Yes, this does sound like a later Robert Smith, than the younger self of the 80's. This song, as the intro to 'Blue Sunshine', always seemed like the "story" behind the creation of The Glove. "Two People dance on the edge..." Siouxsie and Budgie create The Creatures (Like an Animal) "Three of us push them away..." Smith, Severin, and Budgie's ex-girlfriend Jeanette Landray. "Let the dry air cut her happy throat, hide her heart and lose her happy head..." In the 'Happy House' I suppose.
actually those lines refer to the beginning of Siouxsie and the Banshees -two of the original members became increasingly disillusioned with the band until they both quit - one on the eve of a major tour. Robert Smith joined to fill in for the guitarist John McKay. Part of it was Siouxsie's control of the band. McKay and Kenny Morris (the original drummer) didn't like taking direction from her whereas Siouxsie, Severin and Robert Smith (who was a session guitarist for them when needed) were banded together through her direction. McKay and Morris basically couldn't hack being a real band.
I just got this in today as a double LP on vinyl, and I really have to say that it's not really an essential listen. Although, I am a HUGE fan of The Cures output in the 80's, and even had the original The Glove LP back then as well, there's just not a lot to bite on here. The sparse instrumentation through-out just doesn't survive repeated listening, and sounds rather dated now. Robert Smith's efforts to give things a 'new' gloss does not manage to make things much better. Although I sat through it all, I couldn't help but think that the time would've been better spent listening to something more engaging.
nice song, sadly Robert and the other guys that were doing this video were high oh all sort of drugs while doing it, at last is what it's write on the Never Enough book
