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The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has 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 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. During the early 1980s the band's increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the gothic rock genre. After the release of Pornography (1982), the band's future was uncertain and frontman Robert Smith was keen to move past the gloomy reputation his band had cultivated. With the 1982 single "Let's Go to Bed" Smith began to inject more of a pop sensibility into the band's music. The Cure's popularity increased as the decade wore on, especially in the United States, where the songs "Just Like Heaven", "Lovesong" and " Friday I'm in Love" entered the Billboard Top 40 charts. By the start of the 1990s, The Cure were one of the most popular alternative rock bands in the world and have sold an estimated 27 million albums as of 2004.^[1] The Cure have released twelve studio albums and over thirty singles, with a thirteenth album, 4:13 Dream, due for release on 27 October 2008.

Contents 1 The Cure - One Hundred Years (HD) 1.1 Studio albums 2 Members 2.1 Past members 3 References 4 Sources 5 Further reading 6 External links

[edit] The Cure - One Hundred Years (HD)

[edit] Studio albums

• Three Imaginary Boys (1979)
• Seventeen Seconds (1980)
• Faith (1981)
• Pornography (1982)
• The Top (1984)
• The Head on the Door (1985)
• Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987)
• Disintegration (1989)
• Wish (1992)
• Wild Mood Swings (1996)
• Bloodflowers (2000)
• The Cure (2004)
• 4:13 Dream (scheduled for release in 2008)

[edit] Members

• Robert Smith – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1976–present)
• Simon Gallup – bass guitar, keyboards (1979–1982, 1985–present)
• Porl Thompson – guitar, keyboards (1976–1978, 1983–1993, 2005–present)
• Jason Cooper – drums, percussion (1995–present)

[edit] Past members

• Lol Tolhurst – drums, percussion, keyboards, drum machine, other instruments (1976–1989)
• Michael Dempsey – bass guitar, vocals (1976–1979)
• Matthieu Hartley – keyboards (1979–1980)
• Phil Thornalley – bass guitar (1983–1984)
• Andy Anderson – drums, percussion (1983–1984)
• Boris Williams – drums, percussion (1984–1994)
• Roger O'Donnell – keyboards, percussion (1987–1990, 1995–2005)
• Perry Bamonte – keyboards, guitar, six-string bass (1990–2005)

[edit] References

[edit] Sources

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

[edit] 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. Hopkins, Robert Smith and T. 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

[edit] External links

• Official website