Kuwo wonke amabhendi avele ngokushesha ngemuva kwe-punk rock ngasekupheleni kwawo-70s, ambalwa ayeqinile futhi edume njengeThe Cure. Ngenxa yomsebenzi omningi womshayi wesigingci nomculi uRobert Smith (owazalwa ngo-April 21, 1959), leli qembu laduma ngokudlala kancane, okumnyama nokubukeka okucindezelayo.
I-Cure iqale ngezingoma ze-pop ezingenasizotha ngaphambi kokuthi iguquke kancane ibe ibhendi eqoshiwe neyomculo.
I-Cure ingelinye lamaqembu abeke imbewu ye-gothic rock, kodwa ngesikhathi i-goth ithola ukuduma maphakathi nawo-80s, abaculi base besukile ohlotsheni lwabo oluvamile.
Ekupheleni kweminyaka yama-80s, leli qembu lase lithuthele endaweni evamile hhayi kuphela eNgilandi lakubo, kodwa nase-United States nasezingxenyeni ezihlukahlukene zaseYurophu.
I-Cure yahlala iyibhendi ebukhoma ethandwayo kanye nebhendi ethengisa amarekhodi enenzuzo efanelekile ngeminyaka yawo-90s. Ithonya labo lezwakala ngokucacile kunqwaba yamaqembu amasha naphakathi kwenkulungwane entsha yeminyaka, kuhlanganise nabaculi abaningi ababengenalutho eduze ne-gothic rock.
izinyathelo zokuqala
Ekuqaleni ibibizwa ngokuthi i-Easy Cure, ibhendi yasungulwa ngo-1976 ngabafundi afunda nabo u-Robert Smith (izwi, isiginci), uMichael Dempsey (i-bass) no-Lawrence "Lol" Tolgurst (izigubhu). Kusukela ekuqaleni, ibhendi ibikhethekile nge-pop eshayelwa isiginci emnyama, ekhahlamezekile enamagama angama-pseudo-literary. Lokhu kufakazelwa yi-Albert Camus-ephefumulelwe "Ukubulala UmArab".
Iteyipu yedemo ethi "Killing a Arab" ifike ezandleni zikaChris Parry, irep ye-A&R ePolydor Records. Ngesikhathi ethola ukuqoshwa, igama leqembu lase lifushanisiwe laba yi-The Cure.
UParry wahlabeka umxhwele ngaleli culo futhi wahlela ukuthi likhishwe kulebula ezimele ethi Small Wonder ngoDisemba 1978. Ekuqaleni kuka-1979, uParry washiya iPolydor wayokwakha ilebula yakhe, Fiction, futhi The Cure kwakungelinye lamaqembu okuqala amsayinisa. Ingoma eyodwa ethi "Killing a Arab" yaphinde yakhishwa ngoFebhuwari 1979 futhi iThe Cure yaqala uhambo lwayo lokuqala lwaseNgilandi.
"Abafana Abathathu Abacabangayo" nangale kwalokho
I-albhamu yokuqala ye-Cure ethi Three Imaginary Boys yakhululwa ngoMeyi 1979 ukuze ibe nezibuyekezo ezinhle emshinini wokunyathelisa womculo waseBrithani. Kamuva ngalowo nyaka, ibhendi yakhipha izingoma ze-LP "Boys Don't Cry" nethi "Jumping Someone One's Train".
Ngawo lowo nyaka, i-The Cure yaqala uhambo olukhulu neSiouxsie kanye nabakwaBanshees. Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha, uSiouxsie kanye nomshayi wesigingci waseBanshees uJohn McKay bashiye iqembu kwathi uSmith wathatha indawo yomculi. Eminyakeni eyishumi eyalandela, uSmith wabambisana njalo namalungu eSiouxsie kanye neBanshees.
Ekupheleni kuka-1979, iThe Cure yakhipha ingoma ethi "I'm a Cult Hero". Ngemva kokukhululwa komuntu oyedwa, uDempsey washiya iqembu futhi wajoyina ama-Associates; wathathelwa indawo uSimon Gallup ekuqaleni kuka-1980. Ngaso leso sikhathi, i-The Cure yathatha i-keyboardist u-Matthew Hartley futhi yaqeda ukukhiqizwa ku-albhamu yesibili yeqembu, iSeventeen Seconds, eyakhululwa entwasahlobo ka-1980.
Umshayi wekhibhodi wawunweba kakhulu umsindo webhendi, manje owase uhlolwa kakhulu futhi wawuvame ukwamukela imiculo enensayo, emnyama.
Ngemuva kokukhishwa kweSeventeen Seconds, iThe Cure yaqala uhambo lwayo lokuqala lomhlaba. Ngemuva komlenze wase-Australia wokuvakasha, u-Hartley uhoxile eqenjini futhi ababekade esebenza nabo banquma ukuqhubeka ngaphandle kwakhe. Ngakho-ke abaculi bakhipha i-albhamu yabo yesithathu ngo-1981, "Faith", futhi bakwazi ukubuka ukuthi ikhuphuka kanjani eshadini imigqa engu-14.
"I-Faith" nayo yazala ingoma eyodwa ethi "Primary".
I-albhamu yesine ye-Cure, ebhalwe ngendlela yenhlekelele kanye nokuzihlola, ibizwe ngokuzwakalayo ngokuthi "Izithombe zocansi". Yakhululwa ngo-1982. I-albhamu ethi "Pornography" yandisa izethameli zeqembu lehlelo nakakhulu. Ngemuva kokukhishwa kwe-albhamu, uhambo lwaqedwa, uGallup washiya ibhendi kwathi uTolgurst wasuka ezigubhu waya kumakhibhodi. Ngasekupheleni kuka-1982, i-The Cure yakhipha ingoma entsha edansa, ethi, "Asiye Silale".
Ukusebenza noSiouxsie kanye nabakwaBanshees
USmith uchithe ingxenye enkulu yasekuqaleni kuka-1983 noSiouxsie namaBanshees, eqopha i-albhamu kaHyaena nebhendi futhi edlala isiginci ohambweni oluhambisana ne-albhamu. Ngawo lowo nyaka, uSmith naye wenza iqembu noSiouxsie kanye nomculi webhesi waseBanshees uSteve Severin.
Ngemuva kokwamukela igama elithi The Glove, ibhendi ikhiphe i-albhamu yayo okuwukuphela kwayo, iBlue Sunshine. Ekupheleni kwehlobo lika-1983, inguqulo entsha ye-The Cure ehambisana no-Smith, u-Tolgurst, umshayi wezigubhu u-Andy Anderson kanye nomshayi webhesi u-Phil Thornally baqopha ingoma entsha, ingoma yokwenama ebizwa ngokuthi "The Lovecats".
Ingoma yakhululwa ekwindla ka-1983 futhi yaba ingoma eshisa izikhotha yeqembu kuze kube manje, yafinyelela inombolo yesikhombisa kumashadi ase-UK.
Uhlu oluvuselelwe lwe-The Cure lukhishwe "The Top" ngo-1984. Naphezu kokuthambekela kwayo kwe-pop, le ngoma yayibuyisela emuva umsindo opholile we-albhamu yezithombe zobulili ezingcolile.
Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke esekela "The Top" Anderson waxoshwa eqenjini. Ekuqaleni kuka-1985, ngemuva kokuphela kohambo, uThornally naye walishiya iqembu.
I-Cure iphinde yalungisa uhlelo lwayo futhi ngemva kokuhamba kwakhe, yengeza umshayi wesigubhu u-Boris Williams nomdlali wesigingci u-Porl Thompson, kuyilapho u-Gallup ebuyela ku-bass.
Kamuva ngo-1985, iThe Cure yakhipha i-albhamu yabo yesithupha, ethi The Head on the Door. I-albhamu bekuyirekhodi elimfishane nelidumile kunawo wonke ake akhululwa yiqembu, elisiza ukuthi lifinyelele kwabayishumi abahamba phambili e-UK kanye nenombolo engu-59 e-US. "In the Between Days" nethi "Close to Me" - izingoma ezingashadile eziphuma ku-"The Head on the Door" - zaba amahithi abalulekile aseBrithani, kanye namahithi adumile angaphansi kanye nabafundi e-USA.
Ukuhamba kwe-Tolgurst
Ikhambi lilandele impumelelo eyimpumelelo ye-The Head on the Door ngo-1986 ngenhlanganisela ethi Stand on a Beach: The Singles. I-albhamu ifinyelele inombolo yesine e-UK, kodwa okubaluleke nakakhulu, yanikeza isimo sehlelo leqembu e-US.
I-albhamu yafinyelela inani eliphakeme kunombolo 48 futhi yaba negolide kungakapheli unyaka. Ngamafuphi, Ukuma Ogwini: Abangashadile babeka inkundla ye-albhamu ephindwe kabili ka-1987 ethi Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me.
I-albhamu ibiyi-eclectic kodwa yaba yinganekwane yangempela, yazala izingoma ezine ezishisa izikhotha e-UK: “Kungani Ngingabi Nguwe,” “Catch,” “Just Like Heaven,” “Hot Hot Hot!!!”.
Ngemva kohambo lwe-Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, umsebenzi we-The Cure wehla. Ngaphambi kokuqala umsebenzi we-albhamu yabo entsha ngasekuqaleni kuka-1988, leli qembu laxosha uTolgurst, lithi ubudlelwano phakathi kwakhe nalo lonke iqembu balonakele ngendlela engenakulungiseka. Ngokushesha uTolgurst uzofaka icala enkantolo, ethi indima yakhe eqenjini ibaluleke kakhulu kunalokho okushiwo enkontilekeni yakhe ngakho-ke ufanelwe imali eningi.
I-albhamu entsha enohlelo olusha
Ngaleso sikhathi, iThe Cure ithathe indawo kaTolgurst yafaka uRoger O'Donnell owayengumculi wekhibhodi wePsychedelic Furs futhi yaqopha i-albhamu yabo yesishiyagalombili, ethi, Disintegration. Ikhishwe entwasahlobo ka-1989, i-albhamu yayine-melancholy ukwedlula eyandulelayo.
Kodwa-ke, umsebenzi waba yi-hit yangempela, wafinyelela inombolo ye-3 e-UK kanye nenombolo ye-14 e-US. Ingoma eyodwa ethi "Lullaby" ibe yingoma enkulukazi yeqembu lase-UK entwasahlobo ka-1989, yafinyelela inani eliphakeme kakhulu lesihlanu.
Ekupheleni kwehlobo, ibhendi yaba nokukhululwa okudume kakhulu kwaseMelika kwengoma ethi "Love Song". Le single inyukele endaweni yesibili.
Wish
Ngesikhathi sohambo lokuhlakazeka, i-The Cure yaqala ukudlala izinkundla e-US nase-UK. Ekwindla ka-1990 i-The Cure yakhipha "Mixed Up", iqoqo lama-remix anengoma entsha ethi "Never Enough".
Ngemuva kohambo lokuhlakazeka, u-O'Donnell walishiya iqembu kwathi i-The Cure yamfaka nomsizi wabo, uPerry Bamonte. Entwasahlobo ka-1992, ibhendi yakhipha i-albhamu ethi Wish. Njengokuthi "Ukuhlakazeka", "Wish" yathola ukuthandwa ngokushesha, ishadi endaweni yokuqala e-UK kanye nenombolo yesibili e-US.
Kuphinde kwaphuma izingoma ezishisa izikhotha ezithi "High" nethi "Friday I'm in Love". I-Cure iqale olunye uhambo lwamazwe ngamazwe ngemuva kokukhishwa kwe-"Wish". Ikhonsathi eyodwa eyenziwa eDetroit yabhalwa efilimini ethi The Show nasema-albhamu amabili, iShow neParis. Ifilimu nama-albhamu akhishwe ngo-1993.
Aqhubeke amacala
UThompson ushiye ibhendi ngo-1993 ukuze ajoyine uJimmy Page noRobert Plant. Ngemva kokuhamba kwakhe, u-O'Donnell wabuyela ebhendini njengomdlali wekhibhodi, kuyilapho u-Bamonte eshintsha emisebenzini yekhibhodi waya kwisiginci.
Esikhathini esiningi sango-1993 nasekuqaleni kuka-1994, i-The Cure ibekwe eceleni yicala eliqhubekayo lika-Tolgurst, owathi ungomunye wabanikazi begama leqembu futhi ezama nokuhlela kabusha amalungelo akhe.
Isixazululo (isinqumo esivuna iqembu) sagcina sifikile ekwindla ka-1994, futhi i-The Cure yagxila emsebenzini owawuphambi kwabo: ukuqopha i-albhamu elandelayo. Kodwa-ke, isigubhu u-Boris Williams ushiye lapho nje iqembu lilungiselela ukuqala ukuqopha. Ibhendi yathola umculi omusha we-percussion ngezikhangiso ezisemaphepheni omculo waseBrithani.
Ngentwasahlobo ka-1995, uJason Cooper wayesethathe isikhundla sikaWilliams. Kuwo wonke u-1995, i-The Cure yaqopha i-albhamu yayo yesitudiyo yeshumi, imisa isikhashana ukuze inandise emikhosini embalwa yomculo yase-Europe phakathi nehlobo.
I-albhamu ebizwa ngokuthi "Wild Mood Swings" yakhululwa entwasahlobo ka-1996, yandulelwa ingoma eyodwa ethi "The 13th"
Inhlanganisela yomculo odumile ne-gothic
I-"Wild Mood Swings", inhlanganisela yamashuni e-pop namabhithi amnyama aphila ngokuvumelana nesihloko sayo, ithole ukubuyekezwa okuxubile nokuthengisa okufanayo.
U-Galore, iqoqo lesibili lezingoma ezingashadile le-The Cure eligxile ekuculweni kweqembu kusukela ku-Standing on a Beach, livele ngo-1997 futhi linengoma entsha, ethi Wrong Number.
I-Cure yachitha iminyaka embalwa elandelayo ibhala buthule iculo le-X-Files soundtrack, futhi kamuva uRobert Smith uvela esiqeshini esikhumbulekayo se-South Park.
Zola emsebenzini
Ngo-2000 kukhishwe i-Bloodflowers, i-albhamu yokugcina yakudala yeqembu. I-albhamu ethi "Bloodflowers" yamukelwe kahle futhi yaba nempumelelo enhle. Umsebenzi uphinde wathola ukuqokwa kwe-Grammy Award ye-Best Alternative Music Album.
Ngonyaka olandelayo, i-The Cure yasayina i-Fiction futhi yakhulula i-Greatest Hits ehlanganisa umsebenzi. Iphinde yahambisana nokukhishwa kweDVD yama-video athandwa kakhulu.
Ibhendi yachitha isikhathi esithile emgwaqeni ngo-2002, yaphetha ukuvakasha kwayo ngombukiso wobusuku obuthathu eBerlin, lapho yayicula khona i-albhamu ngayinye ye-"gothic trilogy".
Umcimbi uthathwe ekukhishweni kwevidiyo yasekhaya ye-Trilogy.
Ukukhishwa kabusha kwamarekhodi adlule
I-Cure yasayina isivumelwano samazwe ngamazwe ne-Geffen Records ngo-2003 futhi yabe yethula umkhankaso obanzi wokuphinda ukhiphe umsebenzi wayo othi "Joyina Amachashazi: B-Sides & Rarities" ngo-2004. Ukukhishwa okwandisiwe kwama-albhamu abo anamadiski amabili kulandele ngokushesha.
Futhi ngo-2004, ibhendi yakhipha umsebenzi wabo wokuqala kaGeffen, i-albhamu eyaqanjwa bukhoma esitudiyo.
I-albhamu esindayo nemnyama kune-"Bloodflowers" yaklanywa ngokwengxenye ukuthi ihehe izethameli ezincane ezijwayelene ne-The Cure ngenxa yethonya layo esizukulwaneni esisha.
Ukwelapha kube nolunye ushintsho ngo-2005 ngesikhathi u-Bamonte no-O'Donnell beshiya iqembu kwathi u-Porl Thompson wabuyela ihlandla lesithathu.
Lolu hlu olusha olungenakhibhodi luqale ngo-2005 njengophambili ekhonsathini yokuhlomula ye-Live 8 Paris ngaphambi kokuya kwifestivali yasehlobo, okugqamile kwayo okwathathwa eqoqweni le-DVD lango-2006.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2008, leli qembu laqeda i-albhamu yalo ye-13. I-albhamu ekuqaleni yaqanjwa njenge-albhamu ephindwe kabili. Kodwa ngokushesha kwanqunywa ukubeka zonke izinto ze-pop emsebenzini ohlukile othiwa "4:13 Dream".
Ngemuva kwekhefu leminyaka emithathu, ibhendi yabuyela ekuvakasheni ngohambo lwalo lwe-"Reflections".
Ibhendi iqhubekile nokuvakasha unyaka wonke ka-2012 no-2013 ngemibukiso yemikhosi eYurophu naseNyakatho Melika.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2014, uSmith wamemezela ukuthi bazokhipha ingoma elandelanayo ethi "4:13 Dream" kamuva ngalowo nyaka, kanye nokuqhubeka nohambo lwabo "lwe-Reflections" ngolunye uchungechunge lwemibukiso ye-albhamu egcwele.
