Music that passed you by that you now want to get in to

[Magnus McGinty]

I’m not a massive music poster so point me to similar if done previously.
The beauty of Spotify I think is it links to similar styles of music when left to its own devices. This has thrown quite a few my way but the band I want to talk about is The Cure. No idea why they passed me by but every track I hear I like. Do folk have suggestions for which albums to listen to first to get to hear them further?
I suppose this thread acts as similar to others. I have further requests but will start with The Cure.

 

[danny la rouge]

I’m not a massive music poster so point me to similar if done previously.
The beauty of Spotify I think is it links to similar styles of music when left to its own devices. This has thrown quite a few my way but the band I want to talk about is The Cure. No idea why they passed me by but every track I hear I like. Do folk have suggestions for which albums to listen to first to get to hear them further?
I suppose this thread acts as similar to others. I have further requests but will start with The Cure.

I’d start with Seventeen Seconds.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Well, Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me is probably the one with the most eclectic mixture of songs. But it IS long, it was a double when it came out. Disintegration is widely seen as their masterpiece. Head On The Door is a great album, more poppy. Pornography is brilliant but very doomy. Faith is also very good but it's resigned and sad, like putting on a favourite but damp coat.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I’d start with Seventeen Seconds.

Will do, thanks.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I’d start with Seventeen Seconds.

About half way through. A grower I think so prob needs a few listens but A Forest is immediately great.

 

[The39thStep]

Well, Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me is probably the one with the most eclectic mixture of songs. But it IS long, it was a double when it came out. Disintegration is widely seen as their masterpiece. Head On The Door is a great album, more poppy. Pornography is brilliant but very doomy. Faith is also very good but it's resigned and sad, like putting on a favourite but damp coat.

I think 17 seconds, Faith , Pornography and Disintegration all roughly fit into one period . The marvellous turn into their brilliantly quirky poppy stuff is another period

 

[danny la rouge]

About half way through. A grower I think so prob needs a few listens but A Forest is immediately great.

I recommended it because it’s where I started (when it came out). I still think it’s a great album. But it’s not as immediately accessible as say Head on the Door.

 

[kalidarkone]

I think 17 seconds, Faith , Pornography and Disintegration all roughly fit into one period . The marvellous turn into their brilliantly quirky poppy stuff is another period

This.

 

[xenon]

I think I started with Disintagration and moved outwards Before that I only had cassette copies of Play for Today, Jumping Someone Else's Train and Fascination Street. Which are all great songs but from different albums. Not keen on the latter Friday etc stuff though.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I recommended it because it’s where I started (when it came out). I still think it’s a great album. But it’s not as immediately accessible as say Head on the Door.

I like it. Good album. I’ll give it a few listens and go over other suggestions.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

The thread will mostly be about post punk from my perspective I think as I also want to hear more of The Stranglers and Echo and the Bunnymen.

 

[rubbershoes]

I’d start with Seventeen Seconds.

Yep. Their early sound was so simple but effective

 

[kalidarkone]

I discovered the Cure because they were on TOTP doing " The Walk" I loved the opening hook. I very quickly graduated to Pornography which was absolutely perfect for a very depressed 14 year old- along with "Closer" by Joy Division completely reflected my inner horror and feeling of futility and that was the only thing that gave me any hope because it made me realise that there were people out there who got me at my core and I so badly needed to be recognised.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Ah Inbetween Days. Heard this track before. Great track.

 

[rubbershoes]

The thread will mostly be about post punk from my perspective I think as I also want to hear more of The Stranglers and Echo and the Bunnymen.

Stranglers? Rattus Norvegicus

 

[kalidarkone]

I love the stranglers single collection, but somehow never got into any of their albums.

My two favourites are " Hanging around" and the absolutely spectacular cover of "Walk on by"

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Stranglers? Rattus Norvegicus

On it now. Opening track reminds me of No More Heros.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Stranglers? Rattus Norvegicus

I’ve heard Hanging Around before. Reminds me of Mark E Smith a bit.

 

[Idaho]

Black and white is their best work. Surreal, apocalyptic, gritty and genius.

 

[Cloo]

I only recently discovered Fiona Apple and don't know why I never got into her at the time she was really big in certain circles.

 

[rubbershoes]

I’ve heard Hanging Around before. Reminds me of Mark E Smith a bit.

Down in the sewer is like prog rock, and not in a bad way. Prog punk ?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Obvs I know Peaches.

 

[Idaho]

I only recently discovered Fiona Apple and don't know why I never got into her at the time she was really big in certain circles.

Love her cover of across the universe.

 

[Idaho]

Stranglers? Rattus Norvegicus

I stole the cassette from Woolworths!

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Down in the sewer is like prog rock, and not in a bad way. Prog punk ?

I think I prefer prog punk to prog rock as I get older.

 

[xenon]

OK I got to confess, I've never knowingly heard the Fall. But where would you start? No idea if i'd like them but everyone seems to go on about them as something special.

 

[xenon]

Re Stranglers what's the name of the tune with the laughing pixy voices? I tried to Google it but of course they have an actual song called Laughing. I'm only familiar with their greatest hits TBH and it's on one of those compilations I've not got to hand.

 

[Mattym]

OK I got to confess, I've never knowingly heard the Fall. But where would you start? No idea if i'd like them but everyone seems to go on about them as something special.

This- I recently downloaded '1981 live at Leeds' in the hope of sparking the flame, but not happened yet.

 

[SpookyFrank]

OK I got to confess, I've never knowingly heard the Fall. But where would you start? No idea if i'd like them but everyone seems to go on about them as something special.

Standard answer here would be Hex Enducation Hour or This Nation's Saving Grace. But there isn't a definitive Fall record because they've done so many and they're all a mix of all sorts of stuff.

 

[Mattym]

Clock DVA!