I quite like The Cure, altough I prefer bands like Bauhaus or Echo & the Bunnymen. Or The Sound. Or Comsat Angels. Or...
I really think the sequence Seventeen Seconds - Faith - Pornography are the best thing they have ever done. Disintegration is also very, very good. Can't stand Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (well, there's Just Like Heaven, anyway), the self-titled album is quite weak, the last one is dreadful...
I saw them once, but it was a line-up without keyboards and the show was so-so.
It's sad Mr. Smith is not recording anything new - or planning to do. Since 1992 they have made 5 albums, and they are quite weak. Ok, there's some good songs in Wish, Wild Mood Swings and Bloodflowers, but comparing them to Pornography, Head on the Door or Disintegration is like comparing a Ferrari with a bicicle.
In short, a band with great musician, but the style overcame everything.