Love the Stones, like Prince sometimes, absolutely hate the Cure. Its all opinion.
I won't defend the Strokes to the death. They aren't a thoroughly amazing band in my book, but even putting out "mediocre" albums that are at least worth a few listens doesn't strike me as something a band does to be "very far on the shitty side of the music spectrum." I hear one Nickleback or Cure song a day at work and thats quite enough for me. I wouldn't be bummed at all to listen to the Strokes most of the day at work is all im saying..