I really miss Boris ... The way he played drums was so intense and creative !!!! It was a part of the Cure's sounding !!! I am sorry for the Cooper's fans (is there any ? 😂😂😂), but in my opinion, Robert has made an terrible mistake hiring Cooper !
Cooper does fit to The Cure as much as Reeves Gabrels fit to The Cure, meaning definitely not.
The Cure songs from 1996 to 2008 would have sounded very differently if there were Boris at the drums ... For everyone who dislike 10:13 Dream's album (and even for those who like it), listen to it and try to imagine each song with the Boris drums hits !
That album deserved much better than Cooper, The Cure (as album and as band) deserves much better than Cooper. I really believe it.
I agree with you about Jason, even if I started to dislike Boris' drumming around 91'. I think Jason's drumming was OK from 1995 to 2004, but then it got more and more heavy with cymbals everywhere... I also don't like Reeves guitar style. He's a pretty good guitarist, but doesn't fit The Cure... Perry was the perfect 2nd guitarist to me, his playing and sound were pretty close to Roberts. And he also really looked like a Cure member on stage !!!!
I also definitely preferred Boris, by far. But I have no bad feelings for Jason. At the end of the day it's a matter of personal taste.
steve
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Disappointing that after my post of the interview with Boris on the Boris thread, the first reply is a negative one about Jason.
It really is worth listening to the interview. Boris talks about the how he lied about his drumming abilities to join his first band and that the first time he had actually sat behind a drum kit was at the first gig he performed at. He talks about how he was asked to join the Cure, the dynamics within the band & his de decision to leave. He currently lives in a very quiet part of the SW of France & continues to perform with two other bands
steve
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Boris Williams is one of the best drummers (of his era and music genre) but as RS said back in September 2011 :
BORIS WILLIAMS, LOL TOLHURST AND JASON COOPER HAVE EACH BEEN THE CURE’S DRUMMER ON FOUR ALBUMS… BORIS WILLIAMS WAS IN THE BAND FOR 9 YEARS AND LOL TOLHURST FOR 11 YEARS (5 YEARS AS DRUMMER)… BUT JASON COOPER HAS BEEN DRUMMING WITH THE CURE FOR 17 YEARS, FROM 1994 TO THE PRESENT DAY… JASON COOPER IS THE CURE’S DRUMMER – AND IT SICKENS ME THAT HE DOESNT GET A NAME CHECK… BAH! RSX
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Pipperoo
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Boris Williams is one of the best drummers (of his era and music genre) but as RS said back in September 2011 :
BORIS WILLIAMS, LOL TOLHURST AND JASON COOPER HAVE EACH BEEN THE CURE’S DRUMMER ON FOUR ALBUMS… BORIS WILLIAMS WAS IN THE BAND FOR 9 YEARS AND LOL TOLHURST FOR 11 YEARS (5 YEARS AS DRUMMER)… BUT JASON COOPER HAS BEEN DRUMMING WITH THE CURE FOR 17 YEARS, FROM 1994 TO THE PRESENT DAY… JASON COOPER IS THE CURE’S DRUMMER – AND IT SICKENS ME THAT HE DOESNT GET A NAME CHECK… BAH! RSX
