The Cure: Classic or Dud?

also, i may be misremembering this, but that performance of disintegration seemed v deeply felt and even slightly... energetic? compared to my old trilogy dvd

I didn't know about the alternative lyrics to A Forest in 1979

In the early years their lyrics could be in flux even from night to night as they wrote songs onstage (and even occasionally after recording: Seventeen Seconds' song Three spent years in the set after turning into Forever with improvised lyrics)

Last thing I expected was a new interview with Boris Williams but it's great. I'm not sure I've ever heard him talk at length before, he sounds lovely and very chilled:

https://t.co/e61zznKlwB

Some very interesting (YMMV) insights into his time in the band, including (too briefly) why he left and how he feels about seeing the band play without him.

https://thequietus.com/articles/26614-the-cure-beyond-the-hits-rare-b-side-album-track

What fine judgment throughout, especially that one guy. Modesty forbids.

We will be holding an exclusive advance screening of "The Cure - Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park London" at a secret location in London on Wednesday July 3.
This screening will also feature a special introduction from director Tim Pope. pic.twitter.com/uVrmEHOKrk

— The Cure (@thecure) June 17, 2019

tim pope thingy update.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGr3vWnOcKM

Looks like it's just a concert film though?

Oh like The Cure in Orange? Twist my arm.

No, I just thought there had been some discussion a few years ago about a documentary, with Tim sorting through all sorts of archival stuff. But nothing in the trailer seems to indicate that.

Wonder if they have a recording of the Mexico City show from 2013 where they played like 50 songs?

Dunno, not really excited about that concert film either. Setlist was pretty bland and the setting too. I don’t really see the point of this (Reflections or the Disintegration show would maybe have been more interesting)

bring the Wish deluxe edition!

maybe they did a set in the rain at Red Rocks at some point they could release

Man, this looks dull :(

I was just listening to Wish, streaming it, and noticed it was branded "explicit." I assume that means profanity, but I'm trying to remember where on the album there's any profanity.

the end of Wendy Time has a "fuck" in it

Huh, so it does! Is there much or really for that matter any profanity in the rest of the Cure catalog?

Get your fucking voice out of my head

The Kiss has a "fuck" in it, but I can't think of any others offhand. In Wendy Time he's kinda self-censoring by swallowing most of the word!

hahaha xpost

Give Me It - "My heart is black and stops every fucking night"

Us or Them - "Get your fucking world out of my head"

It's Over - "It's always fucking over"

Sleep When I'm Dead - "The whole other fucking world"

"The spiderman does poops and pees in the lavatory at night"

Shiver & Shake - "You're three sick holes that run like sores - you're a fucking waste."

Interviewed Tim Pope the other day about the forthcoming concert film -- great chat, and the film's excellent. Story should run next week.

In the meantime, enjoy yesterday's Glastonbury set:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0006t9s

Saw it last night on the telly. They're truly on form again. A delight to see Robert Smith enjoying himself as much as he did, quirky dance moves and all.

TV version:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006h4g/glastonbury-the-cure

Might not be available in all countries?

Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett chats with Pope about his forthcoming Cure concert film Anniversary as well as more unusual anecdotes about his many music videos for them than you can shake a stick at. Or is that a sock?

https://thequietus.com/articles/26761-tim-pope-interview-the-cure

And indeed, that is me. Fantastic chat, could have gone on for so much longer but I had to squeeze it in between several things on my schedule.

Great piece, Ned!

Thanks!

The most detailed answer on the biggest question was definitely his "Why Can't I Be You" thoughts

https://thequietus.com/articles/26761-tim-pope-interview-the-cure?page=7

^_^

I totally read that as

Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett chats with the Pope about his forthcoming

"So Francis, you a Pornography man?"

"Who am I to judge?"

I also misread it that way and thought "the pope" was a terrible new nickname for Robert Smith.

Astounding.

Seeing the film last night in a full theater experience was pretty great.

Simon's had to step away for a few dates and has been replaced by...his son!

https://craigjparker.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-cure-play-fuji-rock-festival-tonight.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPkdxQBbKv0

Read the statement wrong -- just the one date and Simon comes back. That's a curio of a show now!

Peter Hook: “Son replacing you, is it? That’s bloody mine and all! Prick’s been copying me for 40 years.”

They were very fun at Roskilde, and it's remarkable how gracefully Robert Smith has aged. He looks like my grandma when she was in her eighties, and it looks as if he really leans into it, and it's really rock'n'roll. It's also nice that they didn't have a mediocre new album they had to promote, and the Cure sound is just made for festivals.

is anyone from this board going to the show this weekend? i'm still not sure if i'm going because of everything that is going on with my life. any of those issues don't seem to outweigh that one BIG positive one. The Cure are playing one date in the United States this year, outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, and it's in my back yard. how can i not go to this show?

I'll be there dogg

You have to go

i saw them a couple of weeks ago and it was SO great. they are currently a finely honed machine.

I’m going. It’ll be fun. My main Q as an outoftowner is if the public transportation options are actually going to be workable

that is a good question. i was looking at getting to Union Station and getting there that way. the problem is getting home as most things seem to stop at that time of night. so to get home, if i got there via Union Station, is Uber.