― baaderonixx, Monday, 11 June 2007 09:54 (thirteen years ago) link. This is a performance on a French TV show with 17 Seconds’ all-time hero Robert Smith of the Cure as part of the group: ― ILX System, Friday, 15 June 2007 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link. A hint to future ominous musical developments. the sequencing sounds on the money to me. a reflection this was to set a contemplative mood for the whole record, play for today the fraudulent aspects of an insincere relationship, secrets hopelessly wishing to have the courage to seize missed opportunities. I never really got into Pornography. And everything is cold now. Seventeen Seconds / Faith / Pornography. General Comment 17 Seconds was kinda a concept album. This poll's results are now in. ― alex in mainhattan, Monday, 11 June 2007 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link, ― Curt1s Stephens, Monday, 11 June 2007 16:39 (thirteen years ago) link, ― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 11 June 2007 16:50 (thirteen years ago) link, voted Seventeen Seconds, my fav. ― HI DERE, Saturday, 16 June 2007 12:02 (thirteen years ago) link, ― alex in mainhattan, Saturday, 16 June 2007 12:10 (thirteen years ago) link. That it is the best German rock album. whoah. In the forest. The purpose behind this rule is to get you to think purely for 17 seconds, and to have that desire become stronger until it reaches 68 seconds. Feeling is gone. I think it was the cassette version, which was probably modified for side length reasons. The backing tracks are kind of ostinato-based at times, but once they get too repetitive there is some bridge/middle-eight loosening up a bit. One of the best songs of all time. Kafka's very short story At Night in English from which Robert Smith nicked the lyrics to the Cure song with the same title (link): From the same site, the information that M was also inspired by Albert Camus La Mort Heureuse. White beanie featuring woven tag with 17 Seconds … the songs are entities in themselves. If you would like to receive other items sooner, please place a separate order. seventeen seconds an arbitrary measure of time - one that seemed to be suddenly everywhere once the song was written. The success of 17 Seconds [their second album, released May 1980] allowed the band to reinvest in the group, meaning they would be self-sufficient and not … Until Robert Smith would sound like a ridiculous parody of himself. i dont believe 17S won. Like pretending to be deep and profound. It’s difficult to think of a bigger contrast to the black (without the 'and white') A Forest than the following song with the obscure title M. We are almost back in sunny pop country now. I too prefer the version of 17 Seconds that has "A Forest" as the second song. Keyboards sounding like a jew's harp start the first track and fuse into a simple slow theme played by the guitar and the piano setting the atmosphere of the record. Their second album, Seventeen Seconds, took the band to a very dark place. the other idea involving the statistic that every 17 seconds someone kills himself (which i saw mentioned on songmeanings) would probably fit better. The one line from the book relating to the song: 03/02 GIANT SAND, F, Brotfabrik.............. After making love, at that moment when the heart drowses in the released body, filled only with the tender affection he might have felt for a winsome puppy, Meursault would smile at her and say, "Hello image". ― glossolalia, Monday, 11 June 2007 14:32 (thirteen years ago) link. Seventeen Seconds, an Album by The Cure. "Cure fans know that, but I suppose the media as a whole just thinks it’s me and a bunch of others. i heard 17 seconds much before faith. This is The album where the Cure really set the direction in where they were going. Last time I heard Disintegration I found it hadn't aged well. He didn’t fall in love with her but with his picture of her. Dark power pure. Dunno. but it'd be too blatantly obvious for my liking. We're talking about Robert Fucking Smith here. ― baaderonixx, Monday, 11 June 2007 16:02 (thirteen years ago) link. Dark but not heavy almost like a piano piece by an English Satie A Reflection engraves itself on the memory of the listener. Matthieu left after this album due to creative differences between him and Robert Smith. ― Bimble, Sunday, 17 June 2007 00:40 (thirteen years ago) link, ― Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 17 June 2007 02:29 (thirteen years ago) link, ― paulhw, Sunday, 17 June 2007 02:49 (thirteen years ago) link. i do not understand the use of the word "too" in that sentence. This is my favorite The Cure song aswell. It is about the lightness of being sad. Many fans consider Pornography or Disintegration the pinnacle of The Cure's art but I cannot agree. shwhisssssh. Beauty still exists. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. If you're new to the Cure, you problably know them as a "gloomy" goth band. ― alex in mainhattan, Monday, 11 June 2007 21:38 (thirteen years ago) link. The sequencing on Faith is utter genius in terms of pacing, mood-shifting and pattern (both halves follow the same general "opener" - "aggressive" - "pensive" - "reflective" pattern). In any case, I really wish modern music sounded like that, production-wise. ― alex in mainhattan, Monday, 11 June 2007 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link. For me it somehow conjures up shadows of the past. This doesn't surprise me as much as it makes me sigh. ― HI DERE, Saturday, 16 June 2007 12:17 (thirteen years ago) link. And I prefer the murk of "All Cats Are Grey" and "The Drowning Man" to the weirdly clean-lined yet distant production on 17 Seconds. A weighty song which works though. Though I didn’t get it yet: I am feeling a little bit insecure about the sequence of songs on this album. That's right bitches, Seventeen Seconds wins. The Final Sound is a fifty-three-second long instrumental intermezzo, which again draws attention to the meaning of time – or the lack thereof. In the afternoon it's all dripping taps and ticking clocks and rain on the window pane. and their succession has engraved itself into my brain. And suddenly he realises that he is lost. Between 1980 and 1982, the Cure switched lineups, switched producers, made friends with the pop charts, and steadily toured Europe. The album marked the first time frontman Robert Smith co-produced with Mike Hedges. I'm surprised at these results, to say the least. Can there be a better succession of songs than A Forest and M in the world? Today’s track ‘Ill Est Ne the Divin Enfant’ (translated into English from the French, literally ‘He Is Born, the Divine Child’) was covered by the band on the b-side of their 1982 single ‘Melt!’. Make no bones about it; ‘Seventeen Seconds’ is definitely a gothic and dark outing, and as such, it almost feels like the first ‘true’ Cure album in a sense - the first tentative chapter in an increasing gloomy tome. He only sees her or thinks he sees her. ― alex in mainhattan, Saturday, 16 June 2007 08:11 (thirteen years ago) link. The outcomes of those two games are quite opposite though. Play for Today has already all ingredients of a good upbeat Cure song. Until there was nothing else. Seventeen Seconds Lyrics. Seventeen Seconds is The Cure’s sophomore album, noted for its move toward a more bleak, introspective, atmospheric and somewhat electronic sound … maybe it is exactly that what i love so much about 17 seconds. Wow, really? And. Very much based on dron-ish repetition. Seventeen Seconds wasn’t the last Cure album, and 40 years later they’re promising three new records in one year. ― HI DERE, Monday, 11 June 2007 21:29 (thirteen years ago) link. Too many songs which lose me. Never cared much for 17 Seconds besides "A Forest" and "In Your House." It's been about a year since the last batch with no announcement of new titles yet... ― Telephone thing, Monday, 11 June 2007 13:59 (thirteen years ago) link. That's also the one I heard first. It can’t get more desperate anymore. Seventeen Seconds es The Cure en estado puro, su manifiesto, la doctrina de la “New Wave”. it's more intense than faith. i know exactly what you mean about the more perfect flow of faith but i don't give a damn. Yeah, that's pretty much it. or something like that. 17 Seconds sounds different depending on the time of the day you listen to it. but that is no argument whatsoever for that version having a better flow. His songs are so cinematic. And he will do it again and again and again and again. And the picture disappears. maybe my preference also has to do with familiarity. "seventeen seconds / a measure of life" could refer to the period in between penetration and orgasm. I did before but I never really got the meaning. he heard it first. [Verse] Time slips away, and the light begins to fade. The Cure were the Beatles of dark wave (I don't like the term goth rock). I advise you to listen to it in the dark. After the departure of original bassist Michael Dempsey, Simon Gallup became an official member along with keyboardist Matthieu Hartley. And in M.C.Strong's The Great Rock Discography it is different again: I prefer the sequencing on my tape be it wrong or right though. (Playback ID: 8Qr0GCwayUxpzGtZ) Learn More. Last.fm's Current Most Loved Pop Tracks. I too prefer the version of 17 Seconds that has "A Forest" as the second song. Argh, "A Forest" versus "All Cats Are Grey"... http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/3/3c/YOUR_HEAD_A_SPLODE.png, ― Telephone thing, Monday, 11 June 2007 09:36 (thirteen years ago) link. Under normal circumstances the result of a serious match England-Germany in rock music is as predictable as in football. And the bible of rock music, the AMG confirms it. It took ages between the first and second batch too. Paul. And everything is quiet now. A bass forming the base, propelling lively guitars, some spacy synthie, hypnotic drum beats and Robert Smith's unique sombre high-pitch but not whining vocals. I think I thought the choice was easy, that Faith wins, but upon playing these back to back, I'm really not sure. I'm surprised, Geir, that you enjoy 'Faith' that much. ― Bimble, Monday, 11 June 2007 16:09 (thirteen years ago) link. I'm proud of ILM right now. According to Abraham-Hicks, 17 seconds of pure thought is the ignition point of manifesting. ― LeRooLeRoo, Saturday, 16 June 2007 01:31 (thirteen years ago) link, ― HI DERE, Saturday, 16 June 2007 01:45 (thirteen years ago) link. And everything is quiet now. The first time I came across this stuff was the double LP "Happily Ever After" which compiled both albums, but even there I recall Play For Today being the second song. He has been chasing a phantom. Of coure, they got MUCH darker on the next two albums. from the english fog to the north african sun. And did you ever listen to the lyrics? “Seventeen Seconds” By The Cure Turns 40 And Hasn’t Lost Its Gloomy Charm At All. Your tracklisting is the same as mine. it builds up nicely towards a forest, especially with the instrumentals before. And the light begins to fade. ― Bimble, Tuesday, 12 June 2007 01:19 (thirteen years ago) link. but so much more sparkling than the songs on faith. "Their ultimate strength is their minimalism," drummer Lol Tolhurst wrote in his memoir. The Cure has never been static, constantly shifting between pop and despair,but they always remain true to the meaning behind their music and maintain an amazing sound. Feeling is gone, and the picture disappears. I've never heard of such a version. 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