The Glove
Encyclopedia
The Glove was a short-lived one-off alternative rock
supergroup
, formed in 1982
by The Cure
's Robert Smith
and Siouxsie and the Banshees' Steven Severin
.
and Siouxsie & The Banshees
.
In June 1982 Robert Smith
was on the verge of breakdown, drained from production of The Cure's bleakest album, 1982's Pornography
, its tour, substance abuse and band infighting, that led to the departure of bassist Simon Gallup
.
In October 1982, guitarist John McGeoch
left Siouxsie & the Banshees due to illness, shortly before the announcement of an important European tour. In a matter of days, Smith filled in and officially became a member of Siouxsie & the Banshees in November 1982.
Two months later, in January 1983, Siouxsie & drummer Budgie left England to record an album on their own as The Creatures
.
Meanwhile, Severin and Smith both started to work on a project called The Glove. The band's name refers to the enormous flying glove in The Beatles
' 1968
animated movie Yellow Submarine, and the album's title refers to the horror film Blue Sunshine
, in which people who took the fictional "Blue Sunshine" variety of LSD
became psychotic murderers ten years later.
Since Smith was contractually prohibited from singing with another band (one of the reasons he cited for the 2001 split from The Cure's longtime label), former dancer Jeanette Landray (then-girlfriend of Severin's bandmate Budgie
) was recruited as the lead singer. Smith sings on two of the songs, "Mr. Alphabet Says" and "Perfect Murder."
In 2005, Severin proposed re-releasing Blue Sunshine. (Smith is gradually re-releasing The Cure's back catalogue, remastered with unreleased tracks, studio outtakes, live versions and B-sides of each album's era.) Smith agreed and the remaster was released as a two-CD set on August 8, 2006
alongside three Cure re-releases. On the second disc, a dozen unreleased demo versions sung by Robert Smith appeared for the first time.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
, formed in 1982
1982 in music
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by The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
's Robert Smith
Robert Smith (musician)
Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...
and Siouxsie and the Banshees' Steven Severin
Steven Severin
Steven Severin , is an English musician, composer, bassist and co-founding member of Siouxsie and the Banshees....
.
History
The Glove project was founded as a diversion when both Smith and Severin were under heavy stress in their respective bands, The CureThe Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
and Siouxsie & The Banshees
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band formed in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bassist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the English punk rock scene, the band rapidly evolved to create "a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation"...
.
In June 1982 Robert Smith
Robert Smith (musician)
Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...
was on the verge of breakdown, drained from production of The Cure's bleakest album, 1982's Pornography
Pornography (album)
NME reviewer Dave Hill wrote, "This record portrays and parades its currency of exposed futility and naked fear with so few distractions or adornments, and so little sense of shame...
, its tour, substance abuse and band infighting, that led to the departure of bassist Simon Gallup
Simon Gallup
Simon Jonathon Gallup is an English musician and bassist of the post-punk band The Cure.-Early years:...
.
In October 1982, guitarist John McGeoch
John McGeoch
John Alexander McGeoch, , was a Scottish guitarist who played with a number of bands of the post-punk era, including Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage and Public Image Ltd....
left Siouxsie & the Banshees due to illness, shortly before the announcement of an important European tour. In a matter of days, Smith filled in and officially became a member of Siouxsie & the Banshees in November 1982.
Two months later, in January 1983, Siouxsie & drummer Budgie left England to record an album on their own as The Creatures
The Creatures
The Creatures were a musical act formed in 1981 as a side-project for Siouxsie and the Banshees members Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie. The Times described their music as "adventurous art rock built around Siouxsie's extraordinary voice and drummer Budgie's battery of percussion".With the dissolution of...
.
Meanwhile, Severin and Smith both started to work on a project called The Glove. The band's name refers to the enormous flying glove in The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' 1968
1969 in film
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animated movie Yellow Submarine, and the album's title refers to the horror film Blue Sunshine
Blue Sunshine (film)
Blue Sunshine is a 1978 horror film directed and written by Jeff Lieberman and starring Zalman King and Deborah Winters. The film has become a cult item among horror fans, remembered mainly for its creatively weird atmosphere and offbeat plot...
, in which people who took the fictional "Blue Sunshine" variety of LSD
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide and colloquially as acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open eye visuals, synaesthesia, an...
became psychotic murderers ten years later.
Since Smith was contractually prohibited from singing with another band (one of the reasons he cited for the 2001 split from The Cure's longtime label), former dancer Jeanette Landray (then-girlfriend of Severin's bandmate Budgie
Budgie (drummer)
-External links:*...
) was recruited as the lead singer. Smith sings on two of the songs, "Mr. Alphabet Says" and "Perfect Murder."
In 2005, Severin proposed re-releasing Blue Sunshine. (Smith is gradually re-releasing The Cure's back catalogue, remastered with unreleased tracks, studio outtakes, live versions and B-sides of each album's era.) Smith agreed and the remaster was released as a two-CD set on August 8, 2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
alongside three Cure re-releases. On the second disc, a dozen unreleased demo versions sung by Robert Smith appeared for the first time.
Personnel
- Jeanette Landray: Main Vocals
- Robert Smith: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Various
- Steven Severin: Bass, Keyboards, Various