A lush, pictorial look at one of the world's most successful
alternative rock bands, available in time to celebrate their 40th
anniversary.
Into the chaos of British punk rock, a handful of school friends led by
Robert Smith announced their musical arrival in 1978 with a brash single
pulled from the pages of Albert Camus. The Cure soon graduated into a
series of increasingly dark and brooding albums, drawing the world's
attention to goth rock. But they resisted categorization, and subsequent
albums--suffused with raw, intense emotion and featuring the breakout
hits "In Between Days" and "Just Like Heaven"--attracted new legions of
fans worldwide. Then, with the grand and somber Disintegration, the
Cure achieved global domination, and, through fluctuating lineups and
shifting sounds, they have flourished. Veteran music journalist Ian
Gittins has interviewed and written about the Cure many times over the
decades and brings deep insight to this unofficial retrospective of the
group. This essential keepsake tells the story of the Cure--from the
angular riffs of "Boys Don't Cry" and "A Forest," through the perfect
simplicity of "Lovesong" and "Friday I'm in Love," to headlining some of
the world's biggest music festivals--in beautiful, eye-catching color.
