The Cure - Trilogy

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Product Description ------------------- Out of all the bands that emerged in the immediate aftermath of punk rock in the late `70s, THE CURE was one of the most enduring and popular. Led through numerous incarnations by guitarist/vocalist Robert Smith, the band became notorious for their slow, gloomy dirges and Smith's ghoulish appearance. But the public image often hid the diversity of the Cure's music. This 2 DVD SET is a TRILOGY of CURE albums, PORNOGRAPHY, DISINTIGRATION and BLOOD FLOWERS, that were performed in 3 successive night in 2002. All tracks reflect the original release. Now CURE Fans can experience, what not to long ago was just heard and imagined, the full CURE. Pornography: 1. One Hundred Years 2. A Short Term Effect 3. The Hanging Garden 4. Siamese Twins 5. The Figurehead 6. A Strange Day 7. Cold 8. Pornography Disintigration 1. Plainsong 2. Pictures Of You 3. Closedown 4. Love Song 5. Last Dance 6. Lullaby 7. Fascination Street 8. Prayers For Rain 9. The Same Deep Water As You 10. Disintegration 11. Home 12. Untitled Blood Flowers 1. Out Of This World 2. Watching Me Fall 3. Where The Birds Always Sing 4. Maybe Someday 5. The Last Day Of Summer 6. There Is No If... 7. The Loudest Sound 8. 39 9. Bloodflowers Encore Set: If Only Tonight We Could The Kiss Bonus Footage: 30 minute interview .com ---- An ambitious yet practical idea, Trilogy underscores the tonal and lyrical connections between three of the Cure's darkest albums in the last 20 years. The restless, ever-changing band, fronted by goth-gloomster Robert Smith, took up residence at the Tempodrom Berlin for a couple of nights in late 2002 for the express purpose of playing the group's 1982 Pornography ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002H5T/${0} ), 1989's Disintegration ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002H70/${0} ), and 2000's Bloodflowers ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004GOVO/${0} ) live and in their entirety. Whether it was a good idea or not depends on one's point of view. All three sets are long on droning, funereal rhythm sections, thick guitar lines that carry good pop melodies to overstylized destruction, and Smith's own cracked, morose vocals. On the other hand, fine distinctions emerge: The Disintegration portion of the show is lightest on its feet, with lush orchestration on "Plainsong," a hint of swing on "Lovesong," and cinematic tendencies in the stirring "The Same Deep Water as You." The rest of the concert is numbing. --Tom Keogh