The Cure

Surely one of the most extraordinary and elaborate tribute albums ever!

     

Caned & Able have selected a handful of lesser known Cure tracks and
treated them like their own, but keeping the essence of Robert Smith and
Co’s unique delivery. The Caned & Able collective, including the guitar
wizardry of Jon Klein (Specimen, Siouxsie & the Banshees (Robert Smith
himself once deputised as guitarist for the Banshees) with drummer Chris
Bell (Big Country, Gene Loves Jezebel, Spear of Destiny) set out on their
second commercial album.
The renditions of these songs are remarkable in their subtlety and
complexity – and there’s not a hit single in sight.
The songs were chosen for their melodies and lyrical content rather than
their commercial success - a truly brave and interesting move by this already
unpredictable group of talented musicians.
The ethereal deep waters one finds one’s self in when listening to this album
swirl around you like multi-layered colours of sound, with Patrick Bird’s
delicate and wounded vocals laid bare for all to breathe.
Yet again the musicianship excels, as witnessed since their critically
acclaimed debut album ‘Smoke…’
A very unexpected and utterly beautiful album to listen to.