Members
Robert Smithlead vocals · 1976current
Simon Gallup1985current
Jason Cooper1995current- Roger O’Donnell2011current
- Porl Thompson1976–1978
Lol Tolhurst1977–1989- Michael Dempsey1977–1979
- Matthieu Hartley1979–1980
- Simon Gallup1979–1982
- Andy Andersondrums (drum set) · 1983–1984
- Phil Thornalley1983–1984
- Porl Thompson1984–1993
- Boris Williams1985–1993
- Roger O’Donnell1987–1989
Perry Bamonte1990–2004- Roger O’Donnell1995–2005
- Porl Thompson2005–2009
- Perry Bamonte2022–2025
The Cure is a British band known for their significant impact on the music scene since their formation in 1976.
The Cure was formed in 1977, originally under the name Easy Cure before evolving into their current identity.
Their album "Disintegration" released in 1989 is often hailed as one of their masterpieces and a landmark in gothic rock.
Biography
Formation
The Cure, a British rock band, was formed in Crawley in 1976 by Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst. Initially, they performed as a school band called Obelisk before evolving through various lineups and names, including Malice and Easy Cure. The band signed their first recording contract with German label Ariola-Hansa in May 1977, marking the beginning of their professional journey.
Key Releases and Lineup Changes
The Cure's discography includes iconic albums such as "Three Imaginary Boys" (1979), "Seventeen Seconds" (1980), and the critically acclaimed "Disintegration" (1989). Over the years, the lineup has seen significant changes, with Robert Smith remaining the only constant member. Notable members have included Simon Gallup, who joined in 1979, and Jason Cooper, who became the drummer in 1995. The band's sound has evolved, often blending elements of gothic rock, alternative rock, and new wave, which has led to their classification as one of the definitive bands of the gothic rock genre.
Legacy
The Cure is recognized as one of the most influential alternative bands of the 1980s, achieving commercial success before alternative rock became mainstream. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, solidifying their legacy in music history. Their unique sound and lyrical depth have inspired countless artists across various genres, making them a pivotal force in the evolution of modern music.
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Discography
Songs of a Lost World2024
- 1.Alone6:50
- 2.And Nothing Is Forever6:53
- 3.A Fragile Thing4:43
- 4.Warsong4:17
- 5.Drone:Nodrone4:45
- 6.I Can Never Say Goodbye6:03
- 7.All I Ever Am5:21
- 8.Endsong10:25
4:13 Dream2008
- 1.Underneath the Stars6:18
- 2.The Only One3:57
- 3.The Reasons Why4:35
- 4.Freakshow2:30
- 5.Sirensong2:23
- 6.The Real Snow White4:43
- 7.The Hungry Ghost4:30
- 8.Switch3:44
- 9.The Perfect Boy3:21
- 10.This. Here and Now. With You4:07
- 11.Sleep When I’m Dead3:52
- 12.The Scream4:37
- 13.It’s Over4:17
Join the Dots: B‐Sides and Rarities2004
- 1.10:15 Saturday Night3:43
- 2.Plastic Passion2:16
- 3.Pillbox Tales2:57
- 4.Do the Hansa2:40
- 5.I’m Cold2:49
- 6.Another Journey by Train3:07
- 7.Descent3:10
- 8.Splintered in Her Head5:17
- 9.Lament (Flexipop version)4:36
- 10.Just One Kiss4:10
- 11.The Dream3:13
- 12.The Upstairs Room3:31
- 13.Lament4:25
- 14.Speak My Language2:43
- 15.Mr Pink Eyes2:45
- 16.Happy the Man2:48
- 17.Throw Your Foot3:34
- 18.New Day4:11
- 19.The Exploding Boy2:55
- 20.A Few Hours After This…2:28
- 21.A Man Inside My Mouth3:07
- 22.Stop Dead4:03
- 23.A Japanese Dream3:30
- 24.Breathe4:49
- 25.A Chain of Flowers4:55
- 26.Snow in Summer3:27
- 27.Sugar Girl3:16
- 28.Icing Sugar3:23
- 29.Hey You!!! (12″ extended remix)4:08
- 30.How Beautiful You Are4:26
- 31.To the Sky5:16
- 32.Babble4:19
- 33.Out of Mind3:52
- 34.2 Late2:41
- 35.Fear of Ghosts6:51
- 36.Hello I Love You (Psychedelic mix)6:05
- 37.Hello I Love You3:32
- 38.Hello I Love You (Slight Return mix)0:14
- 39.Harold and Joe5:10
- 40.Just Like Heaven (Dizzy mix)3:44
- 41.This Twilight Garden4:46
- 42.Play4:36
- 43.Halo3:47
- 44.Scared as You4:12
- 45.The Big Hand4:53
- 46.A Foolish Arrangement3:51
- 47.Doing the Unstuck (unreleased 12″ version)5:55
- 48.Purple Haze (Virgin Radio version)3:19
- 49.Purple Haze5:22
- 50.Burn6:38
- 51.Young Americans6:23
- 52.Dredd Song4:26
- 53.It Used to Be Me6:50
- 54.Ocean3:29
- 55.Adonais4:12
- 56.Home3:24
- 57.Waiting3:35
- 58.A Pink Dream3:45
- 59.This Is a Lie (Ambient mix)4:33
- 60.Wrong Number (P2P mix)8:15
- 61.More Than This5:11
- 62.World in My Eyes4:52
- 63.Possession5:17
- 64.Out of This World (Oakenfold mix)7:02
- 65.Maybe Someday (acoustic mix)5:00
- 66.Coming Up6:27
- 67.Signal to Noise (acoustic version)3:37
- 68.Signal to Noise4:08
- 69.Just Say Yes (Curve mix)3:18
- 70.A Forest (Mark Plati mix)6:42
The Cure2004
- 1.Lost4:07
- 2.Labyrinth5:14
- 3.Before Three4:40
- 4.Truth Goodness and Beauty4:19
- 5.The End of the World3:43
- 6.Anniversary4:22
- 7.Us or Them4:09
- 8.Fake4:42
- 9.alt.end4:30
- 10.(I Don’t Know What’s Going) On2:57
- 11.Taking Off3:19
- 12.Never4:04
- 13.The Promise10:21
- 14.Going Nowhere3:28
- 15.This Morning7:15
Greatest Hits2001
- 1.Boys Don’t Cry2:42
- 2.A Forest4:44
- 3.Let’s Go to Bed3:34
- 4.The Lovecats3:40
- 5.The Caterpillar3:42
- 6.Inbetween Days2:58
- 7.Close to Me3:42
- 8.Why Can’t I Be You?3:14
- 9.Just Like Heaven3:32
- 10.Lullaby4:11
- 11.Lovesong3:28
- 12.Pictures of You4:49
- 13.Never Enough4:28
- 14.High3:35
- 15.Friday I’m in Love3:35
- 16.Mint Car3:30
- 17.Wrong Number6:02
- 18.Cut Here4:11
- 19.Just Say Yes3:29
- 20.Boys Don’t Cry3:02
- 21.A Forest4:50
- 22.Let’s Go to Bed3:34
- 23.The Walk3:26
- 24.The Lovecats3:48
- 25.Inbetween Days3:01
- 26.Close to Me3:43
- 27.Why Can’t I Be You?3:29
- 28.Just Like Heaven3:35
- 29.Lullaby4:12
- 30.Lovesong3:28
- 31.Never Enough4:45
- 32.High3:41
- 33.Friday I’m in Love3:30
- 34.Mint Car3:26
- 35.Wrong Number5:53
- 36.Cut Here4:11
- 37.Just Say Yes3:30
Greatest Hits Rarities2001
- 1.Boys Don’t Cry (Chestnut studio demo 27th May 1978)2:42
- 2.A Forest (instrumental session 04.01.80)6:04
- 3.Let’s Go to Bed (Playground studio demo 82)3:56
- 4.Let’s Go to Bed (12″ Duke remix 82)6:07
- 5.The Lovecats (‘TC & Benny’ 12″ remix 91)4:36
- 6.The Caterpillar (live in the UK early 1984)4:08
- 7.In Between Days (Fitz studio demo 84)2:45
- 8.Close to Me (Fitz studio demo 84)4:07
- 9.Why Can’t I Be You? (Beethoven St studio demo 06.86)2:16
- 10.Just Like Heaven (instrumental home demo 85)2:22
- 11.Lullaby (instrumental home demo 88)2:18
- 12.Lovesong (instrumental demo 09.88)3:39
- 13.Pictures of You (instrumental home demo 88)4:45
- 14.High (instrumental Home demo 90)5:19
- 15.Friday I’m in Love (live at the Kilburn National May 1992)3:25
- 16.Mint Car (instrumental home demo 94)3:29
- 17.Wrong Number (instrumental home demo 06.97)5:17
- 18.Wrong Number (‘warm vocal’ remix 97)5:28
- 19.Cut Here (instrumental home demo 97)4:38
- 20.Just Say Yes (early version 99)4:34
Acoustic Hits2001
- 1.Boys Don’t Cry
- 2.A Forest
- 3.Let’s Go to Bed
- 4.The Walk
- 5.The Lovecats
- 6.Inbetween Days
- 7.Close to Me
- 8.Why Can’t I Be You?
- 9.Just Like Heaven
- 10.Lullaby
- 11.Lovesong
- 12.Never Enough
- 13.High
- 14.Friday I’m in Love
- 15.Mint Car
- 16.Wrong Number
- 17.Cut Here
- 18.Just Say Yes
Bloodflowers2000
- 1.Out of This World6:44
- 2.Watching Me Fall11:14
- 3.Where the Birds Always Sing5:44
- 4.Maybe Someday5:05
- 5.Coming Up6:26
- 6.The Last Day of Summer5:36
- 7.There Is No If...3:43
- 8.The Loudest Sound5:10
- 9.397:19
- 10.Bloodflowers7:31
Galore: The Singles 1987–19971997
- 1.Why Can't I Be You?3:16
- 2.Catch2:47
- 3.Just Like Heaven3:34
- 4.Hot Hot Hot!!!3:38
- 5.Lullaby4:12
- 6.Fascination Street4:22
- 7.Lovesong3:31
- 8.Pictures of You4:50
- 9.Never Enough4:31
- 10.Close to Me (Closest mix)4:24
- 11.High3:36
- 12.Friday I'm in Love3:38
- 13.A Letter to Elise4:23
- 14.The 13th (swing radio mix)4:19
- 15.Mint Car (radio mix)3:33
- 16.Strange Attraction (album mix)4:24
- 17.Gone! (radio mix)4:29
- 18.Wrong Number6:02
Wild Mood Swings1996
- 1.Want5:07
- 2.Club America5:01
- 3.This Is a Lie4:30
- 4.The 13th4:08
- 5.Strange Attraction4:19
- 6.Mint Car3:33
- 7.Jupiter Crash4:16
- 8.Round & Round & Round2:39
- 9.Gone!4:32
- 10.Numb4:50
- 11.Return3:28
- 12.Trap3:37
- 13.Treasure3:45
- 14.Bare7:57
Wish1992
- 1.Open6:52
- 2.High3:37
- 3.Apart6:38
- 4.From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea7:45
- 5.Wendy Time5:13
- 6.Doing the Unstuck4:25
- 7.Friday I’m in Love3:39
- 8.Trust5:32
- 9.A Letter to Elise5:14
- 10.Cut5:56
- 11.To Wish Impossible Things4:44
- 12.End6:45
Assemblage1991
- 1.10:15 Saturday Night3:42
- 2.Accuracy2:18
- 3.Grinding Halt2:50
- 4.Another Day3:42
- 5.Object3:00
- 6.Subway Song1:59
- 7.Foxy Lady2:29
- 8.Meathook2:18
- 9.So What2:35
- 10.Fire in Cairo3:21
- 11.It’s Not You2:52
- 12.Three Imaginary Boys3:13
- 13.The Weedy Burton1:05
- 14.Boys Don’t Cry2:35
- 15.Plastic Passion2:14
- 16.10:15 Saturday Night3:38
- 17.Accuracy2:16
- 18.So What3:01
- 19.Jumping Someone Else’s Train2:56
- 20.Subway Song1:59
- 21.Killing an Arab2:22
- 22.Fire in Cairo3:21
- 23.Another Day3:43
- 24.Grinding Halt2:49
- 25.Three Imaginary Boys3:14
- 26.A Reflection2:08
- 27.Play for Today3:38
- 28.Secrets3:19
- 29.In Your House4:06
- 30.Three2:35
- 31.The Final Sound0:52
- 32.A Forest5:54
- 33.M3:03
- 34.At Night5:54
- 35.Seventeen Seconds4:01
- 36.The Holy Hour4:25
- 37.Primary3:35
- 38.Other Voices4:28
- 39.All Cats Are Grey5:28
- 40.The Funeral Party4:14
- 41.Doubt3:11
- 42.The Drowning Man4:50
- 43.Faith6:43
- 44.One Hundred Years6:42
- 45.A Short Term Effect4:25
- 46.The Hanging Garden4:32
- 47.Siamese Twins5:35
- 48.The Figurehead6:15
- 49.A Strange Day5:06
- 50.Cold4:26
- 51.Pornography6:28
- 52.Let’s Go to Bed3:34
- 53.The Dream3:14
- 54.Just One Kiss4:10
- 55.The Upstairs Room3:34
- 56.The Walk3:31
- 57.Speak My Language2:41
- 58.Lament4:22
- 59.The Lovecats3:39
- 60.Shake Dog Shake4:55
- 61.Bird Mad Girl4:05
- 62.Wailing Wall5:17
- 63.Give Me It3:42
- 64.Dressing Up2:51
- 65.The Caterpillar3:40
- 66.Piggy in the Mirror3:40
- 67.The Empty World2:36
- 68.Bananafishbones3:12
- 69.The Top6:50
- 70.Shake Dog Shake4:14
- 71.Primary3:29
- 72.Charlotte Sometimes4:06
- 73.The Hanging Garden4:04
- 74.Give Me It2:46
- 75.The Walk3:31
- 76.One Hundred Years6:48
- 77.A Forest6:45
- 78.10:15 Saturday Night3:44
- 79.Killing an Arab2:51
- 80.In Between Days2:55
- 81.Kyoto Song4:00
- 82.The Blood3:42
- 83.Six Different Ways3:16
- 84.Push4:28
- 85.The Baby Screams3:43
- 86.Close to Me3:23
- 87.A Night Like This4:12
- 88.Screw2:35
- 89.Sinking4:50
- 90.Killing an Arab2:22
- 91.10:15 Saturday Night3:38
- 92.Boys Don’t Cry2:34
- 93.Jumping Someone Else’s Train2:56
- 94.A Forest4:55
- 95.Play for Today3:39
- 96.Primary3:36
- 97.Other Voices4:28
- 98.Charlotte Sometimes4:13
- 99.The Hanging Garden4:22
- 100.Let’s Go to Bed3:33
- 101.The Walk3:29
- 102.The Love Cats3:39
- 103.The Caterpillar3:40
- 104.In Between Days2:56
- 105.Close to Me3:40
- 106.A Night Like This4:10
- 107.The Kiss6:17
- 108.Catch2:42
- 109.Torture4:13
- 110.If Only Tonight We Could Sleep4:50
- 111.Why Can’t I Be You3:11
- 112.How Beautiful You Are5:09
- 113.Snakepit6:56
- 114.Just Like Heaven3:30
- 115.All I Want5:18
- 116.Hot Hot Hot3:32
- 117.One More Time4:29
- 118.Like Cockatoos3:38
- 119.Icing Sugar3:48
- 120.The Perfect Girl2:33
- 121.A Thousand Hours3:21
- 122.Shiver and Shake3:26
- 123.Fight4:26
- 124.Plainsong5:15
- 125.Pictures of You7:28
- 126.Closedown4:21
- 127.Love Song3:30
- 128.Last Dance4:47
- 129.Lullaby4:12
- 130.Fascination Street5:16
- 131.Prayers for Rain6:07
- 132.The Same Deep Water as You9:22
- 133.Disintegration8:23
- 134.Homesick7:09
- 135.Untitled6:30
Integration1990
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Disintegration1989
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Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me1987
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Standing on a Beach: The Singles1986
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The Head on the Door1985
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The Top1984
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Japanese Whispers1983
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Pornography1982
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Faith1981
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Happily Ever After1981
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Seventeen Seconds1980
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Boys Don’t Cry1980
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Three Imaginary Boys1979
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The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley in 1976 by Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst (drums). As of 2026, the band's line-up comprises Smith, Simon Gallup (bass), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards), Jason Cooper (drums) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar). Smith has remained the only constant member throughout numerous line-up changes since the band's formation.
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