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In the United States, "Just Like Heaven" became the Cure's first top 40 hit when it reached number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in December 1987. [10] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said "the stately 'Just Like Heaven' [...] is remarkable and helps make the album [Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me] one of the group's very best". [11]
After several performances with stand-in musicians, the Cure returned in 1983 with new bassist Phil Thornalley and drummer Andy Anderson. [6] Former Malice and Easy Cure guitarist Porl Thompson performed saxophone on the 1984 album The Top, before returning to the group on a full-time basis on guitar and keyboards. [6]
On 6 September 1989, the Cure performed "Just Like Heaven" at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. [70] In May 1990, O'Donnell quit and was replaced by Perry Bamonte , who played both keyboards and guitar and had been a member of the band's road crew since 1984. [ 71 ]
The progression is also used entirely with minor chords[i-v-vii-iv (g#, d#, f#, c#)] in the middle section of Chopin's etude op. 10 no. 12. However, using the same chord type (major or minor) on all four chords causes it to feel more like a sequence of descending fourths than a bona fide chord progression.
[11] He told Smash Hits that, from about 1966 when he turned seven years old, his older brother Richard taught him "a few basic chords" on guitar. [12] Smith began taking classical guitar lessons from the age of nine with a student of guitarist John Williams, whom he called a "really excellent guitarist". He said, "I learned a lot, but got to ...
Reeves Gabrels (born June 4, 1956) is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. Currently a member of The Cure since 2012, Gabrels is also known for his work with David Bowie and Tin Machine from 1988 to 1999.
The Cure. Robert Smith – guitar, keyboards, vocals, recorder on "The Snakepit" and "Like Cockatoos" Simon Gallup – bass guitar; Porl Thompson – guitar, keyboards, saxophone on "Shiver and Shake" Lol Tolhurst – keyboards; Boris Williams – drums, percussion; Roger O'Donnell – keyboards on live tracks from the deluxe edition; Guest ...
It is the band's first full-length album to feature Reeves Gabrels on guitar since he joined as a full time member in 2012, although he was previously featured on the band's 1997 single "Wrong Number". It also features the studio return of keyboardist Roger O'Donnell, who rejoined the band in 2011 after a six-year hiatus.