Which was the more popular band in the 1980's ?
2007-03-23 07:53:54 · 11 answers · asked by Samantha 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I liked both bands but i liked the smiths but the cure was more commercially popular. The smiths caused up astir with their "the queen is dead album" good tunes.
2007-03-23 08:02:42 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cure was more popular in the mainstream and MTV, but the Smiths also had quite a following. Both groups were very good, I liked both. I got to see the Smiths in concert once, unfortunately never got to see the Cure.
2007-03-23 15:03:11 · answer #2 · answered by Aquaria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More popular? The Cure has the edge. They had appeal on both sides of the Atlantic. The Smiths had a mainly UK following.
2007-03-23 15:05:57 · answer #3 · answered by Fonzie T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cure were more popular. They were/are both great but The Smiths are better.
2007-03-23 15:00:35 · answer #4 · answered by Scott J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In The UK they were both huge in the 80s but probably more so The Cure.
I think Morrisey was a more esoteric opposite to Robert Smith's goth gloom character and recently Morrisey has had somewhat of a resurgence but The Cure has been going strong making excellent records their whole career. "Disintegration" is one of the 80's greatest release and it came out in '89!
2007-03-23 15:18:37 · answer #5 · answered by Next evolutionary step... 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cure, they continued to be popular into the 90's
2007-03-23 14:57:40 · answer #6 · answered by Joesyl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cure.
2007-03-23 15:11:45 · answer #7 · answered by Pimpstick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cure.
2007-03-23 15:08:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the smiths Morrissey still has a great career
the cure is good too be on the lookout for new albums from both of these artists
2007-03-23 14:58:54 · answer #9 · answered by applecore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is probably the cure as far as who was more popular, but if you ask who had (has) a more profound influence on the genre I think it would go to the Smiths (IMO).
2007-03-23 16:00:52 · answer #10 · answered by Kurt J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋