Best live album

[figurehead]

~TRiLOGY~

[closedown]

a tie between Trilogy and Entreat for me, a minus for Entreat cause I would have loved to be it 'Disintegration' album live in total (would have been possible, all songs were played), Concert is too much of a tacked together thing although a good recording. Orange is excellent as well, of course (time for a dvd release).
Festival 2005 is ludicrously shitty in quality lots of afterwork + still nothing reached... same goes to Show, sounds so polished, damn horrible for my liking. Paris is better, but the crap version of Charlotte kills it for me..., generally a nice idea that works, though - much better than Show! worst is 5 Swing Live which was pure rip-off...  

[Ekkerot]

Well if we talking about official records, than "Concert" is my favorite.
I mean, everything's perfect on that album, no matter that Simon wasn't on the bass at that moment, but just listen to all songs. It's amazing, you know, the album is full of energy, every musician gave the best, so yes, definitly "Concert".

"In Orange" is different story, because it is not official album, and i really hope we will see that magical concert, with all 23 songs on CD.

[B-Flower]

Paris? Paris! Paris!!! 
The best Figurehead, One Hundred Years and In Your House ever, imho! I do love Entreat, too, but as I could pick up only one live album, so... it had to be Paris!

[themurderchair]

i chose triology
but paris and show were a close second and third

[lordsquidy13]

I'm a wish fan, so Of course I'm gonna pick either Show or Paris.

[revolt]

This one is easy.

"Orange" and "Trilogy" are not albums, but (great)films. "Festival" I haven´t heard but is also a film. "Five Swing Tour" is an EP, not an album (I haven't heard it, but I doubt it's anything special).

"Entreat" is a really good album, but it only consists of "Disintegration" songs. What kind of a live album is that?

"Paris" and "Show" are the most incomprehensible Cure market move ever... A live album that ends with "Close to Me"- what the heck!? They should have compiled the best songs of those in a single CD and chosen a tracklist that makes sense.

So I go for "Concert". The only Cure live album that makes sense. Curiously (no pun intended) it was recorded by the most atypical of line-ups...

[mint car]

for me it's Trilogy. Because I think that is one of the best videos which The Cure released, has wonderful atmosphere and each song they played excellent Especially I love Disintegration set. I never heard better version of Homesick as here

[Brother Tims]

I definitely wouldn't call the Bloodflowers line-up The Cure's best -- I think that title belongs to the Disintegration or Wish line-ups -- but they were certainly very talented.

I think the Trilogy line up was the worst of them all. I liked every line up until Perry joined the band, and Jason made things even worse. The Perry problem got solved, but Jason is still there. It's a real shame that Roger isn't in the band anymore, though. I think he added a lot.

And I don't get the Roger hate. Sure, the tambourine stuff was beyond lame, but would you rather have him ruin a keyboardless song by putting on keys?

Or would you rather have the tambourine stuff come frome a tape? Oh wait, that's what we got now!

TRILOGY is certainly an experience, and it is second on my list, behind ENTREAT.

I still don't like it, and I never will. Concert, Japan, Orange and Entreat are indefinitely better. They just knew how to play a good show back then!

[Brother Tims]

Well if we talking about official records, than "Concert" is my favorite.
I mean, everything's perfect on that album, no matter that Simon wasn't on the bass at that moment, but just listen to all songs. It's amazing, you know, the album is full of energy, every musician gave the best, so yes, definitly "Concert".

Absolutely. I must say that if Phil had stayed in the band, I wouldn't have missed Simon one single bit. Phil has a certain way of playing that sounds a little more energetic than Simons bass. And Andy played some great drums too!

[MintCarSpiderMan]

Trilogy, but only because I haven't seen the others.   

[BrightLight]

Trilogy is definitely my favorite, with Entreat and Paris close behind in that order.

[japanesebaby]

for me it's Trilogy.
...
I never heard better version of Homesick as here

i have to agree that that version of 'homesick' does get me every time.


(yet i'm still not going to vote for 'trilogy' just because of it. )

[jvm1]

Trilogy all the way
Pornography is just too good
Funny how festival is so low in the poll, with the new band (4 of them) and the tour I would think it would be higher

[Joe]

I'd have to say Paris.