An annoying autobiographical entry... Tomorrow I’m flying to Bucharest to see The Cure perform at the Piața Constituției, in front of Ceausescu's enormous parliament building. The significance of this is that the date of the show - 22 July 2019 - is exactly 30 years to the day that I first saw The Cure at … Continue reading 22 July 1989: The Prayer Tour at Wembley
While we’re still basking in the critical acclaim that has surrounded The Cure since their Glastonbury set, let’s have a look back to what was probably the peak of their popularity in the run between The Head On The Door in 1985 and Wish in 1992: the Prayer Tour. As we’ve seen, the setlists were … Continue reading 8 July 1989: The Prayer Tour hits Paris
After the long Bank Holiday of 1989, Tuesday 2 May was a milestone day in The Cure’s career - the release of Disintegration. Two years had passed since the release of Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, an unprecedented gap between new material from the group - even the wait between Head On The Door … Continue reading 2 May 1989: Disintegration rings the changes
“Lullaby” was the first single to be released in fourteen months and The Cure’s first new material in two years. The promo for it was not inconsiderable. You could buy the record on plain old 7”, clear vinyl picture disc 7”, gatefold sleeve 7”, or on a pretty 12” in pink vinyl. The CD single … Continue reading 20 April 2019: The “Lullaby” video and promo
The 12” is a peculiar beast. In the right hands, it can be a monster. Look at the success of "Blue Monday", for example. Some of New Order’s tunes work better as extended versions: "Everything’s Gone Green", "True Faith", "Bizarre Love Triangle". They all sound right. The 12” mix, when done correctly, can be a … Continue reading 10 April: Is “Lullaby” the best 12” The Cure ever released?
I’m sure you were thrilled by my post about the mysterious Prayer Tour show scheduled for St James’s Park in Newcastle but scrapped in favour of three nights at Wembley Arena. So let’s dig deeper into that announcement in Cure News #7, shall we? If anything, it’s an interesting look into how slowly things moved … Continue reading 25 March: The other missing Prayer Tour dates
While we’re chipping our way through 1979, let’s not forget that 30 years ago, The Cure were prepping what was going to be a milestone release with Disintegration. So let’s step back to ’89 for a moment… In the new year of 1989, if you’d sent off your stamped, addressed envelope to Janie at the … Continue reading 18 March 1989: What happened to that British stadium show in 1989?
Crying For Yesterday 