As we saw last week, Paul Morley’s vitriolic review of the Three Imaginary Boys album in the NME so incensed The Cure that Robert Smith immediately exercised his right of reply while recording a BBC session on 9 May, the day that the music press hit the stands. The backing track of “Grinding Halt” was … Continue reading 16 May 1979: The lyrics of “Desperate Journalist”
One of the more notable reviews of Three Imaginary Boys was by Paul Morley in the NME of 12 May 1979, a piece that caused The Cure to publicly respond - on the radio, no less. By his own admission, Morley was irritated by the record when called upon to review it - an occasion … Continue reading 9 May 1979: “Desperate Journalist In Ongoing Meaningful Review Situation”
There’s no doubt that “Grinding Halt” was seen by Chris Parry as one of the key tracks from the Three Imaginary Boys album. A 12” promo single, packaged in plain white sleeve, made its way out to select journalists and jocks in late April. Ian Penman found it in a pile of records up for … Continue reading 19 April 2019: Was “Grinding Halt” going to be The Cure’s second single?
Crying For Yesterday 