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    The Cure

    The Cure's Robert Smith is a love cat with nine lives. He's the groovy big sister you always wished you had, a swirl of big, sticky hair and lipstick and New Wave angst. He still reigns as the coolest lesbian rock star of all time, even if he's technically a straight guy. The Cure are on a roll thes...

    2004 RS: 4of 5 Stars

  • Bloodflowers

    2000  

  • Wild Mood Swings

    1996  

  • Paris

    1993  

  • Show

    1993  

  • Wish

    1992  

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Biography

Dubbed the "masters of mope rock," the Cure rose from Britain's late-'70s punk scene to become one of the biggest-selling "underground" acts of the '80s. Frontman Robert Smith, who has been described as the "messiah of melancholy" and the "guru of gloom," is known for wearing death-white facial makeup, crimson lipstick, and teased black hair; he is rivaled only by Morrissey as a heartthrob for the...

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