let's go to bed, Freakshow, Close to me, why can't i be you? - Encore 3: Three imaginary boys, Fire in cairo, Boys don't cry, Jumping someone else's train, Grinding halt, 10:15 Saturday night, Killing an Arab - Encore 4: Faith.
martedì 26 maggio 2009
Le 30 più belle canzoni degli anni 80 secondo Robert Smith. Download compreso...
Ieri Robert Smith, nell’ambito del programma ‘4 For The Cure Memorial Day Weekend’ trasmesso da Sirius XM Radio, ha stilato l’elenco le 30 canzoni più significative che, a suo parere, sono state realizzate negli 80’s. Se volete ascoltare l'intera trasmissione potete scaricarvela cliccando QUI. Questa è la classifica in ordine rigorosamente alfabetico:
ABC - 'Look of Love'
The Associates - 'Tell Me It's Easter on Friday'
David Bowie – 'Let’s Dance'
Bananarama and Funboy 3 - 'It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way that You Do It)'
Kate Bush - 'Cloudbusting'
Cocteau Twins - 'Persephone' (played their album Treasure as he was getting ready on his wedding day.)
Christina - 'Things Fall Apart' (takes him back to Steve Severin's flat during Christmas 82.)
D.A.F. - 'Sex Unter Wasser' (Another Severin flat memory. This had a strange influence on the Glove project, but he's not quite sure how.)
Depeche Mode - 'Personal Jesus' (Really fun watching them grow from a tiny synth pop band into a huge synth rock band, with at least one great single on every album. This is probably one of the best.)
Dinosaur Jr. - 'Freak Scene' (Would make his Top 30 of all time. The sound of the 80s turning into the 90s. One of the best guitarists he's ever seen.)
Echo & The Bunnymen - 'Killing Moon' (Next is another song that would make my Top 30 of all-time, I think. One of the mysteries of the 1980s, as a decade, is how it ended up with so many idiots on top. How come Ian McCulloch didn't trip? until 1990 ruling the world? This is Echo & the Bunnymen and The Killing Moon.)
Peter Gabriel - 'Red Rain' (While Sledgehammer caused a much bigger stir, it was this next song that moved me a lot more. Another seminal sound & vision. The vast gated drum reverb, the auto wah sub-bass, and on top of it all, the voice of Peter Gabriel singing Red Rain.)
Human League - 'Human' (From one of the giants of the 1980s, yet another song that would be there in my Top 30 of all-time, I think. The group that kind of did what we did. Went from underground to overground. As soon as I heard this song, I fell in love with it. And despite, or maybe because of, the four line Yorkshire rap in the middle, I still love it. Very loud and very often. This is The Human League with Human.)
Jesus and Mary Chain - 'Some Candy Talking' (The 1960s via the 1970s via the 1980s or something. So much fun, too much fun. This is the Jesus and Mary Chain, Some Candy Talking.)
Joy Division - 'The Eternal' (Another song that would have to be in my Top 30 of all time. Although this is the sound of the end of the 70s, it was the sound of the start of the 80s. It's effects on me as an artist, and an individual, were pretty profound. It's one of the saddest, and best, songs I ever heard. This is Joy Division and The Eternal.)
Chaka Khan - 'I Feel For You' (There were more than a few songs in the same kind of style as the next one. Whatever the kind of style is or was. And in the right place, at the right time, in the wrong mind, I could really enjoy this kind of style a lot. This song in particular stuck with me, as it was, and is, one of the best examples of this kind of style. Despite the rapping. )
Madness - 'Return of the Lost Palmas Seven' (The next song's one of those "I can't help it, I just love it" things. 2 and a half minutes of "sharp suited, out with the naughty boys, good time music" Another song I almost learned to dance to, this is Madness, with the Return of the Los Palmas Seven. Waiter.)
My Bloody Valentine - 'Lose My Breath' (Next song up an absolutely beautiful piece of music from one of my all time favorite groups. I particularly love the way in this song that the sound of every breath being taken is the loudest thing in the mix. Absolute genius. This is My Bloody Valentine and Lose my Breath.)
Mel & Kim - 'Respectable' (What can I say about the next song? One of those secret, guilty pleasures? Except it's not secret and I don't feel guilty, BUT it is a pleasure, not many days went by on the Cure Kiss Me tour in 1987 when this wasn't played very very very loud. Mel and Kim, Respectable.)
New Order - 'Everything's Gone Green' (Next up is another song that was a Steve Severin "Clockwalk Club flap Christmas" (?) staple. I hold on to my picture of this as it was then - possible and New Order, Everything's Gone Green.)
Yoko Ono - 'Walking On Thin Ice' (The next up is yet another post-show Club Smith 3 am favorite, one of the all-time great weird late night singalongs. I, I, I love this song, even the rap bit! This is Yoko Ono, Walking on Thin Ice.)
The Pixies - 'Gigantic'
The Pretenders - 'Don't Get Me Wrong'
Prince - 'Starfish & Coffee' (Psychedelic rhymes, backwards drums, harp drills, hand tambourines, surf harmonies. This is so 196...80s, it hurts. From one of the really great albums of the decade, this is a song that reminds me of a particularly lovely time in my life. Prince, with Starfish & Coffee.)
Psychedelic Furs - 'Heaven' (Next up is another seminal 80s track but so much more than that. Another really outstanding band, instantly recognizable sound, 3 great albums in a row, cool tunes, cool words, cool shades, so how come Richard Butler didn't end up owning the world, too? This is the Psychadelic Furs, and Heaven.)
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 'Dear Prudence' (It was going to be a song called Christine, which is a gorgeous song, but then I came over all psychedelic and sentimental. So, from Robert Smith & the Banshees, this is Dear Prudence.)
Soft Cell - 'Tainted Love'
Sugarcubes - 'Birthday' (Next up is one of those Peel show songs. Like White Riot, or Alison, or One World, or Waiting In Vain, where I just stopped, and listened. This is The Sugarcubes. The Sugarcubes and Birthday.)
Suzanne Vega - 'Small Blue Thing' (Next is one of the most beautiful songs from one of my all-time favorite artists. Cool and smooth and curious. This is Suzanne Vega with Small Blue Thing.)
Tom Waits - 'In the Neighborhood' (We have to stop somewhere, and where better than alphabetically? Finally, from one of the greats, a song from Swordfish Trombones, an album that drowned post-Cure show ? around the world, through the 1980s and beyond. The very magical Tom Waits and In The Neighborhood.)
martedì 24 febbraio 2009
Robert Smith conferma la pubblicazione della seconda parte di '4:13 Dream' e del box dvd
In attesa che domani sera nella londinese Brixton Academy i Cure ritirino il premio 'Godlike Geniuses' agli Schockwaves NME Awards, per poi esibirsi giovedì alla O2 Arena, Robert Smith ha rilasciato un'interessante intervista a Mark Beaumont del Times (leggibile QUI). Durante la 'chiacchierata' emergono molte cose importanti fra cui l’intenzione di pubblicare entro fine anno la seconda parte di ‘4:13 Dream’ che includerà parte dei 33 brani registrati nel 2006 e non inclusi nell'ultimo disco: “E’ la sua naturale prosecuzione, la parte in cui il sogno diventa incubo - spiega - ‘4:13 Dream’ si chiude con un oscuro accordo minore e, dopo l’intervallo, la seconda fase riprende dove la prima finisce”.
Come spiegato dettagliatamente in QUESTO POST, l’idea di dividere in due edizioni separate un lavoro nato come doppio album è nata da contrasti con la Geffen in merito al pagamento delle royalties. Intanto, in vista del trentennale previsto venerdì 8 maggio (data di pubblicazione dell'album d'esordio 'Three Imaginary Boys' avvenuta nel 1979), i Cure stanno lavorando alla preparazione di un box di dvd contenenti interviste a tutti i membri che hanno fatto parte del gruppo, filmati rari e inediti oltre a molte altre curiosità. Il cofanetto dovrebbe essere pubblicato sul finire del 2009.
lunedì 3 novembre 2008
The Cure, un altro nuovo album ad aprile 2009?
Un nuovo album dei Cure ad aprile 2009? Probabile, certamente non impossibile. A rivelarlo è Mark Beaumont del Guardian. Lo afferma in un articolo leggibile interamente QUI nel quale, fra le altre cose, spiega alcuni inediti dettagli relativi alla controversa gestazione di ‘4:13 Dream’, ultimo (bellissimo) lavoro di Robert Smith & soci. Come da indiscrezioni l’obiettivo iniziale della band era quella di produrre un doppio album sulla falsariga di ‘Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me’ del 1987, tanto che i brani registrati e pre-prodotti sono stati ben 33. Al momento di tradurre in pratica il tutto, però, la Geffen ha comunicato loro l’intenzione di pagare royalties soltanto per la realizzazione di un album singolo, vendendo comunque il doppio ad un prezzo maggiorato. Un ricatto a cui Robert Smith, determinato ad offrire la versione duplice al prezzo di una singola, si è ribellato consegnando alla casa discografica solamente una parte delle tracce: quelle dalle atmosfere più leggere. La seconda, più intimista e dark, è quindi rimasta inedita e l’intenzione dei Cure è quella di pubblicarla appena il contratto con la major lo consentirà. Che, tradotto in burocratese, significa: sei mesi e un giorno successivi all’uscita di ‘4:13 Dream’, finito sugli scaffali dei negozi lo scorso 24 ottobre.
Già in passato Robert Smith ebbe scontri con una casa discografica, la “storica” (per la loro carriera) Fiction. Ciò avvenne nel 2001 in occasione della produzione di ‘Greatest Hits’, edito solo per motivi di business dal momento che il disco rientrava in una serie di obblighi atti a rescindere il contratto. Ma, per rispetto dei propri fans, la band - allora reduce dalla realizzazione di ‘Bloodflowers’ - chiese che la raccolta contenesse un secondo cd con la rilettura acustica degli stessi brani presenti sul primo. La Fiction non fu d’accordo ma il braccio di ferro venne vinto, almeno parzialmente, da Robert Smith. Come? Impegnandosi economicamente in prima persona affinchè, nelle prime edizioni della compilation, venisse incluso ‘Acoustic Hits’ come bonus. Il disco che, considerata la poco fantasiosa tracklist dell'album principale, diede un senso artistico al progetto.
martedì 21 ottobre 2008
Cure, recensione in anteprima di '4:13 Dream'
La cosa più bella di ‘4:13 Dream’ è scoprire che alla fine, nonostante le mille traversie che ne hanno reso possibile l'uscita, i Cure riescono ancora ad evitare l’autocelebrazione tipica dei molti miliardari imbolsiti che popolano le classifiche mondiali. In origine questo 13° lavoro in studio sarebbe dovuto essere un doppio album, tra l’altro pubblicato almeno un anno fa. Sugli scaffali arriverà solo venerdì prossimo, dimezzato più da logiche di mercato che da scelte artistiche. Non so se i 13 brani che compongono questo lavoro - insieme ai 4 proposti a corredo dei singoli - siano il meglio dei 33 realizzati per l’occasione. Robert Smith ha definito questa raccolta come “la parte meno intimista delle registrazioni”, cogliendo l’occasione per annunciare sibillinamente la futura pubblicazione di un secondo disco contenente il materiale escluso e caratterizzato da atmosfere dark. Sulla questione, vera o presunta, resto devotamente in attesa. Nel frattempo, dopo la chiaroscura versione live proposta a Roma lo scorso 11 ottobre, l’ascolto di ‘4:13 Dream’ lascia un’impressione positiva. Così come positivo è il lavoro di produzione e gestione dei suoni da parte di Keith Uddin che, insieme a Smith, si è occupato della definizione dell’album. Ecco, brano per brano, il mio pensiero su quest’ultimo lavoro.
01. UNDERNEATH THE STARS (6:17)
L’anteprima offerta negli ultimi concerti è stata una lieta sorpresa, la versione in studio è persino migliore. Bellissimo modo di alzare il sipario su un album tanto atteso. Era dai tempi dell’inarrivabile ‘Plainsong’ (‘Disintegration’, 1989) che un disco dei Cure non si presentava in maniera così avvolgente.
02. THE ONLY ONE (3:57)
Primo singolo gettato in pasto ai fans più affamati lo scorso maggio. Rappresenta il lato leggero dei Cure. Magari interrompere in questa maniera i sogni suscitati dal brano d’introduzione è un po’ maleducato, ciò non ne sminuisce la qualità. Scoprire le differenze con la versione ‘Mix 13’ è esercizio più difficile che individuare i capelli bianchi sulla testa di mr. Smith. Ma va bene lo stesso.
03. THE REASONS WHY (4:35)
Comincia con una linea di chitarra e migliora in crescendo, soprattutto per merito del basso di Simon Gallup che, come al solito, quando inizia non lo fermi più. La vera forza di questa creazione è l’arrangiamento, basato su un refrain sorretto da uno controcanto strategicamente inappuntabile.
04. FREAKSHOW (2:30)
La prima volta che l’ho sentita (concerto di Milano dello scorso 2 marzo) avevo apprezzato il fatto che era finita in fretta. La seconda volta (in occasione della pubblicazione come singolo) mi aveva ricordato in maniera eccessiva alcune b-sides di metà anni Ottanta. La terza volta (oggi) mi è persino piaciuta. Se vado avanti di questo passo il prossimo anno l’avrò imparata a memoria… Non è il mio Robert Smith preferito ma, sotto l’aspetto burlesque, qui è possibile trovarlo al massimo della sua espressione.
05. SIRENSONG (2:22)
Colpo di fulmine! Lo è stato da quando le prime note sono echeggiate da piazza San Giovanni ai padiglioni auricolari di tutti i fans sparpagliati in giro per il globo. Qui, come nel brano d’apertura, Porl, Simon e Jason smettono di fare la tribute band di Robert Smith e tornano ad essere i Cure. Il risultato è eccellente. Con la Gibson lap steel guitar di mr. Thompson ad accompagnare per mano una delle più belle gemme che la band abbia prodotto nell’ultimo decennio. Liriche comprese.
06. THE REAL SNOW WHITE (4:43)
Prendete la passione per i Kinks, il rock anni Settanta e lo spiritello di Marc Bolan a danzarvi attorno spargendo qua è là petali glam come solo lui sapeva fare. Il risultato è questa canzone che migliora di ascolto in ascolto. Della serie: come fare cose orecchiabili ma non banali.
07. THE HUNGRY GHOST (4:29)
Un tappeto di chitarre ad ammorbidire l’impatto di uno dei testi più profondi dell’album. Chorus e sonorità bilanciate in maniera coerente. La mia personalissima sensazione è che stavolta l'eccessiva ricerca della perfezione faccia pagare dazio alla spontaneità. Forse è per questo che al momento non è tra le mie preferite.
08. SWITCH (3:44)
Pochi secondi e sembra di vedere le mani fatate di Porl Thompson assumere le sembianze di quelle appartenute a sua maestà Jimi Hendrix. Nessuna pausa, solo gran ritmo e idee che si inseguono l’un l’altra a formare un vortice sonoro che non lascia scampo alla preda.
09. THE PERFECT BOY (3:21)
A differenza di molti non la ritengo un capolavoro. Se non altro perchè a mio parere il testo è molto migliore rispetto alla parte musicale. Magari però dipende dal fatto che io sono (quasi) sempre incontentabile. Anche questa versione non differisce in maniera particolare da quella “vestita” da singolo.
10. THIS. HERE AND NOW. WITH YOU (4:05)
A condurre le danze è l'onnipresente basso di Simon Gallup. Chitarre a ricamarci attorno e la voce di Robert Smith ad arrampicarsi in cielo per poi scendere e risalire velocemente in una delle sue esecuzioni più riuscite.
11. SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD (3:51)
Versione decisamente più coinvolgente rispetto a quella utilizzata come quarto e ultimo singolo. Inizio molto ambient e ideale preambolo agli ultimi due incredibili capitoli dell’opera.
12. THE SCREAM (4:35)
Alzate calici e volume! Anche gli scettici sono serviti. I Cure sono ancora una delle più grandi rock band del pianeta. Se usando la macchina del tempo questo brano fosse finito su ‘The Top’ dell’84 adesso lo ricorderemo come un classico. Meglio che sia andata così. Averlo oggi ci serve a confermare che siamo di fronte a un lavoro in cui l’arte e la passione hanno avuto la meglio sui calcoli. Splendido anche dal vivo.
13. IT’S OVER (4:16)
Era dai tempi di 'End', tratto dall'ottimo 'Wish' (annata '92), che un disco dei Cure non si chiudeva con tale energia. Rodata una decina di volte nel tour americano con il titolo provvisorio di ‘Baby Rag Dog Book’, qui ci si trova di fronte alla realizzazione dell’impossibile: clonare la stessa intensità della sua esecuzione dal vivo che, nel concerto-presentazione di Roma, ha avuto il suo climax. Tutti sono al massimo delle loro potenzialità e del loro talento. Accomiatarsi così è il modo migliore per lasciare spalancata la porta sul futuro di una band che evidentemente ha ancora molto da dare ai fans ma, soprattutto, a se stessa.
domenica 19 ottobre 2008
Cure, tutti i testi di '4:13 Dream' e delle b-sides
Ecco i testi ufficiali di tutti i brani di '4:13 Dream' e delle b-sides inserite nei quattro singoli usciti durante i mesi scorsi.
Underneath The Stars
Floating here like this with you
Underneath the stars
Alight for 13 billion years
The view is beautiful
And ours alone tonight
Underneath the stars
Spinning round and round with you
Watching shadows melt the light
Soft shining from our eyes
Into another space
Is ours alone tonight
Watching shadows melt
And the waves break...
And the waves break...
Whisper in my ear a wish
"We could drift away"
Held tight
Your voice inside my head
The kiss is infinite
And ours alone tonight
"We could drift away"
Flying here like this with you
Underneath the stars
Alight for 13 billion years
The view is beautiful
And ours alone tonight
Underneath the stars
And everything gone
And all still to come
As nothing to us
Together as one
In each others arms
So near and so far
Forever as now
Underneath the stars
As the waves break...
The Only One
Oh I love, Oh I love, Oh I love
What you do to my head
When you pull me upstairs
And you push me to bed
Oh I love what you do to my head
It’s a mess up there!
Oh I love, oh I love, oh I love
What you do to my heart
When you push me back down
And then pull me apart
Oh I love what you do to my heart
It’s the best, oh yeah!
Oh I love, oh I love, oh I love
What you do to my lips
When you suck me inside
And you blow me a kiss
Oh I love what you do to my lips
It’s so sweet in there
Oh I love, love, love, love
What you do to my hips
When you blow me outside
And then suck me like this
Oh I love what you do to my hips
It’s the beat, oh yeah!
You’re the only one I cry for
The only one I try to please
You’re the only one I sigh for
The only one I die to squeeze
And it gets better every day, I play
With you it’s such a scream
Yeah it gets meta every day, I say
With you it’s so extreme
Yeah it gets wetter every day I stay
With you it’s like a dream
Oh I love, Oh I love, Oh I love
What you do to my skin
When you slip me on
And slide me in
Oh I love what you do to my skin
It’s a blush on there
Oh I love, love, love, love
What you do to my bones
When you slide me off
And slip me home
Oh I love what you do to my bones
It’s the crush oh yeah
You’re the only one I cry for
The only one I try to please
You’re the only one I sigh for
The only one I die to squeeze
And it gets hazier every way, I sway
With you it’s such a scream
Yeah it gets mazier every play, I say
With you it’s so extreme
Yeah it gets crazier every day I stay
With you it’s like a dream
Oh I love, Oh I love, Oh I love
What you do to me
The Reasons Why
I won't try to bring you down about my suicide
Got no need to understand about my big surprise
I won't beg to hang you up about my love of life
If you promise not to sing about the reasons why
I am writing you a letter
Getting better
Can I see you?
When...
All the lights go out together
Blame the weather
Yeah the cold again
In the darkness for a second
I am sure I see them smiling then
I feel them calling me
Yeah they are calling me...
And I am falling through the stars
You remember now?
Yeah I am falling in their arms
You remember how?
Oh I am falling through the sky
You remember this ?
I am falling in their eyes
You remember the kiss?
I won't try to pull you in about my sacrifice
Makes no sense to get upset about the other side
I won't beg to put you out about my right to die
If you promise not to sing about the reasons why
I am calling you at midnight
Feeling alright...can I tell you?
When?
On the line no sound but my words
Must be night birds on the wire again
In the silence for a second
I am sure I hear them laughing then
I feel them calling me
Yeah they are calling me...
I am falling through the stars
You remember now
Yeah, I am falling in their arms
You remember how
I am falling through the sky
You remember this
I am falling in their eyes
You remember the kiss
"We know"
They said
"You're holding on
To nothing left of something gone"
"We know"
They said
"In letting go
Of fear and dread
And all you know
You'll lose the need of certainty
And make-believe eternity
To find the true reality
In beautiful infinity...."
But I won't try to bring you down about my suicide
If you promise not to sing about the reasons why
Freakshow
I can't believe it
I must be dreaming
She turns the sound down
Says "I am heaving
This is a freakshow"
and I am screaming
She spins the world round
I want to stop
Bittersweet again
Her opening move
Down and out in black
Soft shiny and smooth
Looks like the alien crowd got groove
She burns her name into my arm
but I can never get through
To play the game she's trying to lose
Her ultraviolet makes it harder to choose
Looks like the edge of the earth got moved
She blurs a way across the floor
I spin to swallow the view
And it's the same sway
yeah it's the same slide
It's the same stare
Oh it's the same smile
Yeah it's the same but...
it's not quite right
Oh it's insane
She shakes like a freak
Stuck in the middle of the room for a week
Looks like the only way to get on the beat
Is take her up on how to swing
But I am missing my feet
And it's the same sway
Yeah it's the same slide
It's the same swish
Oh it's the same smile
Yeah it's the same but...
It's not quite right
I'm in a step...out!
She two more steps...down!
For three steps up...clap!
And go around...ow!
It makes my head buzz
She wants to come now
I try to stop
Always infradig her finishing move
Up and down in black
Soft shiny and smooth
Looks like the alien crowd got groove
She cuts a number out my arm
But I can never get through
To play this game she's trying to lose
The stuff from Mars makes it harder to choose
Looks like the final frontier got moved
She blurs a way across the floor
I spin to swallow the view
And it's the same sway
Yeah it's the same slide
it's the same strip
oh it's the same smile
Yeah it's the same but it's not quite right...
I can't believe it
I must be dreaming
She turns the lights up
Says she is leaving
This is a freakshow
and I am beaten...
She spins the world round
I have to stop.
Sirensong
It could have been her golden hair
That turned my head
I didn't look to stare
Like I was hypnotized
But I was fixed
On how she pointed slowly down
And low I sank
And still without a sound
The world was far away
And I was tricked
It could have been her silver skin
That drew me on
I didn't mean to spin
Like I was mesmerised
But I was rapt
Without a name or memory
I waited there
Too scared to even breathe...
She sang...she sang...she sang...
She sang
"Tell me you love me
And beg me to stay"
She Sang
"Tell me you love me
before it's too late"
She sang
"Give me your life
Or I must fly away
And you will never hear this song again"
It could have been her crystal eyes
That made me stop
I didn't want to sigh
Like I was stupefied
But I was thrown
And at that point of no return
My whole life hanging
On a single word
To be hers evermore
Or mine alone
She sang...she sang...she sang...
She sang
"Tell me you love me
And beg me to stay"
She Sang
"Tell me you love me
before it's too late"
She sang
"Give me your life
Or I must fly away
And you will never hear this song..."
The Real Snow White
You've got what I want
You've got what I want
Yeah, you've got what I want
You've got what I want
You've got what I want
You've got what I want
You've got what I want
Oh yeah!
It's only for the night
And I will give it back tomorrow I swear
She can barely breathe
Don't stare
I know the dress is tight
But it was all I had to wear
Give me what I need
Please share
You know it's only right
And I would never lie to you
I wouldn't dare...
I made a promise to myself
I wouldn't start with anyone else but...
You know how it is with these promises
Made in the heat of the moment
They're made to be broken in two
Sometimes the only thing to do
Oh no!
It's all coming back
How I came to in a sticky 3 day hole
Didn't see the sign
Go Slow
Too busy tuning static on the radio
She hissed it in a song
"Don't go...
it always fades to black"
But that's why I love the trip, it's so inevitable
I made a promise to myself
I wouldn't fall for anyone else but...
You know how it is with these promises
Made in the heat of the moment
They're made to be less than they seem
Whenever you've got what I need
And you've got what I need...
You've got what I need
You've got what I need
AAAIIIIEEE!
For service with a smile
I have to walk in on my hands
and roll for free
You say it's all the same
Ennui...
You're not the real Snow White
The real Snow White is on my knee
I didn't need to get
ID
It's simply minimum height
And getting all dressed up
In seven ways to please
Yeah
I made a promise to myself
I wouldn't stay with anyone else but...
You know how it is with these promises
Made in the heat of the moment
They're made to be broken one day
If there's no time to get away
Uh oh!
She wasn't made to shine
She was really only ever made to glow
I left her in the dark
No show
Quiet sucking on a line
It was a tricky gun to load
And I didn't get to fire
Hi-Ho!
She's off to work for time
And I should have finished out with higher
Up than low
Yeah, I made a promise to myself
I wouldn't stop with anyone else but...
You know how it is with these promises
Made in the heat of the moment
They're made befor right becomes wrong
Whenever you've got what I want
Whenever you've got what I want
Whenever you've got what I want
Whenever you've got what I want
And you've got what I want
You've got what I want
You've got what I want
Oh yeah!
It's only for the night
And I will give it back tomorrow
I swear
The Hungry Ghost
All the things we never know we need
Looks like we get them in the end
Measure time in leisure time and greed
And by the time we get to spend
A floating bed
A head of stone
A home plugged into every phone
Kimono coral floral print
Exclusive tint and cut reclusive
No it doesn't come for free
But it's the price
We pay for happiness
No don't talk about more to life than this
Dream a world maybe no one owns
No don't think about all the life we miss
Swallow doubt as the hunger grows
Make believe it's like no one knows
Even if we turn more to most
We'll never satisfy the hungry ghost
All the stuff we know we never want
Seems like we get it anyway
Safe to say it isn't really wrong
But when we know we only...
Yeah, throw it all away
Yeah, all of this we never know we want
It's like we get it anyway
Safe to say it isn't ever wrong
Better to get than to delay
A 3D screen
A cleaner pit
A bit pulled out of every hit
Addicted latest greatest piece
Design caprice and make the headline
No it doesn't come for free
But it's the price
We pay for happiness
No don't talk about more to life than this
Dream a world maybe no one owns
No don't think about all the life we miss
Swallow doubt as the hunger grows
Make believe it's like no one knows
Even if we turn more to most
We'll never satisfy the hungry ghost
And all of this
We know we never need
Well it's the price
We pay for happiness
Yeah
Switch
Sometime it seems
I stop being myself
And without a word
Turned into somebody else
Full of wishes want dreams
And desires
For a life
Of conceit and deceit
And repeat and rewrite
Not sure who I was
Before this me and I changed
But I know this me now
Is not really the same...
Friends are as strangers
And strangers as friends
And I feel like I'm wired in a why
Yeah my friends are as strangers
And strangers as friends
And I feel like I'm lost in a lie
And every day my world gets slower
and colder and smaller
And older and lower
And every day
My treat gets closer to trick
Yeah every day my world gets slower
And colder and smaller
And older and lower
And I'm tired of being alone with myself
And I'm tired of being with anyone else
Yeah, I'm tired...
Like I'm sick
None of my favorite things
Are quite right
To the mirror man
Screaming at me
In the spite of another
False start
Dirty worn out and used
Up and down
To the ground
Disavowed
So confused
All made up in the belief
That me is the same
As the eyes in the glass
But I see my eyes change...
Friends are as strangers
And strangers as friends
And I feel like I'm wired in a why
Yeah my friends are as strangers
And strangers as friends
And I feel like I'm lost in a lie
And every night, my world gets quicker
And lighter and shorter
And tighter and slicker
And every night
My truth gets closer to dare
Yeah every night my world gets quicker
And lighter and shorter
And tighter and slicker
And I'm sick of being alone with myself
And I'm sick of being with anyone else
Yeah I'm sick of being alone with myself
And I'm sick of being with anyone else
Yeah, I'm sick
Like I'm tired?
Like I'm scared...
The Perfect Boy
"You and me are the world", she said
"Nothing else is real
The two of us is all there is
The rest is just a dream
Always meant to be, I can feel it
Like a destiny thing
Written in the stars
Inescapable fate
Yeah it's out of my hands
Falling into your arms"
"And I don't want to get innocent
But I would love you to take my time
We're on the edge of a beautiful thing", she said
"Come on...let's stay here for awhile"
Oh girl!
He is the one for sure
Oh girl!
He is the perfect boy
"Yeah, me and you are a world", he said
"But not the only one I need
The two of us is never all there is
That doesn't happen for real
If it was meant to be us, it was meant to be now
Don't see the sense in wasting time
If you're so sure about this Laurel Kismet Hardy thing
You know tonight, you're mine"
"And I don't want to get obvious
But I have to be gone by three
We're on the edge of a beautiful thing", he said
So come on...jump with me"
Oh girl!
He's not the one for sure
Oh girl!
He's not so wonderful
Oh girl!
He's not the one for sure
Oh girl!
He's not the perfect boy....at all
"You and me are the world", she says
"Nothing else is real
The two of us is all there is
The rest is just a dream..."
And her heart may be broken a hundred times
But the hurt will never destroy
Her hope...
The happy ever after girl
One day finds the perfect boy
This. Here and Now. With You
This
Here and now
With you
This
Here and now
With you
"Please don't ask me who I am
Or when and where my life began
Or why I ended up like this or how
Don't ask me what I was before
If I was anything at all
It's nothing you can know
About me now"
You hold my spinning head to stare
And strip me bare of memory
Of black eyes burning into me
So slow
The sounds and lights and others fade
And fall away in symmetry
Your black eyes burning hungrily
And unafraid, I know...
Everything I ever dared forget is here
Too scared before I never let
Tonight be all I need
Everywhere I never tried to get is here
Too tired before to ever let
Tonight be all I feel
Every time I ever thought regret is here
Too caught before I never let
Tonight be all I dreamed
There isn't any yesterday
Tomorrow starts a day away
This here and now with you is how
Always should always be
This
Here and now
With you
This
Here and now
With you
"I can't believe it's coming true
I'm so up close to kissing you
A breath away from never going home
I don't remember getting here
It seems to be sometime next year
I hope you won't be...
Leaving me alone?"
"No please don't tell me who I am
Or when and where my life began
Or why I ended up like this, or how
Don't tell me what I was before
If I was anything at all
It's nothing you can know
About me now"
You pull my shaking body close
To make the most of tangency
I bite your mouth so fearfully
And slow
The taste of summers yet to shine
A perfect time to change the scene
I bite your mouth in urgency
And terrified I know
Everything I ever dared forget is here
Too scared before I never let
Tonight be all I need
Everywhere I never tried to get is here
Too tired before to ever let
Tonight be all I feel
Every time I ever thought regret is here
Too caught before I never let
Tonight be all I dreamed
There isn't any yesterday
Tomorrow starts a day away
This here and now with you is how
Always should always be
This
Here and now
With you
This
Here and now
With you
Sleep When I'm Dead
"Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead", I said
"Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead", I said
"Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
But until then..."
They told me I would live forever
If I kept it clean
They said I would be the chosen one
If I took one for the team
Yeah it's the only way to be
Never think it isn't fair
That's a green-eyed panic climb
To the edge of nowhere
Give it to the chicken
And see if it ticks
Yeah, give it to the kitten
See if it sicks
Then give it to the wonderful, wonderful me
And I will tell on my return the way it is
with all the happy boys and girls
Yeah the whole h-h-happy world
And the love they feel for me
Yeah the love they feel for me
"Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead", I said
"Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead", I said
They told me I could run the world
If I kept it quiet
They said I could be the man
If I took it out of sight
In a monkey suit again
Having fun with all your friends
How a casual hour can pull
All this world to pieces
Give it to the bunny
And see if she kicks
Yeah, give it to the puppy
And see if he sticks
Then give it to the wonderful, wonderful me
I'll let you know when I get back, just how it is
with all the other boys and girls
Yeah the whole f...f... other world
And the way it stirs inside
And the why it never burns at night
And the way they make the climb
And the why they never pray for time
And the way I show surprise
And the why I never close my eyes
Yeah, just how it is
"Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead", I said
"Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead", I said
"Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead", I said
"Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead
But until then..."
Well...I should at least feel tired, I think
Before I lay me down to dream
The Scream
Yeah I've been this way before
But something down here changed
The Spring sun hanging slower
Colder in the sky
And your voice sounds strange
Your voice sounds strange
Yeah I've been down here before
But this time
Something really isn't right
Summer sun hangs smaller
Paler in the sky
And your eyes are too bright
Your eyes are too bright
It's like everything I know
Is twisted out and wrong
The Fall sun hanging flatter
Lower in the sky
And your smile is gone
Your smile is gone
It's like twisted out I know
Now I can't wake to
Break apart this dream
Winter sun hangs weaker
Older in the sky
And you start to scream
You start to scream
You start to scream...
Scream and you scream
This is not a dream
This is how it really is
There isn't any other this
Is not a dream
Scream and you scream
Why you have this need
Why you can't be satisfied
Always want another why
You have this need
Scream and you scream
Dare me to believe
Dare me now to show I care
One last chance to make the dare
Me to believe
Scream and you scream
How we ended here
How we got from then to now
Never really followed how
We ended here
It's Over
I get up
And it's over
It's always over
It's raining and I'm burned
And it's late and you're gone
And I can barely remember
Anything I did or said
Or how I lost another week
There must be something going on...
A nagging sense of shame
I can't explain
An acrid taste of smoke and blood
And tears and drugs
And every inch of me is raw
And it's always fucking over
It's raining and I'm blind
And it's late and you're gone
I can't do this anymore
Keep getting there
It's over
It's always over
It's raining and I'm cracked
And it's late and you're out
And I can't quite remember
Anything I did or said
Or how I lost another year
There must be something coming down...
A sweetly sour unease
It's like a tease
A broken dream of guilt and fear
And spit and steel
And every piece of me in pain
And it's always fucking over
It's raining and it's cold
And it's late and you're out again
Run my head around it
Like I know I really miss her
"But I always want to do it now"
She told me in a whisper
I try so hard to place it
Wonder why I really feel it
When to send the pretty flowers
Maybe helps her to believe it
Run my tongue along it
Oh the taste is something sicker
"But you know you have to do it now"
She told me in a whisper
It only takes a second
But the second lasts forever
"Close your eyes
And let me take you down..."
And I get up
And it's over
It's always fucking over
It's raining and I'm wrecked
And it's late and you're...
No I can't remember
Anything I did or said
Or how I lost another life
I lost another life
I lost another life
I lost another life
Oh I can't do this anymore
No
I can't do this anymore
NY Trip
"One by one they drop" you said
"Left us two on a ride stopped dead..."
"It's monkeys on the track
All fell out of their tree...
Lost their tails" I said
"In the deep dark sea..."
So take me on the ice and push me around
And every time I fall I kiss the ground
You skate on by without a sound
Yeah I'm in love with you cold
Any warmer and I drown
Whatever you want, whatever you need
Oh anything at all, I'm only here to please you
In any way I can, there's really nothing in the world
I won't do to get a New York Disney smile from you
Ow! You're so beautiful it hurts
Ow!The most beautiful girl I ever...
Ow! Too beautiful for words
Now please! Inside beside me
And let's take on the world
"One by one they drop" you said
"Left us two on a ride stopped dead..."
"It's hard to be sure, but I swear they're whales
Swimming down the line, spitting monkey tails
So drag me on the floor, and get me to twirl
And every twist around, I buss you first
You spin right through, a perfect blur
Yeah, I'm in love with you quick
Any slower and I burst
Whatever you want, whatever you need
Yeah anything at all, I'm only here to please
In any way I can, there's really nothing
I won't do to get a New York Disney smile from you
Ow! You're so beautiful it hurts
Ow! The most beautiful girl I ever...
Ow! Too beautiful for words
Now please! Inside beside me
And let's take on the world
"One by one they drop" you said
"Left us two on a ride stopped dead..."
"It's vultures on the rail and they're packed down tight
Best get close" I said
"This could take all night..."
All Kinds Of Stuff
So maybe I took too much
Yeah maybe I lost my touch
Or maybe all kinds of stuff
Yeah maybe...
Promise me it comes around again
it doesn't matter if it's true
I beg you please don't take away
the only hope I have to get
Another go with you
And I will change me back to how I was
before I really understood
the easy way to less is always more
Beautiful!
I should have sung it like that
Beautiful!
I should have sung it right back
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I should have sung it to you then
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I should have sung it to the end
Maybe I wouldn't be here now
I should have sung it to you then
Maybe I didn't know how
I should have sung it to the end
Maybe I couldn't get the time
I should have sung it to you then
Maybe I hadn't got why
So maybe I took too much
Yeah maybe I lost my touch
Or maybe all kinds of stuff
Yeah maybe...
All kinds of stuff.
Promise me it runs around
it doesn't matter if it's all a lie
I only want the dream of us
Together like it was
Before you realized the
Why it is we only get one way to know
A night
I wish I'd got back then
The easy way to wrong is never right.
Wonderful!
I should have sung it like that
Wonderful!
I should have sung it right back
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I should have sung it to you then
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I should have sung it to the end
Maybe I wouldn't be here now
I should have sung it to you then
Maybe I didn't know how
I should have sung it to the end
Maybe I couldn't get the time
I should have sung it to you then
Maybe I hadn't got why...
So maybe I took too much
Yeah maybe I lost my touch
Or maybe all kinds of stuff
No maybe...
I fucked this up
Down Under
Around the sea green pool we spin
The mermaid singing songs
To pull us in
To swim with him, she slides up slow
To fall down under
Bright burning eyes, the only clue
To who plays, what plays, when plays
You just blew my cue
To drown his tears
For all in wonder
Unlucky start, I smile
But twice is helpless
Fizz down nice, as black with ice
Disguise the stroke
Entice them out
To call their number
Lean in and breathe in
As low as you choose
Remember not all games are won
By the last one to lose...
Her tail I tell his head we break
The trick is how to fake the first mistake
To make them take
The easy choice
Too close to care how
But wet spot sometimes changes stripe
And day to night
If every wrong is right
I dry your eye
You bite my lip
We're almost there now
Lean in and breathe in
As low as you choose
Remember not all games are won
Without You
Anything at all
But you know I can't stop
It's life on the moon
All this talk of giving up
Life is too short
For it not to be true
The best idea I think
Is for me to go my way...
Anything at all
But don't want me to change
Hard to understand
When a plan is this strange
And life is too big
Yeah, it has to be true
Oh the best idea I think
Is for me to go my way
If all that you want
Is how it could be
You may as well go now
There's no wait and see
Anything at all
But don't ask me to fade
You have to accept
I can't ever play safe
Life is too real
For it not to be true
Oh the best idea I think
Is for me to go my way
If all that you want
Is how it could be
You may as well go
No, there's no wait and see
It will always be wrong
If all I won't give
Is all that you want
It's a strange way
To live and let live
When all that you do
Is measure me up
Falling shorter than you
It's a strange way to love
All this 'be as I want'
When I know that you know
I can't fade, change, or stop
So anything at all
But you know I won't choose
If all you could win
Is all I would lose
When life is too rare
Yeah, it has to be true
The best idea I think,
Is for me to go my way...
(Whispered) ...without you
