The Cure is a band which formed in 1976 in Crawley, England, United Kingdom… Read Full Bio ↴The Cure is a band which formed in 1976 in Crawley, England, United Kingdom. The band originally consisted of Robert Smith (vocals, guitar), Pearl Thompson (guitar), Michael Dempsey (bass) and Lol Tolhurst (drums), with the band's lineup overgoing several changes throughout the years and Smith remaining as the only constant member throughout the band's history. The band currently consists of Smith (vocals, guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards), Jason Cooper (drums) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar). The Cure has released 13 studio albums and have sold 27 million albums worldwide and are considered a major influence on alternative rock, goth rock and new wave music.
The Cure's full lineup history is as follows: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar 1976-present), Lol Tolhurst (drums, keyboards 1976-1989), Michael Dempsey (bass 1976-1979), Porl Thompson (guitar, keyboards 1976-1978, 1983-1992, 2005 -2010), Simon Gallup (bass, keyboards 1979-1982, 1985-present), Matthieu Hartley (keyboards 1979 -1980), Andy Anderson (drums 1983-1984), Phil Thornalley (bass 1983-1984), Boris Williams (drums 1984-1994), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards 1987 -1990, 1995-2005, 2011-present), Perry Bamonte (guitar, keyboards 1990-2005), Jason Cooper drums 1995-present) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar 2012-present)
Just as the group's lineup has changed, the band's sound has evolved throughout the years, starting off as a post-punk band similar to Wire and Gang of Four before morphing into a gothic rock band in the early 80's, to a synthpop group in the mid-80's and a power-pop-alternative band in the early 90's. The Cure has always been an alternative and very independent band which was evident from the early days. Shunning the anarchistic tendencies of many punk bands after their formation in 1976 , The Cure's first release was Killing an Arab, based on material from French writer Albert Camus' "L'Etranger" (translated into English as The Stranger or The Outsider). This track courted controversy because of its theme (misinterpreted as racist, it was in fact, about the futility of killing any ethnicity), but it started to secure a small following, which grew following the release of debut album Three Imaginary Boys and non-LP single Boys Don't Cry in 1979, the latter of which would become one of The Cure's most famous songs. At that time, The Cure embarked on tour as the support for Siouxsie & the Banshees' Join Hands Tour. After the sudden departure of guitarist John McKay, Robert was recruited as guitarist for the Banshees as the band 'felt he was the only person capable of taking on the task.' As a result, Robert completed the tour playing two sets a night with The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Following this, The Cure moved from their punk leanings into the portentous post-punk territory, releasing three albums of doom-laden rock in three years, Seventeen Seconds, Faith and Pornography, the latter of which charted inside the UK top 10, though the band were repeatedly dogged by the "Second-class Joy Division" tag. Following their third set of line-up changes, the group released Japanese Whispers, a compilation of three singles and their b-sides. Through their desire to escape the Joy Division description, the singles were a poppier effort, featuring danceable tracks like Let's Go To Bed alongside pop songs like Love Cats. Following the commercial disappointment of follow-up album The Top in 1984, The Cure returned to form with 1985's The Head On The Door. Featuring the singles In Between Days and Close To Me, The Head on the Door was distant from the band's punk roots, having more in common with successful alternative bands like The Smiths and Echo & The Bunnymen than their gloomier roots.
Two years later, the eighth studio album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me was a more stadium-sized effort, though featuring audacious pop songs like Why Can't I Be You, it was seemingly caught between two styles. However, it was the band's ninth effort (following the departure of last surviving founder member other than Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst), Disintegration, that would be their greatest success, both critically and commercially. Disintegration spawned hit singles like Lullaby (no.5 in the UK), Love Song (an impressive no. 2 in the USA), Pictures of You, and Fascination Street. The album itself was a culmination of The Cure's directions through the eighties, featuring the poppier side combined with the more tender aspects, as well as the gloomier facets.
Following this, a remix compilation named Mixed Up was released in 1990, featuring one new track, Never Enough, and two years later tenth studio album Wish surfaced, which was a hit mainly from the momentum gained by Disintegration, though it also featured their most famous pop song, Friday I'm In Love (no.6 in the UK and no.18 in the US). During the years following this, the band became distracted and discouraged by the lawsuit launched by former member Lol Tolhurst, who felt he had been deprived of royalties. As a result, the 1996 album Wild Mood Swings felt unfocused, and was a critical and commercial failure, though the single Mint Car was a moderate hit.
In 1997, The Cure released the compilation Galore, featuring new song Wrong Number. Three years later, at the release of original album Bloodflowers, Robert Smith announced it would be the last album for the band, the album itself being a return to the gloomier rock of Pornography and Faith. Resultantly, another hits compilation was released in 2001. However, in 2004, the band surprised all by returning with a self-titled album, their twelfth studio album, which was a surprise hit, reaching the US Top 10, its lead single - The End of the World - becoming a modest hit on Modern Rock radio, and receiving a relatively warm reception from the press.
In May 2005, Smith fired Roger O'Donnell and Perry Bamonte from the band, along with Bamonte's brother Daryl, who had been The Cure's tour manager for many years. The remaining members of the band (Robert Smith, longtime bassist Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper) made a few appearances as a trio before it was announced that founding member Porl Thompson would be returning to The Cure.
In early 2007 the band toured Asia and Oceania, but a planned North American tour in Autumn 2007 was delayed until Spring 2008 so the band could continue recording their next album.
The band released their thirteenth album 4:13 Dream on 27 October 2008. Four singles and a remix EP called "Hypnagogic States" were releases on the 13th of each month preceding the album's release.
In 2009, Robert Smith won the Godlike Genius award at the NME Awards. On April 19, 2009, the band performed at the Coachella Festival in California.
During 2010, Robert Smith contributed songs to the soundtrack of the Tim Burton film "Alice in Wonderland" and provided guest vocals on the songs "Not in Love" by Crystal Castles and "Come to Me" by 65daysofstatic.
Between 31 May 2011 and 1 June 2011, the band performed three concerts at the Sydney Opera House performing the entirety of one of their first three albums on each night. Porl Thompson did not perform with the band at any of the concerts, but Roger O'Donnell performed with the band for the "Seventeen Seconds" and "Faith" concerts, and co-founding member Lol Tulhurst performed with the band for the first time since 1988 for the "Faith" concert. As of 2011, O'Donnell has returned to the lineup officially. In 2012, the band added former Tin Machine guitarist Reeves Gabrels to the lineup.
In 2013 The Cure started The Great Circle Tour, headlining festivals in Japan, South Korea and North America. In 2014 Robert Smith announced the upcoming release of a new album, to be called 4:14 Scream, featuring 14 songs recorded during the 4:13 Dream sessions and also an accompanying double album 4:26 Dream containing all the tracks from those sessions.
The Cure official website: www.thecure.com
The Cure official Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thecure
The Cure on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/thecure?ref=ts
The Cure - Disintegration Microsite: http://www.thecuredisintegration.com/bin/thecure
The Cure's full lineup history is as follows: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar 1976-present), Lol Tolhurst (drums, keyboards 1976-1989), Michael Dempsey (bass 1976-1979), Porl Thompson (guitar, keyboards 1976-1978, 1983-1992, 2005 -2010), Simon Gallup (bass, keyboards 1979-1982, 1985-present), Matthieu Hartley (keyboards 1979 -1980), Andy Anderson (drums 1983-1984), Phil Thornalley (bass 1983-1984), Boris Williams (drums 1984-1994), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards 1987 -1990, 1995-2005, 2011-present), Perry Bamonte (guitar, keyboards 1990-2005), Jason Cooper drums 1995-present) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar 2012-present)
Just as the group's lineup has changed, the band's sound has evolved throughout the years, starting off as a post-punk band similar to Wire and Gang of Four before morphing into a gothic rock band in the early 80's, to a synthpop group in the mid-80's and a power-pop-alternative band in the early 90's. The Cure has always been an alternative and very independent band which was evident from the early days. Shunning the anarchistic tendencies of many punk bands after their formation in 1976 , The Cure's first release was Killing an Arab, based on material from French writer Albert Camus' "L'Etranger" (translated into English as The Stranger or The Outsider). This track courted controversy because of its theme (misinterpreted as racist, it was in fact, about the futility of killing any ethnicity), but it started to secure a small following, which grew following the release of debut album Three Imaginary Boys and non-LP single Boys Don't Cry in 1979, the latter of which would become one of The Cure's most famous songs. At that time, The Cure embarked on tour as the support for Siouxsie & the Banshees' Join Hands Tour. After the sudden departure of guitarist John McKay, Robert was recruited as guitarist for the Banshees as the band 'felt he was the only person capable of taking on the task.' As a result, Robert completed the tour playing two sets a night with The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Following this, The Cure moved from their punk leanings into the portentous post-punk territory, releasing three albums of doom-laden rock in three years, Seventeen Seconds, Faith and Pornography, the latter of which charted inside the UK top 10, though the band were repeatedly dogged by the "Second-class Joy Division" tag. Following their third set of line-up changes, the group released Japanese Whispers, a compilation of three singles and their b-sides. Through their desire to escape the Joy Division description, the singles were a poppier effort, featuring danceable tracks like Let's Go To Bed alongside pop songs like Love Cats. Following the commercial disappointment of follow-up album The Top in 1984, The Cure returned to form with 1985's The Head On The Door. Featuring the singles In Between Days and Close To Me, The Head on the Door was distant from the band's punk roots, having more in common with successful alternative bands like The Smiths and Echo & The Bunnymen than their gloomier roots.
Two years later, the eighth studio album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me was a more stadium-sized effort, though featuring audacious pop songs like Why Can't I Be You, it was seemingly caught between two styles. However, it was the band's ninth effort (following the departure of last surviving founder member other than Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst), Disintegration, that would be their greatest success, both critically and commercially. Disintegration spawned hit singles like Lullaby (no.5 in the UK), Love Song (an impressive no. 2 in the USA), Pictures of You, and Fascination Street. The album itself was a culmination of The Cure's directions through the eighties, featuring the poppier side combined with the more tender aspects, as well as the gloomier facets.
Following this, a remix compilation named Mixed Up was released in 1990, featuring one new track, Never Enough, and two years later tenth studio album Wish surfaced, which was a hit mainly from the momentum gained by Disintegration, though it also featured their most famous pop song, Friday I'm In Love (no.6 in the UK and no.18 in the US). During the years following this, the band became distracted and discouraged by the lawsuit launched by former member Lol Tolhurst, who felt he had been deprived of royalties. As a result, the 1996 album Wild Mood Swings felt unfocused, and was a critical and commercial failure, though the single Mint Car was a moderate hit.
In 1997, The Cure released the compilation Galore, featuring new song Wrong Number. Three years later, at the release of original album Bloodflowers, Robert Smith announced it would be the last album for the band, the album itself being a return to the gloomier rock of Pornography and Faith. Resultantly, another hits compilation was released in 2001. However, in 2004, the band surprised all by returning with a self-titled album, their twelfth studio album, which was a surprise hit, reaching the US Top 10, its lead single - The End of the World - becoming a modest hit on Modern Rock radio, and receiving a relatively warm reception from the press.
In May 2005, Smith fired Roger O'Donnell and Perry Bamonte from the band, along with Bamonte's brother Daryl, who had been The Cure's tour manager for many years. The remaining members of the band (Robert Smith, longtime bassist Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper) made a few appearances as a trio before it was announced that founding member Porl Thompson would be returning to The Cure.
In early 2007 the band toured Asia and Oceania, but a planned North American tour in Autumn 2007 was delayed until Spring 2008 so the band could continue recording their next album.
The band released their thirteenth album 4:13 Dream on 27 October 2008. Four singles and a remix EP called "Hypnagogic States" were releases on the 13th of each month preceding the album's release.
In 2009, Robert Smith won the Godlike Genius award at the NME Awards. On April 19, 2009, the band performed at the Coachella Festival in California.
During 2010, Robert Smith contributed songs to the soundtrack of the Tim Burton film "Alice in Wonderland" and provided guest vocals on the songs "Not in Love" by Crystal Castles and "Come to Me" by 65daysofstatic.
Between 31 May 2011 and 1 June 2011, the band performed three concerts at the Sydney Opera House performing the entirety of one of their first three albums on each night. Porl Thompson did not perform with the band at any of the concerts, but Roger O'Donnell performed with the band for the "Seventeen Seconds" and "Faith" concerts, and co-founding member Lol Tulhurst performed with the band for the first time since 1988 for the "Faith" concert. As of 2011, O'Donnell has returned to the lineup officially. In 2012, the band added former Tin Machine guitarist Reeves Gabrels to the lineup.
In 2013 The Cure started The Great Circle Tour, headlining festivals in Japan, South Korea and North America. In 2014 Robert Smith announced the upcoming release of a new album, to be called 4:14 Scream, featuring 14 songs recorded during the 4:13 Dream sessions and also an accompanying double album 4:26 Dream containing all the tracks from those sessions.
The Cure official website: www.thecure.com
The Cure official Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thecure
The Cure on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/thecure?ref=ts
The Cure - Disintegration Microsite: http://www.thecuredisintegration.com/bin/thecure
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The Cure Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Cure:
"Plainsong" I think it's dark and it looks like it's rain,…
(I Don't Know What's Going) On I don't know what's going on I am so up close…
01 Why Can't I Be You You're so gorgeous I'll do anything I'll kiss you from your…
02. I'm Cold You're begging me to stay But I'm laughing in your face Yo…
04 Love Song Whenever I'm alone with you You make me feel like I…
05 Why Can't I Be You You're so gorgeous I'll do anything I'll kiss you from your…
08- Why Can't I Be You You're so gorgeous I'll do anything I'll kiss you from your…
08.Prayers For Rain You shatter me, your grip on me A hold on me…
09_Just like heaven "Show me, show me, show me how you do that…
10 10.15 10.15 Saturday night Saturday night And the tap drips …
10. A Few Hours After This The look before I go is the look for you You…
10. Hot Hot Hot!!! The first time I saw lightning strike I saw it underground S…
10.15 Saturday Night 10.15 10.15 Saturday night Saturday night And the tap drips …
11. Love Song Whenever I'm alone with you You make me feel like I…
12 The first time I saw lightning strike I saw it underground …
12 Three Imaginary Boys Walk across the garden In the footsteps of my shadow…
13 "Everyone feels good in the room" she swings "Two chord coo…
15. Do The Hansa Ein zwei drei vier Steve oh yeah Platinum all the way Do the…
17 Catch me if I fall I'm losing hold I can't just carry…
18 Time slips away And the light begins to fade And…
2 Rems Chilling with our good friend. Chatting 'bout the weeke…
2 Late So I'll wait for you Where I always wait Behind the signs…
24 Maybe Someday No I won't do it again, I don't want to…
25 A hand in my mouth A life spills into the…
3 Imaginary Boys Walk across the garden In the footsteps of my shadow…
39 So the fire is almost out and there's nothing left…
5 Mama V, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings I know…
6 This is stranger than I thought Six different ways inside…
6) Us or Them There is no terror in my heart Death is with us…
80's Remix Love Song Whenever I'm alone with you You make me feel like I…
A Boy I Never Knew To have his arms around me, to sense his perfect…
A Chain of Flowers Please wake up It's so dark and cold Please wake up I feel…
A Chain Of Flowers (extra b Please wake up It's so dark and cold Please wake up I fee…
A Few Hours After This The look before I go is the look for you You…
A Few Hours After This... The look before I go Is the look for you You only…
a few hours after this… The look before I go is the look for you You…
A Few Hours After This… The look before I go is the look for you You…
A Foolish Arrangement Christabel strips And slips like a dream Breaking ice with a…
A Forest Come closer and see See into the trees Find the girl While y…
a forrest Come closer and see See into the trees Find the girl Whil…
A Hand Inside My Mouth I woke up at seven and my body was vibrating I…
A Japanese Dream I'm going back to the land of the blind Back to…
a letter elise Oh, Elise, it doesn't matter what you say I just can't…
a love song Whenever I'm alone with you You make me feel like I…
A Man Inside My Mouth I woke up at seven and my body was vibrating I…
A Night Like This Say goodbye on a night like this If it's the last…
A Pink Dream Rio sunrise sucking on a straw I rub my head and…
A Short Term Effect Movement, no movement, just a falling bird Cold as it hits…
A Strange Day Give me your eyes that I might see The blind man…
A Thousand Hours For how much longer can I howl into this wind?…
Accuracy We sit in the same room Side by side I…
Adonais He breaks the spell still young Awakes from out this dream…
Aerial He waits for her to understand But she won't understand at…
All Cats Are Gray I never thought that I would find myself In bed…
All I Had To Do Is Kill Her Pulling this watch as faces go Pulling in a word and…
All I Want Tonight I'm feeling like an animal Tonight I'm howling insi…
All Kinds Of Stuff So maybe I took too much Yeah maybe I lost my…
All Mine You cross my mind when I’m sleeping I dream of you…
Alt-end Yeah it's a big bright beautiful world Just the other side…
Anniversary A year ago today we stood Above this same awakening world …
Another Day The sun rises slowly On another day The eastern sky…
Apart He waits for her to understand But she won't understand…
Ariel Golden midnight taking us across the water (line...sounds va…
At Night Look, late night I hit your phone and I be asking…
Babble Oh nothing ever changes, nothing ever moves And I swim aroun…
Back on My ex, she knows me. She vindictive and she set…
Bananafish Bones Curl into a ball like you have more fun That would…
Bananafishbones Curl into a ball like you have more fun That would…
Bare If you've got something left to say You'd better say it…
Before The happiest day I ever knew In a sea of gold…
Before Three The happiest day I ever knew In a sea of gold…
Bird Mad Girl This girl has got a smile That can make me cry This…
Bloodflowers "this dream never ends" you said "this feel never goes The t…
Boy's Don't Cry I would say I'm sorry If I thought that it would…
Boys Don I would say I'm sorry If I thought that it would…
Boys Don't Cry I would say I'm sorry If I thought that it would…
Boys Dont Cry I would say I'm sorry If I thought that it would…
boys dont´t cry I would say I'm sorry If I thought that it would…
Boys Don´t Cry I would say I'm sorry If I thought that it would…
Boys Don’t Cry I would say I'm sorry If I thought that it would…
Break I like my loneliness And the thoughts it brings The darkness…
Breathe Partially functional Half of me is comfortable The other hal…
Burn "Don't look don't look" the shadows breathe Whispering me aw…
Burn (From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 'Don't look don't look,' the shadows breathe Whispering me …
Carnage Visors Instrumental available only on the cassette format as the b-…
Catch One, two Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo doo Doo doo doo…
Catch (2006 Remastered LP Version) Yeah I know who you remind me of A girl I…
Catch Live Yes I know who you remind me of A girl I…
Caterpillar Flicka flicka flicka Here you are Cata cata cata Caterpillar…
Charlotte Sometimes All the faces All the voices blur Change to one face Change …
Close down I'm running out of time I'm out of step and…
Close to Me I've waited hours for this I've made myself so sick I…
Close to Me (Closer mix) I've waited hours for this I've made myself so sick I wish…
Closedown I'm running out of time I'm out of step and…
Closedown - Remastered I'm running out of time I'm out of step and I'm…
Club America I ride into your town on a big black Trojan…
Cold Scarred, your back was turned Curled like an embryo Take ano…
Cold Colours Scarred, your back was turned Curled like an embryo Take a…
Come On Eileen Come on, Eileen Come on, Eileen Poor old …
Coming Up Yeah it's a snow white original mix and she's fixing…
cure Trying to repair my heart from this affliction Waiting for t…
Cut "So we meet again!" and I offer my hand All dry…
Desperate Journalist Hey mister a review A word for salad Is written by my…
Disintegration Oh, I miss the kiss of treachery The shameless kiss of…
Do The Hansa Ein zwei drei vier Steve oh yeah Platinum all the way Do the…
Doing the Unstuck It's a perfect day for letting go For setting fire…
Doubt Stop my flight to fight And die And take a…
Down Under Around the sea-green pool we spin Mermaids sing songs to pu…
Dredd Song Never say it's over Never say the end Anytime you stop, just…
Dressing Up Going under slowly It never seems too late Going under…
Drowning Man She stands twelve feet above the flood She stares Alone…
Edge of the Deep Green Sea Every time we do this I fall for her Wave after wave…
End Go if you want to I never tried to stop you Know…
Exploding Head Syndrome Hello image Sing me a line from your favourite song Twist an…
Faded Smiles (Haven't got any words) The barber chair falls to the flo…
Faded Smiles (demo) (Haven't got any words) The barber chair falls to the floor…
Faith Catch me if I fall I'm losing hold I can't just carry…
Faith ) Catch me if I fall I'm losing hold I can't just carry…
Fake I can't fly I never really could I don't feel you…
Fascination Street Oh, it's opening time Down on Fascination Street So let's cu…
Fascination Street (Extended M Oh, it's opening time down on Fascination Street So let's c…
Fascination Street (Extended Mix) Oh, it's opening time down on Fascination Street So let's cu…
Fear of Ghosts Like a feeling that I'm down Deep inside my heart Like I'm…
Fight Sometimes there's nothing to feel Sometimes there's nothing…
Figure head Sharp and open Leave me alone And sleeping less every night …
Fire In Cairo Slowly fading blue The eastern hollows catch The dying sun…
Forest Come closer and see See into the trees Find the girl While y…
Forever Pulling this watch as faces go Pulling in a word and…
Foxy Lady You know you're a cute little heart-breaker You know you're …
Freakshow I can't believe it I must be dreaming She turns The sound do…
friday I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's grey and Wednesday t…
Friday I`m In Love I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's gray and Wednesday …
Friday I’m in Love I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's grey and Wednesday t…
From The Edge Of The Deep Gree Every time we do this I fall for her Wave after wave…
Funeral Party Two pale figures Ache in silence Timeless In the quiet…
Gime Me It Get away from me Get your fingers out of my face This…
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