The English
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
The Cure have released thirteen
studio album
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s, six
live album
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s, two
remix albums, seven
compilation album
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s, eight
box set
A box set or (its original name) boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box and offered for sale as a single unit.
Music
Artists and bands ...
s, twelve
extended plays, and forty-six
singles
Singles are people not in a committed relationship.
Singles may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series
* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
* ''Singles'' ...
on
Fiction Records and
Geffen Records. They have also released twelve
video albums and forty-four
music videos.
Formed in 1976,
the Cure grew out of a band known as
Malice
Malice may refer to:
Law
* Malice (law), a legal term describing the intent to harm
Entertainment Film and literature
* ''Malice'' (1926 film), a 1926 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa
* ''Malice'' (1993 film), a 1993 film starring Al ...
. Malice formed in January 1976 and underwent several line-up changes and a name change to
Easy Cure
The Cure are an English Rock music, rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith has re ...
[Apter, Jeff. (2006). ''Never Enough: The Story of the Cure''. Omnibus Press. pp. 56–57. ] before The Cure was founded in May 1978. The Cure's original line-up consisted of
Robert Smith (vocals, guitars),
Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst (drums) and
Michael Dempsey
Michael Stephen Dempsey (born 29 November 1958) is an English musician and composer, who has played bass as a member of several post-punk and new wave bands, including the Cure and the Associates.
History
Early years
Dempsey was born on 29 ...
(bass guitar). The band has continued through various line-ups; Smith is the group's only remaining original member. The line-up of the band for their most recent album, ''
4:13 Dream'' (2008), consisted of Smith,
Porl Thompson (guitar),
Simon Gallup
Simon Jonathon Gallup (born 1 June 1960) is an English musician and bassist with the alternative rock band The Cure. He is the second longest-serving member of the band after lead vocalist/guitarist Robert Smith.
Early years
Born in Duxhurst ...
(bass guitar) and
Jason Cooper (drums).
The Cure's debut album, ''
Three Imaginary Boys'' (1979), reached number 44 on the
UK Albums Chart.
[Roberts, David (ed.) (2006). '' British Hit Singles & Albums'', 19th edition, London: HiT Entertainment. .] The next two albums, ''
Seventeen Seconds'' (1980) and ''
Faith'' (1981), were top 20 hits in the UK, reaching number 20 and number 14 respectively.
Between 1982 and 1996, The Cure released seven studio albums, all of which reached the Top 10 in the UK.
The most successful of these was ''
Wish'' (1992) which reached number one in the UK and number two on the US
''Billboard'' 200.
The last three studio albums – ''
Bloodflowers'' (2000), ''
The Cure'' (2004) and ''
4:13 Dream'' (2008) – have had mixed success, reaching numbers 14, 8 and 33 in the UK respectively.
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Remix albums
Compilation albums
Box sets
Other sets
Extended plays
Singles
Promotional singles
Videos
Video albums
Music videos
Other appearances
Notes
References
External links
Discography at official websiteOfficial & unofficial worldwide discography
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Discography
Rock music group discographies
New wave discographies