Information
- • Hometown: - Crawley, West Sussex, England
- • Nationality: - English
- • Years Active: - 1978–present
- • Genre(s): - Gothic Rock • Post-Punk • Alternative Rock • New Wave
- • Label(s): - Fiction • Suretone • Geffen • Polydor • Hansa • A&M • Elektra • Asylum • Sire
- • Associated Acts: - Malice • Easy Cure • Siouxsie and the Banshees • The Glove • Fools Dance • Levinhurst • The Magazine Spies • Babacar • Presence • Shelleyan Orphan
- • Website: - thecure.com
Biography
The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's debut album was Three Imaginary Boys (1979) and this, along with several early singles, placed the band in the post-punk and new wave movements that had sprung up in the United Kingdom.
Beginning with their second album, Seventeen Seconds (1980), the band adopted a new, increasingly dark and tormented style, which, together with Smith's stage look, had a strong influence on the emerging genre of gothic rock as well as the subculture that eventually formed around the genre.
Following the release of their fourth album Pornography in 1982, the band's future was uncertain. Smith was keen to move past the gloomy reputation his band had acquired, introducing a greater pop sensibility into the band's music. Songs such as "Let's Go to Bed" (1982), "The Love Cats" (1983), "Inbetween Days" (1985), "Close To Me" (1985), "Just Like Heaven" (1987), "Lovesong" (1989), and "Friday I'm in Love" (1992) aided the band in receiving commercial popularity. The band have released 13 studio albums, two EPs, over 30 singles, and have sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
The Cure were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Band Members
- • Robert Smith – lead vocals, guitars, six-string bass guitar, keyboards (1978–present)
- • Simon Gallup – bass guitar, keyboards (1979–1982, 1984–present)
- • Roger O'Donnell – keyboards (1987–1990, 1995–2005, 2011–present)
- • Jason Cooper – drums (1995–present)
- • Reeves Gabrels – guitars, six-string bass guitar (2012–present)
Videos
"The Love Cats" (sometimes rendered as "The Lovecats") is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as a single in October 1983.
The Lovecats
"In Between Days" is a song by the English rock band The Cure, released in July 1985 as the first single from the band's sixth album.
In Between Days
"Lullaby" is a song by English rock band the Cure from their eighth studio album, Disintegration (1989). Released as a single on 10 April 1989.
Lullaby
"Lovesong" is a song by English alternative rock band the Cure, released as the third single from their eighth studio album.
Lovesong
"Close to Me" is a song by English rock band the Cure, released in September 1985 as the second and final single from their sixth album.
Close To Me
"Just Like Heaven" is a song by British alternative rock band the Cure. The group wrote most of the song during recording sessions.