Now that all the single are out for good, and after the band intruduced them to us during the current tour, we can compare the studio version with the live versions.
So, here’s what I think.
The Only One:
This one really surprised me. The studio version sounded different than the live version I got familiar with during the beginning of the 4Tour, only, in a better way. I mean, I already liked it live, but the studio version really got me into it. And it did what I expect a good Cure song would do: grow up on me and never ever stop doing so.
With the listening, the vibe just got better and better. And the song seemed filled with a more natural energy than in previous records (with Robert sounding more spontaneous in his singing, I’d say). So, surprised, in the good meaning of the word. And expectations about the upcoming album rised up, of course they did.
Freakshow:
Yeah, Freakshow. Listening it live, I really thought – like most of the people out there – that it just sounded… weird. To me, it kind of didn’t make any sense. And the strangest thing was, Robert seemed very much into it, from the very first time they played it live, while everybody else was: huh? And a bigger “what?” came out when I’ve known it would be the next single out of the upcoming album. Even when I heard it live in Barcelona and Antwerp it didn’t do anything to me.
But. Yeah, ther’s a “but”. The “but” is the fact that the moment I listened the preview on the official website, and I felt that I might really like it, eventually. And I did.
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