Cure - Head on the Door (Dlx)
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Artist: CureBrand: Head On
Edition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2006-08-08
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Inbetween Days [Disc 1]
- Kyoto Song [Disc 1]
- 10. Sinking [Disc 1]
- Disc 2
- 1. Inbetween Days (RS Home demo) [Disc 2]
- Inwood (RS Home demo) [Disc 2]
- Push (RS Home demo) [Disc 2]
- . Innsbruck (RS Home demo) [Disc 2]
- Stop Dead (Studio demo) [Disc 2]
- Mansolidgone (Studio demo) [Disc 2]
- Screw (Studio demo) [Disc 2]
- Lime Time (Studio demo) [Disc 2]
- Kyoto Song (Studio demo) [Disc 2]
- A Few Hours After This... (Studio demo) [Disc 2]
- Six Different Ways (Studio demo) [Disc 2]
- A Man Inside My Mouth (Studio demo) [Disc 2]
- A Night Like This (Studio demo) [Disc 2]
- The Exploding Boy (Studio demo) [Disc 2]
- Close To Me (Studio demo) [Disc 2]
- The Baby Screams (live bootleg) [Disc 2]
- The Blood (live bootleg) [Disc 2]
- Sinking (live bootleg) [Disc 2]
Free Music Notes for Head on the Door (Dlx)
Free Music Review: Song By Song Breakdown Of The Bonus Disk
Hit: 5 Stars
Back in '85, it all came together in a big way for The Cure when Robert Smith assembled a supremely talented band which quickly began to fulfill its potential as a first-rate alternative pop group with THE HEAD ON THE DOOR. This was a huge album for me personally as it was the first truly alternative rock music I became totally absorbed with. It was such a revelation to find this intriguing world of possibilities beyond the standard classic rock radio fare. Only 14, I listened to this album all through this pivotal year for the reinvigorated band. I began exploring their back catalog in earnest. THE HEAD ON THE DOOR encompasses the various strengths of all their previous efforts, from super-catchy pop to morbid melancholy. My song by song review of the original album can be found under other HEAD ON THE DOOR releases or on my reviews page. The following is a review of each track on the bonus disk. As usual, this 2-disk Cure package is first-rate with rare photos and excellent liner notes.
Bonus tracks (disk 2):
Most of these bonus tracks will only appeal to obsessive Cure fans. Generic keyboard sounds are employed on these demos before the final textures are chosen. They're also loaded with cheesy 80's drum machine "claps."
"In Between Days" (Robert Smith home demo) (1:25) - Robert Smith alone on electric guitar and keys, playing the basic melody along to a drum-box beat. Serves as a pleasant little reminder of the final version. ***1/2
"Inwood" (R.S. home demo) (2:18) - a rather slight song sketch, this unreleased track still could've turned into something good. Smith overdubs rhythm and lead guitars, employing a slight Middle-Eastern sound reminiscent of "The Wailing Wall." Cool drum machine. ***1/2
"Push" (R.S. home demo) (2:31) - a breezy little song sketch with guitar, bass and drum box. ***1/4
"Innsbruck" (R.S. home demo) (2:37) - vaguely ominous unreleased cut with a cool guitar that builds in intensity. ****
"Stop Dead" (studio demo) (3:21) - featuring the full band, this cool song is inferior to the final version but not too far off. The bass part isn't fully developed but still sounds great. ***1/2
"Mansolidgone" (s.d.) (4:06) - This unreleased track sports a light-hearted cabaret swing with jazzy keys and Robert Smith scat singing. Fun! ****
"Screw" (s.d.) (3:09) - has that great bass line but with a different tone - lighter yet more metallic. There's also some keyboards not used in the final version. ***1/2
"Lime Time" (s.d.) (2:56) - is a happy, sickly sweet tune with lyrics that later appeared on "In Between Days," Six Different Ways," and "New Day". Slight and a bit too repetitive if you ask me. **1/4
"Kyoto Song" (s.d.) (4:28) - eerie background keys, slightly unhinged Robert Smith vocals - these sound improvised; I love the way he just wings it on several of these demos, seemingly trying to figure out the part as he goes along. So cool! ****
"A few hours after this . . ." (s.d.) (4:36) - this version features the full band in place of the gorgeous orchestral keys found on the final master, giving the song a distinctly different feel. The final version eventually released as a B-side is one of my personal favorites. ***1/2
"Six Different Ways" (s.d.) (3:00) - close to the final version of this quirky, playful track, yet this take has it's own intruquing qualities. ****
"A Man Inside My Mouth" (s.d.) (3:00) - one of the most fantastic and bizarre Cure songs ever, this version, like most of the demos here, is less powerful than the final master. Features a drum machine and different lyrics. ***
"A Night Like this" (s.d.) (4:08) - close to the final version with some slightly different lyrics. Porl Thompson's sax solo sounds completely different here, reminiscent of his playing during the Top era. ***1/2
"The Exploding Boy"(s.d.) (3:06) - another great B-side, this version is very good. ****
"Close To Me" (s.d.) (4:03) - hasn't yet achieved the jittery, quiet yet playful intensity of the final version but it's quite listenable. Great Smith vocals! ****1/2
"The Baby Screams" (live bootleg) - good version, decent sound. ***1/2
"The Blood" (live bootleg) - Robert Smith always seems to screw up the lyrics when he sings this one live. The crowd singing along is quite audible on these boots, especially this one. ***1/2
"Sinking" (live bootleg) - great version. I consider this song to be a harbinger of their even more masterful forays into depression rock later heard on DISINTEGRATION. I'd love to hear this song live! ****1/2
Head on the Door (Dlx) Poster
This is The Cure's 6th studio album--brilliantly-fused brooding, artistic experimentation with pop instincts to propel the band onto the American charts for the first time.This is the Cure album to start with. Robert Smith and company's best and most coherent statement, The Head on the Door is a successful, if schizophrenic, synthesis of the best of '80s rock, boasting danceable Eurobeat anthems ("In Between Days"), world-music-flavored exotica ("Kyoto Song," the Latin-tinged "The Blood"), and more sullen statements of post-modern angst from the band that gave you such downer epics as Faith and Pornography. More than any other Cure album, Head rewards those who don't subscribe to the darker side of the group's ethos. The use of Spanish guitar and other colorful arrangement touches help to create a rich dynamic. The softer, more introspective cuts (like the claustrophobic "Close to Me," Smith's confessional classic) are also far more effective for them. --Don Harrison
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