Idle Cure

Follower of Jesus · Number of posts: 304 Registration date: 2007-05-02

I'm listening to their Eclipse album right now. This is a terrific album. I like all of this band's catalog, especially Eclipse and 2nd Avenue. But all five albums have their moments. I would rank 'em like this...

1. 2nd Avenue (brilliant straight ahead rock album)
2. Eclipse (better production than any other IC album)
3. Inside Out (maybe my favorite songwriting of all their albums)
4. Tough Love (good, but kinda forgettable)
5. Idle Cure (some killer tunes, some awful stuff)

Staybrite · Subject: Re: Idle Cure Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:28 pm

Tough for me to pick a favorite especially since I have the KMG reissues of the first 4 albums on 2 cds. For some reason that seems to make the albums run together. But I digress.

I really like all of their stuff. But I agree that the self-titled album does have some stinkers.
The first one I got was Eclipse.

I really like Steve Shannon's rough, but melodic vocal delivery.
One of the few bands where I like a mix of both their rockers and ballads.

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Tall Tyrion · Number of posts: 700 Age: 42 Registration date: 2007-05-17

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Idle Cure (some killer tunes, some awful stuff)

Agreed, but when it was good, it was verrrrrrry good.

I borrowed that album from a friend and recorded three songs (Breakaway, Overdrive, and one other I think) off of it.

I called up a friend who was strinctly into secular metal and told him that I had just recorded the new KISS single off of the radio, and played him the beginning of Breakaway over the phone. He fell for it. Laughing

Fundy · Number of posts: 1744 Age: 36 Registration date: 2007-05-04

FOJ, I completely agree with the order you put them in, and also the reasons

1. 2nd Avenue (brilliant straight ahead rock album)
2. Eclipse (better production than any other IC album)
3. Inside Out (maybe my favorite songwriting of all their albums)
4. Tough Love (good, but kinda forgettable)
5. Idle Cure (some killer tunes, some awful stuff)

Sometimes I do find Eclipse to be the best album, and Merciful Man sounds SOOOOO Much like Brian Adams' Everything I Do!!!!!

Fundy

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**alldatndensum** · Subject: Re: Idle Cure Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:30 am

I'd rank them more like this:

1. Inside Out - It was the first Idle Cure project I ever heard, and it is what made me a fan.

2. Eclipse - Great songs--more guitar! What more do you need to say?

3. 2nd Avenue - Awesome melodic rock!

I would put their other two projects as tied for dead last. There were just too many syrupy ballads with two much saxaphone in them. There were some good rockers, but not enough. ZZZzzzzzzzz............

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rockerVu2 · Number of posts: 5916 Age: 83 Registration date: 2007-02-09

"2nd Avenue"is the Idle Cure Cd I have.
I ordered "Eclipse" only got $ 5.
Was searching for "Inside Out" but it seems that's a hard one to order.

Follower of Jesus · Number of posts: 304 Registration date: 2007-05-02

I think you're gonna like it, Yvonne. Its a terrific album.

rockerVu2 · Number of posts: 5916 Age: 83 Registration date: 2007-02-09

The sample I have listened too sounds very good.