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The Cure/10,000 Maniacs: The Pier, New York City

Abby Weissman, East Coast Rocker, 23 July 1986

THE CURE do what they damn please; it is both their strength and their curse. During their ten years together, the band has changed attitude and musical approach at will, going through record companies the way most people go through socks. They follow no one's rules but their own.

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