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#RobertSmith

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#FortnightFridayMusic
April 18 2025
The prompt is #Substance

The Cure, “A Short Term Effect” from Pornography, 1982

Lyric:
A day without substance, a change of thought
An atmosphere that rots with time
Colours that flicker in water, a short term effect

#TheCure had evolved steadily since their debut,Three Imaginary Boys, by the time they produced this atmospheric proto-#goth release.

I can't help but hear these lyrics as almost comically stereotypically goth-dreary now - the perspective of maturity, or world-weary cynicism? -
but they do reflect lead and driving force #RobertSmith's self awareness about the substances he and his bandmates were reputed to be indulging in at the time, and when I let go and sink into the music, yeah, it still works.

youtube.com/watch?v=IC8sxfHhtz

THE CURE
The Head On The Door
1985 Canada pressing

Pound for pound, my favorite #80s Cure album for sure, & only beat out by Wish overall (I know I’m in the minority with Wish).

A great Sunday spin, with a good balance of the doom + gloom Robert Smith, & the catchy, sunny Bob.

I always forget how great “Six Different Ways” is until I hear it again.
Definitely should have been a single.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #thecure #robertsmith #goth #newwave #postpunk #80s #1980s #80sMusic

En Robert Smith va tenir una època en la que portava vambes de canya alta. Els fans, com a bons fans, el van voler imitar fidelment però no van poder: les vambes no tenien marca visible. En una entrevista va confirmar que els treia els distintius de marca, perquè no volia ser un home-anunci. :hattip: