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May 24, 2023 · By Mikael Wood Pop Music Critic. May 24, 2023 3:06 PM PT. Robert Smith stood onstage Tuesday evening and let the final notes of the Cure’s “A Night Like This” — in which the 64-year-old ...
- mikael.wood@latimes.com
- Pop Music Critic
May 24, 2023 · The first words sang by Robert Smith at the Cure ‘s Hollywood Bowl show in L.A. on Tuesday night — “This is the end/ Of every song that we sing” — set a reflective tone for the rest of ...
Jun 30, 2023 · The Cure’s Robert Smith speaks to the crowd Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa. He wore a new starfish-themed shirt with his own band's logo on it. The design is up on The Cure's ...
- gcalise@tampabay.com
- Culture, Music And Nostalgia Reporter
Jun 11, 2023 · Review: The Cure is a band undiminished in its Shows of a Lost World tour. The Cure began its career-spanning show Saturday at a sold-out United Center by singing about the end, lamenting ...
- Bob Gendron
- The Cure's New Music Is as Solid as Its Classics
- The Cure's Set List Taps Into Deep Cuts as Well as Hits
- Robert Smith Hasn't Changed
Fans have awaited a new album – "Songs of a Lost World," which pairs with the tour's name, Shows of a Lost World – since Smith unveiled the title in March 2022. Despite no definitive arrival for The Cure’s first releasesince 2008’s “4:13 Dream,” the band has included several new tracks in all of its shows. The main set was bookended with newbies – ...
An early highlight came when Smith faced off with bassist Simon Gallup – the second-longest tenured member in the band – for the chugging intro to "Pictures of You." The ballad, from The Cure's landmark 1989 album, "Disintegration,"showcases all of the hallmarks of their sound – watery guitars, evocative synths and a slow burn into an explosive sou...
Smith remains the focal pointof The Cure – and how could he not be with his trademark heap of black hair, blur of scarlet lipstick and lacquered eye makeup? His voice, a blend of sad wail and smooth croon, endures as a distinctive, undiminished sound. But Smith also makes his appreciation for the band's audiences known. On Sunday, as he has through...
May 17, 2023 · The Cure Are This Summer’s Hottest Rock Tour. Yes, Really. All hail the gods of gloom: Instead of fading away, Robert Smith and his eccentric gang stuck around to become rock's unlikeliest ...
Jun 11, 2023 · The Cure plays generous assortment of old and new at United Center English rockers road-test deliciously depressing new fare alongside forlorn favorites and a sprinkling of whimsical gems.
