Perry Bamonte

Last updated

Perry Bamonte
Birth namePerry Archangelo Bamonte
Born (1960-09-03) 3 September 1960 (age 63)
London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • keyboards
  • bass
Member of

Perry Archangelo Bamonte (born 3 September 1960) is an English musician and artist, best known as a multi-instrumentalist for The Cure from 1990 to 2005, [1] and again since 2022. [2]

Contents

Biography

Bamonte was born in London, England. His older brother Daryl worked as a tour manager for The Cure and Depeche Mode, [3] and via this connection Perry joined the Cure's road crew in 1984. [4] He eventually became the guitar tech and personal assistant for group leader Robert Smith. [5] Already a guitarist, during this period Bamonte was taught to play piano and keyboards by Smith's sister Janet. [6] [7] When keyboardist Roger O'Donnell left the Cure in 1990, Bamonte was promoted to a full member of the band, playing both keyboards and guitar regularly, as well as six-string bass and percussion occasionally. [5]

Bamonte's first album with the Cure was Wish in 1992, and he remained with the band for their next three albums. Due to the departure of guitarist Porl Thompson and the return of Roger O'Donnell during this period, Bamonte's duties for the band shifted to a stronger focus on guitar and less on keyboards. [8] In 2005, Bamonte and O'Donnell were dismissed by Smith, who reportedly wanted to reinvent the band as a three-piece. [9] [10] Despite the abrupt dismissal and the lack of an official statement describing the reason, Bamonte and Smith remained on amicable terms. [11]

Bamonte kept a low profile for several years, devoting his time to fly fishing and a career as an illustrator. [5] He continues to contribute content and illustrations for the magazine Fly Culture. [12] In 2012 he joined the supergroup Love Amongst Ruin as bassist and appeared on their 2015 album Lose Your Way . [13] In 2019, Bamonte joined fellow members of the Cure, past and present, for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [14] In a move that had not been previously announced, Bamonte rejoined the Cure in 2022 for the first performance of their extensive Lost World Tour, and has remained with the band since. [15]

Discography

The Cure

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Depeche Mode</span> English electronic band

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed by the lineup of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band currently consists of Gahan and Gore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Cure</span> English rock band

The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member, though bassist Simon Gallup has been present for all but about three years of the band's history. Their debut album, Three Imaginary Boys (1979), along with several early singles, placed the band at the forefront of the emerging post-punk and new wave movements that had sprung up in the United Kingdom. Beginning with their second album, Seventeen Seconds (1980), the band adopted a new, increasingly dark and tormented style, which, together with Smith's stage look, had a strong influence on the emerging genre of gothic rock as well as the subculture that eventually formed around the genre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Pretenders</span> British-American rock band

The Pretenders are a British-American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Pete Farndon and Martin Chambers. Following the deaths of Honeyman-Scott in 1982 and Farndon in 1983, the band experienced numerous personnel changes; Hynde has been the band's only consistent member.

<i>Disintegration</i> (The Cure album) 1989 studio album by the Cure

Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English rock band the Cure, released on 2 May 1989 by Fiction Records. The band recorded the album at Hookend Recording Studios in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, with co-producer David M. Allen from late 1988 to early 1989. Following the completion of the mixing, founding member Lol Tolhurst was fired from the band.

<i>Wish</i> (The Cure album) 1992 studio album by the Cure

Wish is the ninth studio album by English rock band the Cure, released on 21 April 1992 by Fiction Records in the United Kingdom and Elektra Records in the United States. Wish was the most commercially successful album in the band's career, debuting at number one in the UK and number two in the US, where it sold more than 1.2 million copies.

<i>The Cure</i> (The Cure album) 2004 studio album by the Cure

The Cure is the twelfth studio album by English rock band of the same name, released on 25 June 2004 by Geffen Records. The album was entirely produced by American producer Ross Robinson and spawned the single "The End of the World".

<i>Bloodflowers</i> 2000 studio album by the Cure

Bloodflowers is the eleventh studio album by English rock band The Cure. It was first released in Japan on 2 February 2000, before being released in the UK and Europe on 14 February 2000 and then the day after in the US by Fiction Records and Polydor Records. Initially the album was to be released in 1999, as it had been completed by May that year, the record company wanted it to be released “post millennial fever,”.

<i>Galore</i> (The Cure album) 1997 greatest hits album by The Cure

Galore: The Singles 1987–1997 is the second singles compilation by The Cure and was released on 28 October 1997. It contains singles from the years 1987–1997. The song "Wrong Number" is the only new song on the album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mint Car</span> 1996 single by The Cure

"Mint Car" is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as the second single from their tenth studio album Wild Mood Swings in June 1996. It reached the top 20 in Finland and Iceland and peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lol Tolhurst</span> British drummer and keyboardist

Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, known professionally as Lol Tolhurst, is an English musician, songwriter, producer, and author. He was a founding member of The Cure, for which he first played drums before switching to keyboards. He left the Cure in 1989 and later formed the bands Presence and Levinhurst. He has also published two books and developed the Curious Creatures podcast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The End of the World (The Cure song)</span> 2004 single by the Cure

"The End of the World" is a song by English rock band the Cure. It was the first single to be released from their 12th studio album, The Cure (2004), and reached the top 40 in Italy and the United Kingdom.

Daryl Bamonte is an English musician, music publisher, record label head and artist manager, known for working for Depeche Mode and the Cure. He is the owner of Archangelo Music, an Ambassador for Europe in Synch, a consultant for Schubert Music Europe, and the keyboardist in Permafrost.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A Letter to Elise</span> 1992 single by the Cure

"A Letter to Elise" is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as the third and final single from the album Wish on 5 October 1992. In 2010, Pitchfork Media ranked it at number 184 in their list of "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The 13th</span> 1996 single by The Cure

"The 13th" is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as the first single from the band's 10th studio album, Wild Mood Swings (1996), on 22 April 1996. The song reached the top 20 in several territories, including Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Wallonia. It charted the highest in Hungary, where it reached number two, and in Italy, where it peaked at number five.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gone! (The Cure song)</span> 1996 single by The Cure

"Gone!" is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as the fourth and final single from their tenth studio album Wild Mood Swings in December 1996. The single contained numerous remixes as B-sides.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cut Here</span> 2001 single by The Cure

"Cut Here" is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as a single in October 2001 from their best-of compilation Greatest Hits released the same year.

<i>The Cure: Trilogy</i> 2003 double live video album by the Cure

The Cure: Trilogy is a double live album video by the Cure, released on two double layer DVD-9 discs, and later on a single Blu-ray disc. It documents The Trilogy Concerts, in which the three albums, Pornography (1982), Disintegration (1989) and Bloodflowers (2000) were played live in their entirety one after the other each night, the songs being played in the order in which they appeared on the albums. Trilogy was recorded on two consecutive nights, 11–12 November 2002, at the Tempodrom arena in Berlin. A third, previous Trilogy concert in Brussels on 7 November was not used.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Warpaint (band)</span> American alternative rock band

Warpaint is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2004. The band consists of Emily Kokal, Theresa Wayman, Jenny Lee Lindberg, and Stella Mozgawa (drums).

<i>Lose Your Way</i> (album) 2015 studio album by Love Amongst Ruin

Lose Your Way is the second studio album by the British rock band Love Amongst Ruin. It was released by Ancient B Records on 29 June 2015 and has been described as "an album from an artist over the hump, head high to the future and all engines gunning".

References

  1. ↑ Peter Buckley (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough GuidesMusic/Songbooks. ISBN   1-84353-105-4.
  2. ↑ Trendell, Andrew (6 October 2022). "The Cure debut new songs and welcome Perry Bamonte back to band as they kick off 2022 tour". NME. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Benitez-Eves, Tina (21 October 2021). "Permafrost Revisit Pre-Pandemic Songs and a Depeche Mode Tour on "Restore Us"". American Songwriter. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Uncut, ed. (2016). "The Cure". The Ultimate Music Guide. pp. 94–97.
  5. 1 2 3 Price, Simon (2023). Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure. New York, NY: William Morrow. pp. 27–28. ISBN   978-0-06-306864-3.
  6. ↑ Apter, Jeff. Never Enough: The Story of The Cure, (2009) Omnibus Press, p. 250; ISBN   978-1-84772-739-8
  7. ↑ Phillips, Shaun. "Making Up The Cure", VOX , November 1992
  8. ↑ "The Cure Cut Two, Ending 10-Year Run With Same Lineup". MTV.com.
  9. ↑ "Update: Two Members Exit The Cure". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "The Cure / News : Line-Up Change". 2 June 2005. Archived from the original on 2 June 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. ↑ TCDB.info, THE CURE - Interview w/ Robert Smith - Volume × May 2019 , retrieved 31 January 2021
  12. ↑ "Who we are". Fly Culture Magazine. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Lach, Stef (14 April 2015). "Love Amongst Ruin unveil Lose Your Way". Louder. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  14. ↑ Smith, Troy L. (30 March 2019). "How The Cure owned the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions". cleveland. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  15. ↑ Trendell, Andrew (6 October 2022). "The Cure debut new songs and welcome Perry Bamonte back to band as they kick off 2022 tour". NME. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.