PERFORMANCE
LIFE ON EARTH: What is that and; what does it look like?
Extracts from a photographers Notebooks
Thursday, April 27, 2023
CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN
Reviewing all past, and present and looking towards future posts.
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
Saturday, September 3, 2016
The CURE | BAND MEMBERS | ROBERT SMITH
GUITARS and VOCALS 1976–present
It just occurred to me, especially as its the year we lost David Bowie, that I I'd been a fan long before I even knew The Cure and certainly they released any Albums. I am essentially, from the same generation as Robert Smith and its no surprise that an artist from the previous generation, had been an influence, was common to both of us. I know that there are other artist, like Joy Division and equally other's that we would disagree on, from all sorts of reasons, I am sure too!
It's also true I think, that whoever you find inspiring, entertaining and enjoyable to listen too, have influences from their childhood/youth, which are always worth checking out. And whether one likes or doesn't like the results, always changing, building on things from the past, is important, avoiding things becoming boring, predictable etc. Whilst there are some common thematic and musical threads, in some albums, singles etc, The Cure's albums, always attempted to break the mould, of previous releases and the same, goes for live performances.
ALBUMS[All]: Three Imaginary Boys | Seventeen Seconds | Faith | Pornography | The Top | Head on the door | Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me | Disintegration | Wish | Wilds mood Swings | Bloodflowers | The Cure | 4:13 Dream
Postscript
Other Instruments [live & studio] Keyboards, Synthesiser, Violin, percussion, flutes, cello
[Selected] Other bands|projects:
Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Glove
[Selected] Live & Studio Collaborations:
Yesterdays Gone [Song from Reeves Gabrels Album Ulyseses]
A Forest [The Cure Song] [Song & remix Blank & Jones]
[TBC]
Reflectons VIVID Live 2011 | The first time I had opportunity to photography.
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| REFLECTIONS | Vivid Live | Sydney Opera House 2011 |
The tour program: The Sydney shows, were intended to be one off, recorded, filmed and released. They were so popular, that shows in London, New York and LA were also performed. As part of a charity fund raiser, they intended to print a program for these additional shows and was asked to contribute images, from Sydney. Sadly, this didn't get done, in time for the tour and whilst disappointed, was glad to be asked!
The CURE | BAND MEMBERS | JASON COOPER
DRUMS and PERCUSSION
1995–present
ALBUMS Wild mood swings | Bloodflowers | The Cure | 4:13 Dream
Jason has also appeared on a number of non-album singles, b-sides, live albums, videos and soundtrack songs, including Wrong Number (which also featured Reeve's Gabrels first contribution to The Cure).
Postscript
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1873623/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_2 Jason has written/co-written film + Tv scores, as well as playing on songs featured in film + Tv.
The CURE | BAND MEMBERS | ROGER O'DONNELL
The CURE | BAND MEMBERS | ROGER O'DONNELL
KEYBOARDS and TAMBOURINE 1987–1990, 1995–2005, 2011–present
Albums Disintegration | Wild mood swings | Bloodflowers | The Cure
Roger, has also appeared on a number of non-album singles, b-sides, live albums, videos and soundtrack songs. He first toured, for the Kiss Me Kiss me Kiss me album [1987].
Postscript
Solo work & Collaborations Roger has a well established solo body of work, which has included fully electronic work (including all Moog Synths), acoustic based collaborations, hybrid of the two, in both recorded, as well as live settings.
Roger O'donnell Website
Roger O'Donnell Facebook Page
Albums Disintegration | Wild mood swings | Bloodflowers | The Cure
Roger, has also appeared on a number of non-album singles, b-sides, live albums, videos and soundtrack songs. He first toured, for the Kiss Me Kiss me Kiss me album [1987].
Postscript
Solo work & Collaborations Roger has a well established solo body of work, which has included fully electronic work (including all Moog Synths), acoustic based collaborations, hybrid of the two, in both recorded, as well as live settings.
Roger O'donnell Website
Roger O'Donnell Facebook Page
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| Roger's current keyboards & Stand
Website description of touring rig as at 2012 http://www.rogerodonnell.com/2012/06/news-55/
Talking synths in the period prior to Roger rejoining The Cure in 2011, I am remembering, we had a few myspace chats, about our various bits of synthesiser related gear (my first two bands and in the 1980's were as a synth player, analogue drum/bass programmer). I think the highlight, was when Roger said he remembered the model of mono synth (OSCar) I owned, which he said "looked like a car bumper", which was quite a fair, accurate and funny description.
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The CURE | BAND MEMBERS | SIMON GALLUP
The CURE | BAND MEMBERS | SIMON GALLUP
BASS GUITAR
1979–1982, 1985–present
ALBUMS Seventeen Seconds | Faith | Pornography | Head on the Door | Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me | Disintegration | Wish | Wild Mood Swings | Bloodflowers | The Cure | 4:13 Dream
Simon has also appeared on a number of non-album singles, b-sides, live albums, videos and soundtrack songs/music (including pre-show films).
His bass parts, have always complimented and supported the songs of The Cure, where there is a certain depth, texture, warmth to them. He has also contributed to the writing music for songs, where there is a definite pop sensibility to them eg Love Song, from the Disintegration Album.
Schecter Guitars Website:http://www.schecterguitars.com/
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