Cure [Import]

Saw Doctors | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Shamtown
• ASIN: B000BGH19G
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,283 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The Cure features 12 completely new tracks by the Saw Doctors that were recorded in Galway, Ireland in March and April of 2005. Shamtown.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY NOW OR WAIT 'TIL FEBRUARY!, November 27, 2005

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epsteinsmutha "epsteinsmutha" (At the bottom of Juan Epstein's excuse note) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cure (Audio CD)

Through some grand cock up distrowise, this album won't see domestic release until February (too far away), and I just got my import copy last week. I worried, after the tepid live CD and the fact that, at this point, the only two members of the band left are Leo and Davy (Turps, Donnelly, and Glackin all gone), but from the song content to the inside cover, esp. Davy's hair, this album is the one I've been waiting for since Same Oul' Town. No bandwagon jumping this time, just the Docs remembering what made them great to begin with. They had to lose a few members to find themselves again and it shows. There's nary a clinker in the lot. If I have to pick a few, the best of them is a rocker, "Last Summer in New York" which manages to reference two great things that came out of New York in the 1970s The Ramones ("The Boys From Forest Hills are gone") and The Warriors ("Sirus is wasted!") along with "Going Home" and "Your Guitar" which both referenced Christmas, which makes this the perfect time to get this CD. This isn't the ill-fated attempt at commercial success of Songs From Sun Street or Villains? so if you liked those, you'll hate this one, but if you've been a fan of the band for most of the decade and a half they've been releasing CDs, you'll want this one. They, unlike another Irish band, didn't forget what made them great.

Signed,
epsteinsmutha

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The boys are growing up, November 17, 2005

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Pamela Middings - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cure (Audio CD)

If you're expecting the same crowd-rousting choruses, youthfully pluckish lyrics of yore, you may at first be a tad put off. But hey, the boys are in their 40s, and are showing appropriate maturity without sacrificing catchy hooks ("If only," "Me without you") and on-target ("Funny World"), personal ("Your Guitar") lyrics. The music is a bit mellower, but full of great melodies, and the lyrics show introspection without being overwrought. After repeated listening, the strength of the tunes becomes more and more apparent. Overall a great album! The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars was because although I love Davy, I miss Leo's singing lead on a song or two. Oh well, maybe next time!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Record, June 9, 2006

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David Moynihan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cure (Audio CD)

The Saw Doctors are back with another great record, this album has everything from great lyrics that really make you think about life to songs about longing for a lost love, or wanting to go home to Ireland, to another humorous song "Your Guitar". If you like the Saw Doctors because you think they are a comedy band then dont buy this CD. But if you love The Saw Doctors because they are real people writing about real things that affect you and me everyday, then this CD is a must. One last thing, if you are new to The Saw Doctors I recoment buying "Sing a Powerful Song" first.