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The Cure: Freakshow (Live on Kimmel) (Video)

1:49 p.m. · December 17, 2008 · by Andrew Winistorfer

On tape, The Cure's "Freakshow" is something of an awkward mess: Robert Smith comes in and out of pocket, and the music seems to be going off a cliff at high speeds. Live, it's pretty much exactly the same, as proven here by the band's performance on Jimy Kimmel last night. Luckily, the annoying Blue Oyster Cult-esque cowbell from the studio version is negligable here, and Smith's vocals aren't as grating.

I'm really starting to pity Robert Smith: At what point does he abandon the make-up? Would his fans be pissed if he showed up dressed in a suit and tie with a sensible haircut for a 40-year old? I wonder. [Stereogum]