#porl thompson

[a-night-like--this]

Happy New Year!

[skelecha1rs]

Photos taken by Brian Rasic on 10 April 1984 after a press conference in Covent Garden in London, England.

[thisnoise]

Artwork by M. Lineham Art.

[the-hottest-band-tournament]

Round Four of The Hottest 80s Band Tournament

The Cure

Defeated opponents: Dexys Midnight Runners, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Cross

Formed in: 1978

Genres: goth rock, pop, dark pop, new wave

Lineup: Robert Smith - vocals, guitars, and keyboard

Simon Gallup - bass

Lol Tolhurst - drums

Roger O'Donnell - keyboard

Porl Thompson - guitars, keyboards, sax

Boris Williams - drums and percussion 

Albums from the 80s: 

The Top (1984)

The Head on the Door (1985)

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)

Disintegration (1989)

Propaganda: the band, especially Robert, has such a dark beauty to it, especially when photographed or even more through their music. I think they way they write and sing songs is probably the hottest thing about them, a very sweetly delicate, but often miserable, tone in the guitar; Robert's soft, breathy voice, and their lyrics. they are a very nice sounding and looking group, in short

Bon Jovi 

Defeated opponents: Salt-N-Pepa, Violent Femmes, Queensrÿche

Formed in: 1983

Genres: Hard rock, area rock, pop rock

Lineup: Jon Bon Jovi- vocals

 David Bryan- keyboard 

Tico Torres- drums

Alec John Such- bass

Richie Sambora- guitar

Albums from the 80s: 

Bon Jovi (1984)

7800 Fahrenheit (1985)

Slippery When Wet (1986)

New Jersey (1988)

Propaganda: Genre-defying powerhouse of a band. So many classic songs. Every member was some flavor of hot but Richie was married Heather Locklear hot and Jon was hot enough to make you want to take a risk on a Jersey boy. Their stage show was iconic with Jon, Richie and Alec fitted with wires so they could be lifted up and fly out over the crowd mid-performance. (See the video for Livin' on a Prayer to see this in action) They're still performing to this day and Jon is still married to his high school sweetheart which I think is kind of adorable.

[twochord-cool]

The Pictures Of You video shoot Glencoe Scotland 1990

[black-is-no-colour]

Robert Smith, Roger O'Donnell, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams and Simon Gallup of The Cure in New York, August 1989. (Source: Musikexpress)

[stuckinhoneyhoney]

[yourfavealbumisgender]

The Head on the Door by The Cure is a Lesbian!

requested by anon

[guerrilla-operator]

THE CURE

[picspammer]

Yesterday I got so old I felt like I could die

[doawhispers]

Wish advert, 1992

[a-night-like--this]

The Cure, 1989

[donnabisestile]

Kiss me goodbye Pushing out before I sleep Can't you see I try? Swimming the same deep water as you is hard The shallow drowned lose less than we The strangest twist upon your lips And we shall be together And we shall be together

Kiss me goodbye Bow your head and join with me And face pushed deep reflections meet The strangest twist upon your lips Disappear, the ripples clear And laughing breaks against your feet And laughing breaks the mirror sweet So we shall be together

So we shall be together

Kiss me goodbye Pushing out before I sleep It's lower now and slower now The strangest twist upon your lips And I don't see And I don't feel But tightly hold up silently my hands Before my fading eyes and in my eyes your smile The very last thing before I go The very last thing before I go The very last thing before I go

I will kiss you I will kiss you I will kiss you forever on nights like this I will kiss you I will kiss you And we shall be together

[fleepunte]

hes so little... three grams

[the-hottest-band-tournament]

Round Three of The Hottest 80s Band Tournament

The Cure

Defeated opponents: Dexys Midnight Runners

Formed in: 1978

Genres: goth rock, pop, dark pop, new wave

Lineup: Robert Smith - vocals, guitars, and keyboard

Simon Gallup - bass

Lol Tolhurst - drums

Roger O'Donnell - keyboard

Porl Thompson - guitars, keyboards, sax

Boris Williams - drums and percussion 

Albums from the 80s: 

The Top (1984)

The Head on the Door (1985)

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)

Disintegration (1989)

Propaganda: the band, especially Robert, has such a dark beauty to it, especially when photographed or even more through their music. I think they way they write and sing songs is probably the hottest thing about them, a very sweetly delicate, but often miserable, tone in the guitar; Robert's soft, breathy voice, and their lyrics. they are a very nice sounding and looking group, in short

The Cross

Defeated opponents: The Pogues

Formed in: 1987

Genres: Pop rock, dance-rock, hard rock

Lineup: Roger Taylor- lead vocals and rhythm guitar

Spike Edney- keyboard and backing vocals

Clayton Moss- lead guitar and backing vocals

Peter Noone- bass guitar and backing vocals

Josh Macrae- drums and backing vocals

Albums from the 80s:

Shove It (1988)

Propaganda: “Roger and Spike and Clayton make me drop 2 my knees g o d”

“Who could resist this late 80s-tastic set of haircuts? Or this happy onstage atmosphere? Vote The Cross! Or this man wants to know the reason why!”

Visual propaganda for The Cross:

[mychameleondays]

The Cure: Concert

Fiction/Metronome 823 682-1 ME, 19??

Originally released: October 16, 1984