These things can by definition, only ever be subjective, so no need to apologise for being BANG WRONG.
All fair choices re: the Cure and of course there is never a correct answer. It's just been a standing joke in our house that my wife will read the paper and say that Petedris has done whichever band and that the most obvious choice that would be made by the man in the street will never be at number one. I only remember him failing us once when he did Pulp and actually put 'Common People' top. I remember our shock.
I've only just got round to reading / listening to this. Sorry, but I'm with HT. A Forest is my stand out winner. I did a Spotify playlist of stuff from this era the other day (also including the Bunnymen, The Smiths, New Order / Joy Division, The Church, JAMC, Pixies, you get the picture) and my three Cure tracks were Just Like Heaven, A Forest and Lullaby which isn't even on Petridis's list.One thing that's objectively true is that Alexis Petedris will never be caught picking the obvious answer, no matter how correct it is. He put Blue Monday at No 4 in the list of New Order songs. He reminds me of Lee & Herring's 'Ironic Review' parody of Julie Birchall and Tony Parsons, forever concerned more with what they want people to think they think, than with what they actually think. It always leads him to make the muso hack's easiest mistake of punishing the popular for being popular in an attempt to seem to know more than the herd. 'Just Like Heaven' at number 6?
I'm with you on friday im in love. Not so much on Close to me, In between days and Boys don't cry.These things can by definition, only ever be subjective, so no need to apologise for being BANG WRONG.
Just like heaven is well up there, with Pictures of you, Lovesong, Plainsong, Close to me, In between days, and Boys don't Cry as tier one classic Cure tracks.
In fact the only bit about the catalogue that is NOT subjective, is that 'Friday I'm in love' is an abomination that should never have been recorded, and should be hereby thrown in the sea.
If you trust Petridis (which is somewhat contentious on here), the new one is in the vein of and the best since Disintegration -- which is the one that I've listened to most in recent years.
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The Cure frontman Robert Smith's quiet life in Sussex away from the spotlight
Robert Smith grew up in Crawley and is thought to still live in Sussex, in Bognor
I thought he used to have a big place out Heathfield/Burwash way (possibly as well as the Bognor place).The Cure frontman Robert Smith's quiet life in Sussex away from the spotlight
Robert Smith grew up in Crawley and is thought to still live in Sussex, in Bognor
Don’t know TBH, I didn’t know he lived near Bognor until I saw the post above
Not sure if the link will work (I’m rubbish at this sort of thing) but it mentions his huge place out Burwash way.
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Blimey! It did. Shocked & stunned like the proverbial parrot!!Not sure if the link will work (I’m rubbish at this sort of thing) but it mentions his huge place out Burwash way.
Boys Don't Cry: it makes their eyeliner run
A blog about cycling and timewasting
He was a QPR fan but says in the interview he’s lost interest in football.
I've heard two songs from it - Alone and A fragile thing - and they do have a hint of disintegration about them. They're really good!
Brilliant ... And stolen.
Lives in Burwash near Roger Daltrey.
These things can by definition, only ever be subjective, so no need to apologise for being BANG WRONG.
Just like heaven is well up there, with Pictures of you, Lovesong, Plainsong, Close to me, In between days, and Boys don't Cry as tier one classic Cure tracks.
In fact the only bit about the catalogue that is NOT subjective, is that 'Friday I'm in love' is an abomination that should never have been recorded, and should be hereby thrown in the sea.
