Out of the Woods: Unauthorized

I'll be objective about this, which is difficult for me because the cure is quite honestly my favorite band of all time. This DVD contains no actual Robert Smith interview footage, though it does have Steve Severin on it, which is a plus. Also, because this is an unauthorized DVD, the background music is basically composed of instrumentals of Cure songs that are done slightly off key, so as to avoid any legalities I'm sure, but the songs are still recognizable. Really what this DVD boils down to is it's a bunch of cure fans talking about what they like about the cure, save the Severin interview which is really the best part of the DVD. 

This is an unauthorized DVD, without any original Cure music. However, if you don't already have Lost in the Labyrinth, it is a good item to add to your collection. If you DO have Lost in the Labyrinth, you DO NOT want this as it is the exact same item under a different title/cover art. Long Live the Cure! 

Robert Smith: "The Cure" and Wishful Thinking

Product Description

Formed in 1976 by school friends Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst and Michael Dempsey, The Cure was one of the first post-punk bands to inject pure pop back into post-Pistols rock. Throughout a career filled with paradox and evolution, endless personnel changes, and side-projects including stints with Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Glove, iconic frontman Robert Smith has remained alive to changes in the music scene. Now, in their third decade, they remain relevant and connected, when many of their contemporaries are reduced to nostalgia packages and worse. This full-length, extensively researched biography of the band, and of Smith - one of rock's most enduring figures - is the most up-to-date telling of a never-ending story; it also analyses in depth the 'goth' subculture and its relationship with The Cure.

About the Author

Richard Carman has contributed to over a dozen music books, including subjects such as The White Stripes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shaun Ryder and Dave Grohl.