My friend believes that it would have. He thinks both artists are a lot alike. Or maybe at least 20 years ago they were a lot alike. You had Prince and his Purple empire and you had Robert Smith and his Gothic gang. They both used sytnths and guitars. They both sang about love, sex, and pain. But I don't really think they would've meshed together as touring mates. First off, The Cure might've seem too weird of a choice by Prince's standards despite the man being influenced by New Wave/Goth at that time. Also, Prince's music is very soulful and funky even when he takes on other styles like New Wave and Goth. The Cure's.....well.....it was soulful in its own unique way, but not really like Prince's. But remember, Prince was more hip to James Brown than the Velvet Underground and the Cure....vice versa.

But then again, I would give my left nut to see this if it did happen or if it had happened in the past. I love both artists and it would've been an incredible tour to see.

What do you think?
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well, if the tour were designed for me, personally, and they weren't terribly concerned with making money outside of the tickets and merchandise i would personally buy, then sure. i think they should do it.

OMG...get real! The Cure would totally try to get Prince high and rape him.

I'm still waiting for some bozo to say something silly like "Prince is too Black, and The Cure is too white."

Prince is too black, and The Cure is too white. That shit would never work!!!!!

The Cure is too Black and Prince is Too White. I think Prince and a Morrissey tour would be good. Prince is a fan.

Yeah, Robert Smith could drive us all to the brink of suicide.

Then Prince could come out and funk it up for us.

THen Larry G. could walk out, and we'd be ready to kill ourselves again.

It would be a rollercoaster ride for sure!

It would beat the hell out of Prince touring with Graham Central. That's for damn sure.

FUCK YES! Back in the day, around the Parade era, and the corresponding era for the Cure, this would have been a GENIUS idea.

Maybe in 1980-1983 it would have worked.

I would just be happy with Prince doing a cover of "Bananafishbones".

Hopefully it would do better than than The Sisters Of Mercy/Public Enemy tour from back in 1990-91.

Sign O The Times and Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me came out the same month, i think. I remember a lot of reviews at the time comparing the two, most of them agreeing on the genius and diversity of both albums (and they're both doubles which made the comparisons easy).
It seemed to me they were both in a creative zenith, and both seemed to be very playful with it(some of the stuff on Kiss Me...is wistfully gorgeous).
I like it when people mention Prince and The Cure together. I pretty much learned to play the guitar playing along to The Cure Live In Orange, and Prince Lovesexy Live. To see them tour together, or even on the same festival bill.....all i'd need is for Bill Hicks to come back to life and compare the whole event.....heaven!!!!!

well considering Prince has paired up with people like Kenny Rogers and Kate Bush, its not too much of a stretch. His RRHOF performance left me wanting to see him perform more with Tom Petty

all i'm gonna say is that i can really hear a blazin' prince guitar solo in a slightly rearranged version of 'under pressure'...not to mention ol' boy could hit the freddie notes.

prince may be my favorite artist, but there is no fucking way in hell that he could ever create an album as brilliant and devasting as Disintergration - his ego would never allow it - which is a real shame. Plus the Cure live are exceptional at recreating an album - NO FUCKING TIRED-ARSE HORN FILLS EVER NEEDED!!
Their live trio dvd is simply amazing - to take 3 albums with a vibe in common, and recreate them live to perfection in one show is something I can only fantasize about Prince doing - but it's something he's simply uncapable of ever doing.... Pity...

KrystleEyes said:

What you consider a weakness, I call a strength. I've seen The Cure live a few times and while they sound great, they are not the most exciting band visually. Prince is the exact opposite and really knows how to hold the audience's attention.

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NWF said:

In the 80s, most of my friends were fans of The Cure and all hated Prince. So I think that a The Cure/Prince bill would have ended as an infamous show of the Stones where Prince was opening.

David.
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alexnvrmnd said:

You dumbasses.

lilgish said:

Prince likes Moz?

NWF said:

Oh shit, I'm sorry, I meant Morris-Day .








Frankly, Mr Shankly, this position Ive held
it pays my way, but it corrodes my soul
I want to leave you will not miss me
I want to go down in musical history

lilgish said:

FanofDaFascist said:

Big fat cosign.

soulyacolia said:

Is there a reason as to why you say this?

AsianBomb777 said:

This would've been a bitch of a tour to market.

That being said, seeing both Prince and The Cure would make my head explode- in a good way

lilgish said:

I LOVE THAT SONG!

lilgish said:

yeah, but morrissey's not a fan of prince. plus i don't like him, he's whiney and gets on my nerves.

i wish this would happen because i love them both