The Cure night BBC2

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

The Glastonbury concert on in a bit is really good too.
The thing is with The Cure is that they do these gigs for about 2 and a half hours. Even at this late stage of their career they've got such stamina.

It’s on record!

 

[Stephen Ireland's pants]

New album out yesterday. Top band and I wish I would have realised this year's ago . They have produced some absolute bangers. A Forest is timeless

 

[oldhamblue]

Watching Glastonbury concert. Plainsong could very easily be a Joy Division song

 

[WestGorton]

Watching Glastonbury concert. Plainsong could very easily be a Joy Division song

I thought the same but Joy Division were cool. The Cure are not.

 

[oldhamblue]

I thought the same but Joy Division were cool. The Cure are not.

Musically there's a certain bleakness to both

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

They are so good live. I've seen them twice, albeit 20 years ago but they was immense.

Only saw them once at Manchester Apollo in 1980 and I thought they were terrible. Robert Smith just mumbled his way through the set and the rest of the band played their instruments like cardboard cut outs, very underwhelming. That said they're a good band who have stood the test of time well.

 

[WestGorton]

Musically there's a certain bleakness to both

Joy Division in my humble opinion were the best band of all time. It was short for obvious reasons. A Forest is beautiful but Smith and the band had and have no idea how to dress Just my view that's all. The music is great but they put me off with the eye liner in 1980.

 

[C90]

Joy Division in my humble opinion were the best band of all time. It was short for obvious reasons. A Forest is beautiful but Smith and the band had and have no idea how to dress Just my view that's all. The music is great but they put me off with the eye liner in 1980.

I like the Cure but Smith looks daft with the goth comb-over, or whatever he's trying to do with the hair he has left. Just shave it off and be like Leonard Cohen and all zen like, lol. It's like they're trapped in this time frame, even last night on BBC6 was filmed black and white. I never checked but was he wearing unlaced high top white trainers.

That's what ruined it for me with Uncle Bernard when he started wearing white adidas shoes. Mind you I bet Hook wears cowboy boots,naked, in private.

 

[manimanc]

Reeves Gabrels, ex Tin Machine, playing it cool on guitar.
And I love the Energy of Simon Gallup on bass, he's like a jack in the box.
They sound so good live.

 

[WestGorton]

I like the Cure but Smith looks daft with the goth comb-over, or whatever he's trying to do with the hair he has left. Just shave it off and be like Leonard Cohen and all zen like, lol. It's like they're trapped in this time frame, even last night on BBC6 was filmed black and white. I never checked but was he wearing unlaced high top white trainers.

That's what ruined it for me with Uncle Bernard when he started wearing white adidas shoes. Mind you I bet Hook wears cowboy boots,naked, in private.

Joy Division didn't try and that is why