Best Ever Albums

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

videoheadcleaner — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 18:43:38 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 07/14/2013 22:43

The Cure for your PPNW addiction.

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Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:12:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/12/2013 00:12

Curse you for doing this to me.

Also, The Replacements

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

Cymro2011 — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:15:41 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 07/11/2013 22:15

I've been really digging The Replacements lately. There's something I really love about the vocals.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

drakonium — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:09:56 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 07/11/2013 22:09

I like The Cure, but The Replacement are among my favorite bands of all times. Let It Be and Tim have become parts of my life. Androgynous might very well be my favorite song ever, too.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

CellarDoor — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:05:52 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 07/11/2013 21:05

Voted for the post-punk band.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:51:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/11/2013 17:51

I like the Replacements better, but I still like the Cure a lot.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 10:28:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/11/2013 14:28

Went with The Cure, but this is definitely one of the toughest matchups so far. Love both bands.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

meccalecca — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:26:52 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 07/11/2013 12:26

crap. this is what a real matchup looks like. two of my favorite bands ever. Replacements released my favorite record of the two (Let It Be), but only by a hair over Disintegration. I'm gonna give the Cure my vote for their longevity and impact. They really created a sound of their own.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

mickilennial — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 03:26:55 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 07/11/2013 07:26

I like the 'mats a lot better.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

Norman Bates — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 03:00:35 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 07/11/2013 07:00

Voted for The Cure. The Replacements may be better, but no other band except The Smiths has had the impact The Cure made on me when I was a teenager. The Cure helped me through it, I owe them a vote.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

videoheadcleaner — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 02:46:50 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 07/11/2013 06:46

Rehashing the old. Since I will be away, I am hoping for an underground swell of support. However, first impressions is a little less love for Robert Smith and Co.

harkan wrote:

If we have a Post-Punk / New Wave tournament, then why not The Cure?

They, in their own gothic way, have covered both genres.

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'Primary' from the album Faith is an example of this. Categorised as a gothic rock album (a term I really don't connect with), the album follows a path of slow, deliberate moments that are juxtaposed to punk rock. Although the term 'post-punk' is not defined perfectly, one key factor is that the aesthetics of punk are alive in the music but the releases can be more experimental and encompassing.

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It wasn't long for The Cure to adopt a 'cheerful' outlook on their material within a short space of time. With Robert Smith remaining the sole consistent member in the band's 37+ year lifespan, this allowed for variety. 'Inbetween Days' from The Head On The Door shows the blend of early gothic/post-punk with the New Romantic/New Wave movement of the mid 1980s. Some glimmer of punk mentality is there but New Wave was a driving force in the 80s that could not be ignored.

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Finally, 'Pictures Of You' in 1989's Disintegration became a standout single for The Cure. A wonderful mixture of ideas and concepts from both genres came together for the 8 minute attempt at love from Smith and Co. The genres of post-punk and new wave led the way for industrial, alternative rock and other variations that still exist today.

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VOTE FOR THE CURE!

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Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 02:07:03 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/11/2013 06:07

Paul Westerberg's album Stereo is better than anything by each of these bands. I'd say Let It Be is second to it. Anyways, I vote Replacements. Cure is pretty damn great, but Replacements are better.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:23:03 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/11/2013 04:23

The Replacements are one of my favorite bands ever, so them by a long shot. Paul Westerberg has been one of the biggest influences on my songwriting and outlook on being a musician, and to top it all off he's probably the closest vocal comparison I can draw to myself too. When I first found out about Let It Be I must have listened to that album nonstop for weeks. Tim is their only other album I'd consider an outright masterpiece, but all of their albums are at least good and every one has moments of absolute genius on it. They made imperfection and fucking around into an art form. I like The Cure, but they don't hold a candle to The Replacements.

CLOSED: PPNW - SF: The Cure def. The Replacements

videoheadcleaner — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:02:42 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 07/11/2013 04:02

THE REPLACEMENTS (Coach: Jasonconfused)

BEA Rank: 136

seeded (R1)
def. Suicide (R2)

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Vs.

THE CURE (Coach: harkan)

BEA Rank: 40

seeded (R1)
def. Associates (R2)

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