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The Cure ~ Open
Keeping Disintegration playing in my car the past couple weeks reminded me just how many complex emotions certain songs evoke in me… and how The Cure always somehow applies to my life in some way…
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I wish I could have made it to NYC…
From thecure.com:
“THE CURE “REFLECTIONS” - SEVEN FINAL PERFORMANCES
Featuring THREE IMAGINARY BOYS (1979), SEVENTEEN SECONDS (1980) and FAITH (1981) played in their entirety.
Due to overwhelming demand The Cure “REFLECTIONS” show - first experienced in the spring of 2011 at the Vivid Festival in Sydney - will be performed seven more times in November 2011.
“REFLECTIONS” sees an evolving line up of band members past and present playing the first three Cure albums live in their entirety - from the punchy, offbeat, starkly unadorned songs of Three Imaginary Boys (1979), through the increasingly shadowy and quixotic pieces of Seventeen Seconds (1980), to the singular melancholic grandeur of Faith (1981) - in a truly extraordinary concert experience.
This final chance to experience the “REFLECTIONS” show will happen in Europe at the Royal Albert Hall, London on Tuesday November 15th, and in the USA at the Pantages Theatre, LA on Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd, and at the Beacon Theatre, NYC on Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th…
SET 1 (approx 40 minutes)
‘THREE IMAGINARY BOYS’ (1979)
The Cure Trio - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums
>approx 15 minute changeover interval
SET 2 (approx 40 minutes)
‘SEVENTEEN SECONDS’ (1980)
The Cure Quartet - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums / ROGER O’DONNELL: Keys
>approx 15 minute changeover interval
SET 3 (approx 40 minutes)
‘FAITH’ (1981)
The Cure Quintet - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums / ROGER O’DONNELL: Keys & Percussion / LAURENCE TOLHURST: Keys & Percussion
>approx 5 minute interval
SET 4 (approx 30 minutes) ‘ENCORES’ of the period…”
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Placebo ~ English Summer Rain
“Hold your breath and count to ten, And fall apart and start again, hold your breath and count to ten, Start again, start again… ”
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Dresden Dolls ~ My Alcoholic Friends
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Placebo ~ Protect Me From What I Want
Such a fantastic live version of this track… love the French and English version(s) combo…
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Joy Division ~ Transmission
(Sorry, I started, now I feel like there’s always a need for more….*Remember*)
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Joy Division ~ Ceremony
One of my absolute favorites…
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I haven’t been on tumblr much this week, so I missed the proper tribute day (Wednesday).
Ian Curtis died 31 years ago this week - we still mourn his loss.
I recommend watching Control, in memory of his life.
Meanwhile, I still love New Order….
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A live version of one of my favorite tracks (repeately played in college days)…
DJ Shadow ~ Organ Donor
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Twin Shadow ~ Castles in the Snow
I recently saw Twin Shadow live. If I closed my eyes and didn’t see any of the hipsters surrounding me and I continued to sip at my scotch, I felt like I was listening to a Smiths cover band. It made me happy.
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Orbital ~ Frenetic ~ Live from Glastonbury
Thank you, BBC.
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High-res →
Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione | The Dresden Dolls at the Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta | 13 Nov 2010 ~ maryelle st. clare 2010 -
High-res →
It was so beautiful to see Amanda and Brian playing together again at the show in Atlanta weekend before last…
(More fantastic photos at the click through)
