The Cure
UK
Formed: 1977
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Goth Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave, New Wave, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
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Out of all the bands that emerged in the immediate aftermath of punk rock in the late '70s, few were as enduring and popular as the Cure. Led through numerous incarnations by guitarist/vocalist Robert Smith (born April 21, 1959), the band became notorious for its slow, gloomy dirges and Smith's ghoulish appearance, a public image that often hid the diversity of the Cure's music. At the outset, the Cure played jagged, edgy pop songs before slowly evolving into a more textured outfit. As one of the bands that laid the seeds for goth rock, the gro...
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