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I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of two albums set to drop by two of my favorite artists (on the same day none the less): Ryan Adams and The Cardinals as well as The Cure. Come October 28, don't call the Vesneski house because we won't be answering. In the meantime I have been treated to numerous live recordings featuring the new songs. On top of that, The Cure played a show in Rome that featured the entire new album in order and filmed it. The entire thing is up on youtube as well as various other trading sites. Now Ryan has posted the entire new album on iLike. They both sound great. Then again, they would to me.

Check them out!

Dead Can Dance - Toward The Within

Dead Can Dance - Toward The Within is one those albums that has been a stronghold on that list of albums to bring if stranded on a desert island. This live album is kind of like a best of (minus a few classics). The tracks are pretty evenly split between Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry songs. It is just such a beautiful album and the live versions of the songs capture a depth of sound that they never reached in the studio. They do a wonderful job blending world, ambient, goth, and ambient elements into their own sound. I have been listening to this quite a bit lately and just love it. There was a sister video released with the album that documented the same show. Here are a few of my favorites.

Rakim
Cantara
American Dreaming

... And The Other One

The other song that I just can’t get enough of will officially be released tomorrow as a digital single from iTunes and the likes. Ryan Adams and The Cardinals have been playing “Fix It” live quite a bit lately and it is classic Ryan Adams heartbreak rock.

Studio Version (cut)

The new Cure and Cardinals albums both land on October 28. Until then, the singles and bootlegs will have to do.

I absolutely love both of these bands and highly recommend either of them to anyone that loves music. They both make fantastic albums, but the real magic happens on stage. Any live recording of either of these groups comes highly regarded by yours truly. It's worth a visit to their fan sites.

http://www.ryanadamsarchive.com/? is a great spot for information and downloadable shows.

http://craigjparker.blogspot.com/ is like the bible for info on the Cure. They often put up links to cool live stuff as well. No torrents though :(.

The Perfect Pop Song

The Ear Candy holding pattern persists. Life in Rutneski Land has been quite hectic with Carley working now and our mad scramble to make sure that we have battened down all of the hatches before the winter season is upon us. I may have been neglecting my Ear Candy duties in this time, but my time listening to music has not been compromised in the slightest.

There are two songs that I have just been in love with recently. Yes, if you know me, you can probably predict the artists. No surprises here.

Today I want to talk about The Perfect Boy by The Cure. It was the final of the four pre-album singles released this summer. I enjoy most everything that the Cure puts out, but there are some songs that just rise above. This song could easily go down as one of their best singles. Live version.

It is a perfect pop song. It’s catchy as hell. Robert is adept at capturing a moment in time as well as the euphorically gleeful sense of infatuation. Robert also loves to implore broad innuendos that run the risk of being too vague or directionless. Not so here. All the references, but one are obtuse; yet narrow enough to make their sentiments clear. (Your take on the “Laurel Kismet Hardy” line is as good as mine)

In the first verse he takes on the voice of the female hopeless romantic. Her sentiments are unapologetically optimistic and deliberately naïve. “Oh Girl, He Is The Perfect Boy.”

The second verse takes on the voice of the male that is less idealistic and plays off of the female’s confessions with just enough of a tweak to the language to turn her forever ideals into his for-now seductions. “Oh Girl, He’s Not So Wonderful.”

And in light of the dismissed romanticism our heroin sees us out with an unscathed and boundless hope of finding The Perfect Boy.



THE PERFECT BOY

“YOU AND ME ARE THE WORLD”
SHE SAID
“NOTHING ELSE IS REAL
THE TWO OF US IS ALL THERE IS
THE REST IS JUST A DREAM…
ALWAYS MEANT TO BE
I CAN FEEL IT
LIKE A DESTINY THING
WRITTEN IN THE STARS
INESCAPABLE FATE
Yeah IT’S OUT OF MY HANDS
FALLING INTO YOUR ARMS”

“AND I DON’T WANT TO GET INNOCENT
BUT I WOULD LOVE YOU TO TAKE MY TIME
WE'RE ON THE EDGE OF A BEAUTIFUL THING”
SHE SAID
“COME ON…
LET’S STAY HERE FOR A WHILE”

Oh GIRL!
HE IS THE ONE FOR SURE
Oh GIRL!
HE IS THE PERFECT BOY

“Yeah ME AND YOU ARE A WORLD”
HE SAID
“BUT NOT THE ONLY ONE I NEED
THE TWO OF US IS NEVER ALL THERE IS
THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN FOR REAL
IF IT WAS MEANT TO BE US
IT WAS MEANT TO BE NOW
DON’T SEE THE SENSE IN WASTING TIME
IF YOU’RE SO SURE ABOUT THIS
LAUREL KISMET HARDY THING
YOU KNOW TONIGHT YOU’RE MINE”

“AND I DON’T WANT TO GET OBVIOUS
BUT I HAVE TO BE GONE BY THREE
WERE ON THE EDGE OF A BEAUTIFUL THING”
HE SAID
“SO COME ON…
JUMP WITH ME”

Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT THE ONE FOR SURE
Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT SO WONDERFUL
Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT THE ONE FOR SURE
Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT THE PERFECT BOY AT ALL

“YOU AND ME ARE THE WORLD”
SHE SAYS
“NOTHING ELSE IS REAL
THE TWO OF US IS ALL THERE IS
THE REST IS JUST A DREAM… ”

AND HER HEART MAY BE BROKEN
A HUNDRED TIMES
BUT THE HURT WILL NEVER DESTROY
HER HOPE…

THE HAPPY EVER AFTER GIRL
ONE DAY FINDS THE PERFECT BOY