The Cure

[Jorge]

Yeah? I guess I haven't paid close attention to the recent live stuff but aren't they both just standard rhythm players?

[Birds in Hell]

Nah, I think Reeves' playing has been filling out their sound massively. He gets to cut loose and play skronky, noisy lead guitar in songs like Never Enough, Wrong Number and From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea but also seems to be adding some really great textural stuff in subtle ways to other songs. His playing and tone is a lot more thoughtful and interesting than I ever found Perry's.

[Iholdthepain]

In the 4 times I've seen The Cure live, Roger has always struck me as oddly impersonal onstage, which is a quality I typically DGaF about.

Also, 39 straight into Bloodflowers was magical for me last night... HIGHLY unexpected! I don't get why this album gets so much hate. Those songs and OoTW are epic journeys in the same league with the songs which originally hooked me onto this band (Show/Paris). Well, in any case, I hope you get what you want in Adelaide... I definitely got more than I could ask for in Denver!

[Stardog Champion]

Additional tickets for all three MSG shows were put up on Ticketmaster today for anyone interested. Managed to grab a 200 level side seat for Saturday's show.

[Birds in Hell]

St Paul, MN (7 June):

Open
alt.end
A Night Like This
The Walk
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
The Snakepit
Pictures of You
The Perfect Girl
High
The End of the World
Lovesong
Dressing Up
Lullaby
Fascination Street
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
One Hundred Years
End

It Can Never Be the Same
Want
Shake Dog Shake

If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
Charlotte Sometimes
A Forest

Never Enough
Burn
Wrong Number

Hot Hot Hot!!!
The Caterpillar
Let's Go to Bed
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

Robbo played a purple version of his Schecter 6-string electric tonight as a Prince tribute; he said it'll be auctioned off soon.

[Birds in Hell]

This was uploaded to YouTube today, I've never seen it before:

[Birds in Hell]

Kansas City, MO (8 June):

Plainsong
Pictures of You
Closedown
High
A Night Like This
Push
In Between Days
The Last Day of Summer
Cold
A Strange Day
Lullaby
Kyoto Song
The Caterpillar
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
2 Late
Last Dance
Prayers for Rain
Disintegration

It Can Never Be The Same

Want
Shake Dog Shake
Never Enough
Burn

A Forest

Hot Hot Hot!!!
The Walk
Let's Go to Bed
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

Excellent Disintegration-period heavy set!

[Birds in Hell]

Chicago, IL night 1 (10 June):

Shake Dog Shake
Kyoto Song
A Night Like This
All I Want
Push
Primary
Pictures of You
Like Cockatoos
The Perfect Girl
Screw
The Walk
Charlotte Sometimes
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
Jupiter Crash
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
One Hundred Years
Give Me It

The Top

Want
Never Enough
Fascination Street
Burn

The Exploding Boy
In Between Days
Doing the Unstuck
Friday I'm in Love

Lullaby
Let's Go to Bed
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

Tour debut for The Top, what an incredible main set!

Also, there's nothing more recent than the two songs from 1996's Wild Mood Swings in the whole thing, can't think of the last time they played a show where wasn't at least one song from the last few records (period-themed shows excepted, eg. Reflections, Trilogy).

[Birds in Hell]

Chicago night 2 (11 June):

Out of This World
Pictures of You
Closedown
High
A Night Like This
The Walk
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
This Twilight Garden
The Caterpillar
The End of the World
Lovesong
The Last Day of Summer
39
Bloodflowers

It Can Never Be the Same

Step Into the Light
Us or Them
Burn

Lullaby
Fascination Street
Wrong Number
A Forest

Hot Hot Hot!!!
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

First appearance in a while of Step Into the Light, one of the two new songs played on this tour so far.

The lyrics are full of cliched, anti-religion bluster - it's like Robert recently discovered the athiest subreddit:

"Because you don't know, you don't know, you don't know
You just want it all true
No, you don't know, you don't know, you don't know
You just have to say you do
You can't really know, you can only believe, ignorance borne of deceit

The only angels you should hear are reason, honesty, equality and love
The only devils you should fear are hate and anger that scream in a world full of people scared dumb"

It's terrible.

The other new one's pretty good though.

[Jorge]

That sounds almost as bad as the lyrics to "Where the Birds Always Sing".

[Jorge]

Unpopular opinion time: I much prefer the re-recorded 1986 vocals to "Boys Don't Cry" over the original

[Birds in Hell]

Unpopular opinion time: I much prefer the re-recorded 1986 vocals to "Boys Don't Cry" over the original

Fun fact: the new-vocals '86 version has never been released on CD or otherwise available digitally.

It's been so long since I heard it that I can't remember if I prefer it or not.

My own unpopular Cure opinions:

- Push really, really sucks.
- Disintegration is OK but it's not as good as the albums released either side of it (Kiss Me & Wish).
- Wild Mood Swings is full of great songs.

[Birds in Hell]

Bestival, Toronto, Canada (12 June):

Open
Kyoto Song
A Night Like This
The Walk
Push
In Between Days
Pictures of You
Closedown
High
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
Lullaby
The Perfect Girl
The Caterpillar
Sleep When I'm Dead
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
Prayers for Rain
End

A Forest

Wrong Number

Hot Hot Hot!!!
Let's Go to Bed
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

[William Bloke]

Unpopular opinion time: I much prefer the re-recorded 1986 vocals to "Boys Don't Cry" over the original

Fun fact: the new-vocals '86 version has never been released on CD or otherwise available digitally.

It's been so long since I heard it that I can't remember if I prefer it or not.

My own unpopular Cure opinions:

- Push really, really sucks.
- Disintegration is OK but it's not as good as the albums released either side of it (Kiss Me & Wish).
- Wild Mood Swings is full of great songs.

Totally agree with your 'unpopular opinion' #3 there. Considering using Gone as a morning wake-up song for my daughter.

I've been on a huge Cure kick lately, getting prepped for July. So may great albums from these fellows.

[Birds in Hell]

Considering using Gone as a morning wake-up song for my daughter.

Ha!

I love Gone, such a great song. Like quite a few others from that album, it hasn't been played since the corresponding tour. Would love to see The 13th or Strange Attraction thrown into the 'pop' encore!

I've been on a huge Cure kick lately, getting prepped for July. So may great albums from these fellows.

Me too and I (of course) wholeheartedly agree.

Looks to have been a helluva night in Montreal (14 June):

Out of This World
Watching Me Fall
Pictures of You
High
A Night Like This
Lovesong
Last Dance
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
2 Late
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
The Last Day of Summer
Want
39
Bloodflowers

It Can Never Be the Same
Pornography (first performance since 2002)

Never Enough
Burn
A Forest

Dressing Up
Lullaby
Fascination Street
Wrong Number

Hot Hot Hot!!!
Let's Go to Bed
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

[Birds in Hell]

Pornography in Montreal:

[Birds in Hell]

Boston, MA (16 June):

Open
Kyoto Song
A Night Like This
Push
In Between Days
Sinking
Pictures of You
Closedown
Fascination Street
Hot Hot Hot!!!
The Walk
The End of the World
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
End

It Can Never Be the Same
The Snakepit
Burn

M
Play For Today
A Forest

Lullaby
High
Doing the Unstuck
Friday I'm in Love

The Perfect Girl
Let's Go To Bed
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

Nothing new or too surprising but I really like the mix and flow of songs here.

[Stardog Champion]

Just got into the Garden. Looking forward to the show tonight. Already worried I may enjoy it so much that I try to scrounge up a ticket later for tomorrow's show.

[Birds in Hell]

Excellent, hope you have a great time!

[Birds in Hell]

NYC night 1 (18 June):

Plainsong
Pictures of You
Closedown
A Night Like This
Push
In Between Days
Doing the Unstuck
Friday I'm in Love
Like Cockatoos
The Caterpillar
The Walk
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
Jupiter Crash
Want
The Hungry Ghost
Prayers For Rain
Disintegration

It Can Never Be the Same
Pornography

Step Into the Light
Us or Them
Burn

Last Dance
Lullaby
Never Enough
Fascination Street

The Perfect Girl
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry