However, if you want to hear some of your favourite Cure songs and maybe even gain a different understanding of them by seeing them under a different light (because the vocals are different, the drums are different, etc.), then this is the DVD for you.

I would also like to point out that if you're used to really visually spectacular shows, on the scale of bands like Pink Floyd and Tool, you may find this DVD visually a bore. I confess that I've only watched about a third of the actual video on this DVD because it bores me. It's interesting seeing the instruments Robert Smith and the rest use on certain songs but watching them play and sing can become tedious.

Now for the real review. The music on these two DVDs is absolutely stunning. My two personal favourite Cure albums are Bloodflowers and Disintegration. Despite subtle changes in singing and the low volume on the lead guitar in some parts, I like this version of Bloodflowers as much if not more than the studio version (and that's saying a lot). Disintegration doesn't quite live up to its studio version, but I think after listening to it a few times you will find that it is also amazingly well done.

The true miracle of this DVD duo, however, is the Pornography set. I really didn't like "Pornography" the album much when I bought it. I found certain songs to be very good, but the album seemed to drag on from song to song. Not so in this live version. I truly gained a new appreciation for "Pornography" (that sounds kind of funny, doesn't it?).

Bottom line is, if you didn't like one of these three albums but liked the other two, maybe this is the Trilogy for you. Though the visual element is lacking slightly, the audio is worth it. Trilogy may have been more appropriate as a three CD set, but since it isn't this is the next best thing.


Absolutely top-notch music dvd, may turn a casual fan into a groupie   December 11, 2005
 10 out of 10 found this review helpful

I bought this DVD about 6 months ago...

I gotta tell you, this has to be the most outstanding music DVD I've ever seen. Production-wise it beats out everything in my musical a/v arsenal including the Tribute to George Harrison and The Eagles (Hell Freezes Over).

I'm watching it again right now, and I just can't take my eyes off it for more than a few seconds. The colors, the camera work, the editing, the music, it's great. My neighbors are probably calling the cops on me right now because the noise is so loud. I don't care.

If you like The Cure and don't own this, buy it.


A special treat for Cure fans!   June 4, 2003
 9 out of 9 found this review helpful

As someone who has been to 25 Cure concerts and has over 700 shows on tape, I can tell you that this is a fantastic presentation of a legendary Cure concert! Production is excellent. The video quality is very good with a few artsy bits that enhance the performance without getting in the way. The audio is mixed well too. This is one of those good sounding concert DVDs, quality somewhere in between Depeche Mode Night in Paris and NIN All That Could Have Been.

It's a real treat to have songs like A Short Term Effect, Closedown, Cold, Same Deep Water as You, and Untitled in such great quality. A FANTASTIC encore of If Only Tonight We Could Sleep and The Kiss is included too. The Kiss is as good a version as I've ever heard. The 40min interview is good too, all of the band members chime in.

Since they play the albums straight through and there aren't many poppy singles, this DVD is more for hardcore fans. But even if you just love Disintegration I'd recommend it. I hope they do a live greatest hits DVD like this one someday too.

The only minor problem I have is with the sound of Robert's 6-string bass on some of the Disintegration tracks. It's not mixed as strongly as usual during Pictures of You and because of that the song comes off a bit flat. The 6-string comes alive during Untitled though, probably because Perry is doubling up the lead part.

With everything else being so fantastic, I can't complain- 5 stars!!


The Cure ... not an end of an era   May 31, 2003
 7 out of 8 found this review helpful

Altough this DVD was to be released in the beginning of next week, my loyal music shop called me today and handed this dvd for me. Just finished enjoying three hours of old and new time classics and I'm thrilled. It must have been an exhausting show for the band, but every minute of it is full of energy and retrospectical melancholy and power. Never again will a band be able to put something together like this... to put together three of their strongest albums and make it seem like their connected for all times... best euro's spend this season...


awesome   June 6, 2003
 7 out of 8 found this review helpful

I won't bog my review down with a bunch of information. Instead, I will leave it at this: If you like The Cure (especially any or all of these albums) you will love this dvd. The picture quality is superb. The sound quality is outstanding. I listened to the dolby digital track last night and I felt like i was there. I just can't believe they are selling this so cheap! Just buy it. :)