d'oh! CAN'T WAIT!!! actually, the first four remasters were delayed a few times already. they were supposed to be released mid March, then the end of April, and now August.
can't stand the antici... PATION! still no specs on what's going on each bonus disc though...
i can speculate that the Peel/BBC sessions will be on the bonus discs corresponding to each album. i'd love to hear these songs straight from Robert's or BBC's master tapes instead of crappy bootlegs. "Grinding Halt/Desparate Journalist," A Forest," "All Cats Are Grey," "Primary (Cold Colours)," "Forever," and "The Figurehead" are all very good.
i'm also expecting "Carnage Visors" to be on the "Faith" bonus disc, as well as the 12" extended version of "Primary" and hopefully a remastered version of "Charlotte Sometimes" because the one on "Staring At the Sea" sounds like a bloody, muddy piece of crap. but what a great song that is...
maybe some old Easy Cure demos will appear on the "Three Imaginary Boys" bonus? i've read many times Robert is not very fond of these songs, but a few had leaked out on various bootlegs. "See the Children" and "I Want to be Old" are particularly humourous, if not first rate songs.
more news to tempt Cure Fans:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/ar..._id=1000500179
'The End' In Sight For The Cure
The Cure's first album in four years will be a self-titled affair,
frontman Robert Smith announced last night (April 28) in New York at
the
first playback of the upcoming release. "The Cure" will arrive June 29
on producer Ross Robinson's I Am imprint via Geffen. The group will
perform first single "The End of the World" tomorrow on NBC's "The
Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and headline the Coachella festival on
Sunday in Indio, Calif.
"I think it's the best thing we've ever done," Smith said proudly. "The
album is called 'The Cure.' If you don't like it, then you don't like
us." Smith stood silently in the corner of the room by himself while
the
14-track album was played for about 40 journalists and guests,
occasionally taking notes in preparation for approving the final mix
and
running order.
The album kicks off with the slow, discordant "Lost," featuring the
first of many impassioned vocal performances from Smith. A throbbing
bass groove powers the tentatively titled "Labyrinths," with Smith
wailing, "It's not the same / it never was like this / everything has
to
change."
The classic Cure sound is evident on such tracks as "Before 3," "Taking
Off" and "I Don't Know What's Going On," which sport great melodies and
foot-tapping tempos. The 12th track, the tentatively titled "Jason #3"
provides the album with a late shot of energy thanks to a clever,
melodically ascending chorus.
But the album has its share of dark and intense material, particularly
the epic penultimate track "The Promise," which runs past 10 minutes
and
climaxes in feedback and noise. "Us or Them" matches its
confrontational
title with an emphatic chorus ("I don't want you anywhere near me"),
while "Going Nowhere" wraps things up with sad, dreamy production
accented by piano.
"There was a moment where we had to decide whether to do some
conceptual
experiment with nothing over 100 [beats-per-minute], and all of us with
our heads down making a heavy, heavy album, but it wouldn't be as
good,"
Smith said. "The best Cure albums have a balance."
Smith revealed that former guitarist Porl Thompson, who left the Cure
in
1993, recorded parts for a couple of tracks. At Robinson's urging,
basic
tracks were recorded live, yet another throwback to an earlier time.
"Ross wanted to record us as a band, which we really hadn't done since
the second album we ever made," Smith said. "The days would build up
into these intense periods until we'd get the song. Everything was
played live and I had to sing live."
Smith held back on giving details of the band's summer tour, which is
rumored to feature such Cure-inspired new acts as Interpol, the Rapture
and Mogwai, but promised, "You'll enjoy the whole thing because it was
put together by us."
Here is the tentative track list for "The Cure":
"Lost"
"Labyrinths" (working title)
"Before 3" (working title)
"Truth Goodness and Beauty"
"The End of the World"
"I Don't Know What's Going On"
"Taking Off"
"Anniversary"
"This Morning"
"Us or Them"
"Precious Advise" (working title)
"Jason #3" (working title)
"The Promise"
"Going Nowhere"
also, as DarkAngel and dabblerblue mentioned on another post, The Cure is revealing their new single on Jay Leno tonight. i'm having a friend Tivo-ing it as i won't be home to catch it...
