You have a deep rabbit hole here: The Cure, Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Smiths, Siouxie and the Banshee’s, The Church. So much of the music of the mid to late 80’s. Pop melodies, dark lyrics, unlike anything that came before it.
Close To Me. Pictures Of You. Friday I’m in love. Love song…all great songs by The Cure. Depeche Mode are another amazing band 80s Gothic Rock/New Romantic/New Wave…love itttt!!
not necessarily... no. Goth has many influences going back even before The Cure.... and also, though The Cure is known very much as a Goth band, it is not actual Goth music. It is pop music. Robert Smith even explains this himself. But Robert Smith is Goth so this band is beloved by all Goths. I know Robert even left the band for a while because he wanted the music of the band to go in a more Goth direction like Siouxie and the Banshee's and Buzzcocks.... He wanted the band to go in a more darker road, but the band wasn't ready to go that rout or it was executives or something.. But they didn't agree so he left for a little.
The Cure are one of the so many great bands from the UK in the 1980s... Simple minds, Duran Duran, Madness, Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode, Wham, Tears for Fears, The Police, Eurythmics, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Genesis, Culture Club, Queen and many more......
Robert Smith is the voice of most of my adolescence. I dearly love The Cure. 80’s was such a great and diverse time for music and allowed you to fall in love with so many genres.
All time favorite band. Just Like Heaven is the most amazing purely written pop song. It just lands in a way that's hard to describe. The only band where I can listen to their entire catalog and not skip a song.
I was a huge Cure fan, saw them in concert, 1990s… Big hits were Fascination Street, Love Cats, Friday…. PS, my son and I are huge Ren fans and I love how you’ve opened up so many hearts to Ren’s genius and compassion!
The Cure are one of those bands you've heard a thousand times and never known until you hit those songs because..... movies, tv, adverts, games, at the grocery overhead, restaurants..... 40+ years of work across genres and Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. You've heard the lead singer's voice a Lot probably. They've had multiple major hits. And dead on - this was from their first, (primarily) post-punk genre album. I fell in love with The Cure before I knew who they were, just heard some of their hits in my early teens and later found out their name and started diving into albums alone and with friends. 30 years later and just did my 4th concert last year (in which, not for the first time I saw them, they played for about 3hrs). Oh, and they've some SOLID "put the songs on when you wanna wallow in sadness and self-pity over something for a while" songs lol. If I need a good bit of catharsis every few years I'll get miserable and put on the Disintegration album. Between the mix of how sad and how beautiful different songs are... quality let your hair down and let it out music lol. They also a huge amount of upbeat and fun and funky and this and that. Like said, 40+ years across genres. I've only just found your channel and am jumping around to different reactions you've done and am really enjoying them! Let me tell you, your reaction to Tool's The Pot was a breath of fresh air compared to the, let's phrase it "not as thoughtful", more common takes one sees. Would love to see you do more The Cure. A not-so-listened to one that I'd suggest: Jupiter Crash (no spoilers to the song but a helpful reference if you don't remember back to then: the name comes in connection to comet Levy hitting Jupiter around when it was written) Some things you may end up recognizing: Just Like Heaven, Lovesong, Fascination Street, Lovecats, Friday I'm in Love. Among personal favorites: Disintegration, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, A Forest, Letter to Elise (also rarely checked out by folks... overlooked imo), Let's Go to Bed Okay, that was a novel. Apologies for verbosity but, yeah, one of my fave bands. Another mentioned Depeche Mode - have to go look to see if you've reacted to them. If not, another 40+ year band that is so worth the dive and varies genres while staying themselves.
On their lone tour a few years back, Temple of the Dog covered Fascination Street - and it was like my late teens & early 20s just melted into one big time warp goo and it was SO damn lovely hearing Chris Cornell sing it.
You've probably heard some Cure songs and never realized. Their biggest hit is Just Like Heaven which you have to listen to; Lovesong also got a lot of radio play; Close To Me was always a club favorite; Fascination Street is like a goth club anthem; Lullaby is dark; In Between Days is more upbeat.
This was their first big hit, off of their 1979 debut album "Three Imaginary Boys"... During this time, they were very much inspired by punk, especially by a band called "The Buzzcocks". By the time their 2nd album "Seventeen Seconds" came around just a year later in 1980, they had gone for a totally different, Goth Rock sound that they are known and loved for... They are often regarded as "The Grandfathers" of the Goth Rock genre. A song that was featured on that 2nd album called "A Forest" became a staple of the genre. They experimented with a more Synth focused, "New wave" sound later on in their career and they did wonders with that too. Great band all round, still active today, 45 years later and they still sound great!
I Love The Cure, i still have my Boys Don't Cry T-shirt from when i was a kid, i had it on the other week and my daughter said "who wears a top wirh Edward Scissorhands on at your age" absolute cheek of it. Great band, Pictures Of You by them is my favourite ❤ looking forward to your reaction.
This video is from the 80’s. It is a single from their album. The group is still together today. The real group are the shadows. Their biggest song in the US chart is Just Like Heaven. It is classified as alternative rock.
Love The Cure! So many amazing songs! Just like heaven was really popular, and could be the song you've heard from them. Robert Smith is an Iconic vocalist and front man! I absolutely love and respect how he has kept his same style and hair as he has aged, even when most say he should change! 🥰♥
Love that you reacted to The Cure! Four decades of awesomeness, plenty to choose from if you decide to go down this rabbit hole, which I hope you do. Robert Smith's voice, lead vocals of The Cure, is pretty distinct, you may of heard it in passing in movies or tv shows...the first movie that comes to mind is, "The Crow" featuring the late Brandon Lee, they did a song called "Burn" for the soundtrack. The Cure was a staple growing up in the 80's, we called it "Goth" or "New Wave". Some other fantastic bands from that genre: The Smiths, Duran Duran, Blondie, Joy Division, New Order, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, and Echo & the Bunnymen. Enjoyed the reaction BP!! Thank you!
They had a bunch of hits. They were considered the world biggest cult band. This record is kind of pop punk. They change every record. Nerf Herder is fun. Missed seeing Nerf Herder multiple times, but I have seen the Cure 6 or 7 times. Check out their B sides.
I was a kid listening to The Cure. My big brother was a huge fan. I was a little kid of the 80's, who knew who The Cure was and when they were on tour. I'm a huge fan now ✌️💙🎵 Check out the tune Pictures Of You. I'm in love with that song right now ✌️💙🎵
As someone who has always loved The Cure, watching your face while you listen, and getting into the song makes my heart so happy. Too many people are missing out on the feelings their music gives...Thank you!
British band The Cure always was reinventing itself and its sound - pretty sure frontman & leader Robert Smith is the only band member who has remained a constant. I think when their first album came out in ‘79, they were a trio. The debut album had one version released in the UK & another in the US, with different titles, album covers & slightly different song selections (seems like “Boys Don’t Cry was only on the US version? All the other songs on the debut albums are edgier & darker). At times they’ve been a 4-piece, and a 5-piece. Their sophomore album was very ambient, somber & moody and the next two downright dark - so that trilogy of albums left many with the mistaken impression they are a goth band. But by the early to mid-‘80s they were making some seriously giddy synth pop - Smith said his writing reflects the ups & downs of his life. By around 1989 or ‘90, they released what many consider their masterpiece album, “Disintegration,” which is back to being a bit on the dark side. I consider them Alternative Rock, but when they first emerged on the scene they were consider Post-Punk/New Wave. I think Smith resisted trying to be a mainstream, commercial, hit-making band, yet they still had big hits; so they kind of straddle the underground/cult label with the mainstream category and are still very much an international band as far as their audiences go. As far as I can tell, they’ve never stopped playing big arenas and stadiums, so they’re not one of those bands that has moved from the big time to playing medium-sized cities (which means I may never get to see them live). Robert Smith’s is the voice you hear on their songs. To appreciate his song-writing genius, listen to his sparse, angst-ridden “10:15 Saturday Night” and realize a teenager wrote this (he was 19 when it came out on the debut albums, plus they had recorded it a year earlier for the BBC Peel Sessions, which you can find on CD). Smith is not only a great songwriter and vocalist but an underrated guitar player. The Cure was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After 4 decades or so, their catalog is pretty massive, you might start with their one (that I know of) greatest hits album, 2 “best of” CDs that don’t have”best of” in their titles, or stream their Billboard hit singles to get a feel for them. They don’t have just one sound. Their darker songs don’t depress me - they validate how I feel (the rare, deep album cut “The Upstairs Room” is an example). The also have a lot of upbeat songs - their pop masterpiece “The Lovecats” for instance” - and some of the most magical romantic songs: “Lovesong,” “A Night Like This” and “Just Like Heaven” to name a few. It’s a toss up whether The Cure is my favorite band or The Doors. Both bands’ frontmen are genius lyricists/songwriters because their words are so poetic and meaningful and their melodies so emotional. Both were counterculture rebels (but a decade or so apart, & from different countries). Morrison and Smith were both charismatic & hot, though Smith is more reserved. Both bands were full of extremely talented musicians. I guess those are some of the common denominators of why these 2 bands are my favorites. Addendum: The Cure did a great cover of The Doors’ “Hello, I Love You.”
This version is a re-recording of one of their first singles released to promote their first singles collection. Here in the UK they are a national treasure. Yes, they have had a couple if US hits but if any band can be described as the worlds biggest cult band, its a coin toss between The Cure and Depeche Mode. Not all their songs are like this, they started pop-punk/post punk but there is psychedelic influences creeping in along the way, they helped invent 'goth' along the way, they like to bring things in and mess around with them. Yet always they sound like The Cure. Wrap your ears around their 2 singles collections "Standing on a Beach: The Singles" and "Galore: The Singles 1987-1997". to get a good taste of what they are about.
If you are doing The cure , do Burn , it’s such a good song and it was written for a movie called The Crow, which was Brandon Lee’s last film as he was unfortunately shot and wounded whilst filming which caused his death , but the song is so catchy highly recommended it. 😊
This is so weird! I was driving home tonight and started thinking about the best concerts I've been to. Weezer, Van Halen, Tedeshi Trucks Band and The Cure. When I got to The Cure, I thought BP should react to them. Check the channel and BOOM. LOL 😂 One of my favorite bands from the 80s! New Wave back in the day. Considered one of the bands that "crested" Emo. Robert Smith (singer) is awesome!
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love, or "Burn" - off the The Crow Soundtrack is probably what you are thinking of. Those 2 songs blew up big in the 90's. However I think "Plainsong" of the Album Disintegration is one of their better ones as well.
If you have seen the movie ' The Crow', then you have heard The Cure. They contributed to the soundtrack. Thanks for reacting to them. This brought me back to my younger years.
So technically, this is new wave popular music of the early 1980s. The people who listen to this at the time dressed all in black with capes and frilly shirts and brooches and stuff they called themselves Goth. This is goth music this band is quintessentially goth.
😄 lovin' your story man... Aussie girl here, the 60's my childhood, the 70's my teen years, the 80's hit my 20's girls going strong👩🎤 Man the plethora of music genres we lived & breathed! I love my heavy stuff but music that brings Joy just because... it's Fun, 💛 yeah
2 tunes that come to mind are " lullaby " and " Friday I'm in love " from the cure both with different jibes. Keep up your great content guyz , awesome freestyles.
One of the best groups of ALL TIME. Since 1980 until 2024 theyre even better now. The new material is some of their best they did have a big hiatus putting out albums. Friday Im in love and lovesong are the big notable songs.
@elshakirby7517 I hope so. I dig his reactions and his willingness to poke his head around unfamiliar corners. I just know I've been solidly pro-Cure since I was 9 in 1985 and starting around 1989 (when the rest of my friends caught up) I started catching Hell for loving them.... and it never really stopped. There were like 10 or 20 of us in a high school of 3500, grades 10,11 & 12. I'm just thankful that my true blue hessian BASS PLAYER husband can appreciate truly good music beyond his natural biases. Cuz there's NO BASS LIKE CURE BASS!
The Cure was underground to me, sometimes a song or two would make the airwaves but they felt underground to me. Very influential as well. One of my favorite Rock en Español bands influenced by The Cure is Caifanes. Their stuff is in Spanish but great music as well.
They had a TON of hits in the 80s. Us metal heads would clown all of the new wave bands for being soft, but as I got older I realized that these guys are FANTASTIC musicians and song writers...Robert Smith has a great story married his sweetheart back in the day; so many of their songs are about her...they are still together to this day I believe...
friday im in love, close to me, love song, inbetween days, pictures of you and lullaby are my favs , also they did songs on the soundtrack for The Crow movie Burn is the name of the main one I think
D U D E You've done it. You've found my absolute all time favoritest favorite. Please, I BEG YOU, do Charlotte Sometimes. Like Killing An Arab, it's based on a book. It's weird AF, it's... My old alter ego, when I needed one... I used to dress like Robert, down to the lipstick tweak on the bottom right. I loved him so much. I had the walk sized poster from this song, it's ICONIC; image search the title, you'll find it. It's very 80s. I've loved these guys for over 30 years, ever since I was a precious little Baby Bat.🖤🖤🖤🎼🎵🎼🎵💀💀🦇🦇🎶🎶🎶🦇🦇🦇🦇☠️ For visual fun: Why Can't I Be You, Caterpillar Girl, or Inbetween Days.
Another band that was in the same vein is The Smiths. I recommend the song "There is a Light that never goes out." There is no official video, but there many videos that play the studio version. Looking forward to your reaction.
I've always been a Metal Head, but in high school in the 80's my best friend Dion was into this music (we called it New Wave). So this is VERY nostalgic for me, and I'm here for it! I had a Cure T-shirt which had their faces in a bunch of weird colors, when my Grandpa saw it he said, "If that's the cure, I'd hate to see the disease" 🤣 "Killing an Arab" is probably my favorite Cure song!
I’m loving this trip down memory lane. The Cure were my top 2 through all my teens and twenties. Bowie was the other. Songs I recommend- Love Cats, Hot, hot hot, Caterpillar, Just like heaven, Love Song … I’m so surprised you like them. Ren got me here but your latest reactions to the musical greats are wonderful. Cheers from Aussie 🫶🏼🌻🇵🇸
Oh, thank you for including the church on that. Yes definitely echo in the bunny man yes definitely souxsie in the banshees.. The church is so underrated by review channels. I can't believe more people aren't just gushing about the church
If you love this from your explanation then you MUST listen to the "Wish" album... it is a MASTERPIECE from the first to the last song all about heartbreak... The Cure are very very big with an extensive catalog, so many fantastic songs!
your discussion of liking a song or type of music that doesn't quite fit your "crowd" or genre I like to call my guilty pleasure. I mainly listen to harder stuff like Tool, Five Finger, Slipknot, so on but The Cure I'll never skip over and there are some others as well. Embrace it man that is what makes music so magical. There are certain songs, bands, singers that can cross those lines and just make something that touches your soul, regardless of how they are playing it or singing it. Keep up the good work sir and broaden those horizons...
Oh my goodness - love you for this, The Cure's sound is unmistakable and Robert Smith (the singer) is an incredible story teller - well done you sir 🙃 They played at Glastonbury in 2016 - if you have time, check out their performance of 'Burn'. This has been a great start to my day, thank you
You have a deep rabbit hole here: The Cure, Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Smiths, Siouxie and the Banshee’s, The Church. So much of the music of the mid to late 80’s. Pop melodies, dark lyrics, unlike anything that came before it.
Absolutely Souix, Five inch nails, Shriekback, The the Oh brother you stepped into Alternative Indi 70 and 80's style
Amen brother
@@hagenduffy9554 "Nine" Inch Nails. ;)
Love Love and Rockets, Placebo and Soft Cell too
New Order, OMD, Tears for Fears, English Beat, INXS, The Dead Milkmen
Close To Me. Pictures Of You.
Friday I’m in love. Love song…all great songs by The Cure.
Depeche Mode are another amazing band
80s Gothic Rock/New Romantic/New Wave…love itttt!!
Burn 🔥
Strange day 🤔
The Cure is where the Goth sound began
not necessarily... no. Goth has many influences going back even before The Cure.... and also, though The Cure is known very much as a Goth band, it is not actual Goth music. It is pop music. Robert Smith even explains this himself. But Robert Smith is Goth so this band is beloved by all Goths. I know Robert even left the band for a while because he wanted the music of the band to go in a more Goth direction like Siouxie and the Banshee's and Buzzcocks.... He wanted the band to go in a more darker road, but the band wasn't ready to go that rout or it was executives or something.. But they didn't agree so he left for a little.
The Cure are one of the so many great bands from the UK in the 1980s... Simple minds, Duran Duran, Madness, Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode, Wham, Tears for Fears, The Police, Eurythmics, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Genesis, Culture Club, Queen and many more......
Robert Smith is the voice of most of my adolescence. I dearly love The Cure. 80’s was such a great and diverse time for music and allowed you to fall in love with so many genres.
The Forest live in 1992 is just a magical experience!!!!! They are brilliant live!!
So damn true. I saw them live on the 1992 tour and it was a highlight in my life.
Boys Don't Cry by The Cure was on The Wedding Singer soundtrack.
Depeche Mode is also a killer band that started around the same time as The Cure.
The Cure is quintessential 1980s and for all us Gen Xers out there, we were fortunate to have this in our youth.
You may have heard the Cure “Lovesong”. It was popular in the US. It’s one of my favorites,
Their Disintegration album is a must own, right on.
All time favorite band. Just Like Heaven is the most amazing purely written pop song. It just lands in a way that's hard to describe. The only band where I can listen to their entire catalog and not skip a song.
Yeah just like heaven is my favourite cure song....
I love The Cure! They are amazing, from the 1980’s. “LOVESONG” is a classic!
there from the 70s
I was a huge Cure fan, saw them in concert, 1990s… Big hits were Fascination Street, Love Cats, Friday….
PS, my son and I are huge Ren fans and I love how you’ve opened up so many hearts to Ren’s genius and compassion!
The Cure are one of those bands you've heard a thousand times and never known until you hit those songs because..... movies, tv, adverts, games, at the grocery overhead, restaurants..... 40+ years of work across genres and Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. You've heard the lead singer's voice a Lot probably. They've had multiple major hits.
And dead on - this was from their first, (primarily) post-punk genre album.
I fell in love with The Cure before I knew who they were, just heard some of their hits in my early teens and later found out their name and started diving into albums alone and with friends. 30 years later and just did my 4th concert last year (in which, not for the first time I saw them, they played for about 3hrs).
Oh, and they've some SOLID "put the songs on when you wanna wallow in sadness and self-pity over something for a while" songs lol. If I need a good bit of catharsis every few years I'll get miserable and put on the Disintegration album. Between the mix of how sad and how beautiful different songs are... quality let your hair down and let it out music lol.
They also a huge amount of upbeat and fun and funky and this and that. Like said, 40+ years across genres. I've only just found your channel and am jumping around to different reactions you've done and am really enjoying them! Let me tell you, your reaction to Tool's The Pot was a breath of fresh air compared to the, let's phrase it "not as thoughtful", more common takes one sees. Would love to see you do more The Cure.
A not-so-listened to one that I'd suggest: Jupiter Crash (no spoilers to the song but a helpful reference if you don't remember back to then: the name comes in connection to comet Levy hitting Jupiter around when it was written)
Some things you may end up recognizing: Just Like Heaven, Lovesong, Fascination Street, Lovecats, Friday I'm in Love.
Among personal favorites: Disintegration, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, A Forest, Letter to Elise (also rarely checked out by folks... overlooked imo), Let's Go to Bed
Okay, that was a novel. Apologies for verbosity but, yeah, one of my fave bands.
Another mentioned Depeche Mode - have to go look to see if you've reacted to them. If not, another 40+ year band that is so worth the dive and varies genres while staying themselves.
On their lone tour a few years back, Temple of the Dog covered Fascination Street - and it was like my late teens & early 20s just melted into one big time warp goo and it was SO damn lovely hearing Chris Cornell sing it.
You've probably heard some Cure songs and never realized. Their biggest hit is Just Like Heaven which you have to listen to; Lovesong also got a lot of radio play; Close To Me was always a club favorite; Fascination Street is like a goth club anthem; Lullaby is dark; In Between Days is more upbeat.
Got to love The Cure. Even the somber songs make me smile
Letters to Elise ... so underrated!
And so beautiful ❤
Prob my fave band. Their songs comfort me, make me feel so good...like hot chicken soup or comfort food. ❤
This was their first big hit, off of their 1979 debut album "Three Imaginary Boys"...
During this time, they were very much inspired by punk, especially by a band called "The Buzzcocks".
By the time their 2nd album "Seventeen Seconds" came around just a year later in 1980, they had gone for a totally different, Goth Rock sound that they are known and loved for...
They are often regarded as "The Grandfathers" of the Goth Rock genre.
A song that was featured on that 2nd album called "A Forest" became a staple of the genre.
They experimented with a more Synth focused, "New wave" sound later on in their career and they did wonders with that too.
Great band all round, still active today, 45 years later and they still sound great!
I Love The Cure, i still have my Boys Don't Cry T-shirt from when i was a kid, i had it on the other week and my daughter said "who wears a top wirh Edward Scissorhands on at your age" absolute cheek of it. Great band, Pictures Of You by them is my favourite ❤ looking forward to your reaction.
Omg...the cure😢. . Nostalgia..❤ Thank you from Italy.
More Cure! All their hits! So good, they never disappoint!
“Friday I’m in Love”
“Just Like Heaven”
“Songs to Elise”
Check these out, you won’t regret it.
Complete history right here! Changed the face of music! So many great CURE songs and his voice is so unique!
Teenage metalhead me also loved the cure and the smiths. Because, the music pulls the heartstrings. We all need this in our lives.
Head on the Door, their ultimate album
This video is from the 80’s. It is a single from their album. The group is still together today. The real group are the shadows. Their biggest song in the US chart is Just Like Heaven. It is classified as alternative rock.
Love The Cure! So many amazing songs! Just like heaven was really popular, and could be the song you've heard from them. Robert Smith is an Iconic vocalist and front man! I absolutely love and respect how he has kept his same style and hair as he has aged, even when most say he should change! 🥰♥
That song you were humming, Never going to give you up, Rick Astley . A big voice from a skinny man.
Love that you reacted to The Cure! Four decades of awesomeness, plenty to choose from if you decide to go down this rabbit hole, which I hope you do. Robert Smith's voice, lead vocals of The Cure, is pretty distinct, you may of heard it in passing in movies or tv shows...the first movie that comes to mind is, "The Crow" featuring the late Brandon Lee, they did a song called "Burn" for the soundtrack. The Cure was a staple growing up in the 80's, we called it "Goth" or "New Wave". Some other fantastic bands from that genre: The Smiths, Duran Duran, Blondie, Joy Division, New Order, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, and Echo & the Bunnymen. Enjoyed the reaction BP!! Thank you!
The scene in The Crow that 'Burn' is overlaid on is freakin' iconic. It was a perfect track for that.
with the cure you have enough to make a dedicated playlist . so much great songs , so :much different styles . amazing group
They had a bunch of hits. They were considered the world biggest cult band. This record is kind of pop punk. They change every record. Nerf Herder is fun. Missed seeing Nerf Herder multiple times, but I have seen the Cure 6 or 7 times. Check out their B sides.
I was a kid listening to The Cure. My big brother was a huge fan. I was a little kid of the 80's, who knew who The Cure was and when they were on tour. I'm a huge fan now ✌️💙🎵 Check out the tune Pictures Of You. I'm in love with that song right now ✌️💙🎵
Pictures of You nearly killed me in 1992 (personally tragedy). But I still love it!
I absolutely love The Cure! Robert Smith is the alien that is here to save us all, Southpark. This was the creation of Emo.
As someone who has always loved The Cure, watching your face while you listen, and getting into the song makes my heart so happy. Too many people are missing out on the feelings their music gives...Thank you!
A forest, Lullaby and Friday I'm in Love are my personal favorites, but they have so much good songs, so would be happy if you did more of them.
The Cure is a rabbit hole for sure, one of my fave bands!
British band The Cure always was reinventing itself and its sound - pretty sure frontman & leader Robert Smith is the only band member who has remained a constant. I think when their first album came out in ‘79, they were a trio. The debut album had one version released in the UK & another in the US, with different titles, album covers & slightly different song selections (seems like “Boys Don’t Cry was only on the US version? All the other songs on the debut albums are edgier & darker). At times they’ve been a 4-piece, and a 5-piece. Their sophomore album was very ambient, somber & moody and the next two downright dark - so that trilogy of albums left many with the mistaken impression they are a goth band. But by the early to mid-‘80s they were making some seriously giddy synth pop - Smith said his writing reflects the ups & downs of his life. By around 1989 or ‘90, they released what many consider their masterpiece album, “Disintegration,” which is back to being a bit on the dark side. I consider them Alternative Rock, but when they first emerged on the scene they were consider Post-Punk/New Wave. I think Smith resisted trying to be a mainstream, commercial, hit-making band, yet they still had big hits; so they kind of straddle the underground/cult label with the mainstream category and are still very much an international band as far as their audiences go. As far as I can tell, they’ve never stopped playing big arenas and stadiums, so they’re not one of those bands that has moved from the big time to playing medium-sized cities (which means I may never get to see them live). Robert Smith’s is the voice you hear on their songs. To appreciate his song-writing genius, listen to his sparse, angst-ridden “10:15 Saturday Night” and realize a teenager wrote this (he was 19 when it came out on the debut albums, plus they had recorded it a year earlier for the BBC Peel Sessions, which you can find on CD). Smith is not only a great songwriter and vocalist but an underrated guitar player. The Cure was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After 4 decades or so, their catalog is pretty massive, you might start with their one (that I know of) greatest hits album, 2 “best of” CDs that don’t have”best of” in their titles, or stream their Billboard hit singles to get a feel for them. They don’t have just one sound. Their darker songs don’t depress me - they validate how I feel (the rare, deep album cut “The Upstairs Room” is an example). The also have a lot of upbeat songs - their pop masterpiece “The Lovecats” for instance” - and some of the most magical romantic songs: “Lovesong,” “A Night Like This” and “Just Like Heaven” to name a few. It’s a toss up whether The Cure is my favorite band or The Doors. Both bands’ frontmen are genius lyricists/songwriters because their words are so poetic and meaningful and their melodies so emotional. Both were counterculture rebels (but a decade or so apart, & from different countries). Morrison and Smith were both charismatic & hot, though Smith is more reserved. Both bands were full of extremely talented musicians. I guess those are some of the common denominators of why these 2 bands are my favorites. Addendum: The Cure did a great cover of The Doors’ “Hello, I Love You.”
This version is a re-recording of one of their first singles released to promote their first singles collection. Here in the UK they are a national treasure. Yes, they have had a couple if US hits but if any band can be described as the worlds biggest cult band, its a coin toss between The Cure and Depeche Mode. Not all their songs are like this, they started pop-punk/post punk but there is psychedelic influences creeping in along the way, they helped invent 'goth' along the way, they like to bring things in and mess around with them. Yet always they sound like The Cure. Wrap your ears around their 2 singles collections "Standing on a Beach: The Singles" and "Galore: The Singles 1987-1997". to get a good taste of what they are about.
LoveSong and Picures of You are 2 of my faves 💜
What!!! ❤❤❤ so ready for this! My favotite band! Recommend The Lovecats and Mint Car. Ooo, or Lullaby. There are so many!
If you are doing The cure , do Burn , it’s such a good song and it was written for a movie called The Crow, which was Brandon Lee’s last film as he was unfortunately shot and wounded whilst filming which caused his death , but the song is so catchy highly recommended it. 😊
This is so weird! I was driving home tonight and started thinking about the best concerts I've been to. Weezer, Van Halen, Tedeshi Trucks Band and The Cure. When I got to The Cure, I thought BP should react to them. Check the channel and BOOM. LOL 😂 One of my favorite bands from the 80s! New Wave back in the day. Considered one of the bands that "crested" Emo. Robert Smith (singer) is awesome!
I saw them in '89, when Disintegration released❤❤❤ and, ummm....emo wasn't a thing back then... #GothBoys #GetInLoserWereGoingCrying
@@J3nJ3nl0llip0p right, The Cure is credited with inspiring the emo culture into being. Among other genres and lifestyles.
The Cure is a post-punk and new wave band.
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love, or "Burn" - off the The Crow Soundtrack is probably what you are thinking of. Those 2 songs blew up big in the 90's. However I think "Plainsong" of the Album Disintegration is one of their better ones as well.
My fave band of all time.
Please please please do a deep dive of The Cure!! You won't regret a single moment
If you have seen the movie ' The Crow', then you have heard The Cure. They contributed to the soundtrack. Thanks for reacting to them. This brought me back to my younger years.
Robert Smith finally explained that this song came from his childhood when dealing with bullying.
Wow. Can't say I ever expected to see a Cure reaction here:) Excellent
So technically, this is new wave popular music of the early 1980s. The people who listen to this at the time dressed all in black with capes and frilly shirts and brooches and stuff they called themselves Goth. This is goth music this band is quintessentially goth.
Oh please go down The Cure rabbit hole. So many gems. Robert Smith is a poet. I'd love you to react to Just Like Heaven.
😄 lovin' your story man... Aussie girl here, the 60's my childhood, the 70's my teen years, the 80's hit my 20's girls going strong👩🎤 Man the plethora of music genres we lived & breathed!
I love my heavy stuff but music that brings Joy just because... it's Fun, 💛 yeah
Close to Me was the first song that got me into them
I'd love to see you do 'Bitchin' Camaro' from The Dead Milkmen.
2 tunes that come to mind are " lullaby " and " Friday I'm in love " from the cure both with different jibes. Keep up your great content guyz , awesome freestyles.
Oh the memories…
yesss please do more the cure
One of the best groups of ALL TIME. Since 1980 until 2024 theyre even better now. The new material is some of their best they did have a big hiatus putting out albums. Friday Im in love and lovesong are the big notable songs.
the cure is my favorite band! you have to listen tomore songs, youll love it. and their biggest hit is a forest, you probably know that song.
Hello! 31 yr old here lol. I LOVE The Cure! Favorite albums are Disintegration,BloodFlowers
This song and group along with some others launched the Alternative Genre. A departure from top 40 radio that the "cool kids" gravitated towards.
The cure are one of the greatest. One of the most inspirational bands for generations of artist. Amazing. Love to see you do lullaby
Congrats on finding your way to the cure.
So many good songs. I imagine ‘Friday I’m in love’ will be familiar to a lot of people. One song I always liked is ‘Cut Here’.
The Cure , the best !
My favorite artist did what i think is an amazing cover of this song Telepathic Teddy Bear. Feel like he is criminally unplayed
More Cure please! They have so many great songs. 80s emo music before "emo" was a thing. 😂
They had the best hooks. This hook stays with you all day. Simple but effective
You are not ready for the Cure. They are MASTERS
He’s ready… BP is the example we all need for the to keep the world open minded and moving forward
@elshakirby7517 I hope so. I dig his reactions and his willingness to poke his head around unfamiliar corners. I just know I've been solidly pro-Cure since I was 9 in 1985 and starting around 1989 (when the rest of my friends caught up) I started catching Hell for loving them.... and it never really stopped. There were like 10 or 20 of us in a high school of 3500, grades 10,11 & 12. I'm just thankful that my true blue hessian BASS PLAYER husband can appreciate truly good music beyond his natural biases. Cuz there's NO BASS LIKE CURE BASS!
I was more of punk than a goth as a kid but I also liked Goth bands because they always did their own thing instead of copying off everyone else.
I love The Cure. “The Forest” is my favorite.
The Cure was underground to me, sometimes a song or two would make the airwaves but they felt underground to me. Very influential as well. One of my favorite Rock en Español bands influenced by The Cure is Caifanes. Their stuff is in Spanish but great music as well.
Enjoy the rabbit hole
Love the Cure.
The Cure are one of the Greats. Began in the late 70's. Still active today. Definitely worth digging into their catalog.
They had a TON of hits in the 80s. Us metal heads would clown all of the new wave bands for being soft, but as I got older I realized that these guys are FANTASTIC musicians and song writers...Robert Smith has a great story married his sweetheart back in the day; so many of their songs are about her...they are still together to this day I believe...
"Fascination Street" is my favorite of theirs...it's actually pretty dang hard
friday im in love, close to me, love song, inbetween days, pictures of you and lullaby are my favs , also they did songs on the soundtrack for The Crow movie Burn is the name of the main one I think
D U D E
You've done it.
You've found my absolute all time favoritest favorite.
Please, I BEG YOU, do Charlotte Sometimes. Like Killing An Arab, it's based on a book.
It's weird AF, it's... My old alter ego, when I needed one...
I used to dress like Robert, down to the lipstick tweak on the bottom right.
I loved him so much.
I had the walk sized poster from this song, it's ICONIC; image search the title, you'll find it.
It's very 80s.
I've loved these guys for over 30 years, ever since I was a precious little Baby Bat.🖤🖤🖤🎼🎵🎼🎵💀💀🦇🦇🎶🎶🎶🦇🦇🦇🦇☠️
For visual fun: Why Can't I Be You, Caterpillar Girl, or Inbetween Days.
Another band that was in the same vein is The Smiths. I recommend the song "There is a Light that never goes out." There is no official video, but there many videos that play the studio version. Looking forward to your reaction.
I've always been a Metal Head, but in high school in the 80's my best friend Dion was into this music (we called it New Wave). So this is VERY nostalgic for me, and I'm here for it!
I had a Cure T-shirt which had their faces in a bunch of weird colors, when my Grandpa saw it he said, "If that's the cure, I'd hate to see the disease"
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"Killing an Arab" is probably my favorite Cure song!
You really need to hear “A Forest” by The Cure it’s their most live played song and a big fan favourite
I’m loving this trip down memory lane. The Cure were my top 2 through all my teens and twenties. Bowie was the other. Songs I recommend- Love Cats, Hot, hot hot, Caterpillar, Just like heaven, Love Song … I’m so surprised you like them. Ren got me here but your latest reactions to the musical greats are wonderful. Cheers from Aussie 🫶🏼🌻🇵🇸
......1978 too. Great pure pop.
Just like heaven
Oh, thank you for including the church on that. Yes definitely echo in the bunny man yes definitely souxsie in the banshees.. The church is so underrated by review channels. I can't believe more people aren't just gushing about the church
Pretty sure all their songs that I can recall are fine to play in front of little kids BP, enjoy!😊
The Cure 🤍 Robert Smith is iconic
I saw the Cure in 1979 supporting Siouxsie and the Banshees, Robert Smith played Bass for the the Banshees as their Bassist was ill - Cracking gig
Love cats is a great kid friendly cure song.
Oh oh, he's on the road of becoming a Goth. ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US
If you love this from your explanation then you MUST listen to the "Wish" album... it is a MASTERPIECE from the first to the last song all about heartbreak... The Cure are very very big with an extensive catalog, so many fantastic songs!
your discussion of liking a song or type of music that doesn't quite fit your "crowd" or genre I like to call my guilty pleasure. I mainly listen to harder stuff like Tool, Five Finger, Slipknot, so on but The Cure I'll never skip over and there are some others as well. Embrace it man that is what makes music so magical. There are certain songs, bands, singers that can cross those lines and just make something that touches your soul, regardless of how they are playing it or singing it. Keep up the good work sir and broaden those horizons...
Oh my goodness - love you for this, The Cure's sound is unmistakable and Robert Smith (the singer) is an incredible story teller - well done you sir 🙃 They played at Glastonbury in 2016 - if you have time, check out their performance of 'Burn'. This has been a great start to my day, thank you
Yes more of that. As a white guy into rap and then house I too always had a Soft spot for this kind of music and still do
As long as you are going down this 80's rabbit hole, check out Alison Moyet and Yazoo (Yaz in America).
I LOVE THE CURE ❤️❤️❤️❤️ My DJ Pals Still Spin Them Club Nights!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
YOU WILL RECOGNISE 'LOVESONG' or maybe Pictures of you or friday im in love
(enjoyed this, thank you BP. Hope you and the family are good) ❤
Pictures of you by the Cure, but its got to be the long intro version.