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The Cure
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Crawley, West Sussex (1976 – present)
Formed during the punk era of the 1970s while still in secondary school in Crawley, West Sussex, England, The Cure has been one of the most enduring bands of the last thirty years, even if that has come at the price of multiple line-up changes, with only original frontman Robert Smith remaining in the band. 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.
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. The group’s fifth album, following their third set of line-up changes, Japanese Whispers was, through their desire to escape the Joy Division description, a poppier effort, featuring danceable singles likeLet’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.
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.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. The group’s fifth album, following their third set of line-up changes, Japanese Whispers was, through their desire to escape the Joy Division description, a poppier effort, featuring danceable singles 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.
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Fire in Cairo!
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FelipE_AnarchY wrote:
Don't say what you mean you might spoil your face!
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LePlatypope wrote:
So I downloaded Disintegration today. Which was annoying because when I put it on my iTunes it fucking alphabetized the songs so I had to make a damn play list. But yeah, I'm at Pictures of You and really liking it. The rest of the CD better be like this.
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enzhuyeah wrote:
holy crap, they're a lot older than i thought
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charlottepaul wrote:
i love it =)
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urbanrockergirl wrote:
their music is so incomparable und incredible ♥
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bunnytoast wrote:
<333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333ox.
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rozzav88 wrote:
My favourite is In Between Days and Lovecats
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hardcoredays wrote:
i love the cure so so so so so much! <3
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rkues wrote:
it's just ... the best.
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eddiecurry wrote:
Don't forget to vote on the Cure poll and top 20 radio show ! http://www.phoenixfm.com/top20-cure.php
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zyxibule_ wrote:
Wow, I love the new photo.
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awayftsun wrote:
desintegration is the best
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lindspers wrote:
aagh, i JUSTcaught the perfect boy on Yrock. two months in a row i've forgotten! it caught me off gaurd though, so it was nice. really enjoyed this one :)
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idkmybffjilll wrote:
Their music brightens me up when I'm having a dumpy day.
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LiihAmane wrote:
Perfect... ^^
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Seasonreaper wrote:
The 10 min live version of Faith on the 2 disc version is so good...
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LastDayOfSummer wrote:
Seen them live! Now I love them even more!
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ShatteredFlame wrote:
Seriously, can't stop listening to them T_T, great band
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