The Cure in Vienna

The day after I watched the godfather of Grunge one of the founders of the Gothic scene visited Vienna: The Cure. They did a lot of strange music but I really dig some of their unplugged albums. As long as they wouldn’t play too much disco synthesizer music I might be happy.

Life tends to surprise. No synthesizer, also no pure accoustic stuff but lots of Alternative Rock led, sometimes scourged, forward by Robert Smith’s unearthy voice. He by the way still looked like “pop culture’s unkempt poster child of doom and gloom“, albeit some pounds heavier around his waist. The music worked for me, I started moving to it and wondered three hours later that the concert was over. Some people meditate in silence, I relax at the sound of electric guitars.

The last song was, of course, “Boys don’t cry”. This comes somewhere after “Nothing else matters” and “Hurt” when it comes to willingness of the audience to sing along.

The bad thing is, that after Neil Young and The Cure I got the feeling that the best concerts of 2008 are already over..

 I would tell you that I loved you
If I thought that you would stay
But I know that it’s no use
That you’ve already gone away

The Cure – Boys don’t cry

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