I used to listen to The Cure a lot in a greatest-hits kind of arena when I was younger. Only recently have I delved in to their amazing 13 album discography. It's kept my attention through and through thus far and the evolution shown between 1979's Three Imaginary Boys and 2008's 4:13 Dream is incredible! Though you can tell that the voice is of the same poet--as Robert Smith's voice remains perfect and recognisably his own. He should be very proud.--the music and the way it is presented and delivered shows that these men in this group have evolved and changed (some members really have changed as they're not always the same).
The song "M" from their 1980 second album Seventeen Seconds has one of my favourite hooks. If the lyrics and the way they are delivered isn't enough to make me pay attention, then the attention-grabbing award goes to Robert's incredible guitar riff. It become even more clever still as this riff is omitted for a few minutes of the song, only to come back in the end. It keeps the listener anticipating it's return every time. I've had this one on repeat for days.
Like I said, I don't know much about The Cure yet musically and much less personally. But I do know that Robert Smith has been with the same woman since he was 14 years old and that the woman's name is Mary. I think that such a fact is relevant here (I think she's relevant to most of their music, really).
So here it is, give it a listen if you feel comfortable. I'm a fan of proper concert footage, but if you're not then the second video is the album version.
Hello image, sing me a line from your favourite song. Twist and turn, but you're trapped in the light: All the directions were wrong. You'll fall in love with somebody else tonight...
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