Episode 6 of Eye on Berlinale features an interview with Porl, Simon and Jason. The interview starts at the 4:28 mark, and is all about what's happening with the new album.
Here are the highlights:
Simon says they have about 27 songs and 5 instrumentals.
Porl says they have a total of about 36 songs.
Simon says that with so many songs, it's been a problem for Robert to find subject material to write about.
Jason says that there are so many different styles of songs, it has been hard to figure out what they want to do with the track list. A double cd with all of the songs or a single cd with the best songs that fit together.
Porl says they still haven't decided what to do. Thinks it would be a double, but that's not definite.
So as of Feb. 16th, the album still isn't complete.
Update: If you're wondering why Robert isn't there, he had to go to the dentist.
(Thanks Richard B.)
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This is getting to be a joke, they are not even going to have the album done by the start of the US tour? Isn't that why they cancelled the first tour? I mean really guys, it's not rocket science. Sit down and make a decision, and release the album. In today's market you're not going to sell many copies anyway, lol. So put out all the songs and let The Cure fans enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteToo much thought is being put into this album, and not enough 'gut'.
It takes as long as it takes, and the delays don't really bother me (other than the fact that a tour so long before the album is a bit pointless), but the body language from all three was amazing. Could they look any more uncomfortable with answering some pretty basic questions, or be any more unsure of what they were saying?
ReplyDeleteOkay. I was mad when they canceled the US tour last fall so that the band could put all their energy behind the new album. If they still don't have the new album done by the time they tour the US, then they are officially full of crap.
ReplyDeleteI just don't get this kind of talk.
ReplyDeleteSo what if it takes forever for this album to be made? Really, what does it matter?
I don't understand this sense of entitlement that people seem to have about the completion, and eventual release, of this album. I, for one, feel extremely grateful that they are still together and touring. If they can release a new album amidst it all, that is even more fantastic.
But I don't feel that they *owe* any of us any of that. Who am I (or who are any of us) to complain if Robert has writer's block that results in the final product being delayed? Who are we to criticize their creative process? Do you really want music that is made for the sake of quantity rather than quality, just so you can have another Cure album to add to your collection?
They have no obligation to make a new album. They don't need the money (and who would want them to make it for that reason anyway?), so I assume they are doing it because it's something that they enjoy and want to do. If they get to the point where it isn't enjoyable or doesn't seem right, they should be able to walk away and return fresh on *their own* schedule and terms.
And if it results in something that we, the fans, can eventually enjoy, then great. But if not, or if it takes a while, why is it so hard for us to accept that? What bearing does it have on our lives if it is delayed? What is the use of getting upset at Robert and the band?
I just don't get it. If you don't like some of their songs or have valid criticisms of what they are doing, then fine - everyone is entitled to his/her own opinions. If you don't like their new stuff, then why sweat this one anyway? But if you are a fan of the group and of the man, lighten up and let them do their thing. Why not support them in the ways you can at this time, by going to see their great live show? And if you feel that there is a shortage of creativity being released to the world, why not create something *yourself* rather than complaining about someone else's lack of production? :)
I don't mean this as a personal attack towards anyone; I just felt the need to respond with a different point of view. :)
look at peter gabriel: ten years between albums. kate bush: twelve years. the cure can take as long as they want and hopefully it's good. i'll be honest- i'm not going to the concert to hear new songs anyway, i'm going to see the band since i haven't seen them in eight years. my tastes have changed, and i'm not as big a fan as when, say, WMS came out, and i knew the album front to back before the concerts and WANTED to hear those new songs. nowadays, the new songs aren't going to be as good, unfortunately, so let them take as long as they want!
ReplyDeleteBeetween the alternatives of having a 26 songs album with some good songs (example A Boy I Never Knew) and some bad (example Freak Show) or just barely average (example Please Project), or having a shorter album with just the best songs, I'd prefer the second option.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind waiting longer if this means having a better album.
Robert, if you have problems writing all the lyrics, why don't you send me some demos, I might give you a hand... ;-)
or read some good books, as in the old times...
Anyway, I like the idea of having some instrumental tracks... Mogway influence?