The Cure’s Trilogy

An incredible reminder of just how awesome, unique, and influential The Cure has been over the past 20+ years.
Trilogy - The Cure

My roommate picked up The Cure’s Trilogy DVD today, so I’ve been going through a Cure overdose tonight. Somehow I’d completely forgotten that this was coming out, which might cost me some serious cool points. After all, this is a live recording, in glorious widescreen, of The Cure (one of the greatest bands of all time) performing Pornography, Disintegration (possibly one of the greatest albums of all time), and Bloodflowers back to back and in their entirety.

I’ve only watched the Pornography and Disintegration sets so far, and both were incredible. The Pornography set was especially good, with the band tearing through “One Hundred Years,” “The Hanging Garden” (awesome lighting on this one), and “A Strange Day”.

Highlights of the Disintegration set were “Plainsong” (that opening cloudburst of keyboards just floors me every time), “Last Dance” (possibly my favorite song on the album), “Lullaby” (complete with Robert Smith’s quirky dances), and a ripping version of “Fascination Street.” Unfortunately, the director threw in some clichéd MTV-isms on a few tracks (jarring camerawork, rapid editing, out-of-focus shots, etc), which got a bit annoying at times.

I was never a huge fan of Bloodflowers, but it’s been a few years since I’ve listened to it. Maybe I’ll be able to approach the live recording from a fresh perspective. But so far, the DVD has been an incredible reminder of just how awesome, unique, and influential The Cure has been over the past 20+ years.

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