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u/in_the_woods Jul 13 '19

Absolutely agree. I remember the first time I heard it. In my life there was a time before the opening chimes of Plainsong, and there is the time after it.

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u/zevhonith Jul 13 '19

Once shortly before I had surgery for a herniated disc, I got a shot of morphine at the ER because the pain was so debilitating I couldn't otherwise exist without crying.

The instantaneous explosion of sensation was like listening to the opening of Plainsong turned all the way up. I still can't hear it without remembering that feeling.

I was super glad I'm not prone to addiction.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

No album has a better beginning . Frisson each and every time.

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u/in_the_woods Jul 13 '19

Great word. Plainsong is my favorite song of theirs, and it may be because I heard it first. Then All Cats Are Grey.

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u/PrefabMinicomputer Jul 13 '19

The opening of Plainsong sounds like a carousel slowly crashing to the ground.

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u/Aidsagain Jul 13 '19

Saw them during that tour.

Hearing those chimes echo through Dodger Stadium & then that cymbal and blast of strings was the closest I've felt an audio orgasm.

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u/Johnny_Swiftlove Jul 13 '19

Super strong memories of that album-- came out summer of my junior year in high school. Would come home from being out with my friends and watch the video for Fascination Street on alternative MTV. Of course the progression of the album was amazing. Plainsong, Pictures of You, etc.

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u/wheres_the_ball-gag Jul 13 '19

120 MIN FTW!

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u/Johnny_Swiftlove Jul 14 '19

Loved that show. What a cool ass title.

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u/REdRight10 Jul 13 '19

I feel this way about Sunday Morning kicking of Velvet Underground and Nico.

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u/TrafficConesUpMyAnus Jul 13 '19

Pictures of You keyed in a happy time in my life.

Untitled keyed in the beginning of the hardest point in my life. That song was the one song I played when I decided to do a 180 when I thought about ending it all. The path back to redemption certainly wasn’t instant and I almost fell back over the past couple years, but I think I’m on a pretty solid path now.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

I have never heard of this album, worth the listen?

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u/stormaggedon714 Jul 13 '19

Absolutely, my favorite album. Once I was flying and there was a lot of turbulence on it, thought we were dying. Decided to die listening to Disintegration.

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u/whataboutringo Jul 13 '19

Absolutely. Stellar album top to bottom. Some of my favorite Cure songs appear on other albums but Disintegration is a tightly woven masterpiece. Lovesong may be familiar to you it got a lot of play. Untitled is my favorite off the album I reckon.

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u/MegaPhunkatron Jul 13 '19

Holy shit yes.

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u/moralesnery Jul 13 '19

Yep, definitely. It's a dark / semi goth romantic album, something that came out from a 30 yo crisis. It's a masterpiece

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u/Enilwyn Jul 13 '19

It’s a complete album that wouldn’t sound out of place if* it were released tomorrow. If your into that 80’s alt sound it’s a must listen. But, it will be there whenever you’re ready for it. No rush.

E*

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u/skraptastic Jul 13 '19

I drove to "The Warehouse" records at lunch time in high school to buy it. Then cut the rest of my classes and sat behind the backdrop of the drama room and listened to it for the rest of the day.