THE CURE - UNTITLED DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES - PART 1 of 5

Part one of a Documentary Film Series about The Cure. Somewhat chronological but jumps around. This is a YouTube-sourced assembly of interviews, concerts, videos, TV appearances and behind-the-scenes releases. It started just as a side-project / experiment to see how it all went together, and grew. It's not intended to be definitive, just one perspective from inside a really fun & inspiring rabbit hole. If you'd like to know the source of any particular clip, comment and I'll post the link.

For educational purposes only. It's not important.

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[tcormio]

Robert quote “I rather mean something to a small group of people than mean nothing to a large amount of people.”
The cure’s songs got me thru my teenage years - 3 decades on I still return to there songs for motivation, inspiration and hope. Their music will never age.

[jaredticer]

I'll never forget how proud I was of Robert Smith and The Cure when he made an appearance on an episode of South Park. A single tear ran down my cheek as I whispered to myself, "he's finally made it"

[tonguepetals]

A Forest live is the shit you absolutely live and die for. So fucking amazing. There has never been a better live show than The Cure.

[jeffyjoffy]

My God!! That Forest mix was incredible !! Good job!!

[russellloomis]

My first-time hearing The Cure was in seventh-grade art class. A girl brought the walk for us to listen to while we drew fruit. It was a definite life-changing moment.

[machinelanguage]

My mom listened to The Cure in the 80s when I was a kid. Hearing their music at a young age left a huge impression on me. She absolutely loves this band, as do I.

[DeadWhiteButterflies]

In some ways, people forget Robert's actually a hell of a guitar player. I think it tends to get overlooked that he does have legit chops when he gets the chance to explore the fretboard. He doesn't shred, but doesn't need to. He has a flourish & character of his own.

[lilythebassetpuppy]

Its crazy how every single documentary and non-documentary seems to start with "The Forest".
Its almost as if "The Forest" is The Cure's "hello" around the world. Like "Endsong" is The Cure's "goodbye".
I was a GenX kid that fell in love with Robert when I was 16 in highschool (not romantically...well, maybe a teen crush but i was in love with his soul and music) It is the age where you start breaking away from what everyone else is listening to, and you go out to find your own muse and music. Robert was mine for both.
The super hero that said all the things I couldnt find words for and told us gloomy teens that we were okay. It was okay to cry over a broken heart, or to mourn a loss greater than life. It was okay to escape, or to think about the day you would. It was all okay to be YOU.
But besides that, he had this ability to take you to other worlds with his music. A beautiful, cozy cavern...a deep green and foggy forest, a cliff over an ocean side, the dark nightmares of our childhood, and even a little piece of heaven.
He had the ability to make us feel - but then reward that with a giant embrace of imaginative safety, when we felt scared or alone.
I have NEVER missed a Cure concert since becoming a diehard fan in 1991 at 16 years old, in 2 different states. And I will be seeing him again, this summer in the mile high city.
I will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever stop loving Robert and thanking him for walking me through the HARDEST times of my life, through his music.
Im 47 now, will be 48 when I see him this summer, again. Ive loved The Cure for 31 years, almost 32...
And I will keep going to concerts and listening to him sing until the day he stops, which I hope and pray is not for at least another 32 years in the future. ❤❤❤
And after that, I will still be playing his music. I will never not love The Cure. ❤

[Ms.gnomer]

I didn’t realize this wasn’t an official documentary, great job

[trentdawg]

I love the fact that 40+ yrs later these dudes still got it

[ebusinessstartup]

Apart from the wizardry of his lyrics and musical arrangements, he has to have one of the strongest voices ever - endlessly touring with 2-4hr sets - who else can compare with Robert Smith?? The man is superhuman.

[KarenKayH]

That live mix of The Forest was wonderful. Thanks for posting.

[janiquevaillot]

Robert Smith & The CURE are free ! Free minds ! Their music is amazing. Their haunting sound is timeless ! They are genius !

[edwinsuperable]

My lord... Their music will never fade away... Still sounding fresh the day it came out, can still beat other bands, musicality and lyric wise...

[borndead]

I need an isolated loop of that forest mix on repeat for the rest of my life

[theartzscientist]

I’ve been a fan since 1982. I was MOD in high school. The Cure will always be who musically raised me to be who I am.

[philsmith]

This is a brilliant documentary. I really like the way it morphs through the different clips and how the sound is blended. Better than anything I have on DVD. Many thanks to the creator.

[happiness]

The Cure got me through my teenage years. They literally were my soundtrack. It bordered on obsession but they got me through it. Thank you Robert!

[pvkoz]

Been a Cure fan since their first album Boys Don't Cry in the 70s and never EVER stopped listening to their amazing music. Saw them in 2019, a bucket list moment. So much to say about this incredulous band. Remember many a night listening to Faith, Seventeen Seconds, Disintegration, Head On A Door, Pornography, God it goes on. Even in my teens I really 'got' this band for some reason and their musical approach. I became obsessed by their music. There's so much misunderstanding about this band and I'm sure The Cure are sick to death with much of it. Their canon is a LOT more varied than the casual observer realises. They have some of the most pure, gorgeous pop songs ever done by anybody and then there's really deep songs, most of which are centred around love (which always amuses me when people think they're a depressive slash my wrists band which they are TOTALLY not). At least 90% of their songs are love songs, yes they might be deep, but they're really beautiful. Then there's Smith's guitar playing and vocal which are just stellar (you know in the first 5secs it's a Cure song, so amazing to own your sound like that), then there's Gallup's incredible bass playing which is so important to the Cure sound. Then there's the glacial keyboard washes, tight, thoughtful drumming and I could go on. It's a nearly 45 year love affair with this band, so good I dug them as much as I did. Thanks boys, you're totally amazing.

[CloneDaddy]

I didn't make it very far beyond "The Head On The Door" before The Cure and I parted ways.
But the records that came before that are *still* stamped on my soul, and always will be.
The first four notes of "Faith" *still* give me the chills, and I am immediately transported back to my youth.
Even just mentioning it here will probably guarantee that I end up listening to it straight after.
When someone has touched your soul, you never forget them.