Wednesday, March 12, 2008

4Tour Tour Book scans

Just posted scans of the 2007 version of the 4Tour Tour Book.
(Thanks Steve)
Posted by Craig at 1:14 AM

15 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 12:41 PM

    Man, these guys are just starting to look silly with all the makeup and the hair. I mean it was cool 20, even 10 years ago.

    But these guys are starting to look like old clowns, lol. I think they should drop the silly big hair/makeup image and focus on...gee...I don't know...

    ...Putting out the freaking album already?

    Drop the makeup at least, it's very scary.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 1:37 PM

    Sort of agree. I remember thinking that Porl looked so cool back in the 85-89 era. Now he looks like he belongs in one of those awful goth speed metal bands from Norway.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 2:50 PM

    simon looks o.k. jason and robert
    look awful. porl is scary.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 3:30 PM

    I really think they have to change. I know that cure have an identity, and the hair style and the make-up are a very important part of it, but the years go by and their look is really awfull, almost turned freaky. Leave the make-up please!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 3:33 PM

    I agree that porl looks nasty like a creepy clown or something, but back off of Robert he looks fine. He wouldn't be Robert Smith without the makeup

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  6. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 3:49 PM

    i remember rs saying he would quit before falling apart (visually at least that is)...too late for that one...yeah, they do look ridiculous....fuck man, Im not playing the age card, but come on, its a fine line between the "20 something demi-god" look and the "aging crusty drag queen" look...and no, robert doesn't look fine...everything has gone stale, the music , the "looks"...weird hey, you listen to tom waits or a renewed dylan or to lesser scale the church and that's longevity, talent and aging gracefully....let's hope the last fifteen years of the cure has been the crap that some artists get somewhere in the middle age of their career before kicking fresh again...but that may be just wishful thinking im afraid....

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  7. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 3:51 PM

    robert is looking bad these days
    and porl and jason are trying to hard

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  8. vMarch 12, 2008 at 4:13 PM

    Ugh, why does it even matter whether or not they wear makeup? I don't give a damn about their aesthetic - they still play an awesome show, and that's what truly matters to me. They're musicians, and they should be judged by their music, not their looks.

    However, I do have to chime in with a positive comment and say that Simon looks really great right now (and I mean this in the sense of general health and well-being - not with regard to any "image" he may or may not be trying to achieve). He seems to have a lot of energy and a healthy glow, and it's great to watch him on stage. Staying in shape has really paid off for him!!

    (Evidence of this can be seen here and here, among many other photos in the COF 4Tour collection. :) )

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  9. RandyMarch 12, 2008 at 4:56 PM

    simon looks fab, always have. the others can look however the hell they want, as long as the music's still good (ummm...)

    do remember an article from some sam goody rag in 89 after disintegration came out. robert saying 'look at mick and keith of the stones, they look absurd still doing it at their age' (this is when they were in their late 40s i think) and then robert says 'if i'm still up there in my late 40s with make up and big hair, somebody please kill me. i want to quit before i reach the top of that imaginary hill and start going down.'

    well...

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  10. UnknownMarch 12, 2008 at 8:32 PM

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  11. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 8:34 PM

    I think the cure will stop wearing makeup when their fans do....never!

    On a side note, all older bands from the cure's "lineage" still wear their old looks. Siouxsie, Bauhaus...all of em look like older versions of their 80s selves. Part of the package I assume.

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  12. UnknownMarch 12, 2008 at 8:51 PM

    i took one look at porl and thought to myself. I think im going to sell my SD tix. Ill go to hollywood and santa barbara but i dont know if i can look at porl another night after those two shows.

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  13. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 10:23 PM

    Most bands adapt, look at Duran Duran. They have modern hair cuts, clothes, they are very 'in'.... The Cure look terrible, except for Simon. They are still trying to dress like it is 1987, lol. Hell Jason didn't used to wear the make up and do the hair, why start now?

    Remember when Robert cut all his hair off in 1986, 'The Cure in Orange' is a great example of how the music for overpowers the big hair image. He didn't need it then - why now?

    Seems like a contrived gimmick at this point.

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  14. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 11:27 PM

    Their look is not modern at all, and they do look horrible/freakish on the Tour book, but...I really do not think RS is going to change. The hair, it seems, is part of who he is. He's said Mary likes his hair the way it is, so it would be very stupid of him to cut if off (I am paraphrasing him).
    Besides,the music has always been stronger than the looks.

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  15. JPXMarch 15, 2008 at 12:19 PM

    Do any of you guys actually buy tour books at concerts? I used to when i was younger but after I got home I would never look at them again. I would always feel ripped off by the contents. These tour book scans are great because they remind me NOT to buy the tour book.

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