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You know how you have that one moment on the internet where your sense of humor says cheerio for a bit and you post something you regret? Something that makes you seem like your head is well and truly up your own arse? You do? Oh good, because for me, that moment was yesterday on Twitter.

But I guess in a sense it's not all bad because at least I got someone whose face adorned my bedroom wall as a teenager to call me Mr Miserable. An ex-member of The Cure Mr Roger O'Donnell. That's @rogerodonnell to you Twitterers.

It went a bit like this.

Roger posted:

"OK so Im using Qwitter now, any of you losers dump me and Ill know all about it ... So watch it ! http://useqwitter.com/"

Which, while utterly hilarious, went way over my head and you could actually hear that wooosh noise. So, what else was captain spencer-no-fun to do but reply:

"@rogerodonnell bit of advice mate, insulting people that follow you is not necessarily the optimal way to ensure they stick around."

Which I kinda regretted as soon as I hit that magic send button. Don't you hate that? I hoped figured he'd just ignore it. But he didn't:

"@kevin_spencer Seems my sense of humour is lost on you, will you be my first Qwitter? Go on you know you want to, theres a prize..."

And then of course because I absolutely don't know how to quit when I'm being a douche ahead, I unfollowed:

"@rogerodonnell done. That was easy wasn't it?".

And that was that. Well, not quite, he wasn't quite done yet:

"Wow I feel like Ive just been in a fight up the pub hahaha Some people are very touchy aren't they? Oh well never mind, hope he's happy now"

And then:

"But wait, now Mr Miserable has gone I wont know where to send the prize!"

I think my life is now somewhat complete.

Oh, and the irony of someone who used to be in The Cure calling me Mr Miserable is not lost on me ;-)

Update: and in a surprise twist, Roger suggested we put this all behind us. Which is fair enough and quite unexpected actually. So I accepted. The whole thing still makes me smile though.

[Moozik: Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka]

You won't find three of my favorite Cure songs on any album*. Over the years they've produced some really bloody good b-sides that, in my opinion, should have replaced the a-side and at the very least should have been on the album.

Harold And Joe. Featured on the Never Enough single. I'll be honest, I don't like Never Enough and I hardly played it. By accident I heard Harold And Joe at a friend's house and bought the CD single just for that. Just Robert, some synths and subdued vocals.

This Twilight Garden. Featured on the High single. Why oh why was this song not on the Wish album? By far and away one of the better Cure songs I've ever heard. To be honest, this is probably the song I'd give someone to listen to if they'd been living in a cave and had never heard anything by The Cure.

The Big Hand. Featured on the A Letter To Elise single. First heard the live version on my very worn copy of The Cure Play Out VHS tape. I must have rewound and played that song so many times. Again, why this was left off the Wish album boggles the mind.

* Studio albums that is, they all appear on the Join The Dots box set.

[Moozik: The Cure - The Only One]

Depending on which band releases a new album in any given year, my favorite band of all time tends to switch between Depeche Mode and The Cure. Getting to see The Cure in concert earlier in the year and the fact that they just released a new album this week means you can probably guess who is on top at the moment.

4:13 Dream is The Cure's 13th studio album and I must admit that after listening to it for a couple of days, I really like it. The Pornography (1981) => Disintegration (1989) years for me are the classic Cure years and I must admit that I've been a little underwhelmed with the post Wish (1992) years. So the fact that I was impressed with this album after just the first listen was a really good sign.

The album opens with Underneath The Stars. It's classic Cure. The washy guitars and distorted vocals take you off to your happy Cure place. I've loved this song ever since I heard it when they opened their concert with it. It also happens to be my favorite track on the album at the moment. I love the guitar work.

The Only One was the first single from the album and it's a poppy effort that zips along nicely. "I love what you do to my head/It’s a mess up there" is a classic Smith line.

The Reasons Why has some excellent bass work reminiscent of Hooky and this is one of my favorite songs on the album. I found myself hitting repeat a couple of times on the first play through of the album. "I don’t want to bring you down about my suicide". Robert, chripy as ever.

Freakshow changes pace entirely and I'm not entirely sure what I think about it yet. Funky is not exactly a word I feel comfortable using at the best of times let alone to describe a Cure song. But it's the only word that comes to mind. Hmm, maybe this is a grower.

Then unfortunately we have Sirensong and The Real Snow White which haven't really left any kind of impression on me. Again, they might be growers.

The Hungry Ghost is redeeming and another of my favorite songs on the album, excellent rhythm guitar and Robert in fine voice. Switch starts with some electronics and guitar distortion and ramps up into quite the head nodder. Turn this one up.

Hmm, then it's three in a row that I've found myself not immediately thinking anything of except they're Cure By Numbers songs: The Perfect Boy, This.Here And Now.With You, and Sleep When I'm Dead.

Then just to shake things up, comes The Scream. Wouldn't sound out of place on Kiss Me... and I love it. My second favorite song on the album and I have a feeling this will end up on a future fave Cure songs from any album list.

So overall, my initial impression is that this is a solid Cure album. Whether it's the best album of the post Wish era remains to be seen and it's a little to soon to tell. It is a little hit and miss but the hits are good and the misses will probably grow on me anyway.