The Cure

[Shadaloo]

33. Boys Don't Cry


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[thevoid99]

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If they play "Funeral Party" in this tour, I would lose it completely. That's one of 2 songs I would love to play at my own funeral. That and David Bowie's "My Death" live from the Ziggy Stardust movie.

[ChipRock]

So what, only 30-odd songs? Pfft. I only see 40-odd song sets (London 2014). [/Gloat]
Seriously though, I'm jealous about the new songs, and Burn will always be one of my favourites. If I was in the States right now I would SO catch one of these dates. I'm not sure I can afford to see them again here - not that they don't give value for money, but ticket prices are huge, and Wembley sucks as a venue.
I figured they'd given up on recording anything new, so it will be quite a treat if we do get a new album. One last really good album. Fingers crossed.

[bobbie solo]

I apparently saw them do Burn for the first time ever live at Voodoo Fest 2013. I was losing my mind.

[bobbie solo]

Okay. I don't want to be that guy so soon, right away, but the warning bells in my head just went off. Bowie and Prince have left me paranoid.

The Cure pulling a gigantic tour out of nowhere, hitting absolutely every place, pulling out a few new songs, and finishing with a new one that ends with Robert in tears?

If this is some sort of a last hurrah tour, the last time around, because he's ill of health and knows he won't have much time or something, my heart won't be able to take it. I don't want this to be the case, please no. No no no.

I'm hoping it was a song written in memory OF Bowie or Prince, perhaps. With a title like "It Can Never Be The Same", that could certainly fit.

hey man....like, calm down and stuff. Be cool.

[Shadaloo]

Yeah, it's two days later and I'm okay now. Like I said, just paranoid. We've lost too many good artists already, is all. Like Ryan said, the song's about a friend of Roberts who passed, explains the tears. He even said "See you again sometime" last night. He's all right.

[Ryan]

Robert's mother passed away not that long ago apparently, and he dedicated Treasure to her when they played it a couple years back.

[thevoid99]

Robert's mother passed away not that long ago apparently, and he dedicated Treasure to her when they played it a couple years back.

I just the band is there to hug him as does fans.

[Ryan]

Out of this World
Pictures of You
Closedown
A Night Like This
All I Want
Push
Last Dance
Love Song
Just Like Heaven
This Twilight Garden
Lullaby
Fascination Street
Screw
The End of the World
Want
Us or Them
The Hungry Ghost
Prayers for Rain
Bloodflowers

Step Into The Light
Shake Dog Shake
Never Enough
Wrong Number


Hot Hot Hot!!!
Close to Me
The Exploding Boy (first performance since 1985)
In Between Days
Doing the Unstuck
Friday I'm in Love


Burn
It Can Never Be the Same


A Forest
Boys Don't Cry

[Shadaloo]

Holy shit again. I was starting to worry he'd disowned Bloodflowers!

[Uraki14]

Holy crap I think it is amazing that the set keeps changing, but if I go to see them in Atlanta.... I kind of want song assurances for driving 5 hours lol

[niggo]

So, as someone who hasn't listened to anything from The Cure (at least not consciously), what's a good place to start? They are going to play here in Germany in October and I am intrigued to go, but I just don't know their music.

[Your Name Here]

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[Arcspiral]

So, as someone who hasn't listened to anything from The Cure (at least not consciously), what's a good place to start? They are going to play here in Germany in October and I am intrigued to go, but I just don't know their music.

I would add Bloodflowers to that mix. "Out of This World" "Watching Me Fall" and "Maybe Someday" are crushing in all the right ways.

[theburningreptile]

Disintegration (love it worship it, it is that good)
The Head On The Door
Seventeen Seconds
Faith
Pornography
Wish

These are six albums that should get you up to speed start with Disintegration

Also this list. What really got me into them was their Join the Dots B-sidea album and Trilogy. After that they were my and still are my favorite band alongside Massive Attack. Disintegration is a great place to start. It's their definitive album for sure. I would also browse YouTube for some live videos. They're amazing live. I recommend checking out Trilogy and Festival 2005 and their 2011 one. I really want to see In Orange on DVD or Blu-ray one day.

[Uraki14]

Also this list. What really got me into them was their Join the Dots B-sidea album and Trilogy. After that they were my and still are my favorite band alongside Massive Attack. Disintegration is a great place to start. It's their definitive album for sure. I would also browse YouTube for some live videos. They're amazing live. I recommend checking out Trilogy and Festival 2005 and their 2011 one. I really want to see In Orange on DVD or Blu-ray one day.

That's funny cause when I was 16 for my birthday I got my Nana to buy the B-Sides box set on a whim. I didn't really know anything about The Cure except they had that "Pictures Song." I will never forget getting halfway through Disc 1 and my Nana called me that night to ask how I liked it and I told her I couldn't believe how I loved every song on it so far. That collection changed my life. Then I actually listened to the studio albums lol

[Ryan]

Seeing them twice this summer. These setlists have me so hype!

Why bands who have deep cuts and so many deep cuts like this don't play set lists like this all the time I have no idea. This is what the fans want to see, and look how easy it is to play these tracks! Come on Depeche Mode, you need to start doing this now too...

[Shadaloo]

Disintegration (love it worship it, it is that good)
The Head On The Door
Seventeen Seconds
Faith
Pornography
Wish

These are six albums that should get you up to speed start with Disintegration

Yep, this exactly. And I'd actually go in that order, too. Disintegration will show you them at their absolute best at everything, Head will display a wonderful mix of morose and upbeat moments, and the next three will slowly bring you down an epic journey through gloominess, depression and straight-up despair (separate your doses as needed, this is powerful stuff). And then Wish brings it all around on its head again.

[implanted_microchip]

Why bands who have deep cuts and so many deep cuts like this don't play set lists like this all the time I have no idea. This is what the fans want to see, and look how easy it is to play these tracks! Come on Depeche Mode, you need to start doing this now too...

At least DM do odd remix versions and they did that amazing Martin version of But Not Tonight last tour.

The Cure really are the bar-setters for insane setlists though and living proof that you do not need to do all the hits every show to get people coming back (and arguably the opposite is true since it'll make audiences think "Man, I wish they'd played ____! Better see them again!")

[Ryan]

At least DM do odd remix versions and they did that amazing Martin version of But Not Tonight last tour.

The Cure really are the bar-setters for insane setlists though and living proof that you do not need to do all the hits every show to get people coming back (and arguably the opposite is true since it'll make audiences think "Man, I wish they'd played ____! Better see them again!")

Yeah, but DM have so MANY amazing b-sides, they should add and change up like 4-5 per show like Robert is doing now.

[thevoid99]

Bands who change their setlists every night I think just adds a lot more to their live reputation. Why do you think the Grateful Dead had so many followers for as long as they lived. That makes going to a show more interesting to see what will they play as I think the Cure have now gone passed the idea of just playing the hits. Pearl Jam doesn't play the hits very often and look how well they're doing as a live act. It just makes it more fun not just for us the fans but also for the band.

[Ryan]

Tape
Open
High
A Night Like This
Love Song
Pictures of You
Lullaby
A Strange Day
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER - first performance since 2002
At Night
M
Play for Today
Want
Shake Dog Shake
The Hungry Ghost
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
One Hundred Years
End

Burn
It Can Never Be The Same

Step Into The Light
Fascination Street
Never Enough
Wrong Number

The Lovecats
Close to Me
The Caterpillar
The Walk
Let's Go to Bed
Why Can't I Be You?

A Forest
Boys Don't Cry

[skip niklas]

So, as someone who hasn't listened to anything from The Cure (at least not consciously), what's a good place to start? They are going to play here in Germany in October and I am intrigued to go, but I just don't know their music.

I started back in the mid 90's with the live albums Paris and Show.

[thevoid99]

Show and Paris is what popped my cherry for me when it came to the Cure as I heard those albums when I was in high school and then got the 2 greatest hits compilations in Staring at the Sea and Galore!. Then I got into the albums. @Your Name Here pretty much has it right on as far as where to start. Anything from Seventeen Seconds to Wish, in my opinion, you can't go wrong with.

[Ryan]

Just going through my Cure misc/rarities folder... does anyone want anything from here? I haven't updated it in a long time:

[Your Name Here]

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[Ryan]

Hey Ryan, what date and show is this setlist from I am about to embark on four Cure shows. I have got to hear Prayers For Rain, and The Same Deep Water As You.

Tonight's show!

[Your Name Here]

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[Ryan]

Cool, I love that song From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea

I tried to get someone who didn't really like the Cure into them with that song years ago and they still couldn't dig it. If you can't dig that song, there's something wrong with your ears.

[Your Name Here]

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