Depeche Mode mentioning Robert Smith/The Cure

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@Bedfordbomber1 Жыл бұрын

Been a fan of DM, and the Cure for nearly 40 years. I can honestly say I’ve never come across any rivalry between the 2 bands. Both helped me get through my teenage years.

@zoeherriot Жыл бұрын

Nah - there's a lot of respect between the two. Robert has covered a DM song. And you see images of them hanging out together over the years. Robert even offered Alan Wilder the keyboard gig when he left DM.

@SuperBC10 7 ай бұрын

You say got through those teenage years like it was a bad thing?

@andresjacome259 7 ай бұрын

There is a direct connection through Perry Bamonte, in no way these bands ever had a real rivalry

@christopherbates1428 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!!💯. Love them both to this day!! Like yourself, they helped me through junior high and high school!! hello turn to them both for solace. RIP, Fletch!!!🙏🙏🙏

@Bedfordbomber1 6 ай бұрын

@@SuperBC10 I think you misinterpreted my comment. Its meant to imply as a good thing 😉

@MayLily 11 ай бұрын

The Cure are friends of and fans of Depeche Mode. Robert Smith did a cover of World in My Eyes for the DM tribute album back in 1998. He also invited Alan Wilder to join The Cure after Alan left DM in 1995. It would've been awesome for both bands to work together on something.

@valenx6737 10 ай бұрын

Exactly 👍. Not to mention the strict connection both bands have through the Bamonte's brothers: Daryl worked for DM for years before joining The Cure as tour manager afterwards. Perry and Mart went to the same school , just saying 😜

@rawwest5992 5 ай бұрын

Robert smith doesn’t need to move around to entertain, he can mesmerise thousands of people stood in one spot for 3 hours. Everything about him is totally unique. He just has to be him. Moving or not. Kind of says it all really.

@BelfryBat95 Жыл бұрын

Robert doesn't just stand there he moves around the stage as well. Man is in his 60s like they are and still performs 3 hours straight out of pure love for the art and fans. They don't have to play 5 extra songs if they don't want to but what a silly comment to make.

@brassattacks2411 Жыл бұрын

a thousand times no. he comes out and walks across the front of the stage a few times at the beginning of their show, but then he stands still with his guitar playing for three hours. as a rule.

@charleswalls5438 Жыл бұрын

exactly robert goes out of the way for his fans. depeche mode as much as i love them make no atempt..

@Kickingit06 Жыл бұрын

I was a Fletch "hater" up until he died. But I really don't think he meant this comment to be insulting. I think his point was that Dave's act takes more cardio, and indeed he is correct.

@NetCanvas Жыл бұрын

Age is irrelevant, Robert is still an outstanding artist and performs in the same manner as when he first started, he pours everything into his music and his voice is remarkable!!! He does not just stand there idle he is quite active on stage. I do enjoy some music of Depeche Mode; however, it is absolute madness they could even attempt to compare or criticize Robert when he eclipses them!

@brassattacks2411 Жыл бұрын

@@NetCanvas come now. Robert Smith is quite active on stage? Lol. Anyone who has seen the show knows he stands in one place. At the beginning of the show, he walks around on the stage and Smiles at the audience, but for the next three hours he mainly stands in one location. i'd be interested in your definition of quite active on the stage. Simon does move around while playing bass.

@steggles667 6 ай бұрын

I’ll take Robert Smith and The Cure any day! I’m not there to watch someone dance, I’m there for the music and nobody can write lyrics as good as Robert Smith, plus his voice is so beautiful and unique I’d stand there for 24hrs watching The Cure play and I wouldn’t tire of it!

@suminshizzles6951 27 күн бұрын

Dan't act like dave does not sing. He just likes to dance as well.

@RaulGomes91 25 күн бұрын

I don't know if you're English but that's called English humour. He was not saying that a dancing singer is better than a non-dancer one

@huntress2538 17 күн бұрын

It's a joke...and accurate. Here they are playing together where Robert stands with his guitar and Dave dances kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4bLiqtjaNF4iM0

@annieheir147 Жыл бұрын

I just saw the Cure. They sounded amazing. Robert Smith's voice sounds as good as it did 40 years ago. They played for 3 hours. 30 songs. I think if there wasn't a curfew they would have played for 3 more hours. My tickets were $75. Cheapest were $25, most expensive were about $400. I'd love to see Depeche Mode, but their cheapest are about $120 with fees and most expensive well over $1000. Some resales going for 4k! I think they could beef up the set list to 25-30 for what they are asking.

@brassattacks2411 Жыл бұрын

just saw The Cure in Albuquerque a couple weeks ago and I was not impressed. stood there still for three hours, there was very little in terms of talking/patter, or, stage decor. I may as well have played the album on my stereo system at home.

@Deckard-by1qd Жыл бұрын

@@brassattacks2411 , like them both, but if you can’t hear the difference between the Cure’s studio versions and their live tracks, you’re clearly not paying attention. Their live songs aren’t even the same from tour to tour. Their live stuff is clearly superior, and it’s not even close.

@sarahlee5782 Ай бұрын

@@brassattacks2411 you must be a "new" fan. but they played a lot of "hits."

@piggystardust Жыл бұрын

DM & The Cure... Two of the best live-bands around 🖤

@yadihdz.6650 Жыл бұрын

In April of 2013, The Cure performed for 4 hours long in Mexico City, It was incredible in so many ways.❤

@sonial1839 10 ай бұрын

2013?

@albertounited 10 ай бұрын

@@sonial1839 Yes, 2013.

@PatrickDelabrenne 9 ай бұрын

Considering the weight of the very heavy Smith's guitar, it s really incredible he can stand 4 H

@suminshizzles6951 27 күн бұрын

I would hate to be their drummer now. Boris left and he was a beast.

@yadihdz.6650 25 күн бұрын

It was 2013.

@nonument4484 Жыл бұрын

Regardless of who moves more on stage, The Cure's music is simply a trillion times better.

@PatrickDelabrenne 9 ай бұрын

so different styles. A comparison isn't relevant. Just two amazing bands

@WH-hi5ew 9 ай бұрын

In part because DM lost Alan Wilder. The Cure has always fundamentally been Rob Smiths vision,... though a shame to loose Boris Williams I always thought.

@NulfertvonBingenkran 7 ай бұрын

It´s a matter of taste. Pointless to discuss.

@peterbrown8880 7 ай бұрын

Both Great Bands, end of

@ГеоргийКурганов-у7у 6 ай бұрын

Such a nonsense. Both bands are great in their own ways.

@A_Foolish_Arrangement Жыл бұрын

Robert is Tha man !🫶🏻

@danielarteta3775 5 ай бұрын

Bruh, i saw The cure on november, and i swear by the last song i was almost crying in pain from my back and legs hahaha Robert is a beast!!

@traciepearce1888 Жыл бұрын

Nice seeing Andy Fletcher .Miss him and I will never forget him.😇🤍

@vincenzollamas 8 ай бұрын

The Cure also play almost 3 hour shows still, so they CAN fit in a lot of classic songs

@MayLily Жыл бұрын

Well, Fletch does have a point, and I happen to love both bands! But for me the issue with DM is that they need to change up their concert setlists. For the high price of tickets compared to the Cure, they should throw in some more oldies from city to city. They never even play their biggest hits like People are People or Strangelove anymore. Heck just doing a medley of songs would be great so they don't have to play the full song if they don't want to. There's just so many songs that they can switch it up with.

@Guy-lo3ld 3 ай бұрын

I love both bands! I first saw The Cure in 1985 and Depeche Mode in 1986. Growing up in the eighties was awesome because of all the new wave, punk, post-punk, and indie bands.

@keepingcalm6469 6 ай бұрын

Robert is a Power demonstration... he's going 4h straight with no break.

@calebcroy07 Жыл бұрын

Some of the comments are taking this very very playful jab between friends far too seriously lol. Point of the joke was to say that Dave can’t physically do 25-30 songs a night cause of his high energy stage presence, it wasn’t to say that Robert Smith was somehow less than please calm down 🤣🤣

@rediscoveryrecords1348 Жыл бұрын

We cant put every track in. But we can damn sure every night will have the exact same tracks

@RobsSecretYoutube Жыл бұрын

Robert does these full blown silly little moves on stage in his 60s, also Morrissey just stands there all the time he’s on stage.

@JulioGalicano Жыл бұрын

I LIKE THE CURE

@aramora1914 Жыл бұрын

No comparison. The Cure wins every time.

@michaelhenri2002 Жыл бұрын

Your opinion..

@lucaskuzma200 Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@dearlylovedbyhim Жыл бұрын

Definitely!!!

@jayyenehc1039 Жыл бұрын

Ha ha the cure is awful live

@aramora1914 Жыл бұрын

@@jayyenehc1039 Not according to this tour. Sold out 3 nights at Madison Square Garden. Depeche couldn't do that.

@oskurion Ай бұрын

Robert Smith together with CURE hypnotizes me when he plays and sings as well as DEPECHE MODE. They are 2 fantastic groups. It's just a shame we won't be able to see Fletcher in DEPECHE MODE anymore.

@Mark-ij2nh Жыл бұрын

Love both bands and have seen both live.

@WH-hi5ew 9 ай бұрын

The Cure do give concert goers excellent value for money.... they play for ages. Always had the feeling with DM that they could put some more favourite tracks in.... Blasphemous Rumours being a good case in point. They also need Alan Wilder back lets be honest, he's music input is sorely missed.

@deathkampdrone 10 ай бұрын

As much as I love The Cure, Fletch wasn't wrong. Last time I went to The Cure they played 12 encores! And the setlist before the encores was pretty dense too, haha.

@TheMolacho1 Жыл бұрын

Saw both bands this year. First time for both. Seen hundreds of other concerts. I rank 2023's The Cure tour in my top 5. DM was good. But way too expensive and the only band member earning his keep was the drummer. For the price of DM Tix, they should've had back up singers.😮

@dearlylovedbyhim Жыл бұрын

Just saw The Cure in Chicago - first time ever seeing them as I am a late bloomer fan to this band (I deeply regret it). It was magical.

@dmitriymode1156 3 ай бұрын

😂 Love to Andy. RIP, our loving fella❤️

@michaelbanks2401 Ай бұрын

DM, Dave and Martin are simply Amazing, listening passionately for 30+ years, but Robert my friends is just a step above ...

@gusanocc 9 ай бұрын

ame a The Cure por que no se movian del escenario, como las tipicas bandas norteamericanas...estaban quietos solo tocaban sus instrumentos pero la fuerza de la voz de Robert Stmith y sus gesto y ademanes me volvian loco un estasis y frenesi sin palabras!!! obvio que el bailarin es David Gahan...

@mariogonzalez5107 6 ай бұрын

The British should be happy that they have such great artists.

@NOWtheband 2 ай бұрын

I can't speak for the rest but this one is. 🙂

@Lakota828 Жыл бұрын

I love both bands. Flew across the country to see DM (and crap was it super expensive!) However, DM have cancelled on me twice in the past, Fletch is dead, and they aren't getting any younger. Enjoyed it, but super expensive and now I can finally cross that off my list. I've seen The Cure a few times, and will see them again next month. They've always put on a solid (and long!) show and I really enjoy Robert's stance on fighting with Ticketmaster and realizing that often times the people in the way back travelled a long way to see them and it cost them quite a bit of money. (There's a KZbin video of him saying it somewhere... shouldn't be hard to find.) So, he really takes that to heart and tries to give you your money's worth and if it weren't for curfews, he would probably play on for several more hours. Also, I love Dave, but his voice is starting to go a bit, as the concert I went to in March can attest to. Still an absolute showman though. Robert, however, remains on point. (Also, I would have LOVED to have heard "Stories of Old" or "Blasphemous Rumours" on this tour... and "The Sun and the Rainfall.")

@GuillermoVaccarezza 6 ай бұрын

Literally man! I went to see The Cure back in 2013m they played for 3.20 hours

@stephan8472 6 ай бұрын

Andy😢❤

@llongdong Жыл бұрын

Depeche Mode not in same league, or even the same Universe, as the Cure.

@david-io6dp Жыл бұрын

Yep theye are much higher living in their own universe biggest electronic act in history of music they are still selling milions of tickets for the tours

@jayyenehc1039 Жыл бұрын

Dm in a much bigger universe for sure

@WH-hi5ew 9 ай бұрын

DM total sales = 100m vs The Cure Total Sales = 30m. Having said that, The Cure play for about twice as long as other bands live.

@relyks5670 Жыл бұрын

That was some shade. Shows where they stand. Robert Smith will always be #1.

@Leo-dr4qm 10 ай бұрын

Both brilliant

@bragnonymous Жыл бұрын

Robert can actually play a guitar.

@MJandthejisforjackson Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@jamestemple8970 Жыл бұрын

Ive seen both bands many times going back to the early 80s. The Cure were never better than the show I saw last month here in New Orleans.

@WH-hi5ew 9 ай бұрын

You cant have been at the final night of the Prayer Tour 3 nights at Wembley Arena July 1989. Legendary!

@onurbozdag2595 11 ай бұрын

RIP FLETCH..

@VeronikaCatt Ай бұрын

There is no rivalry between these bands, they are friends. The comment was referencing how The Cure play very long shows. If you know anything about The Cure, Robert Smith has said in interviews that he doesn't want to disappoint fans when they come to see them. So they play long shows. That's all.

@julianbrowne7026 3 ай бұрын

The Cure are untouchable.

@elenastef 3 ай бұрын

Fletch's comment was not insulting at all. It's just a very obvious remark. Robert is ok performing 3 hours standing still, singing and playing guitar, Dave is ok singing and dancing around the stage, just different types of performing and also totally different types of songs. And if you know a little bit about DM you'll know why Dave moves around so much. He was really shy and uncomfortable in the beginning, just look at their 80-82 performances. People talking shit about Dave have no idea about the mockery and the insults he got from the press when he was just 18-19 years old. So yeah, Dave, just like Robert, can do whatever he wants on stage. And he's good at it. Just watch their 101 concert

@abrahamanthony3011 3 ай бұрын

Fletch is one to talk, what did he do? Just Clap 👏 👏

@GarnetDart Жыл бұрын

Apples and oranges.

@maybebaby8457 3 ай бұрын

The Cure every time

@kyohahn5239 7 ай бұрын

A massive fan of both the cure and depeche mode, but if forced to choose...there is nothing inauthentic about robert smith. Ive been to multiple shows by the cure where they perform north of 2 hours....and the amount of movement he did on stage did not diminish my experience.

@LI2TQGBAContinuum 3 ай бұрын

Luv it both great music b4 thee internet

@colonelclank 11 ай бұрын

Love both these bands. Robert still plays the guitar like a demigod while singing. I'd rather see that than Dave Gahan dancing. His dancing is kinda fruity btw. DM had a slight edge on The Cure back in the day but The Cure sounds exactly the same in concert now. It's quite unbelievable... Oh!

@StrayDog1972 3 ай бұрын

I don't think Andy knows how exhausting it is to play the guitar for over two hours.

@christopherwalker2228 2 ай бұрын

It still surpises me some people take this as an insult. It was a dry, British compliment.

@djkenny1202 Жыл бұрын

Fun words. I agree, Dave is moving all over the stage. Big time. 2 1/4 hrs, would be enough. Trouble I have os with not enough pre 90 tunes. Cannot help it. I like a surprise track like Stories of Old. Martin singing a deep few acoustic tracks. Something like Photogenic. I heard rumors of Sun and Rainfall, that would be amazing! The COST of attending a DM show, let alone buying Merch, is INSANE now!! Cure has $25 T Shirts.. DM? 52 fucking dollars?!?!

@Kelly-sq9lz 3 ай бұрын

DM have written some great songs, so have simple minds and other bands. I love their music however, 17 seconds, faith and pornography are on a different level of creativity and emotion. Robert, Lol and Simon wrote my fav songs of ALL time.

@ollieman3343 6 ай бұрын

Classic From Flecth , says Robert Smith is jukebox and Dave Gahan is a keyboard on repeat , Martin Is Irish Leprecrion😂

@leimleim Жыл бұрын

he got a point

@WH-hi5ew 9 ай бұрын

yes the Cure play for longer than DM.... have seen them both live.

@benjaminleinen 4 ай бұрын

It’s crazy how the Cure, the Smiths and Depeche Mode hate each other.

@RhapsodyinGlue 9 ай бұрын

Nah see, Robert hugs his guitar in concert because he imagines its his wife. Hes the ultimate romantic. Calling out Robert Smith for standing still on stage? You dont want that smoke sir.

@moistoyzter8884 3 ай бұрын

Both my favorite bands, but you were totally wrong on this one Fletch

@Phaidrus 9 ай бұрын

Is that being a smart ass?

@Kyliemusiclover Жыл бұрын

Robert Smith has NOTHING and I mean NOTHING on Dave Gahan. As a frontman and performer, Gahan is second to none!

@MJandthejisforjackson Жыл бұрын

Nothing? I would say Robert’s songwriting, singing and guitar playing is something.

@WH-hi5ew 9 ай бұрын

Smith is the frontman, lyricist and songwriter.... Gahan is the singer, Martin Gore the writer basically. Fletch did media and the fax machine. Smith is like Gahan, Gore and Wilder rolled into one.

@80srenaissance67 7 ай бұрын

People really think the Cure is better than Depeche Mode ? Hahaha

@andythecurefan 7 ай бұрын

100% when it comes to deep cuts and performance length.

@larrywerdeniuk-dm7cj 8 ай бұрын

Natural dancer who is off beat evertime he does his carlton " fresh prince" moves. 😂

@Dierr0r Жыл бұрын

Haters Robert ❤

@gdevelek 11 ай бұрын

The thing is, mate, Robert does not NEED to dance to shake your brain... So, stay in your category....

@verucasalt9182 6 ай бұрын

I can’t stand Andrew Fletcher. I was a huge fan of the work that Alan Wilder did for DM . I fact I stopped listening to them after he left. This guy doesn’t contribute artistically but for some reason he acts like he is the leader of the band .