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.

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"

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.

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

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.

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

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

This is the type of content, that I wish KZfaq was all about. You nailed it. I’ve been a fan of the Cure since 1986 and I haven’t seen a lot of this footage before. Great job editing it down and doing so, coherently. I really appreciate the time and passion that you put into this. Thanks.

your editing is fucking brilliant. I can't imagine the hundreds of hours of work you put into this!!

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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!

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. ❤

man you've edited all these footages is such a brilliant way. I wanted to thank you for this, the cure is my favorite band so seeing all your work is an absolute gift for me. a hug from Brasil

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

This just popped up in my feed. I was hesitant to click, I’ve seen to many “unofficial “ documentaries that were train wrecks. Not only is this not one, it is an amazingly well crafted documentary official or not. So well done. Pacing, content, music, insight. Takes me instantly back to my younger days from the mid-seventies onward. A huge thanks from me for all time and effort you devoted to this. Well done indeed! Cheers!

The cure is one of those bands that instinctually tapped into a very primal side of the human mind and what we respond to when it comes to sound.

I find myself appreciating this from the point of view of being a huge Cure fan before the internet. This is a treasure of footage that would be scattered, hidden, and not very easily accessible! Amazing! Thank you🙏

This is probably the lovliest love letter to The Cure that I have ever seen. ❤

Love Robert Smith : His look, his talent, his mind, his voice, the way he moves, the way he is on stage, the way he 's always fascinate me. Love him forever. The boss of The CURE. Friendly from France 👋🎼🎶🎸😻👍👏🏻⭐

My god the mix of A Forest is genius af

I have seen this band so many times... the best was my 18th birthday at Glastonbury in 87... storms all day, the Cure came on stage and the sun came out, then the steam off the crowd was magical in the light show and made Forest even better. The earlier quicker versions of The Forest are my favorite The best band ever. Life long fan. The memories from the concerts, CD’s and the bass. 👍

Gawd, that live version on A Night Like This! The bass sound is gorgeously overwhelming!

This documentary took me back decades back when I watched and listened to virtually anything Cure released. I still love them dearly. Thank you for this amazing compilation of deliciousness!

Absolutely brilliant!! In my early 50s now have always loved the cure and they never sound old - just better. Makes me sentimental..... best documentary!!! Thanks so much from Melbourne 👍

They have been my favorite band since I first saw the movie "Lost Angels" in 1989. That's where I first heard "Fascination Street" and fell in love with their sound. A lot of things in my life have changed over the 31 years since. I listen to a lot, I mean a lot of music. I always have something playing, and not just old music. I am still always checking out new stuff. With all that said, they are hands down still the best band I have ever heard. I know they are not for everyone, (hence why we have so much variety in music) but for me...they have yet to be unseated at "The Top".

The only piece of media not created by the band I've ever seen that can sum up the brilliance of The Cure, is that "A Forrest" edit in the beginning. Brilliant! This Doc is incredible.

I’ve just finished watching all 4 of these vids. Watch them all. You won’t be disappointed.

What's interesting is that the Cure was making this music back in the 70's & 80s; talk about being ahead of the curve! In the 80's and 90's it was mostly college radio stations playing their music & now they are EVERYWHERE. I even heard them recently play the Cure at the grocery store i go to, dare i say that they have become hugely popular? What's great and commendable is the fact that they NEVER SOLD OUT. Nothing but RESPECT for the Cure.

This is amazing! I can't wait to watch the rest. It has invigorated me with a renewed sense of awe and excitement about The Cure, I feel like I'm 12 again discovering them for the first time. And I love the last quote you include from Robert here, 'given the choice between real life and this I'd rather take real life'... I think that perfectly describes the Cure. No condescension of the audience through conceited rockstar personas, just genuine human beings experiencing human experiences and making beautiful music expressing those sentiments in a way that so many people can relate to and connect with. Truly the purest band out there, delivering distilled emotion packaged in the most dreamy, visceral and sentimental music to ever bless this earth.

Great doco... just accidentally came across it... your meshing of different ‘The Forest’ was excellent 👍🎶 Great to hear Robert Smith talking about what they were doing 🌈

The mixing & editing of [A Forest] at the beginning was astonishing to say the least. Pure Genius.

Boris may have been the greatest Cure drummer but damn Lol helped define the sound of the Cure 29:28 “why has it taken so long for anything new? (14 months)” Robert Smith 2020 “hold my beer” 🍺

The mix of all the different versions of A Forest is a meticulous work of mad genius, thankyou!

In den 80er Jahren habe ich angefangen the Cure zu hören. Heute in 2024 höre ich sie immer noch. Die Musik von the Cure berührt mich und ist zeitlos. Love this Band ❤

All my dads doing, songs played when you are 8 in the kitchen can catapult you into loving any band, for me it just happened to be a great one.

The editing of the forest was phenomenal! Both video and audio!!! Brilliant work to the creator!!! And the band too...🤘😛🤙

Love how soft spoken he is....

Amazing live mix of ´forest’ 👍🏻

One of my favorite bands all-time and the great Robert Smith

I still have the vinyl of their first few albums (yeah, I'm old! but Robert Smith is older (just)). Always been one of my favourite bands and they are great live. You always get 3+ hours of passion & intensity. Looking forward to their upcoming album.

The Cures two most used lyrics "it's always the same"... "it's never the same" 😎

You could stretch out that Forest montage for a full hour and I wouldn't mind. Great job!

Have see any major singer and or band imaginable, but the Cure live and Robert impressive the most👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I probably started really listening to the Cure when I was 12 in 1989, a guy at school got me into them, at the same time I was listening to Faith no More, Suicidal Tendencies, Violent Femmes and late 80’s rap. I was then introduced to the 2tone movement and put everything into that, however, The Cure stayed with me, my musical tastes have changed so much over the years, metal, punk, hip hop, reggae, dancehall and most recently afrobeat. Two band have been with me the entire time, The Specials and The Cure, these guys are like gods to me.

I was his Mum n Dad postie 89-92...my fav band of All Time

What a beautiful documentary. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️

Damn these guys were my favourite band when I was a teen in the 1990s and Robert Smith was such an iconic and iconoclastic inspiration. They produced songs of such beauty, heartbreak, uplift and power. Inimitable and ingenious!

The Forest edit is unbelievable. Mind blowing

After all these yrs. I'm still learning more about Robert Smith & The Cure Members. Robert just turned 64 on April 21st. God Bless Him, he is touring in the USA & Parts of UK again starting very soon. 😍🔥🎵❤️💋🌹😃

Boker Tov, Good morning, Always The cure will be one of the My favorite band. The 80' And The dark clubs in Tel Aviv will be forever with us. Wonderful songs, Melodies, Mystory.. and Show. 80' missing, remember how I put Cure Casette full volume in my car.. Moti From Israel

Wow the editing in this video series is freaking insane. I just watched A Forest and just holy crap excellent editing and going thru time in new old etc just beautiful. Thank you 💜 I was fortunate to see them in Irvine, CA where they decided to have two shows in one night. It was in a gym on the Irvine campus and still had that just small enough feeling where you're so close to the band you can see everything it was so amazing.

I finished part 1 now. Cried a little. You truly are a talented editor!

When I seen the part when Robert mentions he does not foresee the Cure selling over 3 million records: I looked up how many copies The Disintegration record sold, and it has sold over 3 million worldwide, what a great great record....

Raw, candid, versatile and real ! Great insight into The Cure/Robert Smith.

Awesome!!!! Love the Cure!My parents (who are now in their 70s) saw them live when I was still a kid. I got into them in as a teenager in the early 80s. The Forest was always one of my faves. Also “Like Cockatoos” was hardly ever played but so awesome! Great doco!!!! Thanks for posting. 😍

The Cure. The Best Band Ever along with The Specials. Just Luv Them.

The Cure, Led Zeppelin and Radiohead are my favorite bands EVER! In this exactly order. The Cure is, and will be forever, a part of myself!

SUBLIME GOTHIC JAMS.... so fortunate to have been "been there"... The early 80's were the most adventurous period in "popular music". Thanks for making this!

the cure care that much about their fans that they decided to make an in depth documentary series! I love everything about them.

Beautiful mix of A Forest. Amazing! Thank you.

Incredible version of "A Night Like This"... This show deserves to be released officialy...

From 1978-1984 is my favourite Cure era.

That mix of A Forest was fantastic! Bravo ! 🙌 I only ever saw the original line up of the Cure and loved seeing the clips from that time but also loved seeing the progression to that giant stadium sound. Never imagined at the time what they would become. Had a few tears watching that. Stellar work. Thankyou

This is great stuff! The Cure for me provided something I could identify with as a teenager in the mid-80s. A lot of this footage I have never before seen, and now 35 years later watching this compilation I can still relate to the enigmatic Robert Smith and the music they created over all these years. In one of the interviews he makes clear that they are making music because they enjoy it and he’s not that fussed about selling millions of records, cool attitude that clearly didn’t impeded their success! Robert’s style clearly captivated many, many more along the way.

The Forest mix is blowing my mind!❤

Iam in love with the Cure since 1986 . I was 12 years old . 2020 During these pandemic I l put The Cure on my tv 📺 the 40 year of the Cure show 2018 and I dance 💃🏻 with my husband as if we were there. The Cure makes me feel good . They are a comfort to me . Magic voice , magic band ...Amazing they got older and better . Thanks a lot for these documentary! Very well done .

A Forest is pretty great here, just like my favorite rendition featured in The Cure in Orange.

Thanks a lot for this gem, really! I get both melancholic and grateful, happy and sad, but most of all comfortable because of the love I feel for the music. I am a fan of the Cure, but also of many many others. There’s however something about Robert Smith that I truly relate to, which is the need to touch the dark side of the mind while mostly being a joyful and balanced guy in the perception of others. It’s a bit similar to Bowie’s state of mind too, but perhaps just a common one for all of us that grew up in the rollercoaster of the 80’s.

Thank you for this wonderful documentary of The Cure. Love this band since high school in the 80's, they are one hell of a great live concert, and a bunch of polite young men (when I saw them. We were all younger than lol) again brilliant loved it all.

Now I really feel old! LOL. Excellent documentary 👍🤗

Thank you for putting this together and sharing. You did a great job! Watching all 4 chapters tonight!

Early Cure playing Primary on TOTPs. Fantastic.

Lol, Porl and Boris are dearly missed ( by me at least)

Little do People Know the Cure was actually an amazing live act with psychedelic extended jams

...The Cure One Of The Best Band...Robert a Great Leader 🤟

That was a real labour of love. Thanks. Great editing. I saw them 4 times between 84 and 92 and for me the best line up was 84 with Andy Anderson on drums and Phil on bass. The live album 'concert' with the black cover was during that period and i was at one of the gigs on that album. I still have the whole show on tape and i wish they had released an expanded edition on cd with 'M' and 'The drowning man' and 'Play for today' on it. I hope one day they will because they have expanded editions of some other albums. There was never another band quite as special as the cure. And i remember that Robert's favourite guitar chord is A minor, which is a melancholy sound

2019😲😲😲😲 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Me encantan todas estas Remembranzas del grupo Esta genial😃👍👍👍 GRACIAS ❤️ Es para mí un verdadero placer ver esto 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Okay, mind blown... They were a # piece band at first and eventhough I listened to those first albums over and over plus read the back of the albums I STILL didn't realize this. They sounded so big to me!! Shows what kind of impression they made...I love these guys still!!

Thank you for posting this. I love The Cure, they are truly one of my all time favorite bands!

The Cure has been my favorite band since about '86 when my big brother brought home the cassette Standing on the Beach Bear With No Face, you haver done an exceptional job of putting together all this rare footage. I am so excited to watch all four videos.

THis is really an amazing video. This is better than some profesional documentaries about the cure I have seen. It does an excellent job of giving someone a really good insight into the band and of Robert as well. I like how videos af songs are mixed together into one so you can see the changes throughout. I haven't watched the entire thing yet but just from skipping around I think it put together realy well. I am going to sit down and watch it all the way through tonight.

Very impressive compilation. I have been a fan since the early 70s and Ive seen several UNOFFICIAL Mini Documentary..most before The Cure in Orange era..and this by far is the best. I especially enjoy the Forrest as seen by several decades of different lineups and years...its als ways so awesome to see Tolhurst behind the Drum kit(Pornography)..or even the keyboards(Head on Door tour)

Today, I had quickly covered a version of 10:15 Saturday Night after stumbling upon an adequate backing-track. The act of doing so re-awoke my love and interest in The Cure. So far, this unofficial "fan" documentary has been an excellent collection of "found" clips edited together to tell the story in the way someone like me enjoys seeing it presented! I intend to watch parts 2, 3, 4, and etc.! Kudos! I am subscribed!

HOLY SHITE there are two parts! This is the ultimate "christmas gift" wow! At first I said "what the heck is this? found footage?!" So glad i kept watching, this is great for any Cure fan. Thanks for posting and sharing this! Sincerely.......a fan from South Texas

So cool to see Staring at the Sea: The Images infused with it all. I remember watching my VHS over and over. Love this!

Thanks for posting. Now I know what to watch during the fall, winter quarantine.... Good memories of 80s,90s. Romantics, goths, punks. The CURE. Rock in Athens 1985!!!

Thank you so much for the the time warp. Seemless production and perfect for us fans. Much appreciated all round for the attention and care for this incredible insight.

Long ago I got lost in the forest. And I like it here. Best advice I ever took.

Just discovered this, as a long time Cure fan (since 1985) I thank you for the work and effort you put into this documentary. Fantastic job :-)

Why did this just pop now in my recommandations? This is just awesome, as an old Cure fan that gave me chills to feel this time travel. It gives me back so much great souvenirs, when I watched and rewatched all the things I could record on VHS. Some of the pictures here, I lived in front of my tv (that show with the dresses for Boys don't cry was to make fun of a french band and still hilarious, I remember the next day at school, everyone spoke about it). Thank you, so much, just brilliant! Edit: je viens de percuter que je parle comme un débile en anglais alors que tu es français. Pour avoir vécu les années "Enfants du Rock", je pense qu'on doit avoir dans les mêmes âges parce-que tout ça me touche énormément.

i love how you joined the different live versions of Forest into one. Seamlessly! AWESOME!!! THis documentary is life, like THE CURE. Also i love the bits from the Japan 84 backstage! Always one of my favourite videos. i used to have it in Betamax haha