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The Smiths or The Cure?
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"Even though I’m a big Smiths fan, just purely on the body of work I’d have to go with The Cure  "
Agree that it's a better overall body of work but the best of the Smiths eclipses the best of the Cure for me.
It's a game of opinions of course  |
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"Even though I’m a big Smiths fan, just purely on the body of work I’d have to go with The Cure
Agree that it's a better overall body of work but the best of the Smiths eclipses the best of the Cure for me.
It's a game of opinions of course "
Agree with this |
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"Can’t stand the smiths it’s so depressing music to top yourself by so has to be the Cure"
Perhaps the worst arguement for preferring the cure. Listen to Pornography it's much darker than any Smith's album.
I used to be a huge Smith's fan but the music or more specifically Morrissey hasn't aged well.
The Cure are excellent |
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"Which one?"
Meh... Not a fan of either. Though appreciate both left their mark. If forced to choose... The cure, they were certainly more melodic and listenable.
I'm with thta chap above... Echo and the bunnymen |
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"Can’t stand the smiths it’s so depressing music to top yourself by so has to be the Cure
Perhaps the worst arguement for preferring the cure. Listen to Pornography it's much darker than any Smith's album.
I used to be a huge Smith's fan but the music or more specifically Morrissey hasn't aged well.
The Cure are excellent"
Why’s it the worse aguement to Preferring The Cure I can listen to them The Smiths I just reach for the off button |
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The Cure,
The Smiths were a great band with some fantastic tracks that will be with us for years. But if you don't like the Smiths, then their songs are similar and you won't like any of them
the Cure, however, give you more variety:
Want epic and lush? Disintegration
Upbeat and poppy? Head on the Door
Dark? Pornography
Spiky and alternative? Three Imaginary Boys
And those aren't necessarily the best albums! Kiss me kiss me kiss me is a barnstormer, and Faith is a mellow voyage. Delve and explore and you will find something you like. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I saw The Cure supporting The Jam, liked them then, went on to see them more times than The Smiths, but I would have to say I prefer The Smiths. (And some of us remember Southern Death Cult's 'Fatman' being a classic of the early 80s.) |
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I like the fact morrissey has his values, don't agree with them, but it's good people put themselves out there, apart from charming man, though, I would rather stand in a pool of my own piss than listen to the smiths. The cure had a lot of great, well produced pop songs across 2 decades ... Musically the cure. No contest. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I love the Smiths.
Never listened to the Cure but I’m curious now you have put them up against one another!
Any recommendations for a first listen?"
Anything off Greatest Hits, but try: Love Song (from Disintegration) |
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By *andV4044Couple
over a year ago
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"I love the Smiths.
Never listened to the Cure but I’m curious now you have put them up against one another!
Any recommendations for a first listen?
Anything off Greatest Hits, but try: Love Song (from Disintegration)"
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"I like the fact morrissey has his values "
Moz is a narcissistic arsehole.
Had the misfortune to work with him several times- nobody on the crew had a good thing to say about him. His ego is far bigger than his talent, or the venue he thinks he can fill (usually he can't- couldn't even give spare tickets away at one show).
I also had the absolute pleasure of spending quite a lot of time with Smiths bass player Andy Rourke. Lovely bloke, obscenely talented musician who often had me in awe at some of the stuff he'd come out with just noodling on his guitar.
After his death, one of the things Morrisey came out with was
'I suppose, at the end of it all, we hope to feel that we were valued. Andy need not worry about that'
The sheer hypocrisy from a guy who valued him that much he took him to court to keep the extra Smiths royalties for himself.
Andy was far too talented to be a mere 'session musician', Morriesy should consider himself privileged to have been in a band with him  |
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"AFAIK, Robert Smith is also the only person to appear on TOTP twice in one show, as a member of two different bands (The Cure & Siouxsie & the Banshees)"
Tony Burrows did and bizarrely Steve Archibald |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I liked The Smiths before The Cure but was much more into The Cure at the time. Then I discovered The Cult!"
I liked The Cure before The Smiths formed (when they were supporting The Jam at Leicester), and went on to see them more times than The Smiths, but I would have to say I prefer The Smiths. (And some of us remember Southern Death Cult's 'Fatman' being a classic of the early 80s.) |
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"AFAIK, Robert Smith is also the only person to appear on TOTP twice in one show, as a member of two different bands (The Cure & Siouxsie & the Banshees)"
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Even if The Smiths were better, Morrissey is such an absolute cuntwaffle, the points deduction would still mean The Cure win easily. (and The Cure get bonus points for Bob Smith simultaneously being in The Banshees) |
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"I've got one, Stone Roses or Oasis
Inspiral Carpets"
Geez my dumbass had to search it up thinking it was some place that sold carpets. Didn't realise they were an actual band circulating around the Madchester scene during the late 80s to 90s. |
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By (user no longer on site) 15 weeks ago
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"I've got one, Stone Roses or Oasis
Inspiral Carpets
Geez my dumbass had to search it up thinking it was some place that sold carpets. Didn't realise they were an actual band circulating around the Madchester scene during the late 80s to 90s. "
😂😂 they have some great tunes |
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"I've got one, Stone Roses or Oasis
Inspiral Carpets
Geez my dumbass had to search it up thinking it was some place that sold carpets. Didn't realise they were an actual band circulating around the Madchester scene during the late 80s to 90s.
😂😂 they have some great tunes"
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By *JandCMCouple 14 weeks ago
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From that Goth error I think the Cure were best of the 2, but out of some of the goth bands I saw back then I would say Siouxsie and the banshees ( but last saw them just before they were regarding as a goth band) was about the best n Bauhaus were the absolute worst. |
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By (user no longer on site) 14 weeks ago
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The Smiths - so many tunes.
How soon is now
Stop me if you think you've heard this one before
There is a light.....
I could go on but I won't (that's a comment not a Smiths song btw) |
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