The Cure

[Birds in Hell]

Third to last night of the whole world tour, 10:15 Saturday Night and Killing An Arab finally make an appearance!



Neither was apparently on the written setlist.

[blackholesun85]

So what are the best unofficial cure live shows/concerts/bootlegs then? Any help would be appreciated...

[Birds in Hell]

Early 90s fax from Robert to Howard Thompson of Elektra Records:



https://www.instagram.com/p/BeYbtjTAhSJ/

[bart]

That is fantastic.

[Birds in Hell]

Someone break this tie, please. I beg you.

[Birds in Hell]

Only four songs and two matches remain!

That's not too taxing, surely - throw a few votes in so I can wind this thing up.

[Birds in Hell]

Great new RS interview, though the guy interviewing him is terrible:

[LetMeSleep]

A mate who is a huge fan is heading to London for that 40th show.

[Birds in Hell]

Man, that rules, though I’m glad to hear Robert state in the interview they’re already booking shows all over the world for next year (and going into the studio next month!)

Intrigued by what the set will be like at Meltdown, which he discusses too. They already committed to the Hyde Park show being the only European Cure show this year so Meltdown will be a Cure show that’s not a traditional Cure show, some RS solo stuff, some special guests, some material they’d never usually play, etc. He said the Hyde Park show is the “celebratory” 40th anniversary show, while Meltdown will be the “weird” one. Sounds great.

[Birds in Hell]

THE CURE - MIXED UP [DELUXE EDITION] - 15 JUNE 2018

3CD TRACKLISTING:

DISC ONE : Mixed Up – Remastered 2018

01: Lullaby – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 7:43 )
02: Close To Me – Closer Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:44 )
03: Fascination Street – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 8:47 )
04: The Walk – Everything Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:27 )
05: Lovesong – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:19 )
06: A Forest – Tree Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:55 )
07: Pictures of You – Extended Dub Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:41 )
08: Hot Hot Hot!!! – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 7:01 )
09: The Caterpillar – Flicker Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:40 )
10: Inbetween Days – Shiver Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:22 )
11: Never Enough – Big Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:07 )

DISC TWO – Mixed Up Extras 2018 : Remixes 1982-1990

01: Let’s Go To Bed (Extended Mix 1982 – 2018 remaster) ( 7:44 )
02: Just One Kiss (Extended Mix 1982 – 2018 remaster) ( 7:15 )
03: Close To Me (Extended Remix 1985 – 2018 remaster) ( 6:31 )
04: Boys Don’t Cry (New Voice Club Mix 1986 – 2018 remaster) ( 5:29 )
05: Why Can’t I Be You? (Extended Mix 1987 – 2018 remaster) ( 8:07 )
06: A Japanese Dream (12″ Remix 1987 – 2018 remaster) ( 5:47 )
07: Pictures of You (Extended Version 1990 – 2018 remaster) ( 8:06 )
08: Let’s Go To Bed (Milk Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster) ( 7:13 )
09: Just Like Heaven (Dizzy Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster) ( 3:42 )
10: Primary (Red Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster) ( 7:10 )
11: The Lovecats (TC & Benny Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster) ( 4:39 )

DISC THREE – Torn Down : Mixed Up Extras 2018

01: Three Imaginary Boys – Help Me Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:21 )
02: M – Attack Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:07 )
03: The Drowning Man – Bright Birds Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:29 )
04: A Strange Day – Drowning Waves Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:05 )
05: Just One Kiss – Remember Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:57 )
06: Shake Dog Shake – New Blood Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:11 )
07: A Night Like This – Hello Goodbye Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:24 )
08: Like Cockatoos – Lonely In The Rain Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:49 )
09: Plainsong – Edge Of The World Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:33 )
10: Never Enough – Time To Kill Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:34 )
11: From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea – Love In Vain Mix by Robert Smith ( 6:21 )
12: Want – Time Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:44 )
13: The Last Day of Summer – 31st August Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:44 )
14: Cut Here – If Only Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:25 )
15: Lost – Found Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:59 )
16: It’s Over – Whisper Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:54 )

This is really exciting!

Some of those remixes on the second disc are fantastic and have never been released on CD or digitally, only as vinyl b-sides, and I'm very interested to see what the new remixes by Robert are like on the third disc, even if they only end up being weird curious.

There's also a Record Store Day reissue of Mixed Up, as well as a standalone vinyl release of the third disc of new mixes:

https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10082

[Jorge]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/ ... e-opposite

[Birds in Hell]

Intrigued by what the set will be like at Meltdown, which he discusses too. They already committed to the Hyde Park show being the only European Cure show this year so Meltdown will be a Cure show that’s not a traditional Cure show, some RS solo stuff, some special guests, some material they’d never usually play, etc. He said the Hyde Park show is the “celebratory” 40th anniversary show, while Meltdown will be the “weird” one. Sounds great.

In a classic case of Robert Smith over-promising and under-delivering, this was a relatively standard Cure set with no special guests, no solo performances, and barring one barely notable exception, consisting only of songs they played on the last tour:

Three Imaginary Boys
At Night
Other Voices
A Strange Day
Bananafishbones
A Night Like This
Like Cockatoos
Pictures of You
High
Jupiter Crash
39
Us or Them
It's Over
It Can Never Be The Same

(encore break)

Step Into the Light
The Hungry Ghost
alt.end
The Last Day of Summer
Want
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
Disintegration
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
Sinking
Shake Dog Shake
One Hundred Years
Primary
A Forest
Boys Don't Cry

It's a cool set, but nothing hugely out of the ordinary.

[Jorge]

God I hate "39"

[Jammer XCI]

God I hate "39"

If that’s the “the fire is almost out” song, what the fuck? That song is awesome.

[Jorge]

It is incredibly boring and repetitive. The lyrics and melody are weak. These are problems that occur all through Bloodflowers

[Birds in Hell]

Yes, it’s my least favourite Cure album.

[Jorge]

You can tell Robert was really struggling during the writing process

[psychobain]

Yes, it’s my least favourite Cure album.

it has some decent moments live
but i agree with you

[Jorge]

Full Hyde Park show here: http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2018/0 ... l-concert/

Sure, it's on somebody's phone, but the quality is okay. I like these greatest-hits sets. They're a party.

[Birds in Hell]

http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2018/1 ... hall-fame/

The Cure to enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Roxy Music, Radiohead and more

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 will include one of the titans of alternative rock: The Cure, the dark-pop juggernaut that just celebrated its 40th anniversary and next year will be inducted alongside Roxy Music, Janet Jackson, Radiohead and more.

...

Judging by the members listed on The Cure’s page on the Rock Hall website, Smith will be inducted alongside current bandmates Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums) and Roger O’Donnell (keyboards), as well as co-founder Lol Tolhurst (drums and keyboards), former guitarists Porl Thompson and Perry Bamonte, former bassist Michael Dempsey and former drummer Boris Williams.

I couldn't care less about the RRHoF (and I suspect the band feel the same) but I'll flip out if we finally get to see another performance with Boris on drums.