[tweetmeme]Despite the dour material, recording The Cure’s epic Disintegration album was a “very happy and jokey” time for the Robert Smith-led band, recalls former keyboard player Roger O’Donnell in a new 11,000-word essay on the 20th anniversary of the recording of that classic record.
As promised, O’Donnell — who played in The Cure from 1987 to [...]
28
Dec
2009
Roger O’Donnell: Recording of The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ a ‘happy, jokey’ time
Tags: Disintegration, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, Lol Tolhurst, Porl Thompson, Robert Smith, Roger O'Donnell, The Cure
13
Nov
2009
Roger O’Donnell to share memories, photos of recording The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’
Tags: Chain of Flowers, Disintegration, Hook End Manor Studios, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, Lol Tolhurst, Robert Smith, Roger O'Donnell, The Cure, Unterbruke
[tweetmeme]Roger O’Donnell, former keyboardist for The Cure, plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Disintegration by offering up his written recollections of that landmark album’s recording sessions, along with never-before seen photographs of Robert Smith and Co.
As noted by Chain of Flowers, O’Donnell took to his Facebook fan page yesterday to announce the upcoming anniversary [...]
22
Oct
2009
Audio: Hear the Cure’s ‘A Forest’ from ‘Kats Karavan: The History of John Peel’ box set
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For fans of The Cure, the highlight of the forthcoming 4CD box set Kats Karavan: The History of John Peel on the Radio no doubt is the previously unreleased version of “A Forest” to be included in the retrospective set.
As previously reported, the 73-track collection comes next week in the UK, but for those who [...]
