Whatever your views on what the Cure became - and mine are more sympathetic than you might expect - their first three albums, at least, were tremendous. I am convinced that a lot of indie snobs (that's not meant as an insult btw) would cite the 1979 debut Three Imaginary Boys as a pop classic - downbeat pop, obviously, but pop nonetheless - had the Cure broken up immediately after it. But of course they didn't.
I have a particular fondness for "Boys Don't Cry", since I'm really just an old softie at heart, but it's probably just a little too well-known for this blog so here's a (live version of a) track from the same album that's nearly as good but a lot less commonly heard.
And if you just can't get past the fact that it's the Cure, well, your loss.
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