It only occurred to me in recent times that there’s something more than a little remarkable about The Cure’s The Head On The Door, celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. The remaining tracks included demos or live versions of all 10 songs from the first disc. Inbetween Days (RS home demo) Lyrics: 3. "During the demos of The Head on the Door, I knew that this was the band. Loads of static from a cheap paper inner. Included were demos of the four B-sides from the era ("The Exploding Boy", "A Few Hours After This", "A Man Inside My Mouth" and "Stop Dead") and four previously unreleased songs. Read the choicest cuts from the Quietus archive: reviews, features and opinion, The Cure's Robert Smith Explains Radiohead Bashing, Disintegration: A Classic Interview With Robert Smith Of The Cure In 1989, The Brothers Gonna Work It Out: Orbital Interviewed, A Hard Habit To Break: The Quietus' Lent Themed Spotify Playlist, Too Much Too Soon: Menswear's Nuisance Revisited, Super Sonics – 40 Junkshop Britpop Greats -, LIVE REPORT: Fennesz At Recombinant Festival, Maybe, Possibly? As well as the unparalleled joy of keeping the publication alive, you'll receive benefits including exclusive editorial, podcasts, and specially-commissioned music by some of our favourite artists. As for what immediately followed in terms of a proper album, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me put everything the band had done together up until that point, made it even more kaleidoscopic and had an actual American breakthrough into the Top 40 to boot. Other hints of their increasing worldliness in a literal sense crop up elsewhere - 'Kyoto Song' doesn’t explicitly discuss the Japanese city but the arrangement hints, at least in a general fashion, of a performance on a stringed instrument like the koto mashed up with a contemporary Cocteau Twins arrangement, all while Smith sings a lyric about a disturbed sleep and vivid, almost visceral dream imagery. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. 7 on 7 September.[3]. Great pressing, this album has never sounded this good to me. We have sent a confirmation email to {USEREMAIL}. Little surprise all three acts still thrive to this day, on their own respective terms. [20], In 2000 it was voted number 833 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. To find out more, click here. Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 gram Limited 180gm vinyl LP repressing of this classic 1985 album from Robert Smith and the boys. But unlike The Top’s near total isolation and inward drama, The Head On The Door looks outward and brims with confidence, not least in the respective choices of opening songs - no 'Shake Dog Shake' and wailing anger, instead, New Order. Listen free to The Cure – The Head on the Door (Inbetween Days, Kyoto Song and more). In the United Kingdom, it became their most successful album to date, entering the albums chart at No. [6] The last song of the album, "Sinking", was reminiscent of the band's Faith era, while "Close to Me" (released as the album's second and final single) was described as a "disco thing" by critics. The album is the first to feature drummer Boris Williams, it also features the return of Simon Gallup and is Porl Thompson's first album as an official member. The Head on the Door is the first Cure album where all the songs were composed solely by singer and guitarist Robert Smith. Then again it’s not that remarkable, really. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 15 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] The Head on the Door was described by Melody Maker as "a collection of pop songs". Guitarist Porl Thompson, who had played guitar during the very early days of the band, and also played keyboards and saxophone during The Top tour, became an official member. Gordon W. 2.0 out of 5 stars A bit flat. This album is so loud, some of their best work!! The Head on the Door is the sixth studio album by English rock band the Cure, released in August 1985 on record label Polydor. The album’s got a real fantastic freshness to it, and it was a really pleasant environment. But the conception of the group growing out of The Top tour as a quintet or at least as something expanded was solidified, something that arguably reflected both the wider range of music Smith and his cohorts were creating and their own increasing success. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Above all else, it’s just a good song, sprightly, immediate, contrasting with the lyrical sentiments about feeling old and a love triangle’s aftermath with rushed acoustic guitar, musical hooks for days and a simple but perfect keyboard part that was the cherry on the cake. 1985: The new one sounds much clearer. They did a good job. The Head On The Door broke into the Top Ten in the UK, its singles were Top 40 hits here too, and elsewhere they racked up further successes, including hitting the Top 75 in America, with the now entrenched modern/college rock circuit turning the band into an powerhouse. Both songs, and the uncovered demo "Lime Time", contain lyrics which would be later used in the songs "In Between Days" and "Six Different Ways. Gordon W. 2.0 out of 5 stars A bit flat. Everyone seems to have at least one sudden standout moment per song, just the right hit; hitting the unexpected money note. compared it to LP 827 231-1ME, Ger. As a wholly independent publication, we rely entirely on our ad bookings to keep The Quietus going. The shiny, sleek production and laser-sharp melodies of "Inbetween Days" and "Close to Me" helped them become modern rock radio staples and the inspired videos had them in heavy rotation on MTV.

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