Thursday, March 10, 2011

Looking Back: The Cure in 1991

Andrew Boe has written a great article on The Cure in 1991 for Three Imaginary Girls. Really enjoyed reading that. Let's hope Robert is aware of our love for that era of The Cure, and includes as much material from it as possible, on the 'Wish' remastered set. (Thanks Andrew)
Posted by Craig at 12:07 PM

10 comments:

  1. thesmudgeMarch 10, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    This is an excellent article, and there are links in it to beautiful versions of those Wish-era tracks. But I think sometimes us Cure fans have difficulty in accepting that there is much more to the band that the 'gloomy goth image' and the 'abject bleakness'. What we want The Cure to be, is not always what Robert wants The Cure to be. If I remember rightly Robert has since said, or said at the time, that he wanted Wish to have one side with the upbeat songs on, and one side with the downbeat ones, but the record company weren't keen on that idea. Can't wait for the Wish remaster, (although I am sure we will have to!) it is surely going to be a wonderful thing.

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  2. J.March 10, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Yes, yes, yes... I want to hear Wish Redux!

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  3. geebMarch 10, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    All of this early 90's discussion is great! Does anyone have copies of the great CFNY Radio show "The Ongoing History of New Music" or its predecessor "Music That Mattered" that contained sements about The Cure? The show is produced and hosted by a great DJ named Alan Cross. Its always a good listen even when it isnt about The Cure :)

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  4. KateMarch 10, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    This is nice.

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  5. MMarch 10, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    There's a lot of material of Wish. Robert could make a remaster of the album , Lost Wishes, Cure Show Plus ( DVD and Blue Ray with backstage and extras) , Cure Paris Plus ( DVD and Blue Ray ).

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  6. Head full 'o' monkeysMarch 10, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    It seems that the man just second guesses himself too much. For example, just imagine if Wild Mood Swings had been made into the acoustic album that it was originally intended to be, or if he had gone with a darker, more psychedelic tone on Wish. It seems that Smith always starts out with such lofty inspiration that ends up tragically relegated into b side status in favor of tracks that he perceives to have greater commercial appeal.

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  7. MarcoKitsuneMarch 10, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    I personally never liked much the period in transition between Disintegration and Wish. i find the 5 Imaginary Boys gig interesting but really flat and boring. i only like the Big Hand from those versions. and the version of A Letter To Elise from the Unplagged is so superior to the album version it's ridicolous. but apart from that i much prefer the Wish sound. feedback, wah wahs, acoustic guitars, etc, to the flat 1991 one. i can't believe someone can actually prefer the demo version of Cut (boring)to the album version (wich is amazing).

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  8. antrecordsMarch 10, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Nice article, and chalk me up +1.

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  9. SteveMarch 11, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    "Within a few years, they lost it all... and never came close to regaining their power"
    Incredibly sad, but true.

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  10. Lars WehmeyerMarch 11, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    I could not help but pick up that part of the article where Andrew said "Within a few years, they lost it all." I feel exactly the same and took the chance to grab out my memories of the Wish era and responded below the article that I also feel that they are done. Sad, but true.

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