trilogy
I still weep over the loss of my The Cure: In Orange and Staring at the Sea VHS videos back in 1989 when I handed them willingly and stupidly over to a friend to borrow and saw neither hair nor hide of them since. So, I'm a little consoled with this release, though it's not the same experience. Back in the day they used to actually show concert features in movie theaters. That's where I first saw The Cure: In Orange - in a cinema at Davis Square in Massachusettes, back in the foggy depths of 1987. When it was released to VHS, I had to have it despite it's high price tag - if I remember, not less than $20 in 1988, and I gasp when I see how much more it goes for now that it's out of print, ARGH!The Cure: In Orange was a beautiful little gem that I should have guarded with my life, that I should not have been so generous with. It was a perfect example of the sound and vision of a live Cure performance captured on film. Crisp clear sound and images. Theatrically, it was as mezmerizing as the live performance I caught in Los Angeles in 1988. Robert Smith's voice, the blue lights, the upbeat mood, swinging cameras, and pure Robert Smith silliness on stage (must have been the buzzed-off hair and trainers). I must have gotten my twenty bucks worth from the number of times I watched, rewound and watched that tape. I still wish I had it so that I could compare it to Trilogy - I'm sure it's better still, and not just nostalgically speaking - it's definitely more lively, a good set list, and the Cure/Rob Smith at the zenith of his musical career.
You might have to be a true Cure fan to sit through Triology, being three albums played straight through two nights in Berlin. I could sit through it several times I'm sure, as the sound is still fantastic, the visuals the same as I remember them in the 80s, and it would be great on the big screen. I'm satisfied for the meantime, but I'm still waiting for a digitally remastered The Cure: In Orange DVD release. You bet I'll be all over that the minute it's out.
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