I think it’s sad that there are two soundtracks for my favorite movie, The Wedding Singer, and neither one contains Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure. It’s a travesty.
Tag: The Cure
Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Cure
I stumbled upon this album of Cure songs turned lullabies today and it’s so adorable. What a great idea! If I had a baby I would totally buy this.
I had to roll my eyes at the one reviewer who complained how the songs weren’t as good as their originals. Duh! This isn’t meant for adults, it’s meant for adult Cure fans who have young children.
Although truth be told, I’d be tempted to buy the album for myself because the songs are nice and relaxing. That is how deep my love for this band runs.
And how appropriate that The Cure’s song, Lullaby, is on this album? Too cute! It almost makes me want to have a baby. Almost. ;)
Who still owns audio cassettes?
I do. They’ve been gathering dust in the closet because I can’t bear to part with them. The reason? They contain songs I like but don’t own in any other format. Don’t get me wrong, I do own some of them on CD, most notably all my Cure and Depeche Mode albums, but that’s about it.
Quite frankly the idea of getting rid of my Cure cassette collection makes me break out in a sweat. It’s illogical, I know – I own every last cassette, and then some, on CD, but for some reason I feel they hold more value than the CDs because The Cure was the first band I really got into and had to own everything they ever released. Buying just one cassette was so exciting to me. And the year I got four albums for Christmas? Best year ever!
Anyway, most of the cassettes I own contain only one or two songs I enjoy so I don’t feel it’s worth the expense of buying the full album on CD. While I haven’t listened to these songs in years, I don’t want to part with them for good.
In addition to albums and singles, I also have two cassettes of some of my favorite songs recorded off the radio sometime between 1998-1992. The problem is I’m not sure I documented the titles correctly because I can’t find many of them online. In addition, there’s an adaptation of The Devil Went Down To Georgia called The Devil Came Up To Chicago that even Google has minimal information on.
I guess I need to figure out an inexpensive way to get these cassettes digitized. I’ll have to put this on my list of projects. If you have any suggestions, let me know.
And before you suggest iTunes, please don’t. I dislike how they won’t let you convert the songs to MP3. I realize that option exists but every single time I choose it I’m told the song is copyrighted and I cannot do it, so what’s the point? It’s like they hold the stuff you buy hostage. I prefer listening to my music using Winamp anyway and don’t enjoy being forced to use iTunes. Plus it runs hella slow on my computer.
All other suggestions are welcome, however.
Cure tour postponed
Oh my, I just spent WAY too much time over at The Cure’s site reading the 1200+ comments in reaction to their announcement that part of their tour has been postponed until next Spring. I’m pretty aggravated with them at the moment, but I know I’ll still buy the new album and attend the rescheduled show next year. After all, I still love their music.
Here’s my contribution to all the drama at their site in case you’re interested:
Disappointed in Chicago
8/25/2007 9:39:21 PM – by halo969The postponing of the North American tour with such short notice is disrespectful to the many fans who have non-refundable hotels and airfare. I feel very strongly about this and I’m not even one of them. I will lose nothing from this because I live close to the venue.
What truly disappoints me is Robert’s flippant attitude toward the fans’ reactions – as if they have no right to their feelings. Sure, some people have been unbelievably rude in expressing themselves but they were venting and I think many of you should be more understanding of that. After all, you’re so understanding about the band’s poor decision.
I have to wonder how foolish you must feel to continue kissing someone’s ass while they disrespect your time and money. Does that make you a bigger Cure fan than myself, or the other justifiably angry fans, just because you refuse to stand up for yourself? What do you think, if you tell Robert how much you love him he’ll give you backstage passes?
Fact of the matter is Robert probably should have resisted the temptation to retaliate to some of the comments. It shattered my impression of him and I really wish I hadn’t read those posts at all. It’s not that I ever thought he was perfect, but I also thought he cared a bit more about his fans’ feelings than that. Quite frankly, it’s a slap in the face. Let’s not forget who’s making the band rich having to re-purchase their entire collection in order to obtain bonus material. And I’m happy to do it, because I love the music, but I’d be less resentful IF I felt ‘someone’ was a little more understanding about our concerns.
All this love and devotion toward a man who doesn’t even know our names. Seems rather silly to keep arguing over who the biggest fan is, doesn’t it?
As the British would say, what a bunch of rubbish!
Cure tix
Well, I got my tickets to The Cure concert this morning. I’m not happy where they’re at (back of the lower-level). Nothing good was coming up and we tried many many times, so I snagged them before it got worse since Joe was getting all upper-level after they came up. I’m disappointed, but at least we’re fairly straight across from the stage and a little to the left which is where Robert usually stands. And who knows, maybe the sound will be better in that section since at previous concerts I always sat more to the side of the stage. I’m crossing my fingers because the tickets weren’t cheap. With Ticketbastard’s “convenience” and order processing charges, it was $154! Add to that the $20 parking charge and holy shit, that’s an expensive night out!
They have an opening act this time around – 65 Days of Static. Based on the music on their site, I think they’re going to be pretty good. I guess we’ll see.