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The Cure in popular culture
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"Lullaby" (1989)
In 1989 The Cure released the album Disintegration, which saw a return to the dark imagery of earlier releases. It became their highest charting album in the UK to date, entering at number three and featuring three Top 30 singles in the UK and Germany ("Lullaby", "Lovesong" and "Pictures of You"). Disintegration also reached number twelve on the US charts, where it had a lengthy run, and greatly increased their popularity in the United States. The Cure first single stateside, "Fascination Street," reached number one on the American Modern Rock chart, but was quickly overshadowed when its third US single, "Lovesong," reached number two on the American pop charts (the only The Cure tickets single to reach the US Top 10). By 1992 Disintegration had sold over three million copies worldwide.
The Cure are often identified with the gothic rock subgenre of alternative rock, and are viewed as one of the form's definitive bands. However, The Cure has routinely rejected classification, particularly as a gothic rock band. Robert Smith said in 2006, "It's so pitiful when 'goth' is still tagged onto the name The Cure ," and added, "We're not categorisable. I suppose we were post-punk when we came out, but in total it's impossible I just play The Cure tickets music, whatever that is." Smith has also expressed The Cure's distaste for gothic rock, describing it as "incredibly dull and monotonous. A dirge really."
In May 1990, Roger O'Donnell left The Cure and was replaced by The Cure's guitar tech Perry Bamonte. That November, The Cure released a collection of remixes called Mixed Up. The Cure album was not well-received and quickly slid down the charts. The Cure one new song on the collection, "Never Enough", was released as a single. In 1991 The Cure were awarded the BRIT Award for Best British Band. That same year Lol Tolhurst filed a lawsuit against Robert Smith and Fiction Records in 1991 over royalties payments, and claimed joint ownership of the name "The Cure" with Smith; the verdict was handed out in September 1994 in favor of Smith. In respite from the lawsuit The Cure returned to the studio to record their next album. Wish reached number one in the UK and number two in the US and yielded the international hits "High" and "Friday I'm in Love". The Cure also embarked on the "Wish Tour" with Portsmouth's Cranes and released the live albums Show (September 1993) and Paris (October 1993). As a promotional exercise with the Our Price music chain in the UK, a limited edition EP was released consisting of instrumental outtakes from the Wish sessions. Entitled Lost Wishes, the proceeds from the four track cassette tape went to charity.
In May 2005, Roger O' Donnell and Perry Bamonte left the band. O'Donnell said Smith informed him The Cure was reducing The Cure to a three-piece; O'Donnell only found out about The Cure's upcoming tour dates via a fan site and added, "It was sad to find out after nearly 20 years the way I did but then I should have expected no less or more." The Cure remaining members of The Cure (Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper) made several appearances as a trio before it was announced in June that Porl Thompson would be returning for The Cure's 2005 summer shows, including their set at Live 8 in Paris on July 2nd. Later that year, The Cure recorded a cover of John Lennon's "Love" for Amnesty International's charity album Make Some Noise. It is available for download on the Amnesty website, while the album was released on CD in 2006. The Cure Same Year The Cure appeared at the Royal Albert Hall on 1 April 2006, on behalf of the Teenage Cancer Trust. It was their only show through to the end the year. In December a live DVD, entitled The Cure : Festival 2005 including 30 songs of their 2005 Festival tour was released.