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- "THE CURE" by THE BETRAYER.
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- The Cure towards the end of 1991,seem as if they might pack the whole pop
- business in but now i write an article in tribute to the BEST BAND OF THE EIGHT-
- TEES.
- The band formed itself in 1976 with Robert Smith playing guitar,
- Lol Tolhurst playing drums and Michael Dempsey on bass guitar.The band formed
- after the members left school.They were temporarily joined by a vocalist and
- another guitarist who left in mid 1977.
- In December 1978 they released their debut single "Killing an arab".
- The single was released as a one-deal with UK label SMALL WONDER.
- The band signed to Chris Parry`s Fiction Records label.Parry becomes
- the Easy Cure (their name at that time) manager."Killing an Arab" is reissued
- but fails to chart again!.In May of 1979 the band change name to The Cure and
- do an tour to coincide with the release of the debut LP "3 Imaginery Boys" which
- reaches UK #44.In June off the same year,a new single "Boys Don`t Cry" is rel-
- eased to good reviews but fails to chart.In November "Jumping Someone Elses
- Train" is released as a single but fails to chart.The band play support to
- Siouxsie And The Banshees on a uk tour and Robert joins The Banshees on stage
- after their guitarist John McKay suddenly drops out.
- In 1980 Dempsey leaves and is replaced by Simon Gallup.Mathieu Hartly
- joins on keyboards.The next lp "17 Seconds" reaches UK #20,and their next single
- "A Forest" peaks at UK #31.
- In 1981 "Carnage Visors",a soundtrack for a film is made."Primary",the
- new singke makes UK #43.LP "Faith" reaches UK #14.
- In 1982 the LP "Pornography" reaches UK #8.Gallup leaves,followed by
- Hartley.Steve Goulding joins on bass,Tolhurst switches to keyboards.Smith
- joins Siouxsie and the Banshees and stays with them until 1983,when The Cure
- release "The Walk" single which reaches UK #14.The group achieves biggest chart
- hit with "Lovecats" which reaches UK #7 in November of 1983.
- In 1984 lp "Japenese Whispers" reaches UK #26,and an extended version
- reaches USA #181.The single "The Catapillar" climbs to UK #14.The band go on
- tour.Smith has to cancell playing with The Banshees because of exhaustion.
- "Inbetween Days" reaches UK #15,"Close To Me" reaches UK #24.LP "The Head On
- The Door" reaches UK #7.
- In 1986 the new line-up of The Cure-Smith,Tolhurst,Gallup(back on bass),
- Porl Thompson on guitar and Boris Williams on drums.LP and video "Standing on
- a beach" reaches UK #4,Video called "Staring at the sea".On July 27th ,1986
- Jon Moreland,having been dumped by his girlfriend,climbs on stage at a Cure
- concert in the USA and stabs himself repeatedly.The 18,000 crowd cheer him on
- thinking that it was part of the show.
- In 1987 the single "Why cant i be you?" reaches UK #21,Double LP "Kiss me,
- kiss me,kiss me "reaches UK #6."Catch" reaches UK #27,"Just Like Heaven"
- reaches UK #29.Tolhurst leave band.Roger O Donnell joins on keyboards.
- In 1988 "Hot,Hot,Hot" reaches UK #45.On the 13th of August 1988,Robert
- Smith and his childhood sweetheart Mary Poole get married.Gallup is best man.
- 1989 sees the band releasing "Disintegration" and singles released off it
- include "Lullaby"(UK #17),"Lovesong"(UK #10).The Cure go on their "last" tour,
- called the Prayer Tour and in August played 2 dates in Dublin.The next year
- "Mixed Up" is released as a double LP with remixes of Cure singles and reaches
- UK #7.The MTV show "120 Minutes" is dedicated to The Cure with Smith present-
- ing it.In 1991 the line up is Smith,Gallup,Thompson,Williams and new member
- Parry Belmount on keyboards."Never Enough",released from "Mixed Up" reaches
- UK #9."Entreat" live Prayer Tour album is released at a budget price.
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- The last bit of news i have heard about The Cure is that they asked
- a singer called Donavan,if they could do a cover of one of his songs called
- "Season of the Witches".The Cure may end,or the may not.Only time will tell...
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