hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The Cure kind of passed me by at a time when I should have been probably paying more attention. I just wasn't into their thing at the time I guess. I spent most of my time listening to Alice Cooper, Kiss, Genesis, Rush etc But now I have time on my hands, as is often the case, I get hooked on an artist I missed and voraciously devour everything I can find by them. I was a bit gutted to find that not only have they not done much live stuff this year, that they also did quite a large tour in 2016 and there is nothing planned for 2018 apart from Hyde Park which will be there only European date. At 2018 is their 40th Anniversary year. That can't be right can it? I'm starting on amassing my The Cure collection. What do I have to look forward to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyk Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Ohhh Yes,a very talented group of musicians,i too am hankering after seeing them live ,but unlike you i have always been a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 I'm just watching the Lollapalooza gig from 2013 on You Tube. Bloody marvellous stuff. Love Gabrels guitar work on Wrong Number. I watched 2 hour documentary The Cure Play Out last night. Fascinating stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Massive fan, but last tour wasnt their best. So much quality, and a lot wider range than most people think. Wish still stands out as my favourite listen to when ‘slightly whizzed/ out of it’ album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyk Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I must admit i have never seen either of those but now you have pointed it out i will have a butchers cheers . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 minute ago, T-Bay said: Massive fan, but last tour wasnt their best. So much quality, and a lot wider range than most people think. Wish still stands out as my favourite listen to when ‘slightly whizzed/ out of it’ album. Ha ha. Wish is the only CD album I have. I remember picking that up because I heard Friday I'm In Love and thought that was good, but the whole album is so much better. That makes me feel better that I missed them at their second best in 2016 though. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, Mickyk said: I must admit i have never seen either of those but now you have pointed it out i will have a butchers cheers . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I started with all the early stuff. I really liked The Top, that doesn't get much props, but it was the tour when I first saw them. You can't go far wrong with Disintegration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I saw them live at Glastonbury (1984?) - before that I'd sort of ignored them - fuelled mainly by the video in the wardrobe falling off a cliff. They were excellent. If you can find a copy of "Standing on the Beach" you're pretty much getting a tour of their early hits. Could do worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Yup - Cure fan here. Hiram - is Lullaby in that YT vid ? I didnt go through to find out, but i love this track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 6 minutes ago, fleabag said: Yup - Cure fan here. Hiram - is Lullaby in that YT vid ? I didnt go through to find out, but i love this track Yep. The track list is in the header.... 1. Plainsong 00:01:03 2. Picture of you 00:05:44 3. Lullaby 00:12:53 4. High 00:17:33 5. The end of the world 00:21:20 6. Lovesong 00:24:54 7. In between days 00:28:35 8. Just like heaven 00:31:36 9. From the edge of the deep green sea 00:35:35 10. The walk 00:43:16 11. Mint car 00:46:48 12. Friday I'm in love 00:50:33 13. Doing the unstruck 00:54:18 14. Trust 00:58:28 15. Want 01:03:35 16. Fascination street 01:08:44 17. The hungry ghost 01:13:38 18. Wrong number 01:18:30 19. One hundred years 01:24:56 20. Disintegration 01:31:34 Encore 21. The lovecats 01:42:01 22. The caterpillar 01:45:35 23. Close to me 01:49:29 24. Let's go to bed 01:53:05 25. Why can't I be you? 01:56:34 26. Boys don' cry 01:59:55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 Did make me laugh. When the come back on for the encore, Robert makes a comment about how much time they've been told they have left to the second and then sings the theme to Countdown....like Lollapalooza will know what that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Brill - Inbetween Days another killer, of which there are many, of course. Close to me is another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 I would love to start a gig with something as laid back as Plainsong. It's just lovely. Perfect festival fare that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I really loved the early stuff....17 seconds on vinyl still gets a spin on occasion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpullchord Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 17 seconds is timeless. For me anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 My wife is/was a huge fan, but her interest has waned somewhat, lack of new material and diminishing returns. I think they've been a great singles band, but I'd find it difficult to pick more that five non-single tracks that appeal to me. It is a great feeling to acquaintance yourself with a band with a huge back catalogue...I've experienced this with XTC for about the last three or four years. I liked their singles back in the day but beyond that I wasn't interested for precisely the same reason as you; too much Kiss and Rush and Starz and Aerosmith and and and. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Never been a huge fan, but there are two or three of their tracks which are on my 'all time' list, Fascination Street being the stand-out example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 4 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: My wife is/was a huge fan, but her interest has waned somewhat, lack of new material and diminishing returns. I think they've been a great singles band, but I'd find it difficult to pick more that five non-single tracks that appeal to me. It is a great feeling to acquaintance yourself with a band with a huge back catalogue...I've experienced this with XTC for about the last three or four years. I liked their singles back in the day but beyond that I wasn't interested for precisely the same reason as you; too much Kiss and Rush and Starz and Aerosmith and and and. Ah yes, XTC. Must have been going through that about the same time as you. Bought their compilation for my wife and got hooked myself. Great band. Starz, now there's a name I haven't heard for a while! Love Aerosmith too, but always have since I first heard Sweet Emotion. The Toxic Twin Towers Ball was a great gig. Last one at the old Wembley Stadium as I recall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpullchord Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Two chords in the whole song! Economic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 20 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Ah yes, XTC. Must have been going through that about the same time as you. Bought their compilation for my wife and got hooked myself. Great band. Starz, now there's a name I haven't heard for a while! Love Aerosmith too, but always have since I first heard Sweet Emotion. The Toxic Twin Towers Ball was a great gig. Last one at the old Wembley Stadium as I recall? There was a load of decent US stuff back then. In hindsight, my obsession with Kiss was somewhat overwhelming and it was like taking Geoff Barton's word on things a little too literally, whatever he wrote positively about was almost certainly going to appeal to me. Starz have stood the test of time very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2elliot Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The Cure... Love the first bunch of albums. Later stuff not so much. Simon Gallup is a very under rated bass player. His Schecter Ultra bass is cool as... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, 2elliot said: The Cure... Love the first bunch of albums. Later stuff not so much. Simon Gallup is a very under rated bass player. His Schecter Ultra bass is cool as... Yes, he swaps between a black one and a white one on the Lollapalooza show and they look and sound great. I could never play a bass that low though. It even look a little uncomfortable for him in a couple of places. What a great gig to have though. Not hideously complicated, but a lot of power play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2elliot Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 A mix of great bass lines and fantastic background noise. I really like his simple take. Distortion, chorus, flanger... what more does a bass player need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Longer arms ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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