the smiths and the cure

The Cure, emo? You're nuts.

 

Oh I love The Cure! I am even wearing one of there shirts right now! And the smiths are pretty good, I haven't listened to them that much though :/
<3

 

The Cure, The Smiths, Joy Division, XTC, Soft Boys, Echo And The Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes.

 

everything listed here is great. others that you may be interested in

pixies
stone roses
oingo boingo

 

great alternative bands of the 80s? mmmmmmm...... the jesus and the mary chain,sonic youth,my bloody valentine "formed in 80's but there true breakthrough was around 90-91" dinosuar jr, i like some cure but i think there were bands of that style that just had a better thing going on imo. havent really heard any smiths songs

 

yes they are. whether you believe it or not........ they have the definite formula for emo music....... and most emo bands were influenced by the cure....

 

Methinks you're confused about what emo is. Do a little research. Emo isn't simply wussy, emotional, or depressing, or whatever you think defines it.

 

I love the Smiths! Morrissey is an awesome lyricist and a great singer. But the band's musicianship was very underrated. What the hell is Johnny Marr doing nowadays? It's a shame for a talent like that to be doing nothing.

 

Here are some more, maybe less known bands

Cocteau Twins
Sisters of Mercy
Xmal Deutschland
Shadow Project
The Chameleons U.K.
Death in June
Clan of Xymox
The Birthday Party

 

I LOVE THE CURE!!!!! the stones roses are cool too. 80's music is so awsome. I love 60'-70s too. I wish i could've gone to a cure concert but being in Australia made it hard with Robert Smiths fear of flying

 

haha i KNOW you love the smiths

in regards to the Cure, i've heard them called Gothic, but never emo
they are SO not emo
isnt emo technically emotional-hardcore?
and there is absolutely nothing 'hardcore' about them
having said that,
I *HEART* the Cure

 

Morrissey's high, falsetto (?) voice is a source of irritation for many otherwise Smiths fans but try listening to a cover of one of his songs by the loads of new (marketting hyped) "Emo" bands (http://www.coversproject.com/artist/Smiths) and you'll see that they are...

just.
not.
the.
same.

Only after hearing some of the covers did I realize how *gifted* the Moz truly is.
Totally one-of-a-kind! His voice is STRONG!
Not every pansy on the street can hold those notes!

 

I think The Smiths are great, if anything, for going against that electropop movement that was going on in the 80's. I've seen Morrissey do some Smiths songs live recently, and they're just not the same. Still, they got to me in my formative years, so I enjoyed them nonetheless.

The Cure I used to be *really* big into, but as I got older they sorta left me, although I still enjoy a lot of the really early stuff. I suppose when I was a moody teenager, that stuff made a lot more sense.

Other 80's band that I like in a similar vein have mostly been mentioned: Bauhaus and their offspring projects are awesome. Echo & The Bunnymen's first four records should be mandatory; they're as good as anyone. I also like Modern English, and it might be worth tracking down their singles collection to see if you like them. I think XTC ran circles around everyone else though; I'd see if I could find "Fossil Fuel", which is their singles from 77-92, two discs, just to see if you like them as well.