REVIEW

by DERN

I've been to a lot of shows.  Some of the top have been Iron Maiden, Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein... And The Cure.  I had seen them about six times prior to 2000 in Mountain View, CA. So I knew they were a good  live band.  The 1992 Arco Arena Show was a classic, hearing 'M' and 'The Figurehead' live was an experience.

But that is another story. I think some backround is needed... I had never been a fan before I heard 'Disintegration'. The videos I had seen when young; 'Charlotte Sometimes', 'A Forest' and 'The Hanging Garden', never grasped me. I still don't care for the studio versions of those songs... I remember 'Inbetween Day's and 'Let's Go To Bed' etc. in the same context as Spandau Ballet, and 'Keep Feelin' Fascination' etc.  And 'Why Can't I Be You?' (from the album) is still one of the worst songs I've ever heard. I was a punker / metalhead (still am) in Jr. High in 1987 so...

So how did they win me over? And become of one my all-time favorite bands? I have become an almost obsessive collector of their unofficial live stuff.  I am a big fan of Simon Gallup (being a fellow bass player). I heard 'Disintegration' and loved it, I didn't know they used real instruments before that.  Since then I've realized I don't care for the pop stuff too much. 'Friday I'm In Love' blech.  And of course that's all they played on the radio and MTV. 

Which brings us to Mountain View, CA 2000.  When I saw them at the Shoreline in 1997, it was for the Live 105 BFD.  A fun show (Blur is the worst band I've ever seen live. I still shudder to think of how bad they sounded. And how something like that could be so popular).

Anyway, The Cure played a lot pop crap; sure Ithink 'High' is a good song, but... They played only one 'dark' song 'Prayers For Rain' which seemed out of place in the set, and the rest some pretty standard singles... So they had yet to even come close to the 1992 show for me.

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HAMBOURG
Markthalle
16.10.1980
AU 1

Durée : 61 mn
Qualité : A+

Concert :

The holy hour
Play for today
Three imaginary boys
Primary
10:15 saturday night
Accuracy
In your house
At night (cut)
M
Fire in Cairo
Boys don't cry
Another day
Jumping someone else's train
Another journey by train
Grinding halt
A forest
Seventeen seconds

Forever
I'm cold
Killing an arab

Subway song
Plastic passion
Play for today
10:15 saturday night


Descriptif :

* version demo de THH (avec qques paroles de ACAG !)
* guitar ; (...) there is only 3 of us now (...), this is called TIB
* guitar ; This one is dedicated to Ian Curtis ; P ; 1ère version, plus lente et avec paroles différentes
* clapping à la fin de 10:15
* Thank you, this one is about every single day ; A ; chgt paroles au début
* guitar ; IYH ; chgt paroles
* This one is called AN ; guitar ; AN
* guitar ; This is called M
* guitar ; Thank you ; guitar et drums ; impro guitar ; FIC
* guitar ; BDC
* guitar et bass ; AD
* guitar ; Two songs about train ; JSET
* guitar et bass ; It's about england and everywhere else ; GH
* It's called AF ; AF ; une coupure son pdt ! chgt paroles ; version speed avec relance
* drums ; It's the final song, it's called SS ; SS ; impasse paroles sur le dernier SS ; impro paroles à la fin ;
Thank you, good night ; guitar ; Thank you
* guitar ; F
* guitar ; IC
* KAA ; Thank you good night, thank you, thank you
* clapping pdt SS
* clapping au début de PFT ; guitar à la fin, enchainée avec 10:15 ; version speed ;
R en retard au cht ; relance ; excellente version ; clapping pdt ; Thank you good night, thank you

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BERLIN
Neue Welt
14.10.1980
AU

Durée : 70 mn
Qualité : B+


Concert :

play for today
three imaginary boys
primary
10.15 saturday night
accuracy
in your house
at night
m
fire in cairo
boys don't cry
another day (cut)
jumping someone elses train
another journey by train
grinding halt
a forest
seventeen seconds

forever
i'm cold
killing an arab

subway song


Descriptif :

- clapping au début de PFT
- guitar ; Thank you, the next one (...) only 3 of us now, (...) this is called TIB
- grésillement (drums pendant) ; bass et guitar ; This one is dedicated to Ian Curtis ; P ; première version avec paroles différentes ; plus lente
- grésillement ; guitar ; 10:15 ; clapping au début et à la fin
- guitar ; Thank you ; guitar ; This one is about every single night ; A ; changement de paroles au début
- guitar ; IYH ; petite impro paroles
- guitar ; This one is called AN
- guitar ; Thank you ; guitar ; This is called M
- Thank you ; guitar ; FIC ; intro différente à la guitar
- chant du public sur BDC
- on demande KAA ; guitar ; AD
- It's called AF (après le début) ; clapping au début ; coupure de lumière (volontaire) sur "in the dark" (réaction du public) ; bonne version avec relance
- It's the final song, it's called SS (après le début) ; impro paroles à la fin ; Thank you good night ; guitar ; Thank you
- excellente version de F ; clapping au début ; final bizarre
- guitar ; IC
- excellente version de KAA, avec chant du public pendant ; Thank you, good night, thank you ; scansion du public et clapping

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WEISSENHOHE
To Act Club
10.10.1980
AU

Durée : 57 mn
Qualité : A-

Concert

The holy hour
Play for today
Three imaginary boys
10:15 saturday night
In your house
Accuracy
At night
M (d.m.)
Fire in Cairo
Primary (cut)
Another day (cut)
Jumping someone else's train
Another journey by train
Grinding halt
A forest
Seventeen seconds


Descriptif :

bonne ambiance dans le public

* Hello ; THH ; première version avec paroles différentes
* guitar ; Thank you ; guitar ; This one is dedicated to us, so you know (...) only 3 of us now ; TIB
* guitar ; 10:15 ; clapping au début ; chant pendant ; qqu'un crie "louder" à la fin
* clapping au début de IYH ; changement paroles
* And this is (...) ; guitar ; This one is about every single night ; A ; changement paroles au début
* bass et guitar ; AN ; petit changement de paroles et de scansion
* petite impasse paroles sur FIC
* on demande SW et AF ; P ; première version avec paroles différentes et plus lente
* clapping au début de JSET
* guitar et bass ; GH ; chant pendant
* clapping au début de SS ; changement de paroles ; impro paroles à la fin ; Thank you, good night

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WIESBADEN
Wartburg music hall
09.10.1980
AU 3

Durée : 82 mn
Qualité : B+

Concert :
 
01 The holy hour
02 Play for today
03 Three imaginary boys
04 Primary
05 10:15 saturday night
06 In your house
07 Accuracy
08 At night
09 M
10 Another day (tape cut)
11 Jumping someone else's train
12 Another journey by train
13 Grinding halt
14 A forest
15 Seventeen seconds
   encore 1
16 (audience)
17 Forever
18 I'm cold
19 Killing an arab
   encore 2
20 Fire in cairo
21 Boys don't cry
22 Play for today


Descriptif :

- bass ; THH
- bass ; guitar et bass ; guitar ; (...) guitar (...) only 3 of us now ; TIB
- bass ; P ; clapping à la fin ; première version, avec paroles différentes
- on demande AF ; bass ; guitar ; 10:15 ; clapping pendant la chanson ; qqu'un anticipe les premières paroles et se met à chanter
- guitar ; Thank you ; bass et guitar ; This one is about every single night ; A ; chant pendant
- bass ; This is called AN ; bass ; on demande KAA ; AN
- guitar ; M
- bass ; guitar ; AD
- guitar et bass ; GH
- qqu'un sifflotte l'air de AF au début de la chanson ; scansion du public pendant
- This is the final song ; SS ; impro paroles à la fin ; Thank you, good night, thank you
- scansion et clapping du public pendant le rappel
- drums ; guitar ; clapping ; Thank you ; drums ; on demande SS et KAA ; guitar et bass ; on demande BDC ; guitar et bass ; on demande KAA ; F ; délire de Robert au chant ("lalala") et à la guitar
- qqu'un crie KAA pendant l'intro de KAA ; Thank you, good night, thank you
- Thank you ; on demande FIC et BDC ; guitar et bass ; FIC
- scansion modifiée par moments sur PFT ; Thank you, good night ; guitar ; Thank you