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as the sisters have explored a fairly broad spectrum of styles between early MR releases and "recent" material, i would lend/copy all the official stuff seperately (i personally love seventeen seconds, pornography, and faith , but might have been put off of the cure by a compilation featuring much of their other stuff).
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
give them the 3 official studio albums. After that, you suggest there's b-sides and more.
hell, imagine you never heard about The Cure and someone serves you All Mine or the weird See The Children, you don't have a clue.
So sorry to say, but a compilation makes it too difficult. Just three albums. If they don't like these albums, they don't like The Sisters. And they should stick to their suburban safe & sound Bauhaus & Joy Division.
I'd go with a slight case of overbombing. It doesn't really capture the edgier post punk aspect of the early sisters, but thats a fine place to move onto.
I revise, just copy ASCOB but whack on the studio versions of Body Electric and Amphetamine Logic. That should just about cover it.
What the Sisters sound like just has to include Valentine (indeed!). I agree with the "short sharp shock" approach, and as they're musicians they'll probably be on the listen out for interesting arrangements, quality of musicianship and the like.
I'd give 'em (in order):
Valentine (indeed! who was it said "win the battle before they even know there is one"?) Gimme Shelter (allegedly the song that won over Wayne) FALAA (the intro! the chorus!) Dominion (a good taster for Floodland without going too far into the freaky sh-t) Ribbons (finish up with a nice horror story before bed time!)
If I told them once, I told them a hundred times to put 'Spinal Tap' first and 'Puppet Show' last.
eastmidswhizzkid wrote:as the sisters have explored a fairly broad spectrum of styles between early MR releases and "recent" material, i would lend/copy all the official stuff seperately (i personally love seventeen seconds, pornography, and faith , but might have been put off of the cure by a compilation featuring much of their other stuff).
dinky daisy wrote:give them the 3 official studio albums. After that, you suggest there's b-sides and more.
hell, imagine you never heard about The Cure and someone serves you All Mine or the weird See The Children, you don't have a clue.
So sorry to say, but a compilation makes it too difficult. Just three albums. If they don't like these albums, they don't like The Sisters. And they should stick to their suburban safe & sound Bauhaus & Joy Division.
see- if i'd have read your post before i wrote mine i wouldn't have bothered typing mine after it.
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
In fact I'd probably just do them a copy of Frankfurt 2003
Good one... although I'd prefer the superb Leeds 26th April 2003 recording!
As for a compilation -- that would be a challenge considering how their music changed styles from one record to the next. I have never listened to "... Overbombing" for that reason, unlike SGWBM which I love. However, if could get the new guitar girls to record a live set in studio, I would love to hear the results!