[Music] The Cure

[Peteinblack]

If you like the Cure then it is worth hunting down Blue Sunshine by The Glove. I just went a-hunting for a track to post and found this, which is a new (?) version of the original track. The original had female vocals but here the song is sung by RS himself. I had never heard it before. I post also another track to give a better flavour of the original LP. My vinyl was blue . The band was basically Robert Smith and Steve Severin of the Banshees, plus a female vocalist who was a hairdresser they met in a club (or somesuch). The album has bits of found sound, and quite a lot of it is instrumental. My favourite 'Cure' record.

Edit, youtube has a whole load of The Glove remixed with RS singing. Sorry, but I prefer the original so I am putting an original track at the top:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8LzZpZVfxM&list=RDEMEu9Rk6jfSI4esauidY3G-w&index=4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ9BNGl5yOs&list=RDEMEu9Rk6jfSI4esauidY3G-w&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tEcRZTLEGM&list=RDEMEu9Rk6jfSI4esauidY3G-w&index=2

Agree, great album

 

[Uh_huh_him]

If you like the Cure then it is worth hunting down Blue Sunshine by The Glove. I just went a-hunting for a track to post and found this, which is a new (?) version of the original track. The original had female vocals but here the song is sung by RS himself. I had never heard it before. I post also another track to give a better flavour of the original LP. My vinyl was blue . The band was basically Robert Smith and Steve Severin of the Banshees, plus a female vocalist who was a hairdresser they met in a club (or somesuch). The album has bits of found sound, and quite a lot of it is instrumental. My favourite 'Cure' record.

Edit, youtube has a whole load of The Glove remixed with RS singing. Sorry, but I prefer the original so I am putting an original track at the top:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8LzZpZVfxM&list=RDEMEu9Rk6jfSI4esauidY3G-w&index=4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ9BNGl5yOs&list=RDEMEu9Rk6jfSI4esauidY3G-w&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tEcRZTLEGM&list=RDEMEu9Rk6jfSI4esauidY3G-w&index=2

Superb album.

 

[Blue3]

The cure were good not great bit to poppy for my liking
The Smiths now that's another whole ball game I have listerned to there music over and over and just don't get it to me they are akin to Ricky Geirvas the world rave about him I really don't get it and in both these cases it leaves me thinking what is it I am missing that the rest of the world can see!!!!!!!

I really enjoyed Idles set and in my opinion that was the best band of the weekend

 

[pearl]

Blimey we were watching last night and remember seeing them at Glasto back in the 80's with thunder and lightning all round the stage.

1986, I nearly drowned in my tent that night!

 

[Weststander]

I love The Cure, but Joy Division/New Order are just ahead for me ... personal taste.

The Smiths and The Jam are also modern greats to my mind.

 

[Questions]

The Cure ? Meh

I thought ‘Prevention’ were better.

 

[pearl]

I love The Cure, but Joy Division/New Order are just ahead for me ... personal taste.

The Smiths and The Jam are also modern greats to my mind.

I have a very varied taste in music, but I am obsessed with Joy Division. I played The Complete BBC Recordings the other evening and felt transfixed by their incredible sound. I first saw them on TV (Dec 1979-ish) and watched Ian Curtis sing She's Lost Control, jittering about like he was fitting. I remember my mum's comment 'He doesn't look well' ... how right she was

Oh, I love The Smiths too

 

[pearl]

The Cure ? Meh

I thought ‘Prevention’ were better.

The Cure were Easy Cure a term for Euthanasia

 

[Questions]

The Cure were Easy Cure a term for Euthanasia

is the best Cure.

 

[Weststander]

I have a very varied taste in music, but I am obsessed with Joy Division. I played The Complete BBC Recordings the other evening and felt transfixed by their incredible sound. I first saw them on TV (Dec 1979-ish) and watched Ian Curtis sing She's Lost Control, jittering about like he was fitting. I remember my mum's comment 'He doesn't look well' ... how right she was

Oh, I love The Smiths too

I still adore the music of Joy Division/New Order. Goosebumps every time if Atmosphere or Love Will Tear Us Apart unexpectedly get played on the radio. I was far too young to see JD live, but the greatest gig I ever went to was New Order at Portsmouth Guildhall before they started playing at large venues.



Peter Hook and The Light at Concorde 2 a couple of years back unashamedly played the lot, quality.

Yep, The Smiths were brilliant. Did you go their Brighton Polytechnic gig in Feb 84?

 

[zefarelly]

The Cure. . . .Meh. I do like 'killing an Arab. Doesn't seem to be on their set these days.
I Saw them at glasto '95 but don't remember anything of note.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

I used to play football with Robert. Bloody good little winger he was. Midfield dynamo.

 

[BN9 BHA]

I used to play football with Robert. Bloody good little winger he was. Midfield dynamo.

We know. you have already told us

Used to play football with Robert Smith for Sussex schools. Good little winger before he went all mascara and big hair.

The Cure are well up there in answer to the OP. But I’m not sure they were trailblazing. They were one of a real load of great indie bands.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

We know. you have already told us

Did I mention I also shagged Wendy James? That’s here somewhere.

Friend of the stars me.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Did I mention I also shagged Wendy James? That’s here somewhere.

Friend of the stars me.

Think you did but fair play for reminding me

 

[pearl]

Did I mention I also shagged Wendy James? That’s here somewhere.

Friend of the stars me.

and Katie Price? But Wendy was better

 

[pearl]

I still adore the music of Joy Division/New Order. Goosebumps every time if Atmosphere or Love Will Tear Us Apart unexpectedly get played on the radio. I was far too young to see JD live, but the greatest gig I ever went to was New Order at Portsmouth Guildhall before they started playing at large venues.

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Peter Hook and The Light at Concorde 2 a couple of years back unashamedly played the lot, quality.

Yep, The Smiths were brilliant. Did you go their Brighton Polytechnic gig in Feb 84?

I didn't really 'get' The Smiths until after Glastonbury '84. Friends told me they were brilliant, but the crowd threw beer cans at them!?
I left college in '84 and found a job .... heaven knows I'm miserable now sprang to mind

I'd like to say I saw New Order at Womad on Mersea Island in 1985, but I don't remember much about it

 

[BadFish]

The Cure. . . .Meh. I do like 'killing an Arab. Doesn't seem to be on their set these days.
I Saw them at glasto '95 but don't remember anything of note.

Funny you should mention that as I saw them also. For me they were amazing and the perfect way to finish off the weekend with the sun setting. Cemented right there and then as one of my very favourite bands.

 

[Trufflehound]

I didn't really 'get' The Smiths until after Glastonbury '84. Friends told me they were brilliant, but the crowd threw beer cans at them!?

Festival crowds can be pretty poor judges sometimes.

Same thing happened with REM supporting U2 at the Milton Keynes "Longest Day" in 1985. I thought they were brilliant, but a load of pissed up people at the front took exception to them following their downbeat opening with 'Feeling Gravity's Pull', and decided to lob plastic bottles full of piss at them throughout the set...

 

[BadFish]

Festival crowds can be pretty poor judges sometimes.

Same thing happened with REM supporting U2 at the Milton Keynes "Longest Day" in 1985. I thought they were brilliant, but a load of pissed up people at the front took exception to them following their downbeat opening with 'Feeling Gravity's Pull', and decided to lob plastic bottles full of piss at them throughout the set...

Could have been a premonition of Shiny Happy People!