Talk:Porl Thompson

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[edit] General concern

This is very opinionated with little or no substantiation for comments such as "best Cure guitarist" and "favorite lineup".

So, out it goes... --Fire Star 14:59, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lol Tolhurst?

Isn't it commonly known (no references to hand - how ironic) that Lol was considered mostly useless by the band by the time he was credited with "other instrument" on Disintegration, so I would contest his inclusion even in a proposed list of major Cure figures. He was also (AFAIK) omitted from the Lullaby video, despite appearing in costume (with brass instrument?) on the Picture Show video, during the making-of sections.

(OK, without him in the early 80s The Cure may have disbanded totally, but didn't Robert Smith play almost every instrument on The Top, despite having a band around?) -- Skewer 11:39, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure what your point is. What does this have to do with Porl?

Also, Lol was a founding member of the Cure and played drums on the first four albums, not to mention playing keyboards after that. Whether or not his contributions to The Top and Dinsintegration were negligible, he's most certainly a "major figure". --Actionsquid 22:33, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

I think when I wrote that there was some unnecessary paragraph on this page about Lol or about "the greatest cure lienup", something like that. Obsolete now, feel free (Actionsquid) to edit out this whole section when you've read it :) Skewer 05:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

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