The Cure - Festival 2005
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Movie Reviews of The Cure - Festival 2005
Movie Review: The Cure back to basics.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is essentially a stripped down version of the band without the keyboards, sounding more like they did back in the early days. The Cure is no stranger to small lineups, starting out as only a 3 piece and evolving from there. So going from the previous 5-man lineup to the current 4 is really nothing new. This is a return to the raw Cure sound that started it all- just guitar, bass, and drums.
Returning guitarist Porl Thompson does a pretty good job filling in for the lack of keyboard by adding additional effects and riffs to his playing. Some of the more popular songs suffer without the keyboard, but older tunes like Figurehead, Drowning Man, and M are just killer.
The video is a combination of pro-shot footage mixed with some fan-shot footage, giving you somewhat of a feeling of the real live experience. Naturally the quality is going to vary, but it's mixed fairly well with a few special effects thrown in to keep it interesting throughout. I especially liked the mix of widescreen and full screen visual overdubbing in Fascination Street.
This DVD may not be as 'polished' as the others, but it's about as raw and real as the Cure gets. Enjoy it for what it is, another unique and brief moment in time for this great band.
Movie Review: Cure Prove They Rock
Summary: 5 Stars
Throw away the synthesizers and crank up the amps. That's what Robert Smith and The Cure chose to do in the Summer of 2005. The result: a sound I like to refer to as 'rock'. No synth-pop or new wave dance stuff here. Robert Smith has always nodded to Jimmi Hendrix from time to time and in this compilation of festival appearances shows off Smith's guitar chops like no other live DVD available. The guy can play guitar.
Snooty video-philes and industry experts will tell you how horrible the editing job is and how terrible the video effects in this compilation turn out. I don't get it. After reading some of these reviews I expected some tortured, terrible creation that was barely watchable. Quite the contrary. The myth of its poor quality is just that - hardly relying on much of the 'amateur' footage from cell phones and what-not, the filming and effects capture the mood of each song nicely. If you have a Phd in film studies, you will not agree since you know oh so much better than the rest of us philistines.
Anyway, if you like The Cure, the price is nice and there is absolutely no reason you do not want this item. I'm glad I ignored the naysayers. You will be too.
Movie Review: The darker side of goth pop.
Summary: 5 Stars
The Cure have always been a schizophrenic band(as evidenced in the title of their release of the "Wild Mood Swings" album). They can turn out lovely, touching pop melodies, and then turn around and write something about death and disease. This collection features the latter. I've been to Cure shows on a fairly regular basis since about the release of "Faith", and occasionaly they would do a show guaranteed to drive the audience out before the end(evidence of these performances can be found on the flip side of the "Concert" cassette tape called "Killing the Cat(Curiosity)"). Anyone expecting to hear "Love Song" "Pictures of You" or "Mint Car", welcome to the cheery "Shake Dog Shake" "The Baby Screams" and "The Drowning Man". I love this thing to bits. The production, the visuals, and performance is top notch(although Mr. Smith's facial expressions run the gamut from deranged to really deranged), but I doubt that my 14 year old cousin would say that she enjoyed this. The only beef I have is the absence of any keyboard player, so that the audience was moved to sing that part on "Play for Today". Cheesy.Movie Review: A Guitar Band At Its Finest
Summary: 5 Stars
What many newer fans of The Cure may not realize is that they started out as an all guitar band. Robert Smith wanted to be the next Hendrix, but once Matthieu Hartley came on board with keyboards it seemed like the thing to add at the time (Lol Tolhurst giving up the drums later on to take on this post, as well as eventually Perry Bamonte and Roger O'Donnell ). This video proves that they never need them and that Robert Smith and Porl Thompson are two very under-rated guitarists. It is amazing what they are adding without the aid of the keyboard. It gives a slight jagged edge to sounds that one became use to hearing, and they are defiantly better for it. I hope this continues and should be a must have for any Cure fan at any age.Movie Review: Another show I missed.......again
Summary: 5 Stars
I would actually rate this about a 4.5 due to the video quality. Some of the camera shots are not great and the skipping around can be a little annoying sometimes. Some of the cameras are operated by people in the audience and you can tell which ones pretty easy. It is a nice idea that just did not cut it......
Overall the music is great and with Porl rejoining his mates, it makes it a kind of homecomming. No complaints at all on the main part of the show.
The music is awesome and Smith sounds as good as ever. I loved the whole set. This is not as good as Trilogy, but ranks up there with Live in Orange.