Lol Tolhurst x Budgie - A Forest (Live on KEXP)

[@abelisraelcruzayuso4682]

I’m a die-hard Cure fan. It’s a trip seeing Budgie playing this, and the moody Blade Runner keyboards give it a different edge. It’s doesn’t have to be better, it has to be good. And it’s good.

[@TheNoireDesire]

For me this version is better!

[@Lyndanet]

Agreed

[@ozoz5829]

And I'm a die-hard SATB fan. I also love The Cure... This version is just ethereal... Congrats to them...

[@dipling.pitzler7650]

Vangalis style keyboard!

[@saraivatoledo1842]

@@TheNoireDesire 40+ years into The Cure -believe me ...this ...issss ...beeeetteeeeet ...

[@AbstractCatsMedia]

What a treat! Two legends! What a great version! The bass player is doing this classic, so much good! His bass, is beautiful! Did not know Lol Tolhurst, was still playing. His photos are amazing! I've been a Cure and Banshees fan, since about 83'.

[@franciscofernandez5034]

Me too but since 87 to this day 👍🏽👍🏽

[@peterrogers7175]

Listening again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again…

[@ajittffcure]

Really great to see Lol and Budgie together doing a Cure song! 40 years ago Robert and Steve Severin collaborated on the Glove. Severin played bass on some live Cure shows and Robert came to the rescue in the early part of Siouxsie and the Banshees' career and was even a member for a brief time between 1983-84. The kinship between The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees is just so genuine and wonderful to see. It continues to this day!

[@Fil_Mo]

Budgie is a fcking legend and an underrated drummer/musician.. Same for Lol

[@X900BattleGrape]

Fun The Creatures story as I'm sure you'll appreciate. Saw them in San Francisco many moons ago and at one point Siouxsie, between songs, says something like "you know that feeling you get, that things aren't right, and that you're all alone? Well, you are!" then Budgie banged the drum at that moment and they launched into whatever song

[@Turba80]

How is Lol underrated? He was in The Cure just because he was friends with Robert.

[@harolddutton3772]

He contributed a TON to the early Lp’s. Despite Smiths efforts to paint lol as a bad musician his drumming on Faith & Pornography is pretty minimalist and perfect for those albums. He also wrote more early material then he was given credit for - All Cats Are Grey and I’m pretty sure he wrote Birdmad Girl and came up with the piano part on Homesick.

[@brianbuchak7729]

Budgie is going hard This song definitely needs Mr Smith

[@idontcareaboutyou7757]

Jesus Christ Budgie. my fav drummer. if i didnt see him playng his trademark style i'd never recognize him. Siouxsie and the Banshees was my second concert aged 14 and it was fantastic.

[@wombleingfree]

My second gig as well at 15, Brixton Academy Peek-a-Boo tour.

[@idontcareaboutyou7757]

@@wombleingfree good, now curious about your first. mine was Nina Hagen Band, same location (Taranto, Italy) two weeks earlier in 1984

[@wombleingfree]

@@idontcareaboutyou7757 Ha, the first was Pink Floyd at Wembley in 1988.

[@reggietelly]

So so so good. The end is perfect with Budgie’s semaphore signals. Thankyou Thankyou KEXP for this amazing thing

[@marcobruno3110]

Excellent for guitar karaoke. Good to see Lol and Budgie team up. Solid bass.

[@skidnap7]

Beautiful version of this masterpiece. Lots of love Mr Lol & Mr Budgie xxxxxx x.

[@thoughts_are_free]

wow ... long long time ago... so great to see those two together... so older so better like a good wine... do i'll love it... great sound ... well done KEXP❤🤘🏻

[@skipmcilvaine]

Old-guard, ex-Cure/Siouxsie/Glove gods paying deserved homage. 🥰

[@monicaspector2388]

It is beautiful. Yes! 🙌❤💫💥

[@patrickamov7199]

Glove?

[@jasonrogers9693]

The Glove was Robert Smith, Jeanette Landray, and Steven Severin. Neither Lol or Budgie were in The Glove.

[@skipmcilvaine]

@@jasonrogers9693 Yeah, I was thinking of The Creatures, but The Glove was what popped out. 😩🤣

[@pedrojosegutierrezvelez5137]

​​@@jasonrogers9693tu sike sabes orgy relaxxxx....... Lo poseo en vinilo British versión orooooooooo😊💪😎💪😎💪 blue sunshine😊

[@sharlene6591]

I like the Lol, Budgie and Jacknife Lee combination. They have been creating some really interesting new music that I listen to on a regular basis.

[@pedrojosegutierrezvelez5137]

Los ángeles es un discazoooooooo😊💪😎💪😎💪💪

[@ono1dij]

I love Budgie, love this drum set, love this sound... I would have liked another voice more, but it's still great

[@Drophinoia]

seeing Lol Tolhurst up here playing A Forest is something else

[@bgdrummer100]

Yeah Budgie! looking good and sounding great

[@Universe021]

Yeah

[@ericbabcock846]

Robert & Siouxsie are tied up back stage all Severins idea

[@stuartgunn5421]

This should be on a movie soundtrack as the main song. Sounds as good now as it did about 35 years ago😀

[@austinsideburns]

the Original is already in so many movies

[@h.degraaf7274]

35?

[@babonneau]

I’d say the track is around 45 years old (in 2024)…

[@zauwee]

That drummer’s shoulder is hydraulic

[@Frizfraz-m8y]

My fav Cure song. Gorgeous.

[@HampshireBlue]

Probably my favourite Cure song.

[@openplz3000]

One of my 17 seconds favorites. Excellent rendition! Britannia Rules the Seas!

[@alukuhito]

What's with the last sentence?

[@openplz3000]

@@alukuhito first Budgie song I ever heard

[@musik_non_stop]

Bad ass in many words. Lol was the backbone it 80s Cure! Budgie so amazing too

[@andrewfuller62]

Gorgeous James Trussart bass by the look of it.

[@williestyle35]

It might even be a "signature" model of Jackknife Lee ...

[@lovelycupoftea507]

Isn’t he just ❤

[@JonathanCramer-c2e]

Thank you so much. This song has meant so much to me. Fun to see Lol and Budgie and who was that bassist.......

[@lys84]

Oh yeahhhhh 😍😍😍😍😍 une de mes chansons préférés de the cure 😊😊😊😊 ravie de revoir Lol au synthé 😁😁😁😁😁

[@THIRV]

Nice to see them having fun, and enjoying their muse. Lol is presenting similar very basic keyboards skills as myself (sausage fingers here) but we know he’s played drums and kbds so often in the past, he’s just dumbed it down to give this interpretation of A Forest. Budgie working hard, bassist too low in mix. Really nice to see though, main thing for me is to see them fit and well and happy. Keep doing what you do guys. ❤

[@captainfeedback1]

Dumbed it down..?! This is Tolhurst at the absolute limit of his abilities unfortunately. Why do you think they hired O'Donnell in the first place?

[@captainfeedback1]

Fucking hell, what a shitty, monotonous, amateur effort this is.

[@THIRV]

@@captainfeedback1 I was trying to be kind 😉 I’ve had synths for forty years and I know how it is. I’m not the best, so I feel for any other artist who is the same. We just love music, even if we aren’t the greatest at our button-pushing etc. cheers.

[@nDmyon]

Sincerely, it hears and looks out as anti-Cure, decay of the decadence. And it still makes magic, mesmerizing me, right, again and again.

[@MrMissingReel]

The ASM Hydrasynth Explorer is a modern classic....I love this Synth.

[@crazycrickeeet1964]

Budgie doing his best DR550 impression

[@selfempower3960]

nailed it. used to have one of them

[@freddymejias7997]

Beatiful.

[@christopherbates1428]

Awesome job!!! Keep up the awesome work, Lol!!!🙏🙏🙏

[@jerryramsey4236]

Into the Tree's with Lol and BUDGIE

[@jean-pauljonkeau9824]

Une version surprenante et magnifique. Bravo

[@iainweller452]

Love this two legends, the guy on bass is doing a solid job 🖤

[@Boris-z7k]

True legends of my best time in music!!!!

[@EliciaMiller]

I hear her voice YES I hear it into the tree thank you for this I was lost in to e forest alone 🌳🎶🖤

[@hornungr]

It sounds great! Didn't know Budgie was still playing.

[@LooperRooms]

Love the Cure 🖤 Trop bien de te revoir Lol !!

[@officialechoandthebunnymen]

Bloody brilliant.

[@bonessixtyone]

It would be nice to hear that wonderful bassline.

[@johannesschneider2367]

As a cure fan I did not enjoy that too much

[@gazza9839]

Agreed, it's ok but just missing something...

[@rebours]

@@gazza9839sloppy drums, sloppy synth, apathic bass, artificial vocals, no guitar, that's just appalling.

[@VasileiosAsimacopoulos]

Budgie is superb as a drummer!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@happiness8535]

When the Cure released The Forest, Lol Tolhurst was playing the drums. I still love the Cure but I wish Lol was still a part of the band.

[@Hwral]

It’s okay, and especially this collaboration is fun. I find the choice of song a bit obvious, and it’s performed a bit slow, but hey, glad these guys are still around in times when everybody seems to be dying. Hope they’ll try make some new tunes.

[@seanohalloran384]

Not hating but the whole point of that song is the bass line💯

[@peiwei3873]

Thanks for your stupid opinion

[@redbeki]

Budgie beats...love it ❤

[@xamesm]

The bass player is incredible.

[@Bomb20the2nd]

Faaaab. I hope this is going to get a right good studio quality release. A Forest is one of those songs that is really medicine more than music. I think I first heard it in 1982 when a friend suggested I check out the Seventeen Seconds LP. It's hard to imagine a bad version of it.

[@jboyxd6573]

Wasn’t expecting this. Very nice to see

[@ensonricky]

Lovely to hear the old track again, not heard a version I don't like yet. Could of done without the vocal however.

[@pacogil65]

Fascinating to say the least. Thanks for sharing.

[@rodmac8358]

Laughing Out Loud Tolhurst

[@brettburnside1457]

Ikr? I think they did this to EF with Robert XD

[@paulvanreesch2493]

I think they did it cuz it's amazing. Robert probably loves it.

[@jacqdanieles]

​@@brettburnside1457I'm not following. What did they do?

[@OnlyADownstat]

imo - the Cure's greatest track

[@dwainphillis6272]

one of them

[@dmellis]

There's far too many to have a favorite but this has to be up there.

[@yesta7375]

Iconic Cure song

[@michaelferentino8412]

Fantastic! Who is the invisible vocalist?

[@colinhamilton2217]

A muted and reverbed siouxie sioux (or intentional sound alike) would make sense to these ears of over 40 years listening to her

[@selfempower3960]

your mum

[@23bit76]

​@@selfempower3960no ..she's with me

[@Dinozzzaur]

We subscribed to KEXP to hear weird and fun stuff. A lot of the music featured is not supposed to appeal to everyone. If it's not for you just move on without bringing the vibe down!

[@selfempower3960]

no-one is allowed to be critical in your world. ho-hum precious

[@Dinozzzaur]

@@selfempower3960 I know when I've shared my art to the world the last place I would look to for thoughtful criticism is the comments section. I prefer documentary length deconstructions of "bad art". If you like criticism, I highly recommend Folding Ideas. One or two sentences in the comments section though? Scant, flavorless, and no fun at parties.

[@selfempower3960]

@@Dinozzzaur yeah what you said

[@user-vk-sk-6067]

Super Version from the Cure Song. Its great.👍👍👍👍

[@bradleybuyer5541]

I remember Lol 'befriended' me back in the day on My Space.

[@twotoneska5949]

heard this on the radio today! spectacular!

[@rayxxx4524]

C'est génial !!!

[@mariuszp4530]

Happy to see Lol in good shape 🙂

[@haydenwittig8877]

The Cure LIVE IN ORANGE 1986 Lol Tolhurst and Porl Thompson both on Keys timeless version full concert in 4k on youtube

[@soterioncoil2163]

Who was the vocals? Sounded close like Sioux!

[@stevewright8201]

LOVE THIS!

[@barbarella1.301]

Lovely...... thank you..x

[@Herne0011]

Surprised that Robert or the label didnt kybosh this being done. Props I guess. You could really see the young bass player feel the spirit as the song went on. Well done.

[@1967KPL]

Tolhurst is a co-writer of the song, not much Robert can do.

[@sigfigs]

That was sublime. Cheers!

[@damianp564]

So good. Would love to see this get pressed on vinyl.

[@DarthFectious]

For an alternative slant on A Forest, I recommend Grey Ghost by Open Ocean. Loving Budgie's energy on this version.

[@eposz2]

"Peter “Budgie” Clarke - Percussion, Harmonica" In which part did Budgie play harmonica?

[@abelgnecco7923]

was not expecting seeing som like this good, budgie is a clock🔥🔥🔥

[@carlosworbis2802]

GENIOUS !

[@DEMAINCOMMEHIER]

So great.!

[@karenblack8435]

Los mejores. La versión es tremenda.

[@GregBennett-j3g]

I wonder how long it took to learn that keyboard part

[@s.gharavi1614]

I road the Peter Pan ride at Disneyland with Tolhurst :)

[@rogerjansen4445]

Nothing levels the Iconic version of The Cure❤

[@toslinked]

so they put singers on backing tracks now?

[@jeffcappelletti1986]

They do. Mariah Carey has her lead vocals on a backing track. Basically she doesn't have to sing. Mariah doesn't even try to hit the high notes anymore being her lead vocals are on a backing track.

[@toslinked]

@@jeffcappelletti1986 yeah well, at least she is there in person.

[@gazza9839]

Love Lol and Budgie, not keen on this though ...

[@andrewmalenda199]

@@toslinked I like it. It’s moody and haunting.

[@snorklTV]

Had no idea Jeremy Clarkson could jam out like this.

[@jodragon8118]

this fuckin kills. i play bass so the bass intro instead od Smiths guitar just blows me away.

[@PROGROCK-tr9hw]

Too bad the bass wasn't higher in the mix

[@ruskyexwhyzee9837]

Awesome i have the Hydrasynth too! Very cool seeing a legend using it!

[@Ahghhftgxshnvbbfdgncs]

Wow!!! That was FRESH!!!!!!!!

[@paulandres8979]

Looks like Budgie is having a great time as he should. He played great. Not sure who was tracked for the vocals.

[@Lexluthor2024]

great to see you both well

[@pedrojosegutierrezvelez5137]

Lol grandeeeeeeee los angelesssss está tremendo mis aplausos lol kingggggggg😊💪😎💪😎💪😎💪😎💪

[@Hubajube]

Loving that goofy part at the end with the singles and the mugging.

[@speckle96]

Yes 🖤🖤

[@lainecheriton4904]

SUPERB!!!

[@faviohevia7880]

Come to Brazil, Lol!

[@darylcumming7119]

Thanks. 😊

[@Mewted]

O_o ... man i love me some kexp. This. Lusine. Underworld. etc., Always giving Electronic Music a voice. Decisively not edm or electronica. Real shit.

[@ccostantyt]

Amazing!

[@fernandopinzasramos3181]

Qué buena versión. Y de quién es la voz sampleada?

[@MyReflectionLucretia]

Personally I love the song as it is. However I love Budgie very much. And Siouxsie too. The Cure and The Siouxsie and the Banshees make my heart happy.

[@Philblackmarquis]

Interesting cover. Who is the singer? On a backing track and not even credited. Is it an AI?

[@Uwe_Giller_Cherry]

Gänsehaut!!!! 👍

[@PattyKins764]

Is the voice Cindy Tolhurst?

[@guiguih2998]

I was wondering who was singing...

[@sebastijanroskaric323]

Budgie saved otherwise very boring performance of a legendary song.

[@garybathe3387]

You talk out of your arse mate

[@Fluxwithit]

❤️ it . Classic!