The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1996 Page: 15 of 20
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Time is an excellent teacher, and
thf England-born Cure has learned
much about performing from its 18
years of experience. The band
proved this with a solid, crowd -
pleasing show at its concert last
Friday at the Summit.
Without an opening act to work
up the crowd, the Cure walked out
fashionably late, first offering
"Want" from their newest album,
Wild Mood Swings,
Flashing and sparkling-all around
the band's show was one of the
most fantastic light shows in th£*
Summit's recent history. Beams of
fuschia, red and canary yellow
flickered throughout the two-
hour concert, illuminating the
crowds as they swayed to the
music. The only negative visual
aspects of the light show were the
images of random objects — from
cells (o unidentifiable swirls of
color —floating behind the band on
a screen that served more as a
distraction from the Cure than an
accessory.
If you were expecting much body
movement from the band's
members, you would have been
sadly disappointed.The band's body
anguage was relatively stiff (After
all. thankfully, the Cure is no C&C
Music Factory), However, the light
show added enough action to more
than make up for it. And the crowd
was so pumped by the music that no
one seemed to care.
Some of the concertgoers were
just as mucha part of the sho w as t he
concert itself. Lots of fans showed
their loyalty by decking themselves
out in solid black. Also, Robert
Smith'look-alikes abounded, sport-
ing ratted do's dyed ebony. As the
night passed, more and more de-
voted followers stood up to dance in
their chairs as they sang along or
cheered. .
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The average age of the crowd far
exceeded that of the predominantly
i:{-year-old audiences found at Bush
or Smashing Pumpkins concerts.
Many in the Summit stadium prob-
ably grew up with the Cure, hearing
them play from their older siblings'
boom boxes.
The mixing was the only negative
concerning sound; it was off-balance,
poor compared to the rest of the
show, but not terrible. Also,, Smith
was a little hard to understand when
he spoke, perhaps due to
British accent or his seemin
concern for enunciation.
Smith's singing, however, was
clear and on key as the Cure ■
managed to cover most of its hits in
a set that spanned its lengthy
career. They put out a lively version
of "Lovesong" and had everybody
singing to "Friday, I'm in Love."
Also in the play list were "High,"
"Just Like Heaven" and an encore
full of feeling, entitled "Why Can't I
Be You?"
Flashing and
sparkling all around
the band's show was
one of the most
fantastic light shows
in the Summit's
recent history.
Great music. Great lights. And to
top it off, Smith — in keeping with
his recent habit of sporting hockey
shirts from each ol the cilies he tours
— wore a Houston Aeros jersey. All
in all, the Cure put on an excellent
show that left the crowds cheering
long after the band exiled the stage.
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Beard, Marty & Rao, Vivek. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1996, newspaper, August 30, 1996; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth246543/m1/15/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.