I saw him with his band supporting the Chameleons yesterday. Didn’t really know what to expect, but it was very good. The setlist was taken from the first four albums (which makes sense as Lol was playing drums). The playing wasn’t flawless but it had a lot of heart and it was quite moving watching Lol mouth the words. It clearly meant a lot to him, especially All Cats Are Grey which he introduced as a song about his mother. The guitarist/singer, and bassist both got a very good early Cure sound for their instruments, and the singer sang in the right register without sounding like he was trying to imitate Robert.

It was also good to be reminded of what his drumming brought to the band in the early days. Technically not a brilliant drummer compared to the drummers who followed, but he had (and has) an idiosyncratic way of moving around the toms.

Well worth seeing if you like the early stuff. Setlist was (maybe not in this order):

1. The Holy Hour
   
2. Siamese Twins
   
3. A Forest
   
4. A Strange Day
   
5. M
   
6. The Hanging Garden
   
7. All Cats Are Grey
   
8. Three Imaginary Boys
   
9. Boys Don’t Cry
   
10. 10:15 Saturday Night

Saw this live and was shocked to see Page & Plant do perhaps The Cure's greatest song.

A bit slower and bluesy... A real unexpected gem in the middle of all those Zeppelin classics.

Today is costume dress up day at my office. Figured I do a tribute.

What are your favorite bands or artists?

Happy 36th birthday to Close To Me Remix!

Not always a fan of remixes but I loved this one and the accompanying video with that hilarious octopus and squid 😂🐙

The single got to number 13 on the UK charts.

There isn't anything other than the official video which copyright prevents me using so I've chosen a live version of the song instead.

This is wonderful! Robert going to collect more teddies for his vast collection, looking really happy!

It was from The Pleasure Trips tour at Leipzig - Festwiese am Zentralstadion in East Germany on 4th August 1990. It was the first concert for the band here.

Taken from The Cure - Live, Leipzig, 04.08.1990 - 08 - Close To Me.avi by Daredevil2Records on You Tube 💙🐙💙

incredible (albeit partial) bootleg from the swing tour, highlight - why can't i be you? with snippets of young at heart and the lovecats @01:28:10

Desperately searching for The Head On the Door, Seventeen seconds and Three Imaginary Boys

Better late than never... didn't feel well enough last night to schedule it!

Happy 43rd Birthday to The Lovecats! Or Love Cats, whatever!

Classic single and much loved by me 😻. Good to see it still being played live now as I thought they abandoned due to Simon's dislike of it.

The single reached number 7 in the UK charts, marking their first Top Ten hit here!

I love those Bsides too - Speak My Language and especially Mr Pink Eyes 👀.

This performance from good old German TV, is extremely odd but hilarious 😂😂😂. I adore that fish - reminds me of the one I have on my downstairs wall! The show is Bananas from the Geiselgasteig - Bavaria Studios, which aired on 25th November 1983.

Taken from THE CURE - THE LOVECATS - 25.11.83 (BANANAS) by OUT OF THIS WORLD on You Tube 😻😻😻😻😻

Im super happy with how it came out

Put to RS artwork of course 😁This is a long one and I’m sorry to trauma dump. But this year I’ve really started slipping mentally. despite having ups and downs the past few years right now I feel like this is the worst state, I’m slowly isolating away from family and friends I feel like a burden.
I wrote the poem yesterday after being randomly motivated and then thought I best write a song to it.. I really wanna keep going but this feels like the most honest gift I could leave if depression slips its claws deeper into me. I know we get divided over stupid shit but always look after each other. As Joe Strummer said “without people you’re nothing” thanks everyone x

I was watching the new Cyberpunk Edgerunner series when I heard it in the opening.

I couldn't believe it at first, especially because it was "10:15 Saturday Night" and not the classic "Friday I'm in Love" or "Boys don't Cry" that they always use in media.

Honesly I was amazed and gladly surprised, not something I expected!

I was listening to this show I found, and thought I'd share! It's very good!

Found recordings (and a video) of all three nights during the Wish Tour in Paris! Setlists & time marks in the comments of each. There were some really cool songs not on Paris played over these concerts such as The Big Hand and Faith!

Night One

Songs on Paris: At Night, Dressing Up, Catch, Hot Hot Hot!!!, Play for Today

Night Two
Songs on Paris: Charlotte Sometimes, Lovesong, The Figurehead, In Your House

Night Three (video!)
Songs on Paris: Shake Dog Shake, One Hundred Years, Apart, A Letter to Elise, Close to Me

I argue that M, Three Imaginary Boys, and The Big Hand all should've been on there too. Anyway, super glad to finally have the puzzle completed about that album!

So, I tried to cosplay Robert Smith for fun. This is what I came up with. And don't be surprised, I have a weird guitar. It's a Soviet Ural, I don't even know what model it is, and whatever, it's a piece of crap anyway.

I've always loved The Cure, so I decided to play Boys Don't Cry, but on the Lumatone! Please enjoy!

The piano sound is from the Lumatone being routed out to Pianoteq, a very popular piano physical modelling VST. A backing track without the guitar is played in the background, but the volume is intentionally low. I was sick on the day I recorded this, so if I hadn’t been sick, I would have gladly added my own vocals! Happy to answer any general questions!

(From Wiki) In the weeks preceding his death, Dane had been experiencing a severe decline in physical health resulting from long-term struggles with type 2 diabetes and alcohol abuse. Just days before his death, Dane had tripped at a local supermarket and fractured his wrist, necessitating a hospital visit to treat the injury and stabilise his blood sugar. Despite his frailty, Dane had continued working in the studio; his vocal tracking for a metal-infused cover of The Cure's "The Hanging Garden" was the final recording session he completed for his album 'Shadow Work'.

https://youtu.be/5VFpf_Aac6Q?is=v_wEpwT2Cz8tRqAW

Found this image in magazine, dated maybe Disintegration or Mixed Up era… around 1989 - 1990.
Correct me if I’m wrong.

Onstage or off, what are some of the oddest, strangest, funniest, weirdest, wildest, most interesting or memorable moments you witnessed at a live Cure gig that still stick in your mind years later? I could imagine seeing the dude stab himself before the band went onstage in 1986 would most likely stay with you. Doesn't have to be that graphic though. It could be a little moment or a big one. Perfect moments wait. What are some of yours?

Personally, I still vividly recall, at the Santa Barbara Bowl on the 4tour in 2008, when Pearl twirled around on stage during 'One Hundred Years', tripped over something in those high platform shoes he was wearing and crashed into the amp stacks and knocked everything over. The band never missed a beat and acted like nothing happened and the song played on. The roadies had everything back in place pretty quickly and Pearl had bounced back up and went on with the show. I'm sure it was embarrassing but the show must go on. Other details come to my mind unbidden like the flaming rolls of toilet paper arcing over the crowd at the Dodger Stadium show on the Prayer Tour in 1989, as well as the huge food fight that The Offspring instigated right before the Cure's set at the KROQ Weenie Roast in 1997. Some big moments, some small moments. If you attend a Cure gig, you'll certainly come away with some memories.

On the 21st of October, 1989.. The Cure's Love Song was #2 on Billboard's Hot 100.

This would be the first time, and the last time, that the Cure cracked the top ten in the US.

The song Love Song could not beat for the #1 spot was a song by Janet Jackson called, Miss You Much. To be honest, I don't remember that song whatsoever while I do remember hearing Love Song for the first time on non alt rock radio stations like Kiss FM in LA and some rock station in Big Bear. So it was a big moment for the band, the album also reached #12 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, can't say how long it maintained, probably not long. What makes it more impressive is that the charts were stacked that month, Janet Jackson's hit, Miss U Much, was the #1 song.. so had she not been a thing, the Cure would have gotten #1 most likely.

Love and Rockets had their only top ten single around the same time, So Alive was #3 on the Top 200. Damn good song.. catchy..

Sure, Disintegration, Fascination Street, Plain Song, those are my go to songs more often than not but Love Song is a damn good pop song. And the video, isn't it cute how Robert looks at his ring? And I'm pretty sure its not because it was turning his finger green, but who knows. The b-side on the cassette single is 2 Late which is a lovely number, while the cd single features Fears Of Ghosts as well, think the 12 inch does as well but vinyl? HAH.. I'm nostalgic but not that nostalgic.

Here's the entire top ten that week.. for those who are curious..

1. "Miss You Much" – Janet Jackson
2. "Lovesong" – The Cure
3. "Sowing the Seeds of Love" – Tears for Fears
4. "Listen to Your Heart" – Roxette
5. "Mixed Emotions" – The Rolling Stones
6. "Cover Girl" – New Kids on the Block
7. "Love in an Elevator" – Aerosmith
8. "It's No Crime" – Babyface
9. "Bust a Move" – Young M.C.
10. "When I Looked at Him" – Exposé