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Jaguares vs. The Cure

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mon 9/8/2008

name	Jaguares.	The Cure.
hometown	México City.	London.
formed in	1989.	1976.
current members	Saúl Hernández, Alfonso André, César "Vampiro" López and Marco Rentería.	Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper.
sounds like	Alternative rock with new wave and goth influences.	New wave and goth rock.
lead singer's look	Long, wavy hair is now short and punky. Rocked eyeliner in the early '90s.	Wild hair and panda bear make-up featuring red lipstick and lots of eyeliner.
likely influenced	Allison and MonteNegro.	My Chemical Romance and Interpol.
previously known as	Insólitas Imágenes De Aurora and Caifanes.	Easy Cure.
ego trippin'	Saúl Hernández and guitarist Alejandro Marcovich became bitter enemies after fistfights and trademark disputes.	Childhood friends Robert Smith and ex-drummer Lol Tolhurst had a love-hate relationship.
other members, other bands	Guitarist Vampiro López played with Maná and Azul Violeta	Guitarist Porl Thompson played with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
most celebrated albums	El Equilibrio de los Jaguares and El Diablito(Caifanes).	Disintegration and Wish.
latest album	45.	4:13 Dream.
new single with black and white music video	Entre Tus Jardines.	The Perfect Boy.
about the new album	"[I]t was born out of a number that appeared in the newspaper that impacted everyone – the 45 million people living in poverty in México" - Saúl Hernández.	"People will be surprised how stripped-down and in-your-face the record is." – Robert Smith
the critics	Allmusic: "Their first album … built a solid fan base in a time when it was difficult for Mexican rock bands to get airplay or venues to play in: the genre was frowned upon because of violence during the late '60s at Woodstock-like events."	Allmusic: "As one of the bands that laid the seeds for goth rock, the group created towering layers of guitars and synthesizers, but by the time goth caught on in the mid-'80s, the Cure had moved away from the genre."
webprops	643 friends on new official MySpace. Official website features political content.	204,328 friends on MySpace. Official website features live concert feeds.
best video moment	Becoming one with the Mayan jungle in Dime Jaguar.	Trapped inside a falling closet in Close To Me.

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13 responses to “versus: Jaguares vs. The Cure”

Well i dont really listen to any of those
two pero ive had heard of Jaguares..lol..
so im gonna go with Jaguares
and the other guys look to creepy wearing
red lipstick..
come on i dont even wear lipstick..

♥Mizz Guera♥

tue 9/9 6:47am

jaguaaares all the way..!!
hay amooores que matan.

LocaEcuator1ana

tue 9/9 11:14am

The CURE and who?? How can you even compare these two bands?

solidbutter

tue 9/9 12:00pm

I GUESS I GOTTA GO 4 JAGUARES B/C THEY R MEXICAN.....DUH!...LOL WELL I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO DA OTHER GUYS...SO YEA I GO 4 JAGUARES... =)

sugar123

(Chicago,IL)

tue 9/9 2:05pm

JAGUARES!! ALL DA WAY!! NO QUESTiONS ASKED! HAHA PERO NO ME DEJES NUNCA NUNCA NUNCA TE LO PIDO PORFAVOOOR

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tue 9/9 4:51pm

im gonna have to say jaguares!!!

they rock my socks.

Ana'

tue 9/9 6:17pm

how can ppl not know who Jaguares are? chin..que mala onda. Pero I love Jaguares all the way. I just got finished listening to their song "No Dejes Que"....So vote goes to Jaguares 100%!! VIVA EL ROCK C*BR*NES!!