The Cure
The Cure live in Singapore in 2007. Singapore Left to right: Porl Thompson, Jason Cooper (back), Robert Smith, Simon Gallup
Background information
Origin	Crawley, England
Genre(s)	Post-punk Gothic rock Alternative rock New Wave
Years active	1976–present
Label(s)	Fiction Suretone Geffen Polydor Elektra Sire
Associated acts	Malice Easy Cure The Glove
Website	www.thecure.com
Members
Robert Smith Porl Thompson Simon Gallup Jason Cooper
Former members
Lol Tolhurst Michael Dempsey Matthieu Hartley Phil Thornalley Andy Anderson Boris Williams Roger O'Donnell Perry Bamonte

The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976. Porl Thompson (born Paul Stephen Thompson, November 8 1957, in Wimbledon, England) is an English Musician Jason Toop Cooper (born 31 January 1967 in London, England) is an English Musician best known for his work with The Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool) is an English Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter, Simon Jonathon Gallup (born 1 June 1960 in Duxhurst Surrey) is an English musician and bassist of the post-punk band The Cure. Crawley ( is a town and Local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Fiction Records is a Record label that was founded in 1978 by Chris Parry as a home for The Cure. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros This article is about the rock band For other meanings see Malice. Easy Cure were a British Punk rock and Post-punk band from Crawley, Sussex formed during the late '70s by former members The Glove is a supergroup that was a Side project of Robert Smith and Steven Severin from British Alternative rock Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool) is an English Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter, Porl Thompson (born Paul Stephen Thompson, November 8 1957, in Wimbledon, England) is an English Musician Simon Jonathon Gallup (born 1 June 1960 in Duxhurst Surrey) is an English musician and bassist of the post-punk band The Cure. Jason Toop Cooper (born 31 January 1967 in London, England) is an English Musician best known for his work with The Michael Dempsey (born 29 November 1958) is a Bassist from England, who has performed as a member of several Post-punk and new Matthieu Hartley (born February 4, 1960) is an English Musician born in Smallfield, England. Phil Thornalley (born Philip Carden Thornalley, 5 January 1960, Worlington, Suffolk, England) is a songwriter-producer Andy Anderson (birth name Clifford Leon Anderson is a drummer notably for the band The Cure. Boris Peter Bransby-Williams (born 24 April 1957 in Versailles, France) is an English drummer best known for his extensive work with Roger O'Donnell (born 29 October 1955) is an English Keyboardist best known for his work with bands The Cure, Psychedelic Furs Perry Archangelo Bamonte (born 3 September 1960 in London, England) is an Anglo-Italian Musician best known for his work with England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Crawley ( is a town and Local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. The band have experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, guitarist and main songwriter Robert Smith—known for his iconic wild hair, pale complexion, smudged lipstick and frequently gloomy and introspective lyrics—being the only constant member. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool) is an English Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter, Big hair is a term that can refer to hairstyles that emphasize large volume or largely styled hair

The members of The Cure first started releasing music in the late 1970s. Their first album, Three Imaginary Boys (1979), and early singles placed them 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. Three Imaginary Boys is English rock band The Cure 's debut album Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located During the early 1980s the band's increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the gothic rock genre. This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. After the release of 1982's Pornography, the band's future was uncertain and frontman Robert Smith was keen to move past the gloomy reputation his band had cultivated. Pornography is the fourth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, originally released in 1982 and re-mastered With the 1982 single "Let's Go to Bed" Smith began to inject more of a pop sensibility into the band's music. Let's Go to Bed is the name of a 1982 single by The Cure. It later appeared on their Compilation album Japanese Whispers 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. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the " Just Like Heaven " is a song by the British Alternative rock band The Cure. " Lovesong " (sometimes listed as " Love Song " is a song written by Robert Smith and originally released by The Cure on their " Friday I'm in Love " is the second single taken from the album Wish ( 1992) from The Cure. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry By the start of the 1990s, The Cure were one of the most popular alternative rock bands in the world and have sold an estimated 27 million albums as of 2004. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of ^[1] As of 2007, The Cure have released twelve studio albums and over thirty singles, with a thirteenth album due in September 2008.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Formation and early years (1973–1979) 1.2 Gothic phase (1980–1982) 1.3 Increasing commercial success (1983–1988) 1.4 Disintegration and worldwide success (1989–2002) 1.5 Recent years (2003–present) 2 Musical style 3 Legacy 3.1 The Cure in popular culture 4 Music videos 5 Discography 5.1 Studio albums 6 Members 6.1 Current members 6.2 Past members 7 See also 8 References 9 Sources 10 Further reading 11 External links

History

Formation and early years (1973–1979)

The first incarnation of what became The Cure was The Obelisk, a band formed by students at Notre Dame Middle School in Crawley, Sussex. Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. The band made their public debut in a one-off performance in April 1973, and featured Robert Smith (piano), Michael Dempsey (guitar), Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst (percussion), Marc Ceccagno (lead guitar) and Alan Hill on bass guitar. Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool) is an English Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter, The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Michael Dempsey (born 29 November 1958) is a Bassist from England, who has performed as a member of several Post-punk and new An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the ^[2] In January 1976 former Obelisk guitarist Marc Ceccagno formed Malice with Robert Smith—now also on guitar—and Michael "Mick" Dempsey—switching to bass—along with two other classmates from St. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres This article is about the rock band For other meanings see Malice. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School. Ceccagno soon left, however, to form a Jazz-rock fusion band called Amulet. Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Increasingly influenced by the emergence of punk rock, Malice's remaining members became known as Easy Cure in January 1977. Easy Cure were a British Punk rock and Post-punk band from Crawley, Sussex formed during the late '70s by former members ^[3] Smith and Dempsey had, by this time, been joined by Lol Tolhurst from The Obelisk on drums, and new lead guitarist Porl Thompson. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Porl Thompson (born Paul Stephen Thompson, November 8 1957, in Wimbledon, England) is an English Musician Both Malice and Easy Cure also trialed several unsuccessful vocalists before Smith finally assumed the role of Easy Cure's frontman in September of 1977. The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song ^[4]

That year, The Easy Cure won a talent competition with the German label Hansa Records, and received a recording contract. Hansa Records (also known as Hansa, Hansa Musik Produktion or Hansa International) was a Record label founded in the 1960s based in Berlin A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a Record label and a Recording artist (or group where the artist Although the band recorded tracks for the company, none were ever released. ^[5] Following disagreements in March of 1978 over the direction the band should take, the contract with Hansa was dissolved. Smith later recalled "We were very young. They just thought they could turn us into a teen group. They actually wanted us to do cover versions and we always refused. "^[5] Thompson was dropped from the band that May, and the remaining trio (Smith/Tolhurst/Dempsey) was soon renamed The Cure by Smith. ^[6] Later that month the band recorded their first sessions as a trio at Chestnut Studios in Sussex which were distributed as a demo tape to a dozen major record labels. A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release ^[7] The demo found its way to Polydor Records scout Chris Parry, who signed The Cure to his newly formed Fiction label—distributed by Polydor—in September 1978. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Fiction Records is a Record label that was founded in 1978 by Chris Parry as a home for The Cure. ^[8] However, as a stop-gap while Fiction finalised distribution arrangements with Polydor, on December 22, 1978 The Cure released their debut single "Killing an Arab" on the Small Wonder label. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) " Killing an Arab " was the first single by The Cure. "Killing an Arab" garnered both acclaim and controversy: while the single's provocative title led to accusations of racism, the song is actually based on French existentialist Albert Camus' story The Stranger. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Existentialism is a philosophical doctrine which posits that individuals create the meaning and essence of their lives and that this essence follows from their existence Albert Camus ( (7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960 was an Algerian born French Author, philosopher, and journalist who won the Nobel prize The Stranger, or The Outsider, (from the French L’Étranger, 1942 is a Novel by Albert Camus ^[9] The band placed a sticker label that denied the racist connotations on the single's 1979 reissue on Fiction. An early NME article on the band wrote that The Cure "are like a breath of fresh suburban air on the capital's smog-ridden pub and club circuit" and noted "With a John Peel session and more extensive London gigging on their immediate agenda, it remains to be seen whether or not The Cure can retain their refreshing joie de vivre. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio "^[10]

The Cure released their debut album Three Imaginary Boys in May 1979. Three Imaginary Boys is English rock band The Cure 's debut album Due to the band's inexperience in the studio, Parry and engineer Mike Hedges took control of the recording. Mike Hedges is an acclaimed British audio producer/engineer whose career spans more than 20 years ^[11] The band, particularly Smith, were unhappy with their debut, and in a 1987 interview he admitted that "a lot of it was very superficial – I didn't even like it at the time. There were criticisms made that it was very lightweight, and I thought they were justified. Even when we'd made it, I wanted to do something that I thought had more substance to it. "^[12] The band's second single "Boys Don't Cry" was released in June. " Boys Don't Cry " was the second single to be released by The Cure, released in August 1979. The Cure then embarked as the support band for Siouxsie & The Banshees' Join Hands promotional tour of England, Northern Ireland and Wales between August and October. Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Join Hands is the second album released by Siouxsie & the Banshees. The tour saw Smith pull double duty each night by performing with The Cure and as the guitarist with The Banshees when John McKay quit the group. John McKay was the first studio guitarist of Siouxsie and the Banshees. ^[13] That musical experience had a strong impact on him: "On stage that first night with the Banshees, I was blown away by how powerful I felt playing that kind of music. It was so different to what we were doing with The Cure. Before that, I'd wanted us to be like The Buzzcocks or Elvis Costello, the punk Beatles. Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Being a Banshee really changed my attitude to what I was doing. "^[14]

The Cure's third single "Jumping Someone Else's Train" was released in early October 1979. " Jumping Someone Else's Train " is a single by The Cure. Soon afterwards, Dempsey was sacked from the band due to his cool reception to material Smith had written for the upcoming album. ^[15] Dempsey joined the Associates, while Simon Gallup (bass) and Matthieu Hartley (keyboards) from Horley post-punk/New Wave band The Magspies joined The Cure. Simon Jonathon Gallup (born 1 June 1960 in Duxhurst Surrey) is an English musician and bassist of the post-punk band The Cure. Matthieu Hartley (born February 4, 1960) is an English Musician born in Smallfield, England. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s The Magazine Spies were an English Post-punk band from the town of Horley. The Associates toured as support band for The Cure and The Passions on the Future Pastimes Tour of England between November and December—all three bands were on the Fiction Records roster—with the new Cure lineup already performing a number of new songs for the projected second album. The Passions were a British pop band which formed in 1978 and disbanded in 1983. ^[16] Meanwhile, a spin-off band comprising Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey, Gallup, Hartley and Thompson, with backing vocals from assorted family and friends, and lead vocals provided by their local postman Frankie Bell released a 7 inch single in December under the assumed name of Cult Hero. A gramophone " I'm a Cult Hero " is a single released by an extended lineup of The Cure under the name Cult Hero. ^[17]

Gothic phase (1980–1982)

Wary due to the band's lack of creative control on the first album, Smith exerted a greater influence on the recording of second album Seventeen Seconds, which he co-produced with Mike Hedges. Seventeen Seconds is the second studio Album by The Cure, released in April 1980 by Fiction Records. ^[18] Seventeen Seconds was released in 1980 and reached #20 on the UK charts. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The album single "A Forest" became the band's first UK hit single, reaching #31 on the singles chart. " A Forest " is a song by British rock band The Cure. The album was a departure from The Cure's sound up to that point, with Hedges describing it as "morose, atmospheric, very different to Three Imaginary Boys. "^[19] In its review of Seventeen Seconds the NME said "For a group as young as The Cure, it seems amazing that they have covered so much territory in such a brief time. "^[20] At the same time Smith was pressed concerning the concept of an alleged "anti-image". ^[21] Smith told the press he was fed up with the anti-image association that some considered to be "elaborately disguising their plainness", stating "We had to get away from that anti-image thing, which we didn't even create in the first place. And it seemed like we were trying to be more obscure. We just didn't like the standard rock thing. The whole thing really got out of hand. "^[22] That same year Three Imaginary Boys was repackaged for the U. S market as Boys Don't Cry, with new artwork and a new tracklist. Boys Don't Cry is an album by The Cure, released in August 1980 (see 1980 in music) The Cure set out on their first world tour to promote both releases. At the end of the tour Matthieu Hartley left the band. Hartley said, "I realised that the group was heading towards suicidal, sombre music—the sort of thing that didn't interest me at all. "^[23]

The band reconvened with Hedges to produce 1981's Faith, which furthered the mood of misery present on Seventeen Seconds. Faith is the third Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1981 ^[24] The album hit #14 on the UK charts. Included with cassette copies of Faith was an instrumental soundtrack for Carnage Visors, an animated film shown in place of an opening act for the band's 1981 Picture Tour. Carnage Visors (an Antonym of rose-coloured spectacles is a short film made by Ric Gallup. ^[25] In late 1981, The Cure released the non-album single "Charlotte Sometimes". Charlotte Sometimes is the name of a 1981 single by The Cure, which was based on the book Charlotte Sometimes. By this point the somber mood of the music was having a profound effect on the attitude of the band. The Cure would refuse requests for older songs in concert, and sometimes Smith would be so absorbed by the persona he projected onstage he would leave at the end in tears. ^[26]

In 1982 The Cure recorded and released Pornography, the third and final album of an "oppressively dispirited" trio that cemented the Cure's stature as purveyors of the emerging gothic rock genre. Pornography is the fourth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, originally released in 1982 and re-mastered ^[27] Smith has said during the recording of Pornography he was "undergoing a lot of mental stress. But it had nothing to do with the group, it just had to do with what I was like, my age and things. I think I got to my worst round about Pornography. Looking back and getting other people's opinions of what went on, I was a pretty monstrous sort of person at that time. "^[12] Gallup described the album by saying "Nihilism took over [. . . ] We sang 'It doesn't matter if we all die' and that is exactly what we thought at the time. "^[28] Parry was concerned that the album did not have a hit song for radio play and instructed Smith and producer Phil Thornalley to polish the track "The Hanging Garden" for release as a single. Phil Thornalley (born Philip Carden Thornalley, 5 January 1960, Worlington, Suffolk, England) is a songwriter-producer A Single was the first limited edition release by The Cure. It was released as a Gatefold double pack of 7" singles with a total of four tracks ^[29] Despite the concerns about the album's uncommercial sound, Pornography became the band's first UK Top 10 album, entering the charts at #8. The release of Pornography was followed by the Fourteen Explicit Moments tour, where the band finally dropped the anti-image angle and first adopted their signature look of big, towering hair and smeared lipstick on their faces. ^[30] The tour also saw a series of incidents that prompted Simon Gallup to leave The Cure at the tour's conclusion. Gallup and Smith did not talk to each other for eighteen months following his departure. ^[31]

Increasing commercial success (1983–1988)

With Gallup's departure from The Cure and with Smith's work with Siouxsie & the Banshees, rumors spread that The Cure had broken up. Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 In December of 1982, Smith remarked to Melody Maker "Do The Cure really exist any more? I've been pondering that question myself [. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper . . ] it has got to a point where I don't fancy working in that format again. " He added, "Whatever happens, it won't be me, Laurence, and Simon together any more. I know that. "^[32]

Parry was concerned at the state of his label's top band, and became convinced that the solution was for The Cure to reinvent its musical style. Parry managed to convince Smith and Tolhurst of the idea; Parry said, "It appealed to Robert because he wanted to destroy The Cure anyway. "^[33] With Tolhurst now playing keyboards instead of drums, the duo released the single "Let's Go to Bed" in late 1982. Let's Go to Bed is the name of a 1982 single by The Cure. It later appeared on their Compilation album Japanese Whispers While Smith played the single off as a throwaway "stupid" pop song to the press,^[34] it became a minor hit in the UK, reaching number 44 on the pop charts; but was a big hit in Australia, reaching #15. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It was followed in 1983 by two more successful songs: the synth-based "The Walk" (UK #12), and the jazz-influenced "The Lovecats," which became the band's first UK Top 10 reaching #7. "The Walk" is the name of a 1983 single by The Cure. It later appeared on their album Japanese Whispers. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States " The Lovecats " is the name of a 1983 single by The Cure. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. They released these studio singles and their b-sides as the compilation album Japanese Whispers, designed by Smith for the Japanese market only, but released worldwide on the decision of the record company. Japanese Whispers The Cure Singles Nov 82Nov 83 is a Compilation album by British new wave group The Cure. The same year, Smith also recorded and toured with Siouxsie & the Banshees, contributing his playing skills on their Nocturne live video and his writing on their Hyaena studio album. Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Nocturne is a live double-album by Siouxsie & the Banshees, released in 1983 which features performances recorded at two shows at Royal Albert Hall Hyæna is the sixth studio album by Siouxsie & the Banshees. Released by Polydor Records in the UK in 1984 this was the first Banshees album to receive Meanwhile, he also recorded the Blue Sunshine album with Banshees bassist Steven Severin as The Glove, while Lol Tolhurst produced the first two singles and debut album of the English band And Also The Trees. Blue Sunshine is the first and only album by the British supergroup The Glove, which was first released in 1983. Steven Severin (born Steven John Bailey on September 25, 1955, in London) sometimes written Steve Severin, is a Musician composer The Glove is a supergroup that was a Side project of Robert Smith and Steven Severin from British Alternative rock And Also The Trees are a Gothic rock band formed in 1979 in the United Kingdom.

In 1984 The Cure released The Top, a generally psychedelic album on which Smith played all the instruments except the drums –played by Andy Anderson– and the saxophone –played by returnee Porl Thompson. The Top is the fifth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) Andy Anderson (birth name Clifford Leon Anderson is a drummer notably for the band The Cure. The album was a Top 10 hit in the UK and was their first studio album to break the Billboard 200 in the U. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard S. reaching #180. Melody Maker praised the album as "psychedelia that can't be dated," while pondering, "I've yet to meet anyone who can tell me why The Cure are having hits now of all times. "^[35] The Cure then embarked on their worldwide "Top Tour" with Thompson, Anderson, and producer-turned-bassist Phil Thornalley on board. Released in late 1984, The Cure's first live album, Concert consisted of performances from this tour. A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances Concert The Cure Live is the first live album of the English rock band The Cure. Near the tour's end, Anderson was fired for destroying a hotel room and was replaced by Boris Williams. Boris Peter Bransby-Williams (born 24 April 1957 in Versailles, France) is an English drummer best known for his extensive work with ^[36] Thornalley also left due to the rigors of the road. ^[37] However, the bassist slot was not vacant long, for a Cure roadie named Gary Biddles had brokered a reunion between Smith and former bassist Simon Gallup, who in the meantime had been playing in the band Fools Dance. "Roadie" redirects here For the 1980 movie see Roadie (film. Fools Dance was a short-lived British rock band formed by Simon Gallup after he left The Cure due to a conflict with Robert Smith in 1982 Soon after reconciling, Smith asked Gallup to rejoin the band. ^[38] Smith was ecstatic about Gallup's return and declared to Melody Maker, "It's a group again. "^[39]

In 1985, the new lineup—Smith, Tolhurst, Gallup, Thompson, and Williams—released The Head on the Door, an album which managed to meld the melodic and pessimistic aspects of the band they had previously shifted between. The Head on the Door is the sixth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music ^[40] The Head on the Door reached #7 in the UK, made the Top 20 in several European charts and in Australia, and was the band's first entry into American Top 75 at #59, a success partly due to the international impact of the LP's two singles, "In Between Days" and "Close to Me". " Inbetween Days " (sometimes listed as " In Between Days " or " In-Between Days " is a song by the English Alternative Following the album and further world tour, the band released the singles compilation Standing on a Beach in three formats (each with a different track listing and a specific name) in 1986. Standing on a Beach (titled Staring at the Sea in cd-format is a singles compilation released by the British rock band The Cure This compilation made the US Top 50, and saw the re-issue of three previous singles: "Boys Don't Cry" (in a new form), "Let's Go To Bed" and later "Charlotte Sometimes". The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Top 50 refers to a list of weekly hit singles or albums It is similar to the Top 40, but with 10 extra places This release was accompanied by VHS and LaserDisc called Staring at the Sea, which featured videos for each track on the compilation. The Cure toured to support the compilation and released a live concert VHS of the show, filmed in the south of France called The Cure in Orange. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Cure in Orange Rating NR Running Time 113 Minutes Directed by Tim Pope Plot Description This concert film follows British rock group The Cure through their During this time, The Cure became a very popular band in Europe (particularly in France, Germany and the Benelux countries) and increasingly popular in the U. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe that includes three neighboring monarchies, '''Be'''lgium, the '''Ne'''therlands, and S. , where the closing date of their tour in Los Angeles resulted in tragedy when a fan committed suicide by stabbing himself to death as the band took the stage. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West ^[41]

In 1987, The Cure released the double LP Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, which reached #6 in the UK, the Top 5 in several European countries and #35 in the US (where it was certified platinum), due to the combination of the band's rising popularity and the success of lead single, "Why Can't I Be You?" (Top 30 hit in UK, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, etc. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me is the seventh studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure. Why Can't I Be You? is a 1987 single by The Cure from their album Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation ). The album's third single, "Just Like Heaven" was the band's most successful single to date in the US, being their first to enter the Billboard Top 40. " Just Like Heaven " is a song by the British Alternative rock band The Cure. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. After the album's release, the band embarked on the successful Kiss Tour. During the European leg of the tour, Lol Tolhurst's alcohol consumption was interfering with his ability to perform so Psychedelic Furs keyboardist Roger O'Donnell was frequently called upon to stand in for him. The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in 1977 Roger O'Donnell (born 29 October 1955) is an English Keyboardist best known for his work with bands The Cure, Psychedelic Furs ^[42]

Disintegration and worldwide success (1989–2002)

In 1989 The Cure released the album Disintegration, which saw a return to the dark imagery of earlier releases. Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English Alternative rock band The Cure, released on 12 May 1989 by Fiction Records. ^[43] It became their highest charting album in the UK to date, entering at number three and featuring three Top 30 singles in the UK and Germany ("Lullaby", "Lovesong" and "Pictures of You"). " Lullaby " is a 1989 single by The Cure from their album Disintegration. " Lovesong " (sometimes listed as " Love Song " is a song written by Robert Smith and originally released by The Cure on their " Pictures of You " is a song by The Cure written by Robert Smith from the 1989 album Disintegration. Disintegration also reached number twelve on the US charts, where it had a lengthy run, and greatly increased their popularity in the United States. The first single stateside, "Fascination Street," reached number one on the American Modern Rock chart, but was quickly overshadowed when its third US single, "Lovesong," reached number two on the American pop charts (the only Cure single to reach the US Top 10). By 1992 Disintegration had sold over three million copies worldwide. ^[44]

During the Disintegration sessions, the band gave Smith an ultimatum that either Tolhurst would have to leave the band or they would. ^[45] In February 1989 Tolhurst's exit was made official and announced to the press;^[46] this resulted in Roger O'Donnell becoming a full-fledged member of the band and left Smith as The Cure's only remaining founding member. Smith attributed Tolhurst's dismissal to an inability to exert himself and issues with alcohol, concluding, "He was out of step with everything. It had just become detrimental to everything we'd do. "^[47] Because Tolhurst was still on the payroll during the recording of Disintegration, he was credited in the album's liner notes as playing "other instruments", however it has since been revealed that he contributed nothing to the album in either performance or songwriting. The Cure then embarked on the Prayer Tour, which saw the band playing stadiums in America.

In May 1990, Roger O'Donnell left the band and was replaced by the band's guitar tech Perry Bamonte. Perry Archangelo Bamonte (born 3 September 1960 in London, England) is an Anglo-Italian Musician best known for his work with That November, The Cure released a collection of remixes called Mixed Up. Mixed Up is The Cure 's experiment of remixes from some of their greatest hits The album was not well-received and quickly slid down the charts. ^[48] The one new song on the collection, "Never Enough", was released as a single. In 1991 The Cure were awarded the BRIT Award for Best British Band. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards That same year Lol Tolhurst filed a lawsuit against Robert Smith and Fiction Records in 1991 over royalties payments, and claimed joint ownership of the name "The Cure" with Smith; the verdict was handed out in September 1994 in favor of Smith. In respite from the lawsuit the band returned to the studio to record their next album. ^[49] Wish reached number one in the UK and number two in the US and yielded the international hits "High" and "Friday I'm in Love". Wish is the ninth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music) " Friday I'm in Love " is the second single taken from the album Wish ( 1992) from The Cure. The Cure also embarked on the "Wish Tour" with Portsmouth's Cranes and released the live albums Show (September 1993) and Paris (October 1993). History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Cranes are a British music group Their music has frequently been described as incorporating elements of Gothic rock, Dream pop, and Shoegazing Show is a Live album by English Alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1993 and recorded live over two nights at the Paris is a live Album recorded by The Cure in 1992 during their Wish tour but released in 1993 As a promotional exercise with the Our Price music chain in the UK, a limited edition EP was released consisting of instrumental outtakes from the Wish sessions. Entitled Lost Wishes, the proceeds from the four track cassette tape went to charity.

In the years between the release of Wish and the start of sessions for The Cure's next album, the band's lineup shifted again. Porl Thompson left the band once more during 1993 to play with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, and Bamonte took over as lead guitarist. Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Led Zeppelin were Boris Williams also left the band, and was replaced by Jason Cooper (formerly of My Life Story). Jason Toop Cooper (born 31 January 1967 in London, England) is an English Musician best known for his work with The My Life Story are an Indie pop group who peaked in the mid to late 1990s when they were regarded as part of the Britpop movement The album sessions began in 1994 with only Smith and Bamonte present; the pair were later joined by Gallup (who was recovering from physical problems), and Roger O'Donnell, who had been asked to rejoin the band at the end of 1994. ^[50] Wild Mood Swings, finally released in 1996, was poorly compared to previous albums and marked the end of the band's commercial peak. Wild Mood Swings is the tenth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music ^[51] The first two singles, "The 13th" and "Mint Car" both fared modestly on the UK singles chart and the US Modern Rock chart, however the next singles, "Gone!" and "Strange Attraction" were not successful. The 13th is the name of a single released by the British group The Cure in 1996. "Mint Car" is the name of a single released by the British group The Cure in 1996 Gone! is the name of a single released by the British group The Cure in 1996. Strange Attraction is the name of a single released by the British group The Cure in 1996 on Elektra Records. Early in 1996 the Cure played festivals in South America, followed by a world tour in support of the album. 1997 saw the release of Galore, the follow-up to The Cure's multi-platinum singles collection, Standing on a Beach. Galore is the second singles compilation by The Cure. It contains singles from the years 1987-1997 Standing on a Beach (titled Staring at the Sea in cd-format is a singles compilation released by the British rock band The Cure Galore contained all of the Cure's singles released between 1987 and 1997, as well as the new single "Wrong Number," which featured longtime David Bowie guitarist Reeves Gabrels. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Reeves Gabrels (born June 4, 1956) is an American Guitarist, best known for his long partnership with British singer David Bowie, Gabrels also accompanied the Cure on a brief American radio festival tour as an onstage guest guitarist for "Wrong Number. " In 1998 The Cure contributed to the soundtrack album for The X-Files feature film as well as the Depeche Mode tribute album For the Masses, with their cover of "World in My Eyes. The X-Files is a 1998 Science fiction film based on the television series of the same name. Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. " World in My Eyes " is Depeche Mode 's twenty-sixth UK single released on September 17, 1990, and the fourth and final single for "

With only one album left in their record contract and with commercial response to Wild Mood Swings and the Galore compilation lackluster, Smith once again considered that the end of The Cure might be near and thus wanted to make an album that reflected the more serious side of the band. ^[52] The Grammy-nominated album Bloodflowers was released in 2000 after being delayed since 1998. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Bloodflowers is the eleventh Album by English band The Cure, released in 2000. ^[53] The album was, according to Smith, the third of a trilogy along with Pornography and Disintegration. ^[54] The band also embarked on the nine-month Dream Tour, attended by over one million people worldwide. In 2001 The Cure left Fiction and released their Greatest Hits album and DVD, which featured the music videos for a number of classic Cure songs. Greatest Hits is a 2001 album by The Cure. The band's relationship with longtime label Fiction Records came to a close and The Cure were obliged to release one A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The band headlined twelve major music festivals that year, in addition to playing several three-hour concerts during which they performed the albums Pornography, Disintegration and Bloodflowers in their entireties on back-to-back nights at the Tempodrome in Berlin. These performances were released on DVD as The Cure: Trilogy in 2003. The Cure Trilogy is a double Live album video released on two Double layer DVD-9 discs

Recent years (2003–present)

In the spring of 2003, The Cure signed with Geffen Records. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label In 2004, they released a new four-disc boxed set on Fiction Records titled Join the Dots: B-Sides and Rarities, 1978-2001 (The Fiction Years). The set includes seventy Cure songs, some previously unreleased, and a 76-page full-colour book of photographs, history and quotes, packaged in a hard cover. The album peaked at #106 on the Billboard 200 album charts. The band released their twelfth album The Cure on Geffen Records in 2004, which was produced by Ross Robinson. The Cure is the eponymously-titled twelfth Studio album by The Cure released on June 28, 2004 internationally and a day later Ross Robinson is a Music producer, who has worked with acts such as Machine Head, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Sepultura It made a top ten debut on both sides of the Atlantic in July 2004 and debuted in the top 30 in Australia. To promote this album, the band headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival that May. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is a three-day (formerly a one or two-day annual music and arts festival organized by Goldenvoice Between July 24 to August 29, The Cure headlined the Curiosa concert tour of North America. Curiosa is the name of a 2004 Concert tour in the United States and Toronto (Canada organized by Robert Smith of The Cure A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. The concert had two stages and featured a lineup, including Interpol, The Rapture, and Mogwai on the main stage and the supporting bands such as Muse, Scarling. and Melissa Auf der Maur on the second stage, hand-picked by Smith himself. Interpol is an American Alternative rock band formed in 1997 in New York City. The Rapture is a prophesied event in Christian eschatology, in which Christians will be gathered together at the return of Christ; even Christians who have died Mogwai are a Scottish rock group from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed by Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison in 1995 Muse are Scarling is a rock band from Los Angeles, whose core members are Jessicka and Christian Hejnal - Addams Melissa Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian rock musician of Franco - Swiss ancestry from Montreal, Quebec While attendances were lower than expected, Curiosa was still one of the more successful American summer festivals of 2004. ^[55]

The band was awarded the mtvICON for 2004. MTV Icon was an annual tribute show held by MTV, running from 2001 to 2004 ^[56] The ceremony included performances of Cure songs by the bands AFI ("Just Like Heaven"), blink-182 ("A Letter to Elise"), Razorlight ("Boys Don't Cry") and the Deftones ("If Only Tonight We Could Sleep"), and was hosted by Marilyn Manson. AFI (abbreviated from A F ire I nside and formerly A sking F or i t A bunch of F ucking I " Just Like Heaven " is a song by the British Alternative rock band The Cure. Blink-182 was an American Pop Razorlight are an English rock band formed in 2002 They are primarily known in their home country having topped the charts with the 2006 single America and " Boys Don't Cry " was the second single to be released by The Cure, released in August 1979. Deftones is a rock band from Sacramento California formed in 1988 consisting of Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969) better known by his Stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American Musician and

In May 2005, Roger O' Donnell and Perry Bamonte left the band. O'Donnell said Smith informed him he was reducing the band to a three-piece; O'Donnell only found out about the band's upcoming tour dates via a fan site and added, "It was sad to find out after nearly 20 years the way I did but then I should have expected no less or more. "^[57] The remaining members of the band (Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper) made several appearances as a trio before it was announced in June that Porl Thompson would be returning for the band's 2005 summer shows, including their set at Live 8 in Paris on July 2nd. Porl Thompson (born Paul Stephen Thompson, November 8 1957, in Wimbledon, England) is an English Musician Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Later that year, the band recorded a cover of John Lennon's "Love" for Amnesty International's charity album Make Some Noise. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Make Some Noise is a campaign by Amnesty International using music by John Lennon to promote Human rights. It is available for download on the Amnesty website, while the album was released on CD in 2006. The Same Year The Cure appeared at the Royal Albert Hall on 1 April 2006, on behalf of the Teenage Cancer Trust. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity that focuses on the needs of Teenagers and young adults with Cancer, Leukaemia, Hodgkin’s and related diseases by providing It was their only show through to the end the year. In December a live DVD, entitled The Cure: Festival 2005 including 30 songs of their 2005 Festival tour was released. Festival 2005 is a live DVD by The Cure released in late 2006

The Cure have been writing and recording material for a new album since 2006. Geffen Records confirmed it will be a double record, with a projected Spring 2008 release. ^[58] Smith stated "What will probably happen is that a double album will come out like a limited edition, mixed by me. A single-disc version, which I assume will be primarily chosen by the label, might get mixed by someone else in order to have a different thing. There's a concern Cure fans will feel like they have to get both, but the fact is, I've agreed to sell the double version at a single-album price, because I feel that strongly about it. "^[59] The Cure announced a last-minute postponement of their Fall 2007 North American Tour in August in order to continue working on the album. The release date of the as yet untitled 13th album has been confirmed as September 13, 2008. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The group plan to release four singles on the 13th of each month in the lead-up to the album's release, each in two formats and featuring a unique single mix and exclusive B-side. The first of these singles, "The Only One", was released on May 13, 2008, and the second, "Freakshow", is to be released in June. " The Only One " is a single by the British band The Cure which was released on 13 May 2008 on Geffen Records in Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[60]

Musical style

The Cure are often identified with the gothic rock subgenre of alternative rock, and are viewed as one of the form's definitive bands. However, the band has routinely rejected classification, particularly as a gothic rock band. Robert Smith said in 2006, "It's so pitiful when 'goth' is still tagged onto the name The Cure," and added, "We're not categorisable. I suppose we were post-punk when we came out, but in total it's impossible [. . . ] I just play Cure music, whatever that is. "^[61] Smith has also expressed his distaste for gothic rock, describing it as "incredibly dull and monotonous. A dirge really. "^[62]

While typically viewed as producers of dark and gloomy music, The Cure have also yielded a number of upbeat songs. Spin has said "The Cure have always been an either/or sort of band: either [. Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr . . ] Robert Smith is wallowing in gothic sadness or he's licking sticky-sweet cotton-candy pop off his lipstick-stained fingers. "^[63]

The Cure's primary musical traits have been listed as "dominant, melodic bass lines; whiny, strangulated vocals; and a lyric obsession with existential, almost literary despair. "^[64] Most Cure songs start with Smith and Gallup writing the drum parts and basslines. Both record demos at home and then bring them into the studio for fine-tuning. ^[65] Smith said in 1992, "I think when people talk about the 'Cure sound,' they mean songs based on 6-string bass, acoustic guitar, and my voice, plus the string sound from the Solina. The ARP String Ensemble, produced by Solina (aka Eminent NV) from 1974 to 1981, is a fully Polyphonic multi-orchestral "^[65] On top of this foundation is laid "towering layers of guitars and synthesizers". ^[66] Keyboards have been a component of the band's sound since Seventeen Seconds, and their importance increased with their extensive use on Disintegration. ^[67]

Legacy

The Cure were one of the first alternative bands to have chart and commercial success in an era before alternative rock had broken into the mainstream. In 1992 the NME declared The Cure had during the 1980s become "a goth hit machine (19 to date), an international phenomenon and, yep, the most successful alternative band that ever shuffled disconsolately about the earth. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been "^[44]

The Cure has served as a major influence on many artists that have emerged during the band's thirty year career, including Jane's Addiction, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Dinosaur Jr. Jane's Addiction is an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles California in 1985 The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 Smith has noted he looks at Cure-influenced bands Interpol and My Chemical Romance with affection, adding "I also think [Interpol bassist] Carlos D.'s obsession with Simon [Gallup] is sweet. Interpol is an American Alternative rock band formed in 1997 in New York City. My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 Carlos Dengler (born April 23, 1974) best known as Carlos D, is an American Musician best known as the Bassist for "^[68]

The Cure in popular culture

Several references to The Cure and their music have been made in popular culture. A number of films have used the title of a Cure song as the film's title, including Boys Don't Cry (1999) and Just Like Heaven (2005). Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 independent Drama film based on the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a transgender who Just Like Heaven is a Romantic comedy film released on September 16, 2005, in the U The TV-series One Tree Hill (2003–present, USA) has made several references to The Cure. One Tree Hill is a teen television drama created by Mark Schwahn that premiered on September 23 2003 on The WB Television Network. Several episodes have been named after songs: "To Wish Impossible Things" (Season 1, Series Episode 18), "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" (Season 3, Series Episode 47), "The Same Deep Water as You" (Season 4, Series Episode 68), and "Pictures of You" (Season 4, Episode 80). The song "Apart" was prominently featured in one of the last episodes of Season 1. Additionally, in season 3, Peyton and Elie have a disagreement about what is the best album by The Cure, Disintegration or Wish.

The Cure's gloomy image has been the subject of parody at times. In series 2 of The Mighty Boosh, The Moon sings the chorus to 'The Lovecats'. The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring At another point in the series, a powerful gothic hairspray, Goth Juice, is said to be "The most powerful hairspray known to man. Made from the tears of Robert Smith. " It can hold a satsuma in midair with one spray. The Mary Whitehouse Experience often featured brief clips of the stars of the show performing comical songs and nursery rhymes as The Cure in a morose style. The Mary Whitehouse Experience was a British topical Sketch comedy show produced by the BBC in association with Spitting Image Productions Robert Smith appeared in the final episode of the first series of The Mary Whitehouse Experience, punching the character Ray (played by Robert Newman) whilst uttering Ray's catch-phrase "Oh no what a personal disaster".

Robert Smith voiced himself in the first season of the animated series South Park at the request of series co-creator Trey Parker, who is a fan of The Cure. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American Animator, Screenwriter, Film director ^[69] Smith appeared in the episode "Mecha-Streisand," where he fought a giant mechanical Barbra Streisand. Mecha-Streisand is episode 12 of Comedy Central 's animated series South Park. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress As he walked off triumphantly into the distance at the episode's conclusion, one of the series' main characters Kyle Broflovski shouted "Disintegration is the best album ever!"

Music videos

The Cure have been making music videos for their singles since their first video for "A Forest" in 1980. Kyle Broflovski (portrayed as 'Brovlofski' on a sign at his dad's office in the season 4 episode Chef Goes Nanners) is a Fictional character in the Emmy The band's early videos have been described as "dreadful affairs" and have been maligned for their poor quality, particularly by the band itself. Lol Tolhurst said, "Those videos were unmitigated disasters; we weren't actors and our personalities weren't coming across. "^[70] It was with the video for "Let's Go to Bed", their first collaboration with director Tim Pope, that The Cure would become noted for their videos. Tim Pope is an award-winning Film director most famous for his Music videos having directed feature films, and for a brief pop career Pope added a playful element to the band's videos; the director insisted in a 1987 Spin interview, "I think that side of them was always there, but was never brought out". Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr ^[12] Pope would go on to direct the majority of The Cure's videos, and his videos, which became synonymous with the band, helped expand The Cure's audience during the 1980s. ^[71] Pope explained the appeal of working with The Cure by saying, "The Cure is the ultimate band for a filmmaker to work with because [Robert Smith] really understands the camera. His songs are so cinematic. I mean on one level there's this stupidity and humour, right, but beneath that there are all [Smith's] psychological obsessions and claustrophobia. "^[62]

Discography

Main article: The Cure 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)
• Upcoming thirteenth album (2008)

Members

Main article: The Cure personnel

Current members

• Robert Smith – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1976–present)
• Simon Gallup – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1979–1982, 1985–present)
• Porl Thompson – 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, backing 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)

See also

• The Cure tribute albums

References

Sources

• Apter, Jeff. (2006). Never Enough: The Story of the Cure. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-827-1

Further reading

• Ten Imaginary Years, by L. Barbarian, Steve Sutherland and Robert Smith (1988) Zomba Books ISBN 0-946391-87-4
• The Cure: A Visual Documentary, by Dave Thompson and Jo-Ann Greene(1988) Omnibus Press ISBN 0-7119-1387-0
• The Cure: Songwords 1978–1989 S. Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool) is an English Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter, Hopkins, Robert Smith and T. Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool) is an English Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter, Foo (1989) Omnibus Press ISBN 0-7119-1951-8
• In Between Days: An Armchair Guide To The Cure by Dave Thompson, Helter Skelter Publishing (October 2005) ISBN 1-905139-00-4
• The Cure - Greatest Hits (songbook containing 20 of their best, transcribed note-for-note with tab, chord symbols and complete lyrics), Hal Leonard Corporation (May 2002) ISBN 0-634-04667-5
• "Robert Smith: "The Cure" and Wishful Thinking" by Richard Carman (2005) Independent Music Press (UK) ISBN 9-78095-497041-3

External links

• Official website
• The Cure at MySpace
• The Cure Concerts Guide

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