# The Cure: The Best Guitar Solos

> The 17 best The Cure guitar solos, ranked. #1 is The Kiss (1987), then A Forest and From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea. Every video starts at the solo.

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The Cure rarely chased flashy solos, yet Robert Smith's chorused, flanged and wah-soaked leads became some of the most atmospheric guitar sounds in alternative rock. From the stark lines of A Forest to the sprawling excess of The Kiss, the band proved that mood could be as powerful as speed.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – The Cure discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cure_discography), [Wikipedia – Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_Me,_Kiss_Me,_Kiss_Me), [Wikipedia – Disintegration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disintegration_(The_Cure_album)), [Wikipedia – Wish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_(The_Cure_album))

1. [The Kiss](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-the-kiss/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1987
2. [A Forest](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-a-forest/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1980
3. [From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-from-the-edge-of-the-deep-green-sea/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1992
4. [Pictures of You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-pictures-of-you/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1989
5. [Disintegration](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-disintegration/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1989
6. [Push](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-push/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1985
7. [Fascination Street](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-fascination-street/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1989
8. [Just Like Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-just-like-heaven/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1987
9. [Never Enough](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-never-enough/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1990
10. [Prayers for Rain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-prayers-for-rain/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1989
11. [Primary](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-primary/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1981
12. [One Hundred Years](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-one-hundred-years/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1982
13. [Shake Dog Shake](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-shake-dog-shake/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1984
14. [Want](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-want/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1996
15. [Watching Me Fall](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-watching-me-fall/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 2000
16. [Endsong](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-endsong/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 2024
17. [Play for Today](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cure-play-for-today/) — The Cure · solo by Robert Smith · 1980

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