Congratulations to the winners - Robert Rice (entry #13), Joseph Lomnicky (entry #32), Stephen (entry #49).
Update: The contest is closed and the answers have been posted. Thanks to everyone who entered. Winners will be announced by Saturday afternoon. Good luck!
We have 3 Disintegration Deluxe prize packs to give away. Answer the trivia questions correctly, and you will be entered in to the contest. Good luck, have fun and no sharing answers! : ) Unfortunately, due to Rhino's request, this is only open to fans in North America. Very sorry about that.
(Thanks again to Nikki @ Rhino Records)
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North America only? Great. :(
ReplyDeleteGood luck everyone!
That's what Rhino said. Not my doing at all. : ( They don't want any problems with Universal, who are handling promotions everywhere else.
ReplyDeleteFor fans outside of North America, maybe if you have friends over here, you could enter and have the prize sent to them, and then have them ship it to you?
ReplyDeleteVery sorry about this.
em so do you know if the rhino preorders outside the states are getting the sampler for sure craig?
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard anything on that. They started shipping them out today, so I guess we'll know soon.
ReplyDeleteIts okay, I have the album, just would of been nice. I entered the slicing comp! =]
ReplyDeleteAnd you can still try to win one from Slicing Up Eyeballs. For some reason, they don't have the same restriction that we do. Maybe their promotion is being run by Universal?
ReplyDeleteI'll try to make it up to you guys in the future.
ReplyDeleteCall me blind.. or dumb.. but I see the questions on the contest page, but how do you answer them and enter the contest?
ReplyDeleteJust click on the email link at the bottom of the page, where it says "Email me".
ReplyDeleteha!.. I am dumb!.. thanx
ReplyDeleteoooo...how fun!
ReplyDeletei'm not sure about the first few! but (i think) i'm positive about the rest.. i'll have to think about it and see if anything comes to me :/
ReplyDeleteTake your time, it will be open for two weeks.
ReplyDeletejust sent you my answers, only one chance, when do we find out if we got all the correct answers and are entered in the contest?
ReplyDeleteI will post the answers on June 5th, along with the names of the winners.
ReplyDeleteWow! Looks like these questions will draw the line between fans and people who could teach a Cure University course! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not gonna try, I'll only embarrass myself, but I bow down to whoever gets this!
@Shannon
ReplyDeleteif only there were cure university courses
Challenging questions indeed. Hmmm. Educated guessing on some and scraping the ol' memory banks for others. Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteLindsey;
ReplyDeleteYah! I'd enroll in the University course Lady Gaga 101, but I'm pretty sure her career would be over before I'd graduate:)
But I hear that when you're done that course, you can write your own ticket on Wall Street! (and then retire in embarrassment).
craig, love the new heading on the top of the page :)
ReplyDeleteI think I have the answers to these questions, all but 5 and 9, I think I narrowed it down though.
ReplyDeleteIn the past few years I have met people at Cure events like the meet up in Vegas, and tribute shows... who have been fans since the TIB. These fans have taught me a thing or two about The Cure. and I thought I knew it all.
I am sure more than 100(easy) will have the answers. Good luck to all
Off topic I know, but listening to the deluxe edition now. First thoughts: the demo version of 'Out of Mine' probably should have been released over the finished version; and 'Delerious Night' is a great track that should have been treated to more in the way of vocals.
ReplyDeleteJimbo: Completely agree about Out of Mind. Love that version! Robert sounds a bit mental in it, which really suits the song.
ReplyDeleteAnother thought: The sound on the deluxe edition is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI don't tend to notice these things usually. I have all Cure albums on CD and all the reissues that the band have put out since '04, and Disintegration is the first time I've noticed any discernable difference in sound.
I am a huge music fan but I don't tend to really notice sonic differences very easily. I've never really bothered with 'top of the range' stereo systems and I'm content most of the time to listen to music through mp3 player or previously a portable CD player with earphones. I am listening to the Deluxe edition through average PC speakers, and I'm blown away at how fresh it sounds. But I think Disintegration an album that's immersed in atmosphere, that you can just sort of let wash over you.
What an amazing package.. I'm elated with how good it is!
The Deluxe Disintegration sound quality is significantly better than the original. Basically its MUCH louder.
ReplyDeleteI always found that Disintegration was not loud, and you really notice it on the iPOD when you have the shuffle function on.
@rob i never notice things like that. but then again, i'm not a big fan of shuffle. if i put on an album and it's soft, i just turn it up. i don't necessarily feel like louder means better quality.. i'm still looking forward to how it sounds though :)
ReplyDeleteHmm... Gonna have to think about these a bit...
ReplyDeleteAlso, great new heading Craig!! It's lovely
And when this competition's over, would you consider posting the answers? It would be interesting to see what we got right or wrong :)
Thanks. : ) Yes, I will post the answers as soon as the contest is over.
ReplyDeleteYeah, love the new heading also Craig, and in preparation for the new re-master, which I am waiting patiently for the US version, I have been revisiting all of the remasters so far, and Join the Dots,and "Chain of Flowers", what a great song! Great to see in Disintegration font! But even more pleasing to hear. Also, joining the conversation about the loudness level of the original Disintegration disc, I always loved how it came with instructions! "This music has been mixed to be played LOUD, so TURN it up! A hui hou!
ReplyDeleteDuring the Dream Tour, I won front-row seats for the Atlanta show by answering a really tough Cure-trivia question. The DJ seemed shocked, and even asked how I knew the answer. Heehee.
ReplyDeleteThat show started my head-rose-wearing. Good times. :)
@Kate,
ReplyDeleteDo you remember the question?
@andy
ReplyDeleteOf course I remember the question! ;)
*snug*
Well come on Kate, don't leave us all in such suspense!
ReplyDeletehere are the individual Dallas show tracks, I didn't know how to group all of these into 1 download, but I separated them and they are in mp3 format, if anyone wants wave files, I have those too, enjoy
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sendspace.com/file/sh9uag
http://www.sendspace.com/file/rwuhqk
http://www.sendspace.com/file/psejmq
http://www.sendspace.com/file/eggtjy
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sp4k26
http://www.sendspace.com/file/jh2ztm
http://www.sendspace.com/file/10eqoe
http://www.sendspace.com/file/x7yj1r
http://www.sendspace.com/file/m88x8a
http://www.sendspace.com/file/npqb49
http://www.sendspace.com/file/q2i7su
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5d73ur
May 24, 2010 5:54 PM
@ Kate..
ReplyDeleteWhat was the Q&A?
@andy,
ReplyDelete@Stephanie, @Darrell:
The question was something like this:
When the record company was preparing to release "Let's Go To Bed" as a single, Robert Smith reportedly did not like the track enough to release it under the name "The Cure."
Under what band name did he consider releasing it, instead?
@ Kate:
ReplyDeleteRecur
If only I knew about that contest and lived in Atlanta :o)
i agree with 登山
ReplyDelete@Kate: "Recur"
ReplyDeleteWhat do I win??
@Stephanie: Sorry, I didn't see your answer. You'll have to tell me what Kate sends you
ReplyDelete*grin* at Stephanie and GO! :)
ReplyDeleteCraig,
ReplyDeleteWhen it's over are you going to give a breakdown of how many people entered and how many people answered correctly/incorrectly?
Rob: Yes I will. Not that many entries so far, so for those of you who did enter, your chances of winning are very good. : )
ReplyDelete@Craig: Yay me! That's the only way I ever win anything. ;)
ReplyDeleteYay! I got them all correct!
ReplyDelete*bounce* *bounce*
I hope you didn't count it against me that I said The Pixies instead of Pixies.
ReplyDeleteNo. Pixies or The Pixies were both accepted. You're good, Joe. : )
ReplyDeleteCraig,
ReplyDeleteThey where all good questions, did you come up with them?
Who brought in the demo, to become 'The Same Deep Water As You'? This was the temple scratcher for me.
Congratulations Robert, Joseph, and Stephen!
ReplyDeleteCurious for a breakdown of entries, and how many had all nine correct.
@carnage visors
ReplyDeletei got that one because i remembered reading roger's disintegration memories, where he listed who had come up with the demos.
congratulations to the winners!
i got them all right at least :)
101 entries. 75 had all 9 correct, 26 had at least one wrong.
ReplyDeleteCarnage: Yes, they were my questions. : )
ReplyDeleteCarnage: All the answers have been posted. That one was Simon.
ReplyDeleteGender breakdown (as best as I can tell):
ReplyDeleteRight - 56 male, 19 female.
Wrong - 20 male, 6 female.
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ReplyDelete@Linsey
ReplyDeleteI had them all correct also, and I knew the answer to that was in Rodgers aticle, as well as the other two questions in that section. all the other where in the back of my head, they just came easy. I guess I am just a very trivial person, especially when it comes to The Cure, The Simpsons, Star Wars, And in the future probally The Office
Oh well, wasn't like I was expecting to win anyhow. At least I was in the right side of the curve, with all the right answers. Thought it was funny that the Doctor Who question was the one that was missed the most. It was the one for which I had to search the hardest.
ReplyDeleteMost of the wrong answers on that one, answered Top of the Pops. : )
ReplyDeleteI was thinking that we should get an email letting us know that our entry made it to your inbox though, you know those sketchy spam email programs, lol.
ReplyDeleteOkay. I'll do that next time.
ReplyDeleteAlso curious as to whether anyone has received their pre-order cd's in the mail today, North American version that is, from any US stores. Would love to see them going out a couple days early!
ReplyDeleteYay! I got them all right too! For a young buck, I'm a Cure whiz! Next challenge please ;o) Hey Craig, how does Rhino send off the prizes to the random picked winners? Do they send email notification first and then we give them our mailing address or were we suppose to include our address when we submitted our answers?
ReplyDeleteno worries Craig, :-), nice for you to even run the contest!
ReplyDeleteI have contacted the 3 winners, they will give me their shipping address, and I'll give it to Rhino, who are doing the actual shipping of prizes.
ReplyDeletethose were my two choices - the only long running BBC series i've ever heard of are top of the pops and doctor who hahaha. i thought doctor who was a better guess.
ReplyDeleteafter i submitted it actually, i came across that website where it's mentioned. not an easy site to find though.
Oh yeah, Craig, on a different note, how are things down in New Orleans with all the crap happening in the Gulf? I tell you, it has been heartbreaking seeing all of the images over the last few days of sea birds just completely smothered by it! Very disturbing, not to mention the human toll it will take.
ReplyDeleteI knew the Doctor Who answer from an old issue Select, when Mixed up came out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for running this contest, Craig!
ReplyDeleteNot only does the video have the police boxes... but c'mon... the song is an obvious homage to the Dr. Who theme...
ReplyDelete@J. never seen an episode of doctor who in my life
ReplyDelete@Lindsey, I'll admit, unhip as it may be, I'm not that into current Dr. Who. I found the older Tom Baker stuff to be fun to have on in the background while my friends and I played Starcraft. Incidentally, I find Tom Baker and mid 70's Roger Daltrey to look eerily similar, which confused the hell out of me as a young kid. The Who/Dr. Who; I thought they were somehow related.
ReplyDeleteCheck out youtube for a clip of the original Dr. Who theme song. Fascination St. isn't a knock off, but musically it seems like an homage. (Lyrically it has nothing to do with the Dr.)
congrats to the winners.
ReplyDeleteCraig, thanks for offering this contest and more importantly running and maintaining COF!!! Thanks to all who offered their congratulations, I am beyond PSYCHED!!! I bought my copy Friday morning, Saturday afternoon I got the good news...now I'll have a copy which will be sealed for ETERNITY!!!
ReplyDeleteNow we can all speculate on the release dates of: 30th Anniversary DVD, IN Orange/Show/Picture Show/Play Out DVDs/Blu-Rays!!!! BBC Box Set, Mixed Up 2, Wish, Show, Paris, Wild Mood Swings, Bloodflowers, iTunes Xclusive....and DARK ALBUM!!!!!!!