The Cure: The Making Of The Goth Rock Legends (Full Documentary) | Amplified 

I'm 47 now, I started listening to The Cure when I was 11 y.o. and never stopped since. They have been the soundtrack of my life, I'm so grateful to Robert Smith for what he has done and the emotions he and his band were able to transmit to his audience myself included.

This documentary's soundtrack contains such sound alike hits as "Almost close to me" and "Friday I could be in love"...

I had the privilege of seeing The Cure in Sydney in 1993. They played for a bit over 3 hours, and finished with ‘Just Like Heaven’ and closed with, of course, ‘A Forest’, which went for over 10 minutes. One of the best concerts I’ve been to - absolutely fantastic from beginning to end. Thanks Rob, Simon, Porl et al, magnificent stuff.

Saw them live 2 days ago and I can’t listen to any of their songs without crying now. It’s left me so emotional seeing Rob struggling to leave the stage… and his sweet smile.

I have been a Cure fan since I was 16, and I am 55. We flew from Indiana to Dallas to see them in concert, bucket list. It was the best concert ever

Going through moodswings personally, I've used music to get me through life. Right now, rediscovering my love of The Cure has been a great boost. The uptempo tracks are cool, while the atmospheric and moody sounds are the best at describing and capturing are state of mind much like some of my Classical faves do. This documentary for me as a musicologist and musician is fantastic! Thank you!

The Cure was my beloved in highschool, when I didn't belong with anyone in 1989 I felt I felt love from The Cure

John Robb has the cutest mannerism. When he comes to the end of whatever he is saying....he puts his lips together and gives this look that I find absolutely adorable. Anybody else notice that?

I love the venues chosen for the interviews. A studio, an upscale social club, a pub basement. Very grounded in England. It makes the interviewees seem more real, not just a scripted interview, but their real opinions. Documentary makers can learn from this.

I cannot think of a worse idea than doing a documentary about a band without any actual music from the band in the documentary. Imagine if I did a documentary about the artwork of Leonardo but didn't include any of his pictures at all....

I feel Michael Dempsey doesn't get enough mention. He was the bass player when Chris Parry got interested, and the Cure owe their success to Chris Parry getting interested. Also, their first album is one of their best. And Jumping Someone Else's Train is one of their best singles, mostly because of the bassline. I feel like he helped define their bass-forward sound, and Simon was smart enough to follow his lead.

I’ve seen them 4 times now. Starting in 1992 and most recently a couple years ago. They’ve never ceased to deliver an amazing show!

"Simon rejoined on bass." This really does Simon a disservice. Robert refers to him as his song writing partner. That's significantly more important than just who plays bass.

I just love listening to people talk about Robert Smith. 🖤 🖤 🖤 💋 💋 💋

This documentary has been released under so many names now! I think I first purchased it as 'Out of the Woods' in 2005!

Favorite Cure songs in no preticular order. 1. Boys don't cry 2. Grinding halt 3. Fire in Cairo 4. Killing an arab 5. M 6. A forest 7. Jumping someone else's train 8. Just like heaven 9. Play for today 10. 10:15 Saturday night

My top 10 fav songs (as well as their origin) by THE CURE in no particular order: 1. 10: 15 Saturday Night (Three Imaginary Boys) 2. Kyoto Song (The Head On The Door) 3. Burn (THE CROW ost) 4. Sinking (The Head On The Door) 5. A Forest (Seventeen Seconds) 6. Fear Of Ghosts (Love Song 12" [b-side]) 7. Just Like Heaven (Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me) 8. Siamese Twins (Pornography) 9. Disintegration (Disintegration) 10. The Exploding Boy (In Between Days 7" [b-side])

I remember seeing The Cure support Souxie and The Banshees in 79 and they stood out not only for their music but also because Robert Smith (without makeup) stood almost stock still whilst a single pin spot light swept behind him..they were brilliant and 10.15 really was superb...then Smith gets up and plays with The Banshees..I never knew why until I watched this documentary. Btw my favourite Cure is Three Imaginary Boys album..I know it gets knocked a lot and even in this documentary..but it was a standout original sound..

What a classic, timeless, band !!

Thank you for you detailed documentaries, I understand more about music and what makes it , when I see well researched films like this. I understand their music more now. Well Done, unfortunate you couldn't include some of their signature pieces and what inspired them to create them. Cheers, Dk

Thankfully, I got to see the Cure before they became a hugely popular band. Seeing them at what was Poole Arts Centre on the Head On The Door Tour, was brilliant, in that it was relatively small crowd of around 2,500 tops. Fans could get right up to the edge of the stage, so you were just feet away from Smithy & Co. Good year that was (1986) as The Cult on the 'Love Tour' along with Siouxsie & The Banshees doing the 'Tinderbox Tour, all appeared at Poole Arts Centre. Siouxsie still had her cast on her leg, performing sat on a stool, accompanied by dancing skeletons & a couple of weird marionettes! Must admit, JVC on guitar was excellent, although not quite up to John McGeoch's standard. Oh to be whisked back in time to live that year again, not just for the bands but the fun aspect!

I was at the gig in Aberdeen when the Banshees guitarist and drummer ran off. The Cure were great....they played their set then as I remember Lol and Robert played a very long version of the Lords Prayer with Siouxie and Steve. Plus we got our tickets refunded.......I was sixteen.

Thank you for this!

There were 2 albums, Staring at the Sea" and "Standing on the beach" which is where I found my fav "IIm Cold"

I think Bauhaus are also a contender for starting Goth.........

Man I love the cure when they drop a new album you know they will tire again and I’m going to be ready for that tour.

Can't wait to watch this tonight. I love John Robb!

Around 23 minutes into this documentary there was a mention of how David Bowie's recording Diamond Dogs was the earliest and first real Gothic recording. I personally always thought that "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" by The Alan Parsons Project was one of the first innovative Gothic Genre style recording.

Nice "Boys Don't Cry" sound-a-like music for the intro! :) Those things always make me chuckle.

A documentary about The Cure without The Cure music? Realy?

The album “ The Cure “ is very good . The angry song “Us or Them “ is very angry indeed. I saw them at Poole Arts Centre in 87 . The floor literally bounced during one of their happy songs . Fantastic . The 2 newest albums by The Cure & the final albums from Motörhead & Rush are as good as anything they produced in my world at least ❤️🏴🐢😁

I am still in the process of discovering The Cure at the age of 62! NONE of their songs are ghoulish as the narrator says. I have found most of their songs to be uplifting and about love. I can only guess that Robert's thoughts when writing these songs are about his wife. I am also envious that they have been married for over 35 years. I also look very forward to catching Robert and the guys in concert!

A Great band to work with. I worked on "Cure in Orànge ". One of my best ever gigs!

1:01:54 we’ll all be at the nursing home singing old cure songs and Robert Smith will come in and sing a new one ♥️

Love the part about being angry about Thatcher.

I definitely recommend watching lots of documentaries of these bands

I always thought it was criminal that no filmmaker utilized “Push” in the beginning credits of teen comedy. A song that for me brings about images of a teen in love walking about school

Nice one what a life what a dream what great vibes thank you Cure 🍻

throughly enjoyed.! forever a fan ✌🏻🇦🇺☺️😊😃

There is only one. No one is like Robert Smith, and no band is like The Cure.

Saw them at Roskilde 95, remember a lot of tears of joy, one of the best live experiences of my life, only topped by Pink Floyd and U2.

THANKS 🌞

Love their music. They are a legend.

It's odd to watch an hour long discussion of a band without so much as a lick of its original music--just the occasional royalty-free simu-snoodlets. I suppose the producers either couldn't or wouldn't pony up the fees or the band or its agents stymied or stonewalled any association with this project. Sorry, but I'm tapping out after 43 minutes of blue balls.

19:39 +1 A Forest is the quintessential Cure song.

Robert and Simon had a fist fight? it is really difficult to picture Robert throwing down with someone and frankly Simon like he would have dominated that particular fight. also the blatant sound alike copyright free music they use in these docs cracks me up.

This channel has is NO GOOD for my natural insomnia. 😎😁💯 I could watch this for WEEKS on end!

Legends.

39:17 "The band wore lipstick around their mouths and eyes." Eyes?

Good stuff

Wish tour 1992 London Olympia, cracking night 🌃

Cure concert tomorrow! I’m so excited I feel nauseous

perfect!

I love the Cure, but they weren’t goth, they only have early material like Charlotte Sometimes that can be considered proto-goth, otherwise only 4 of their albums were dark, somewhat goth. They’re mostly a pop band.

The bass lines are a really big part of their sound, too.

What the fuck is with the royalty free music 😂 😂 😂

Goth?? Robert Smith told Rolling Stone in 2019: "When people say it to me, you’re goth, I say you either have never heard us play or you have no idea what goth is. One of those two has to be true because we’re not a goth band … It’s like we passed through that phase and I did a few things that sounded like we were a part of it, and then we moved on to something else."

I don't know why nobody ever remarks on the similarity between Verlaine and Television with Marquee Moon and The Cure first and second album......

I love this group

🎶I appreciate how a lot of the band members didn't take being dropped by a lable personally. They also had the insight (more strongly in hindsight) that maintaining a band had a lot to do within the business of the music indusatry...and how it all sucked...It's like don't waste energy by looking back for redemption ..look forward on how to manipulate "the masses" independantly within the digital streaming methods of today.

Always a great band in my books !! / TREPANIC

Bummer they couldn't use actual tracks from the Cure, but of course I understand the realities- just a shame nonetheless.

Who thought it was good idea to make a music documentary without any of the music?

Bring it on…. Is it… Always…. Like.. this!!

Strange this is exactly the same as the documentary called "out of the woods" released in 2004.

This is a re upload. I've seen this documentary 3 yrs ago here on YT.

love

It really is so weird listening to these old comments - THE MUSIC WAS GREAT.

The background music sounds like they just threw together a local swing band and said---"whatever you can do."

Great Documentary, Would've liked to see more on Disintegration probably their best album but interesting and informative, The only problem i have with the Cure is their album covers. I think their best cover is Boys Don't cry and that's a compilation album released in Australia and the U.S. Maybe they didn't think the cover art was that important?

I don't understand how this a doco on the Cure, but not a single sound cut of the Cure's sound, just dodgy covers.....Why?

What can you say really. They are the bad every punk rocker says they hate but listens to on the DL at home alone haha Loved the Cure since the early 90s.. I can't even believe I'm this old haha feels like yesterday it was summer and Friday I'm in love was on every 20 minutes on MTV

He was awesome in Edward Scissor Hands!

Robert Smith was heavily influenced by Casper Wyoming legend Gothic King Cobra.

Wow clear your voice mate Jeez

❤❤❤

00:19 Good stuff..

There's only one cure. The Cure 🖤

A Forest is on here(youtube) before it was recorded but it was called At Night, and the lyrics didn't have Forest in them,

Good chat

Oooo!

Always thought early cure - Three Imaginary Boys, Fire in Cario early stuff must of been influenced by The Buzzcocks.

Godamm that gargling voice guys narration in headphones tho 😬 🎧

Hey! I _like_ Fields Of The Nephilim! Bloody good band. A lot of those goth bands _were_ derivative carp though.

Yes!!! This will be good.

Oi, you, he's my distant cousin! OORAH SEMPER fi! The MARINES loves the CURE!

Paul Morley - a legend... in his own lunchbox.

A Forest, Cure Concert 1986 at Offenbach Germany ...

I like blue metal. Country rock funk

"Like Cats" is my favorite

nice doc but what's up with the knock-off Cure music in the background lol

he joined with susan janet aka Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees

This bumper music is absolutely soul-sucking

No mention of the Faith Tour, then?

Dark metal with talent is a bit rare

it's interesting to hear Severin talk about Robert Smith/The Cure, but the rest of these guys, not so much

Can you do an arcade fire video

*began

Lou reed viscous - troggs wild thing mash

Ghoulish appearence…? He’s a poster boy and he knows it 💁‍♂️