Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Maneater reviews 4:13 Dream

Maneater likes it, too. Go Cure! But UTS "dreary"? Wtf?
Posted by Craig at 12:50 AM

29 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 21, 2008 at 3:48 AM

    Hi Craig,

    You should add that it got 4 out of 5 stars.
    It is in the second image...

    Cheers

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  2. AnonymousOctober 21, 2008 at 4:42 AM

    I guess it is "dreamy", instead of "dreary"...

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  3. GregOctober 21, 2008 at 5:18 AM

    hi, sorry about slightly out-of-topic comment, but we need a help on nme.com votings again:
    http://www.nme.com/index.php?class=rate&ratename=greatestfrontperson&action=rate&rating=10&id=9
    http://www.nme.com/index.php?class=rate&ratename=greatestbandever&action=rate&rating=10&id=12
    robert and the cure were winnig for some time, but oasis fans are still working there.

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  4. Simon ArcherOctober 21, 2008 at 8:41 AM

    My guess is that the reviewer felt that UTS was dreary compared to the other upbeat songs on the album, and as an opener it is not very punchy.

    Not only do we expect this of a Cure album, but don't forget that most of us associate UTS with the recent shows, which were far from dreary.

    Maybe "atmospheric" would have been a better word.

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  5. RandyOctober 21, 2008 at 9:36 AM

    rolling stone said this too. what the fuck is a "rag doll thump"? or "bounce"? am i missing something here?

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  6. swiftyOctober 21, 2008 at 10:06 AM

    dunno, it could be something similar to a rag dog book perhaps ?

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  7. MintLeafOctober 21, 2008 at 10:10 AM

    "dreary: feeling, displaying, or reflecting listlessness or discouragement"
    Say what? Can't see where that came from but I haven't listened to the album, yet.
    Still, I hope that word doesn't come to mind when I finally have the little Precious in my hands...

    *waves to MB*

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  8. RandyOctober 21, 2008 at 10:48 AM

    hi mintalicious! here's a kiss!

    ok, so i've had my oatmeal, and i guess maybe rag doll bounce means something like the beat from let's go to bed or why can't i be with you robert bouncing all over the place like a goofball. or rag doll.

    mmf.

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  9. RandyOctober 21, 2008 at 11:00 AM

    and ahem that's why can't i be you for all the non-cure fans here.

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  10. RandyOctober 21, 2008 at 11:01 AM

    actually i just transposed with/you. so no big deal.

    snork.

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  11. MintLeafOctober 21, 2008 at 11:03 AM

    Nope, no biggie.
    Maybe you need some more oatmeal.
    :P

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  12. RandyOctober 21, 2008 at 11:06 AM

    i need some bacon.

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  13. RandyOctober 21, 2008 at 11:13 AM

    and some mint tea. ;)

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  14. hynreckandjoeOctober 21, 2008 at 11:20 AM

    Why can't I be with you Robert?

    I don't get it monkey, wth?

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  15. MintLeafOctober 21, 2008 at 11:20 AM

    *pours some fresh mint tea to MB*
    We're going way of topic here, sorry.
    But I'm antecipating the huge success of the album considering the reviews it's been getting.
    :)

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  16. RandyOctober 21, 2008 at 11:28 AM

    hynreck, i hadn't had my bacon and mintleaf- i mean, tea- yet, so go away and bother someone else...

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  17. hynreckandjoeOctober 21, 2008 at 11:32 AM

    But.. but... BUTT! Don't do this to me!!

    *Throws monocle ninja style*

    Should help you SEE CLEARLY!!

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  18. swiftyOctober 21, 2008 at 11:40 AM

    A large woman wearing a sleeveless sundress, walked into a bar in Dublin.

    She raised her right arm, revealing a huge hairy armpit as she pointed to all the people sitting at the bar and asked, "What man here will buy a lady a drink?"

    The bar went silent as the patrons tried to ignore her.

    But down at the end of the bar, an owl-eyed drunk slammed his hand down on the counter and bellowed,"Give the ballerina a drink!"

    The bartender poured a drink and the woman gulped it down.

    She turned to the patrons, and again pointed around at all of them, revealing the same hairy armpit, and asked,"What man here will buy a lady a drink?"

    Once again, the same little drunk slapped his money down on the bar and said,"Give the ballerina another drink"

    The bartender approached the little drunk and said,"Tell me Paddy, it's your business if you want to buy the lady a drink, but why do you keep calling her a ballerina?"

    The drunk replied,"Any woman who can lift her leg that high has got to be a ballerina."

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  19. ToddOctober 21, 2008 at 11:41 AM

    I'm soooo tempted to listen to the studio version of the album, but I must wait for next Tuesday. I need to sustain some sort of suspense...

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  20. AnonymousOctober 21, 2008 at 12:01 PM

    e a saga continua ...

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  21. Clockwise CatOctober 21, 2008 at 12:04 PM

    craig, i think the reviewer just meant that it's not as upbeat as the rest of the album... in the context dreary makes some sense, but i agree it's maybe not the best diction...

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  22. swiftyOctober 21, 2008 at 12:07 PM

    JAPAN BANKING CRISIS

    ...News just in:

    While the Tsunami Bank's employees are waving their bonuses goodbye, it's also reported that the Sudoku Bank's number is also up. Strangely the Manga Bank's manager was rather animated when discussing the financial crisis; the Haiku Bank's manager was conversely short on words.

    It's not all doom and gloom though. Today the Shinto Bank has again reported high prophets. Meanwhile, the Ninja Bank has taken a hit but they remain in the black.

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  23. hynreckandjoeOctober 21, 2008 at 1:22 PM

    Yay Ninja!
    *Hides in the shadows*

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  24. RandyOctober 21, 2008 at 1:31 PM

    hynreck, you can't hide in shadows. the light reflects off your monocle.

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  25. hynreckandjoeOctober 21, 2008 at 1:39 PM

    Damn!! @_q

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  26. altr2eliseOctober 21, 2008 at 6:40 PM

    Swifty - you forgot to mention that the Origami Bank just folded, the Karaoke Bank is going for a song and there is something fishy going on at the Sushi Bank and it is expected that their investors will get a raw deal!!!

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  27. christl d.October 21, 2008 at 7:02 PM

    hynreck speaks to us from the dead! tell us, oh monocled one, how is the after life?

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  28. swiftyOctober 21, 2008 at 7:58 PM

    I posted those details earlier, Elise...maybe when you were holidaying. As I recall, the Sumo Bank had gone belly up, and also, fortunes at the Kamikaze Bank had taken a nose-dive.

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  29. altr2eliseOctober 21, 2008 at 8:13 PM

    Swifty - sorry, I must have missed your earlier report! :)

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