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7/26/2009 7:11 PM (GMT-04:00)

thetopper
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Plainsong

I just wondered while I was trying to make my own mind up, which version everyone likes of this incredible song? The synthy '89 Disintegration version which is truly majestic or the new guitar-only version which I heard played at the Wembley '08 gig. Both are pretty special.

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7/26/2009 7:38 PM (GMT-04:00)

LA Lovecat
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Re: Plainsong

thetopper wrote:
I just wondered while I was trying to make my own mind up, which version everyone likes of this incredible song? The synthy '89 Disintegration version which is truly majestic or the new guitar-only version which I heard played at the Wembley '08 gig. Both are pretty special.

I haven't heard the guitar-only version, but I do love this song! I love how Sofia Coppola integrated the '89 version into Marie Antoinette. It really does have the "majestic" quality you mentioned with the keys. It was very fitting for that post-coronation scene.

7/26/2009 7:55 PM (GMT-04:00)

thetopper
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Re: Re: Plainsong

LA Lovecat wrote:
thetopper wrote:
I just wondered while I was trying to make my own mind up, which version everyone likes of this incredible song? The synthy '89 Disintegration version which is truly majestic or the new guitar-only version which I heard played at the Wembley '08 gig. Both are pretty special.

I haven't heard the guitar-only version, but I do love this song! I love how Sofia Coppola integrated the '89 version into Marie Antoinette. It really does have the "majestic" quality you mentioned with the keys. It was very fitting for that post-coronation scene.

Look for it on youtube, there's an mtv version pretty much identicle to the one they played in England (this one's milan I think) see what you think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9jlFxwffUQ

7/26/2009 8:12 PM (GMT-04:00)

LA Lovecat
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Re: Re: Re: Plainsong

thetopper wrote:
Look for it on youtube, there's an mtv version pretty much identicle to the one they played in England (this one's milan I think) see what you think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9jlFxwffUQ

OMG! Thank you for that link! I just watched it and it seriously made me start crying. Porl's guitar part is so beautiful! I love the shots of the band in that video - it's really great!

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said the '89 version was majestic. I think the guitar version is more personal and is extremely touching in that respect.

If I have to choose, I'd say I prefer the new guitar version! Regardless of the arrangement, though, it is a magnificent song.

7/26/2009 8:16 PM (GMT-04:00)

thetopper
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Plainsong

LA Lovecat wrote:
thetopper wrote:
Look for it on youtube, there's an mtv version pretty much identicle to the one they played in England (this one's milan I think) see what you think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9jlFxwffUQ

OMG! Thank you for that link! I just watched it and it seriously made me start crying. Porl's guitar part is so beautiful! I love the shots of the band in that video - it's really great!

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said the '89 version was majestic. I think the guitar version is more personal and is extremely touching in that respect.

If I have to choose, I'd say I prefer the new guitar version! Regardless of the arrangement, though, it is a magnificent song.

I agree! Yeah the guitar version is more intimate. But yeah, both are incredible, just sums up the strength of the song and of the strength of the band. If you didn't manage to get to see the Cure or any of their stuff from their 4tour, they did loads of guitar versions of established cure tracks from the synth era. You should check those out too, they're all pretty awesome! :)

7/26/2009 8:24 PM (GMT-04:00)

LA Lovecat
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thetopper wrote:
I agree! Yeah the guitar version is more intimate. But yeah, both are incredible, just sums up the strength of the song and of the strength of the band. If you didn't manage to get to see the Cure or any of their stuff from their 4tour, they did loads of guitar versions of established cure tracks from the synth era. You should check those out too, they're all pretty awesome! :)

I can't get enough of them (NEVER ENOUGH hehe)! I've been going through withdrawals since I saw them at Coachella and in Las Vegas. I was right up front for both shows and their energy was astounding. That Coachella show was the most amazing thing I've ever seen... and I've seen a lot. They give us all so much great energy... I just hope they get enough good energy back that they still enjoy what they do and that they continue. :)

7/26/2009 8:40 PM (GMT-04:00)

arsenic9sea
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Re: Plainsong

did you watch the Paris 08 live version?

also it's gorgeous on Trilogy!

7/27/2009 3:07 PM (GMT-04:00)

thetopper
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Re: Re: Plainsong

arsenic9sea wrote:

did you watch the Paris 08 live version?

also it's gorgeous on Trilogy!

I havent heard the Paris 08 version yet. But you're right about the Trilogy version. Incredible! :)

8/5/2009 6:17 AM (GMT-04:00)

RyanHolmgren
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Re: Plainsong

plainsongs good..but i like prayers for rain especially. I just started getting into the cure. Its funny cause i started out with "the cure" cd. It was excelent but not as good as disintigration. it doesnt get better than disintigration..or maybe it does because it is the cure and i havent heard all of it..yet ha. But i like talking about them so post other stuff ;)

8/5/2009 3:54 PM (GMT-04:00)

thetopper
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Re: Re: Plainsong

RyanHolmgren wrote:
plainsongs good..but i like prayers for rain especially. I just started getting into the cure. Its funny cause i started out with "the cure" cd. It was excelent but not as good as disintigration. it doesnt get better than disintigration..or maybe it does because it is the cure and i havent heard all of it..yet ha. But i like talking about them so post other stuff ;)

Well you've picked a nice and diverse band to become interested in. The Cure album and Disintegration couldn't be more removed from each other I think. I like The Cure but Disintegration is incredible. You'll hear plenty of people agreeing with you on Disintegration. It's considered The Cure's masterpiece by a lot of people. If you want some pointers, check out the previous 2 albums to Disintegration as well, The Head on the Door and Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me.

8/6/2009 8:11 PM (GMT-04:00)

RyanHolmgren
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Re: Plainsong

the guitar version sucks, stick with the original :) Nothing against you the cure, but i just like the original better. I would never say anything bad about the cure, i worship them ;)

8/7/2009 9:43 AM (GMT-04:00)

Freshlysquashedfly

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Re: Plainsong

I really like that version, Porl is brilliant and his guitar is awesome.

8/7/2009 4:26 PM (GMT-04:00)

thetopper
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Re: Re: Plainsong

Freshlysquashedfly wrote:
I really like that version, Porl is brilliant and his guitar is awesome.

Yeah, I don't think either one is better. (Or I'm sitting on the fence cos I can't decide) but the guitar version is nice. Porl's great. Best Cure guitarist ever!

8/7/2009 7:03 PM (GMT-04:00)

Freshlysquashedfly

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Re: Plainsong

i just heard the album version on nme radio, was great usually im flipping through stations going "crap,crap,crap,crap" and i was like "crap, crap, crap ohh plainsong awesome" dont usually hear the cure on the radio other than the lovecats played every so often.

8/7/2009 8:01 PM (GMT-04:00)

thetopper
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Re: Re: Plainsong

Freshlysquashedfly wrote:
i just heard the album version on nme radio, was great usually im flipping through stations going "crap,crap,crap,crap" and i was like "crap, crap, crap ohh plainsong awesome" dont usually hear the cure on the radio other than the lovecats played every so often.

Wow, that really is unusual. Especially since it was Plainsong.

8/7/2009 8:05 PM (GMT-04:00)

Freshlysquashedfly

Freshlysquashedfly
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thetopper wrote:
Freshlysquashedfly wrote:
i just heard the album version on nme radio, was great usually im flipping through stations going "crap,crap,crap,crap" and i was like "crap, crap, crap ohh plainsong awesome" dont usually hear the cure on the radio other than the lovecats played every so often.

Wow, that really is unusual. Especially since it was Plainsong.

Yeah tell me about it, i always go through the radio stations on my telly hoping for some cure songs and i actually came across one for once. i was drunk too so i just turned it up, very loud good times!

8/7/2009 10:42 PM (GMT-04:00)

RyanHolmgren
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Location: T, SE

Re: Plainsong

thats funny man. Drunk times are USUALLY good times ha. Unless you get arrested or something ;) Stay cool and LISTEN to the cure and you will be fine much love

8/7/2009 10:55 PM (GMT-04:00)

Freshlysquashedfly

Freshlysquashedfly
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Re: Re: Plainsong

RyanHolmgren wrote:
thats funny man. Drunk times are USUALLY good times ha. Unless you get arrested or something ;) Stay cool and LISTEN to the cure and you will be fine much love

He He lol cheers man, im not too bad now. Thanks though.

8/9/2009 3:00 AM (GMT-04:00)

Eirex
Joined: 4/22/2009
Posts: 319
Location: US

Re: Plainsong

Love the original 89 Disintegration version the most; I don't think it could top itself in another version. :-) Unless of course in remaster.....:-P

8/9/2009 4:46 PM (GMT-04:00)

ti8tgowbb
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Posts: 3333
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Re: Plainsong

watching THE TRILOGY dvd, when Plainsong comes on...

it's mesmerizing

8/23/2009 9:10 AM (GMT-04:00)

Disintegration
Joined: 11/26/2008
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Location: Oceanside, CA, US

Re: Re: Plainsong

Freshlysquashedfly wrote:
i just heard the album version on nme radio, was great usually im flipping through stations going "crap,crap,crap,crap" and i was like "crap, crap, crap ohh plainsong awesome" dont usually hear the cure on the radio other than the lovecats played every so often.

Wow, how cool! I would be so stoked to hear Plainsong playing on the radio. Do you know what kind of station it was?

About the guitar version: I wasn't aware of it until I saw them live last year in San Diego. I think Porl does a great job, though I wouldn't mind hearing the keyboards again.
I agree with Chris Ott's review: "Disintegration stands alone for its preamble: scant few albums released in the 1980s can boast an opener as grand as "Plainsong", the most breathtaking, shimmering anthem the band ever recorded."(pitchfork.com)

I saw them again at Coachella 09 which was an amazing show. If I ever get the chance to see them again, I hope they decide to start opening with Plainsong again . :)

8/23/2009 9:29 AM (GMT-04:00)

Freshlysquashedfly

Freshlysquashedfly
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Disintegration wrote:
Freshlysquashedfly wrote:
i just heard the album version on nme radio, was great usually im flipping through stations going "crap,crap,crap,crap" and i was like "crap, crap, crap ohh plainsong awesome" dont usually hear the cure on the radio other than the lovecats played every so often.

Wow, how cool! I would be so stoked to hear Plainsong playing on the radio. Do you know what kind of station it was?

About the guitar version: I wasn't aware of it until I saw them live last year in San Diego. I think Porl does a great job, though I wouldn't mind hearing the keyboards again.
I agree with Chris Ott's review: "Disintegration stands alone for its preamble: scant few albums released in the 1980s can boast an opener as grand as "Plainsong", the most breathtaking, shimmering anthem the band ever recorded."(pitchfork.com)

I saw them again at Coachella 09 which was an amazing show. If I ever get the chance to see them again, I hope they decide to start opening with Plainsong again . :)

It is a great opener, the windchime things, the quiet and then BAM! like being hit in the face with a brick of noise. Nme, have you heard of the magazine? they awarded The Cure with the godlike genius award earlier this year? anyway its the radio station from them.

8/23/2009 3:23 PM (GMT-04:00)

lorena2008
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Location: rosario, AR

Re: Re: Plainsong

Eirex wrote:
Love the original 89 Disintegration version the most; I don't think it could top itself in another version. :-) Unless of course in remaster.....:-P

Me too...the original is so heavy and lovely at the same time...But I like the Live version in Bercy 2008, too...Watch it...And, of course, Porl makes the difference...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnypUdbIXck&feature=related

8/25/2009 10:23 PM (GMT-04:00)

iamrta
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Re: Plainsong

guitar version on the tube?!

*sprints off to youtube*

8/26/2009 8:25 AM (GMT-04:00)

thetopper
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Re: Re: Plainsong

iamrta wrote:
guitar version on the tube?!

*sprints off to youtube*

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