The Cure is a band that I always knew, once I got into more serious music after college. I only knew them before by the cover of Love Song by 311, which I liked. But never did I think of getting into them. That all changed when I downloaded Friday I'm in Love a few months ago. This song is very emotional and longing, but catchy and uptempo. This is a go-to-the-movies kind of a song, the kind that reminds you of young love, falling in love, and being young without love- and I loved it. This propelled me to throw in a few of their key singles in the original Midsummer Musical Theatre, but since I've downloaded two of their albums and their sound is growing on me nicely.
 

Many bands have copied Robert Smith's (lead singer of The Cure) vocals and lyrical style. Namely The Killers have ripped off their sound. In terms of musical style, Radiohead comes to mind. The Cure's lyrical themes of love lost, loneliness, and aloneness are nothing new to the world of rock music, although their method is different.
 

Disintegration was the first ever album I downloaded by The Cure. Upon initial listening, I liked it. The singles on it ("Pictures of You", "Love Song", and "Lullaby") are all stunning, especially Lullaby. The album does have its drawbacks, though, with the long running time of the songs, the long intros, and indecipherable vocals. All of these contributed to downloading another album from them, called Wish, which is more uptempo, shorter, and more of Robert Smith's vocal style. I prefer this album over Disintegration. Wish has some superb songs, especially "Open", "High", and of course the heartthrob "Friday I'm in Love". This is a great album.
 

The Cure is a band that had to prove themselves to me, since I'd heard of them for so long and read a lot about them. I still do not love them, but they are growing on me (with the download of Wish). Their good songs are tremendous and I like them very much, but I have a feeling they have a lot of filler. More of a singles band you might say. They will definitely stick around through August and September, but after that I may move on from them.