Periodically (or do I dare say randomly?) I put my music collection on shuffle and discuss what comes out. I'm less interested in reviewing the songs in this article than talking about the memories, and emotional responses the music brings to my mind. You can click on each song title to hear the music being discussed.
"Let's Go To Bed" - The Cure
From Greatest Hits - Acoustic
It seems quaint to think about it now, but I can remember fondly the days of my youth when cable channels that you didn't subscribe to were simply scrambled out. I don't see that anymore, so I guess it doesn't happen anymore, but perhaps there are some who have old cable boxes and can still see what I am talking about. The sound on these channels would be perfect, but the images would be whack. What you would see would be a negative of the picture, and the alignment would be off. And moving.
As a teenager, I have to admit that I still watched. Like I said, the sound was still good, so you could hear what was going on, and in that way it was a bit like those old radio serials. I wasn't bothered by a negative image and sometimes it would stay still enough that you could make out what was going on.
What can I say? I was a kid with conservative parents and this was the only way I could watch R-rated movies. I was excited by the cursing, the action packed violence and the occasional booby. It was a negative image, often scrolling booby, but I'd take what I could get.
Beyond the movies I wasn't supposed to watch I also like watching concerts and music specials on pay-per-view. I remember quite vividly watching the Cure doing some kind of acoustic concert one time. I couldn't quite tell what they were doing, but I remember them sitting cross-legged on the floor of some room, playing all their hits and completely mesmerizing me.. The music sounded fantastic, and it was curious to try to make out each band member and try to figure out just exactly what was going on.
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Article comments
1 - El Bicho
you are referring to The Cure on MTV Unplugged, which I have seen in its entirety on online.
Amy's backing band on the album are the Dap Kings of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. Check them out.
You need to random more frequently
2 - Mat Brewster
I thought it was MTV Unplugged at first too, but we had MTV back then so it wouldn't have been scrambled. It must have been a pay-per-view special or something.
I do need to random more often. I constantly tell myself to do it, but laziness almost always wins.
3 - El Bicho
Then I don't know what Cure special that could have been. Do you remember the year?
4 - Mat Brewster
Early 90s, but that's as specific as I can get.
5 - Josh Hathaway
You returned with some very... cultural stories, Sir Brewster.
6 - Mat Brewster
You should hear the things I can't publish.