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The Cure

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The Cure is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Road Crew, Damnation A.D., The Twilight Sad, ROUND TABLE featuring Nino and Joy Division. Those roots explain a lot about how The Cure arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bauhaus, The Smiths, The Mission, Morrissey and Talking Heads, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lostprophets, Bloc Party, Panic! at the Disco, Nothing and Maxinquaye, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 235 connections around The Cure, reaching back through Road Crew and forward to Lostprophets. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The CureRoad CrewDamnation A.D.The Twilight SadROUND TABLE featurin…Joy DivisionThe RaptureDavid BowieJimi HendrixLostprophetsBloc PartyPanic! at the DiscoNothingMaxinquayeWoodBlack KidsKennaBauhausThe SmithsThe MissionMorrisseyTalking HeadsStrawberry SwitchbladeCocteau TwinsNick Cave & the Bad …

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The Cure connections

The Cure grew out of Road Crew, Damnation A.D., The Twilight Sad and ROUND TABLE featuring Nino, shares an orbit with Bauhaus, The Smiths, The Mission and Morrissey, went on to shape Lostprophets, Bloc Party, Panic! at the Disco and Nothing. 235 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Cure

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Sounds and acts that shaped The Cure.

Artists similar to The Cure

Kindred13

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Cure.

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