The Cure
{ official thread }
Origin ... Crawley, England
Genre(s) ... Alternative rock, gothic rock, New Wave, post-punk
Years active ... 1976–present
Label(s) ... Fiction, Suretone, Geffen, Polydor, Elektra, Sire
Associated acts ... Malice, Easy Cure, The Glove, Siouxsie & The Banshees
Website ... Official Website
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976.
The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, vocalist,
guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member.
The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album
Three Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along with several early singles, placed the
band as part of the post-punk and New Wave movements that had sprung up in the
wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s the
band's increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the Gothic rock genre.
After the release of Pornography (1982), the band's future was uncertain and Smith
was keen to move past the gloomy reputation his band had acquired. With the 1982
single "Let's Go to Bed" Smith began to inject more of a pop sensibility into the
band's music. The Cure's popularity increased as the decade wore on, especially in
the United States where the songs "Just Like Heaven", "Lovesong" and
"Friday I'm in Love" entered the Billboard Top 40 charts. By the start of the
1990s, The Cure were one of the most popular alternative rock bands in the
world, and although their profile has lessened in more recent years, they are estimated
to have sold 27 million albums as of 2004. The Cure have released thirteen studio
albums and over thirty singles during the course of their career.
Members
* Robert Smith – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, six-string bass (1976–present)
* Simon Gallup – bass guitar, keyboards (1979–1982, 1985–present)
* Porl Thompson – lead guitar, keyboards (1976–1978, 1983–1993, 2005–present)
* Jason Cooper – drums, percussion (1995–present)
{ past members }
* Lol Tolhurst – drums, percussion, keyboards, drum machine, other instruments (1976–1989)
* Michael Dempsey – bass guitar, vocals (1976–1979)
* Matthieu Hartley – keyboards (1979–1980)
* Phil Thornalley – bass guitar (1983–1984)
* Andy Anderson – drums, percussion (1983–1984)
* Boris Williams – drums, percussion (1984–1994)
* Roger O'Donnell – keyboards, percussion (1987–1990, 1995–2005)
* Perry Bamonte – keyboards, guitar, six-string bass (1990–2005)
Discography
{ studio albums }
* Three Imaginary Boys (1979)
* Seventeen Seconds (1980)
* Faith (1981)
* Pornography (1982)
* The Top (1984)
* The Head on the Door (1985)
* Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987)
* Disintegration (1989)
* Wish (1992)
* Wild Mood Swings (1996)
* Bloodflowers (2000)
* The Cure (2004)
* 4:13 Dream (2008)
Playlist
Boys Don't Cry
Friday I'm in Love
Inbetween Days
Just Like Heaven
The Lovecats
Lovesong
Lullaby
Pictures of You
Why Can't I Be You?
{ official thread }
Origin ... Crawley, England
Genre(s) ... Alternative rock, gothic rock, New Wave, post-punk
Years active ... 1976–present
Label(s) ... Fiction, Suretone, Geffen, Polydor, Elektra, Sire
Associated acts ... Malice, Easy Cure, The Glove, Siouxsie & The Banshees
Website ... Official Website
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976.
The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, vocalist,
guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member.
The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album
Three Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along with several early singles, placed the
band as part of the post-punk and New Wave movements that had sprung up in the
wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s the
band's increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the Gothic rock genre.
After the release of Pornography (1982), the band's future was uncertain and Smith
was keen to move past the gloomy reputation his band had acquired. With the 1982
single "Let's Go to Bed" Smith began to inject more of a pop sensibility into the
band's music. The Cure's popularity increased as the decade wore on, especially in
the United States where the songs "Just Like Heaven", "Lovesong" and
"Friday I'm in Love" entered the Billboard Top 40 charts. By the start of the
1990s, The Cure were one of the most popular alternative rock bands in the
world, and although their profile has lessened in more recent years, they are estimated
to have sold 27 million albums as of 2004. The Cure have released thirteen studio
albums and over thirty singles during the course of their career.
Members
* Robert Smith – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, six-string bass (1976–present)
* Simon Gallup – bass guitar, keyboards (1979–1982, 1985–present)
* Porl Thompson – lead guitar, keyboards (1976–1978, 1983–1993, 2005–present)
* Jason Cooper – drums, percussion (1995–present)
{ past members }
* Lol Tolhurst – drums, percussion, keyboards, drum machine, other instruments (1976–1989)
* Michael Dempsey – bass guitar, vocals (1976–1979)
* Matthieu Hartley – keyboards (1979–1980)
* Phil Thornalley – bass guitar (1983–1984)
* Andy Anderson – drums, percussion (1983–1984)
* Boris Williams – drums, percussion (1984–1994)
* Roger O'Donnell – keyboards, percussion (1987–1990, 1995–2005)
* Perry Bamonte – keyboards, guitar, six-string bass (1990–2005)
Discography
{ studio albums }
* Three Imaginary Boys (1979)
* Seventeen Seconds (1980)
* Faith (1981)
* Pornography (1982)
* The Top (1984)
* The Head on the Door (1985)
* Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987)
* Disintegration (1989)
* Wish (1992)
* Wild Mood Swings (1996)
* Bloodflowers (2000)
* The Cure (2004)
* 4:13 Dream (2008)
Playlist
Boys Don't Cry
Friday I'm in Love
Inbetween Days
Just Like Heaven
The Lovecats
Lovesong
Lullaby
Pictures of You
Why Can't I Be You?
though they're not one of my favourite bands I can't deny the influence that they have had on some of the people I really admire. Plus I love the Hanging Garden.