I have very mixed feelings about this whole Rock and Roll thing. It will be interesting to see what Robert does about it. I realise there are lots of people invested in the ongoing success of The Cure and Robert will rightly consider those people in making his decision as to whether to show up or even acknowledge the thing, but for me I don’t think The Cure belong there at all. They are the antithesis of the Rock and Roll hall of fame in my eyes and that is why I have loved them since I first heard them in 1985. Whether they show up and do a 3 minute medley of friday/Inbetween/lovecats /and milked it for all it was worth, or whether Robert makes a statement about not wanting to associate with it, it doesn’t mean my opinion on the band will change. Robert has consistently been a kind and thoughtful guy in all he does and I trust his decisions. I just agree with Simon. I don’t like Rock and Roll and I don’t like Robert Palmer either.
The ultimate would of course be playing a fantastic amazing new song from the upcoming album.
That's what they would have done in the past, like for instance, when they won a Brit award in 1990. They performed a kick ass version of brand new song "never enough" rather than lullaby/jlh/inbetween/forest/lovesong/fas st.
So if they want to show they are still a current creative band not living off past glories then it has to be a brand new classic cure song.
steve
Big Hand
Songs Of A Lost World *CRUMPET BOY*
I think Lovesong's a given really. It was their biggest US hit. I don't think they should be ashamed of their past acheivements at all. After all, these are what have landed them in the HOF so why play something that wasn't responsible for this accolade? Yeah, we'd all love to have them debut new material, but I personally don't think this awards ceremony is the platform for it.
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Pipperoo
Big Hand
Songs Of A Lost World Moon Moderator
I think Lovesong's a given really. It was their biggest US hit. I don't think they should be ashamed of their past acheivements at all. After all, these are what have landed them in the HOF so why play something that wasn't responsible for this accolade? Yeah, we'd all love to have them debut new material, but I personally don't think this awards ceremony is the platform for it.
I agree Steve. It's got to be something classic. Lovesong would be awesome on so many levels.
(even though there is is this part of me that would love to see Simon destroy his bass on A Forest. Can they do two? haha)
Epic opening track from new album Amazing new single from new album Three imaginary boys Killer closing track from new album
I chose "three imaginary boys" because in some ways it's their most important song. From their punk beginnings, it was the song that moved away from punk and was the beginning of what the cure would sound like, an introduction to the direction they would take through 17 seconds/faith/pornography, that you could still hear in later albums like disintegration and bloodflowers. It all started with "three imaginary boys"
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The last time they played an event which wasn't centred around the band like this rock n roll hall was probably live8. I liked how the main set they played was three uncommercial deep cuts that most of the audience would never have heard before in contrast to macca playing his most crowd pleasing tracks like Hey Jude.
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Post by nausearockpig on Dec 31, 2018 12:20:41 GMT 1
What is "rock n roll" really? is it the music Elvis made? Or The Rolling Stones, or AC/DC, or The Beatles, or Jane's Addiction, or Guns n Roses, or TOOL, or Metallica, or The Eels, or Maroon 5, or Bauhaus, or The Sisters of Mercy, or David Bowie, or Gary Numan, or NIN, or Kraftwerk, or Siouxsie and the Banshees, or The Jam, or The Music, or any of the thousands of other bands/artists that sprung because of the music that became "Rock and Roll" from when it sprung up in the 40s / 50s, and every variance and iteration thereafter?
Isn't rock and roll a mentality as much as it's a style of music? I would argue that YES! The Cure completely and utterly deserves to be marked in the halls of rock n roll fame, because of the band's impact upon music back then when they first started, and were making waves in that era, and then after that until their most recent albums.
Given that this band, and SO MANY others that each of us likes and dislikes, have impacted peoples' lives, and the industry, then all bands deserve recognition of some sort. That of course cheapens the very same recognition, but also empowers the recognition that all bands/artists are given. A double-edged sword indeed!
As for what they will play, I think the band will likely play a song they think impacts RnR in a positive way, even if the song is not liked by many, or understood by others, it will still have a follow-on effect. I think One Hundred Years would be just lovely.
Happy new year to all!
If you have a lead on Brisbane 21 August 1992 - CT version, for the love of Bob, let me know. Please!
The last time they played an event which wasn't centred around the band like this rock n roll hall was probably live8. I liked how the main set they played was three uncommercial deep cuts that most of the audience would never have heard before in contrast to macca playing his most crowd pleasing tracks like Hey Jude.
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They also performed Just Like Heaven & Boys Don't Cry back then.
