in 1992 they recorded "wish", a richly diverse multi-faceted guitar driven album hailed by some as their best work to date. it spawned 3 fabulous hit singles, and the glorious ‘wish tour' that followed was a worldwide sell out. the sheer power of the shows inspired the release of two live works in 1993, paris and show. immediately after the tour ended, guitarist porl thompson left the band again (this time with a smile!), and the cure headlined the xfm 'great xpectations show' in london's finsbury park as a 4-piece. the band also contributed ”burn” to the film “the crow” and covered “purple haze” for the hendrix tribute album 'stone free'.