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! 

The Cure: Lost in the Labyrinth (2006)

For the first tim 'Lost in the labyrinth' goes behind the scenes and under the greasepaint to discover the truth about this astonishing band. Revealing how these performers of melancholy music achieved their success, how they’ve continued to be at the cutting edge of innovative music for more than 25 years, and why they remain hugely relevant in today’s fickle music industry. Features rare interviews with band members and includes revelations from those luminaries who knew them well, including Steven Severin, Paul Morley, Janice Long and Steve Lyon. 

 This is NOT an official Cure DVD but I guess you might learn something if you didn't know ANYTHING about the Cure before. This DVD has a disclaimer in the beginning saying that there are no real Cure songs used in the whole DVD so they use some kind of rip off loop that sort of sounds like the Cure throughout the whole thing. The back of the DVD says the it is about the Cure's career and it is "All documented by rare interviews with friends, band and family members..." Unfortunately the majority are interviews with DJ's. The only interesting interview is with "band Member" is Steven Severin, who was with Robert Smith during the Siouxie and the Banshees tour he played in and was one of his good friends. Overall, I felt completely cheated and ripped off and I am ashamed that there is someone making money off of this! By the way, as said in the other review above, it is the same DVD as "The Cure, Out of the Woods" Different covers but same DVD inside!

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.