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The Cure — Purple Haze
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sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: May 15, 2013 - 10:54
 

Holy Crap!  I did not even know that this was done!  I am now going to forget that I found out!{#Eek}



DanFHiggins
(Mid Maryland)
Posted: May 15, 2013 - 10:53
 
Nice little diddy.

I like it just fine.    {#Clap} 

ottojschlosser
(Beaverton OR (no, really, that's its name))
Posted: May 15, 2013 - 10:51
 
This cover makes me appreciate the original even more, so it's not all bad.

xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: May 15, 2013 - 10:50
 
 socalhol wrote:
Surprised by the comments — seems many people never heard of this album??  I've owned it for years, it's hit or miss throughout, but I like it well enough that I keep it in my collection.  BTW it came out in 1993 (not 2005 as shown). —the Hey Baby track by M.A.C.C. (Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam) is my favorite, and love Eric Clapton's Stone Free.  Body Count & Pretenders are great too.

 
Yea, I have had if forever.  Can't tell you how many computers/mp3 players it has been on.  Most it pretty good only a couple of duds.  I think Jimi would approve.

pi31415
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 17:40
 
Until I heard this song, I thought covers of Hendrix songs were sacrilege.The Cure did it their way, and I can really appreciate that.

socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 17:38
 
Surprised by the comments — seems many people never heard of this album??  I've owned it for years, it's hit or miss throughout, but I like it well enough that I keep it in my collection.  BTW it came out in 1993 (not 2005 as shown). —the Hey Baby track by M.A.C.C. (Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam) is my favorite, and love Eric Clapton's Stone Free.  Body Count & Pretenders are great too.

ottovonb
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 17:35
 
More cow bell !   {#Lol}

rascal
(Toronto)
Posted: Dec 09, 2012 - 15:36
 
holy smokes, that's good!

window
(Richmond, VA)
Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 06:55
 
Very brave effort by The Cure here, and whaddya know - they pulled it off!  Very nice. 

ottojama
(Estonia)
Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 06:54
 
See on hea plaat.


buddy
Posted: Oct 07, 2012 - 21:50
 
I'm a diehard Hendrix fan from the late 60s and also a huge Cure fan. Amazing that they can take such an iconic song and make it their own.

bachbeet
Posted: Oct 07, 2012 - 21:47
 
A decent cover so I gave it a 5.

magnum-uk
(Warwickshire, UK)
Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 08:38
 
Great version, never heard it before.
Loved early Cure, and never really gave the more recent stuff a try.
Maybe I need to go check some out after all!

Chris

sbegf
(Manchester, Maryland)
Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 08:36
 
Had not heard this until today....was playing in the background and really grabbed my attention.  Looking forward to hearing it again.

karen
(neither here nor there)
Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 08:30
 

Fascinating cover of an iconic song!



kysmet
(Central Florida)
Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 08:30
 
First time I've heard this...



 

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 08:28
 
I confess - I've never heard this but, well, like it quite a bit.

Always interested in other artists' take on another's work. 

ScottN
(Condo in Gaza full time now. Thank TFSM I saw the divot where the landmine was placed.)
Posted: Jul 05, 2012 - 10:42
 
 tbaloney619 wrote:
very interesting comments.  Most of the Hendrix fans like this cover while most of what seem to be die-hard Cure fans don't.  To me, I always had a respect for the Cure, but this rendition (it's a rendition, people, not a cover) raised my respect for them about 10-fold.  Can you imagine being asked to do Purple Haze??  What are you going to do?  I say take it apart and put it back together - almost (but not really) a different song.  It's got the same soul, the same spell, but technically (musically) new.  Job well-done.  I know it's not the Cure's usual but I always thought they were kind of stuck in a schtick.
 
It's a wonderful cover rendition.

bill-1956
(The Greater Moncure Metro Area, NC)
Posted: Jul 05, 2012 - 10:38
 
Bill - Excellent programming my friend.

Jimi Hendrix - Fire followed by The Cure - Purple Haze

I'm at work and I did a little LOL (but not too loud) when Purple Haze came on.

A co-worker heard me laugh and popped his head in the door and asked what the joke / funny was?

I clicked the Playlist button and swiveled the monitor so he could see the screen.

He (musically clueless - listener of AM talk - maybe some pop FM once in a while) looked at the screen and said, "I don't get it."

LOL

mbyaudible
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 13:30
 
the Cure are still one of my all time fave bands, and I was around when Jimi Hendrix was releasing album and still own them! I bought this Stone Free CD of covers when it first came out and always thought Robert at company did a bang up job, one of the best covers on the album.

SanFranGayMan
(San Francisco)
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 11:57
 
 horseplayer wrote:

That's no baloney, tbaloney!  Soon as I heard this, I knew I just had to check the comments page.  Imagine my surprise to see a thoughtful response like tbaloney's.  Well said, sir or madam, well said.
 
AND I SECOND HORSEPLAYER'S COMMENT!

horseplayer
(Lincroft, NJ)
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 11:55
 
 tbaloney619 wrote:
very interesting comments.  Most of the Hendrix fans like this cover while most of what seem to be die-hard Cure fans don't.  To me, I always had a respect for the Cure, but this rendition (it's a rendition, people, not a cover) raised my respect for them about 10-fold.  Can you imagine being asked to do Purple Haze??  What are you going to do?  I say take it apart and put it back together - almost (but not really) a different song.  It's got the same soul, the same spell, but technically (musically) new.  Job well-done.  I know it's not the Cure's usual but I always thought they were kind of stuck in a schtick.
 
That's no baloney, tbaloney!  Soon as I heard this, I knew I just had to check the comments page.  Imagine my surprise to see a thoughtful response like tbaloney's.  Well said, sir or madam, well said.



jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 11:53
 
LOVE IT!

marmelock
(Frankfurt, Germany, Home of the EAGLES!)
Posted: Dec 28, 2011 - 01:17
 
terrible!

laozilover
(Left of Chicago and up)
Posted: Nov 26, 2011 - 07:40
 
This is fun.  I expected the 'double hump' distribution on the ratings, though.  I give it a solid seven. When I first heard it, I wondered if it was SUPERHEAVY.


dsd
(PDX)
Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 17:16
 
I like this cover.  Jimi's guitar was everything on this one and the Cure kind of shrugged it off as an afterthought and played it their way.  The entire tribute album is worth a listen in my view.  Paul Rodgers & Slash have a nice number.  No disrespect to the originals.  Nothing like them before or since, but great stuff should be covered in my opinion.  

tbaloney619
(The Lakeshore, NE Wisconsin)
Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 17:14
 
very interesting comments.  Most of the Hendrix fans like this cover while most of what seem to be die-hard Cure fans don't.  To me, I always had a respect for the Cure, but this rendition (it's a rendition, people, not a cover) raised my respect for them about 10-fold.  Can you imagine being asked to do Purple Haze??  What are you going to do?  I say take it apart and put it back together - almost (but not really) a different song.  It's got the same soul, the same spell, but technically (musically) new.  Job well-done.  I know it's not the Cure's usual but I always thought they were kind of stuck in a schtick.

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 15:45
 
I think even Jimi would have blessed this rendition, excuse me..   it is quite good

LPCity
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 15:44
 
The groove is definitely there, and it's a different take instead of just a mimic,

But Robert Smith's vocals just ruin it for me.

gratefulgator
(San Francisco CA)
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 15:42
 
 Platypus wrote:
love Hendrix... big fan of The Cure... despise this cover.
 
Agree with both your first two statements and while I wouldn't say "despise," I'm not really loving this.


musickat
(Lake of the Ozarks)
Posted: Jul 23, 2011 - 06:51
 
This great!  Can't you feel the groove?!

heathenchild
(Manitoba, Canada)
Posted: Jul 23, 2011 - 06:48
 
Butchers!

autoroute25
(Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 16:52
 
All Along the Watchtower from Hendrix next? 



ralphf
(Osaka, Japan)
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 16:52
 
Blasphemy or not, this is well-done IMHO. 

Detlaps
(Littlerock, too close to Los Angeles)
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 16:50
 
I really like The Cure...but not this cover.

michaele
(A2)
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 16:49
 
wow. neat

xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 11:45
 
The whole album is pretty cool.  Jimi would have been proud.

oufason
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 11:41
 
I had to log on to see who was 'lifting' the Hendrix rift.

I shouldnt like this, but I really do.  Call it a guilty pleasure.


GreenOnion
(Moncton, New Brunswick Canada)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 11:40
 
BLASPHEMY!!!  My Heart hurts{#Razz}

Huey
(Netherlands)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 11:40
 
This is excellent. A really good cover. 9.

mrdomula
(Dresden, Germany)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 11:38
 
...and a 'real' song afterwards. Thanks for this 'Cure'!

More_Cowbell
(Northern IL)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 11:38
 
Guitar sound like Godzilla


jeanettefrey
Posted: Aug 09, 2009 - 00:38
 
You realize this has been out since 1993? What a shame it took so long for you to hear it. I guess I'm old. The Cure was a favorite band of mine  and when I heard this cover....I used to request DJ's at clubs to play it (only the cool non generic ones had it though)

Waereghem
Posted: Jun 14, 2009 - 13:01
 
I listened to a 30sec sample on Amazon, and it was only instrumental.  Is the entire song without vocals?

stevesaw
Posted: Jan 02, 2006 - 11:56
 
I don't understand covers that are basic replays of the original (as are most of the selections on this tribute album). I have to give this one points just because it takes an entire different slant on the original, and it's quite good in my book.
bluematrix
(confluence of mississippi and missouri rivers)
Posted: Jan 02, 2006 - 11:52
 
like the cure, like hendrix, like this. so many bands that do covers try to sound just like the original, which to me often seems a bit silly because we already have that version. some covers work and some don't but i've noticed that when someone tries to cover a really good original from a really respected artist, a lot people out here get their panties in a bunch with talk of blasphemy.
ScottFromWyoming
(Powell, Wyo.)
Posted: Jan 02, 2006 - 11:49
 
winter wrote:
You know, I find I like this better if I don't look at it as a Hendrix cover. Considered on it's own, this is pretty good - moody, creepy, blurred.

But as a nearly guitar-free cover of an iconic rock guitar song, it doesn't work for me. I know nobody in The Cure is even half a Hendrix, but come on ...
I give it a 5 because it's just a filler Cure song. But I'm tempted to give it a 10 just to tweak you people who are defending Jimi (like he needs your help).
winter
(far from home)
Posted: Jan 02, 2006 - 11:46
 
You know, I find I like this better if I don't look at it as a Hendrix cover. Considered on it's own, this is pretty good - moody, creepy, blurred.

But as a nearly guitar-free cover of an iconic rock guitar song, it doesn't work for me. I know nobody in The Cure is even half a Hendrix, but come on ...
rascal420
(Truckee, CA - 5000 feet above Paradise)
Posted: Jan 02, 2006 - 11:45
 
thewiseking wrote:
scuse me, while i eat these fries


Cheese steaks for lunch today, avec fries.
peaches
Posted: Jan 02, 2006 - 11:44
 
dadofsammy wrote:
At first blush this seems totally misguided, but then you realize that of all the bands out there the Cure probably sound most like they're dropping acid on a regular basis...so it a weird sense it works.


maybe really BAD acid