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July 31st 2007 02:08
The Cure
Feeling Blue, or is it a deeper purple?
Brit Goth rockers The Cure hit the music scene in the late 70’s with a new wave brand of dark, introspective lyrics and depressed emotional leanings. Headed by the pale, eye shadow heavy Robert Smith who symbolized the tormented soul that linked the band to its proudly gloomy fans.
Defined by the 1982’s Pornography Album, the release of songs like “Let’s go to bed” allowed for a more pop/radio friendly image to emerge that met with even greater international success.
The Cure pose for a camera
Still considered an alternative band as the 1980’s continued songs like “Friday Im In Love”, “Why Cant I be You?” and “Just Like Heaven” contained enough sunshine for the mainstream while still satisfying devotees of the groups darker sensibilities.
Tenaciously surviving repeated line up changes as increased temptation from within the industry conspired to cater to wider audiences. Robert Smith played many of the instruments himself on releases like “The Top” and came to represent the melodic pessimism that the public associated with the tunes.
A shiny Star?
1989’s “Disintegration” was a prophetic album that’s title summed up what was happening behind studio walls. Aside from the release a year later of extended editions of some of their greatest hits on “Mixed Up”, the band began to fall out of favor.
Now who is with us these days
Contributing to soundtracks like Alex Proyas’s The Crow and collaborating with artists like David Bowie for one off recordings, the 90’s was a less productive decade.
Living in full colour
The recent announcement of a Sydney tour reinvigorating interest in this influential group, Smith is determined to distance himself from the “goth” label that he sees as a lazy description of the bands sound and wants to effect a new generation of listeners with thoughtful words and catchy riffs.
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