Pornography

Angsty rock with reverb drenched guitars. Super.

Nope.

There was something about this one that made it a very difficult listen.

The rolling drums made this heavier and better than some of the later stuff: I like this better than the pop version of The Cure singing about love cats

feels like it was made for me. everything i love wrapped into one album.

Great album. The Cure is one of the best things to come out of the 80s.

Maybe I gave up too quickly. Not for me.

I’m excited for this one, because I love The Cure and I’ve heard songs on this album before. “One Hundred Years” has always been a favorite of mine. It’s so haunting but makes me want to get up and dance. It feels like I’m in a vampire discotheque. “A Short Term Effect” is OK, but not my favorite. I do like the beat of that one. “The Hanging Garden” is good, but neither this one nor the previous song compares to “One Hundred Years.” The whole album up to this point is bleak and reeks of despair about the state of the world, a deep dive down into nihilism. The themes of sex are interesting, too, in “The Hanging Garden” and “Siamese Twins.” Both songs center around the disgusting feelings you sometimes have about sex… talk about a post-nut clarity, haha. “The Figurehead” is my favorite so far purely based on lyrics. The wanting to be pure and always feeling like something is wrong with you, that you’re unclean and you can’t shake it off and you’re not living up to the arbitrary/unrealistic standards set by a shapeless person/entity … relatable to someone with OCD. Wow, the beat of “A Strange Day” is catchy. Makes me want to be wine drunk in a dim venue that smells like cigarettes. The synth in “Cold” is niiiice. After such a dark album, the desire to recover from a horrible mental state is much needed at the end of the title track “Pornography.” I like how it sets the more upbeat tone to future albums by The Cure. Overall, I dig the album. I wouldn’t say I “enjoy” it because it’s so heavy. But I relate to the feelings of things being futile in life and how depressing it is with how twisted the world is. You’ve got to pull yourself out of that, though, and make the best out of life.

Awesome

Mørkt, gotisk, mystisk. Ret fedt album, men lidt en drænende langspillere at slutte på. Heldigvis let at skippe næste gang.

Hold kæft jeg elsker det mørke The Cure fremmaner

An interesting chapter in their history, let's say. They didn't like each other, or themselves. They were exhausted, and out of it. I feel better about not exactly loving this album for knowing this, because although it's still really, really good, it's not my favourite Cure album. I love the gothic sound and the blend of instruments, but a wee spark is missing. (God, Robert Smith would hate me for saying "a wee spark". Hopefully I come up with a better phrase by tomorrow.)

not a good cure album

Not that I dislike them, but they're not something I would listen to very much at all. Very very The Cure though. Most of their songs sound the same to me so only 2/5

Far too angsty and emo for my liking. Too clangy musically too

This is insane. I've heard some of the nice Cure songs but this is like nothing I've ever listened to in the way it wraps you up in this weird atmosphere. Will have to listen to more.

Like The Cure but found this album to be very dark.

This list is giving me Cure fatigue. I like the Cure, but do not think three of their albums deserve to be on this list.

Very surprised by this one. I enjoyed it.

Great sound, great album

Fine. Kind of good background music but interesting enough. It's also very much a The Cure album and you can tell

Sounded pretty depressing, but not terrible to listen to. 3/5

Ta bueno, si lo escucho más veces creo que me va a gustar más.

Great album… just really dark. Driving bass and drums…

I wish the instrumentals were less atmosphere focused and had more interesting phrases instead. The vocals are typical bad British post punk. This album sounds too dreary to be titled "Pornography".

Atmospheric and boring.

7/10 a lot of fun very ambient for me

Wonderful.

I thought it was ok. I like it for the most part but sometimes it feels a little drawn out. I liked Disintegration better than this one.

Decent record, but I didn’t walk away wanting to listen to it again. Had a specific mood for sure, but just not enough great songs to pull me all the way in

Rate: 9/10.

Pornography The Cure 1982 Genres: Rock, Punk Styles: New Wave, Post Punk, Goth Rock 1. One Hundred Years (★★★★☆) -Contexto: tema que abre el disco marcando el tono general: nihilismo, sufrimiento y la futilidad de la vida. Arranca con la frase "It doesn't matter if we all die", que funciona casi como declaración de principios del álbum. Musicalmente es denso y opresivo, con una base de batería casi metálica que refuerza la sensación de fatalismo. 2. A Short Term Effect (★★★★☆) -Contexto: sigue en la misma línea oscura pero enfocado en el consumo de drogas y la desorientación que producen. Hay imágenes de deterioro y muerte (un pájaro cayendo, "cold as it hits the bleeding ground") que funcionan como metáfora de un efecto que es intenso pero pasajero, dejando al narrador más perdido que antes. 3. The Hanging Garden (★★★★☆) -Contexto: el tema más accesible del disco y el único single. La letra es deliberadamente ambigua pero mezcla imágenes de sexo y de animales/violencia (gritos en la noche, referencias a un entorno casi de matadero), sugiriendo el instinto o la pulsión sexual como algo primitivo y perturbador, no romántico. 4. Siamese Twins (★★★★☆) -Contexto: mezcla sensualidad con paranoia. El narrador describe un encuentro cargado de tensión sexual que deriva en imágenes violentas (una cuchilla, subir una escalera, sangre), dejando ambiguo si se trata de una fantasía, un asesinato o una alusión al suicidio. Termina con la pregunta repetida "Is it always like this?", como si el propio protagonista no entendiera lo que le pasó. 5. The Figurehead (★★★★☆) -Contexto: probablemente el tema más oscuro del disco a nivel letra. Gira en torno a la culpa y la vergüenza que no se pueden lavar, con el estribillo repetido "I will never be clean again". Hay imágenes de pesadilla (figuras con arañas adentro, una "visión del infierno") que refuerzan la sensación de un colapso psicológico, tanto interno como externo. 6. A Strange Day (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: transmite alienación y disociación. Las letras describen algo parecido a ahogarse o flotar, con una sensación de fin del mundo que, sin embargo, tiene momentos de belleza extraña en medio de la angustia. Es uno de los pasajes más "flotantes" del álbum, menos violento que los que lo rodean. 7. Cold (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: la desolación se vuelve directamente emocional: hielo en el corazón, frialdad como estado permanente. El arreglo con cello refuerza esa sensación de vacío casi cósmico. La letra habla de mirarse al espejo y sentirse completamente desconectado de una misma persona. 8. Pornography (★★★★☆) -Contexto: cierre del disco y su tema más asfixiante. Para la producción se usaron fragmentos grabados de un documental de TV sobre sexo, mezclados como ruido de fondo, generando una sensación claustrofóbica. Termina con la frase "I must fight this sickness", una especie de resignación/lucha final. Smith llegó a decir después que, pese a lo sombrío, la consideraba levemente más "esperanzadora" que otros temas del álbum, en el sentido de que hay una decisión de pelear contra ese estado, no solo de hundirse en él. -TOTAL = ★★★⯨☆ (3,88) -Debería ser un 4, pero sinceramente no conecto con el estado en que intenta sumergirme, porque me parece derrotista, es un sonido de un estado, que parece que será permanente porque ya ni esperanza o un leve color hay en las canciones. Es un 3 para mí porque suena muy bien, y un 2 sería muy bajo, pero sinceramente no concibo un álbum desde una posición tan derrotista sonoramente, donde todo suena oscuro y no hay nada más, distintos matices de negro musicalmente hablando.

I really like the cure. This album was after they found their sound but prior to when they figured out how to create a dynamic range between songs. I don't hate it but I don't love it either.

Not bad.

As much as I love the cure good gracious this is EMOOO

Yeah, seems alright. Nothing to write home about, really. Definitely shifted to a more radio-friendly and less experimental style after this, which makes this worth listening to but probably not that often.

Not my favorite Cure album. The Fugurehead is the standout track for me.

It doesn’t matter if we all die!

A little depressed he is. Conveyed with conviction.

Great album but too much like Disintegration. Would have preferred Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me or Wish in its place on the list.

Love the Cure but this isn’t my favourite album

Sounds great even today, I would have loved to be a teenager in this era of music

Review - despite really liking The Cure I never really listen to full.albums, and when I do it tends to be later ones. I've listened to Disintegration a lot. But I don't think I'd ever listened to this in full. It's a very good if very bleak album. The guitar playing is more technical than I tend to expect from The Cure. I often find goth rock a bit boring but this has enough going on, enough edge, and a splash of progginess that I really enjoyed. Score - 8/10 Need to listen? YES

Gloomy, bland.

Not my thing

A few half decent tracks but not enough to keep my attention for the whole album

I hate the production of this. What is this drum sound.

Fantastic album!! Love when an artist you know goes another direction. Loved the driving tones and darkness of this album. I've always equated The Cure with sad love songs but this really broke that mold for me. Favorite tracks were One Hundred Years, Cold, and The Hanging Garden

Songs felt rather repetitive, but I like the sonic quality.

I only knew Disintegration before this, but I think I like this one better. What does that say about me??....

It was a nice listen. Cold was the only song that really stuck out to me. Not sure if I would come back to the album as a whole.

Dark and moody. Nice. Listen again.

This glorious album excels at nihilism, self-hatred and depressiveness. It's beats are cold-to-the-touch and mechanical/rigid (best done in "Siamese Twins.") The guitars seem quite infernal and evil; I would imagine this how hell sounds like. The basslines are so sluggish and punishing, I feel like I'm being chained down by it for the entire duration of this dark album. The keys are quite atmospheric - which I believe "Cold" shows it off the best, and that song also sounds like a early predecessor of what you'd later hear on Disintegration. There's quite a few lines that I always find myself incessantly quoting, so here's them. One Hundred Years: -"It doesn't matter if we all die" -"Creeping up the stairs, waiting for the death blow" -"Stroking your hair as the patriots are shot, fighting for freedom on the television" The Figurehead: -"As the days become heavier and weighted" -"I laughed in the mirror for the first in a year" -"Like an old painted doll in the throes of dance" -"I can lose myself in Chinese art and American girls" Pornography: -"I must fight this sickness!" It's such a wonder that Robert Smith wasn't one of those musicians that died young, because this album seems like one of those swan song albums, it had all the elements but it's great he stood by the last line on the album "I must fight this sickness!" I think the title track (where that line is from) is probably the most brutal song on the entire album, just the sound collage and how it gradually gets nosier is so overwhelming! I recommend this album a lot, even though I've never experienced what Robert Smiths expresses here, I somehow feel very connected to this album. It's just so good! Highlight Song/s: "One Hundred Years", "A Short Term Effect" and "The Figurehead"

It's not quite as good as Disintegration, but what is?

classic record by one of my favorite bands. easy 1000/5

Absolutely fantastic and totally ahead of its time. Unbelievable how long this band have been making brilliant music.

Instrumentales sympa, voix très bof

It's The Cure! One of their better albums, even. 3.5/5

As another reviewer said - "it's depresing" but alas it works for me.

Overall, pornography is like a sandwich; a near perfect sandwich where everything comes together; the meat, the buns, the sauce, but the cheese is slightly out of date. I would rather have a sandwich with good cheese (vocals)

A classic goth album

my 2nd fave 80's cure album ... 100 years, the hanging garden, a strange day ... such classics of my teen angst melodrama ... truly an underrated album. solid 4.

If I find the cure for their inept musicianship and song writing capabilities I'll be sure to let them know.

Det har sine oppsiden, men læll.

Good dark vibe i like it but 3,9/5 woudl listen to every day but one hundred years is a bengier

actually i was considering myself a huge fan of The Cure, but in reality i guess not of their this album 🥲 only liked 100 years

I’ll never feel happy again

Monday, 17 August, 2026 This album has some interesting parts, but is far inferior to *Seventeen Seconds* and *Disintigration*.

It seems as if Robert Smith wanted to eliminate almost everything that made a rock song enjoyable. 🦇

Unsure about this one. Love Cure, they are intelligent songwriters but apart from the Hanging Garden it all seemed to whirl through me without touching the sides.

Strange one this for me, as I really enjoyed it but wasnt blown away by any of the songs. Properly The Cure like. Moody, miserable, brilliant in its own way. Apparently this was their last ‘gothic’/moody record before they went more radio friendly. I think I sit somewhere between the two, I kinda wish their poppier songs had more of this style now I’ve heard this. I’ll be back, I’m sure. Probably a 3.5 for now

Definitely got the dark and gloomy aspect of the cure in this, wasn't my favourite of theirs. Fits their aesthetic more than their more popular tracks but I definitely prefer the latter. The general vibe was alright but felt like each song needed a little something more to break it out of its routine, so I'm struggling to remember any tracks that stood out. Might grow on me with another listen but not sure I'll ever do that. 2.5.

Soundtracked a dreary afternoon in Pimlico, looking at dreary art. Couldn't really say too much more, passed by in a rocky haze. The Hanging Garden was my favourite track.

Yeah that's the cure all right! Moody, atmospheric, all that stuff. Wasn't familiar with any of the tracks here though. Was ok, but nothing blew me away or surprised me especially 3

In this house we stan Robert Smith Playlist add: “The Hanging Garden”

Okay! I liked this, finally after a run of unlikeable sh*t. Solid 3

I love new wave and I think the cure is the best new wave band

Darkest of Robert Smith's catalogue. Would argue 17 Seconds was the start of Goth, along with Bauhaus, but Pornography cemented The Cure's reputation. Some great tunes, and Robert Smith's despair is evident. Glad he didn't join the 27 Club, instead gave us Disintegration a few years later and returned as a senior to give us Songs of a Lost World.

Cupo, disturbante

Man there are some songs by The Cure that are so uniquely good. Then there's the rest. The Cure, for me, is a best of album band in my collection. And I'm good with that.

Didn’t know I hated The Cure!

masterpiece, great atmosphere so dark

I thought life was actually alright before I listened to this album Hate the vibes Instrumentals are nothing to write home about Lyrics make me uncomfortable

Really dark and errie album, does exactly what it is meant to do. Had great moments. But something i wouldn't relisten to probbaly

Number: 223 Familiarity: Moderate (3) Rating: 2 Before: ======= I have one of their albums, The Top, which I bought when it came out in 1984. I used to listen to it a lot back then. I never listen to it now. Ever. Suffice it to say they are no longer one of my favorite bands. I would say they are a tier 3 or 4 band for me now. I like them a little but not enough to waste my time listening to a whole album. However, I won't consider this one a waste of time as it's part of this challenge. Anyways, I did have a brief infatuation with their album The Top, which I still have. I think I may even have The Head On The Door. In fact I'm pretty sure I do. As I said I did like them a good bit back in the mid eighties and even modeled my appearance a bit on Robert Smith without the make-up. During: ======= So I ended up giving all the songs a 2. I initially ranked a few as 1 or 3 but eventually settled on 2. I'm back around to the beginning now to see if I change my mind but I don't think I will. After : ======= Holy shit! There are 3 albums by The Cure on here? Why? and they didn't even include The Top.

Æ likte nok det forrige albumet æ fikk opp av dem bedre, det her e litt mer generisk, kanskje? Det andre va ungdomssjelsdefineranes på en måte æ ikke helt kan sette fingeren på, det her e helt ok.

semks

I've heard so much better from The Cure. This was garbage.

The cure is pornography? Sign me up for whatever disease that is! OH! But seriously, 8 tracks, 41 minutes and not even a single mention of a preenis or a vageenus?! OH No but really, I didn’t even get a freakin’ hard-on? HEYO! This is the first Cure album I have any memory of listening to all the way through without skipping. (I would skip some stuff 3 minutes in. As an album experience though I can see why it becomes engrained into someone’s identity. Both obscure and deeply open…heh heh

After a rough few days on this god forsaken list of albums that make you want to die, I was excited for an album by a band I generally like. Instead my review is as follows: “ban pornography”

Looking forward to a later album

Arguably if not the best one of the best the cure album. This album presents a dark horror feeling in the best way possible. The guitars on A Strange Day is one of the most sentimental soul tearing piece of music that I ever heard. This followed with beautifully written lyrics pointing at some harsh subjects like the first track which likely points at hundred years war or the track A Short Term Effect which clearly gives the listener a view of how drugs effects a person with an intense atmosphere that the drums create

Holy cow this album is dark. In a very cool way.

Openly honest about wanting to kill others on songs that somehow melodically worked. Cold is a banger.

This hit this morning, guess I'm in the mood for The Cure.

2.88

Great dark album.

I'm not a brooding, sad teenager but I used to be one. So I understand how this resonates with people. Smith seems to tap into that with lyrics that hopefully will help you see that you not alone & there are people like you. Sadly, the other way can be true as well. Not my style of music. 2.5 & I'll round up to a 3. Smith is that much of an influence

Sad to say that this didn't do much for me.

a stunning vision of depression. album almost felt like it was a whole. listened while driving to a meeting i was dreading, in the rain, and it was perfect. i love his voice, i love the cacaphony especially of the final track.

It's not my favorite of theirs and I still don't get why we haven't heard Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me but I did enjoy it

9/10, but I'm giving it 5 stars instead of 4 like i've been doing. Did not expect to like this album as much as I did. Its overwhelmingly dark and sad and depressing. the guitars are almost shoe-gazey in their spaciness, and it very much helps curate a dreamlike atmosphere. the drums are maybe the highlight of the album and are consistently fantastic. robert smiths singing is a little one-note, but fits the vibe of the album so well that it didn't get boring to me. and the lyrics are just so depressing and misanthropic and angsty. can definitely be a little indulgent at points, but overall very evocative lyrics. great album overall

Very easy 5 stars for this extremely dark album, probably among the most depressing pieces of music you will ever hear and among the best post punk albums released in the 80s ever.

I don't particularly enjoy The Cures more "poppy" music, turns out I enjoy their "gothic" music even less. This somehow managed to be depressing and boring. Dreary even. Not even a little bit pornographic. 2*

YESSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!!!¡!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tycker att soundet är coolt och känns fräscht och nice att lyssna på. Men låtarna kändes inte särskilt speciella. Ingen som verkligen fastnade på huvudet. Men om jag var en angsty tonåring som hatade livet under 80-talet hade detta nog gått desto hårdare. 6/10.

I like The Cure but I think only in moderation. I listened to this whole album on a dog walk, and the walk went quite quick which was good. Overall good listen for sure, but not a favourite new addition to my collection methinks.

hay algo que me da mucha rabia cuando se trata de the cure y es que sus canciones, por muy buenas que sean, se me hacen eternas y a veces tal vez demasiado parecidas entre sí. el álbum no está mal, pero no es para mí. por mucho que lo intente, no soy capaz de disfrutar de más que un par de canciones suyas

I am not a particular fan of The Cure and this album was very underwhelming to me. It was not surprising enough, did not contain many highlights and overall just passed by without much of note to me. 2/5

descobri que esse é o álbum mais cru do the cure porque ou o robert smith fazia ele ou morria… e isso dá pra perceber nas músicas, então considero uma experiência! nunca sei como me sinto sobre o the cure porque começo achando que não to sentindo e no fim chego na conclusão que é essa incerteza que me faz gostar e achar muito bom e isso aconteceu em algumas faixas daqui

My main exposure to The Cure is Disintegration. This is a lot more dark and aggressive. One Hundred Years could be a Killing Joke track. Hints of Disintegration on the slower numbers like the haunting Siamese Twins and Cold, which is my favourite if the bunch.

Сара 3 Марко 3,5

Jag tycker mycket om The Cure och det här albumet tycker jag om. Jag vet att många tycker det är mörkt och depressivt men visst kan väl den typen av texter också fylla sin funktion? Man måste ju inte alltid lyssna på samma? Man ju försöka bredda sig lite då och då. Cold är hur som helst min favorit. Det är mörkt och suggestivt och jag älskar det. Ibland är det så enkelt.

The Good: Teenagers are going to love this!… and old perverts too! The Bad: Ohhh… this is not that kind of pornography… The Ugly: … I mean, had the lotion all ready… then needed to reach over for a razorblade… Damn Mr Smith, how low can you go? This is indeed not something to listen to while you are trying to enjoy summer vibes… yet, oddly enough, this is when the album is presented to me. I’ve started to appreciate The Cure a lot more these last few years, yet, this album does test the limit a little. Not that it is bad. On the contrary, I’d say it is real good… if you want to feel down. I am currently listening to a ‘70s radio hits playlist… it is making me feel generous, so I guess that The Cure, on this journey, has gotten 4* on all their albums… Congrats Mr Smith! 4*

Cure's gonna Cure.

favs: one hundred years the hanging garden siamese twins a strange day cold rating 3.2/5

seeing them live in one week bruh this is kinda ahh tho

Expected more to be honest

Songs to cry to during sex

This is proper dark Cure, not the semi-poppy Cure of the later 80s/early 90s. When I listen to Pornography, I feel like I'm sinking into a magnificent, drug-fueled fever dream of absolute despair. It’s a completely absorbing, oppressive wall of sound that perfectly captures a band on the brink of collapse. Robert Smith’s anguished vocals, discordant guitars, and nihilistic lyrics wash over you, creating an atmosphere so bleak and heavy it almost feels like drowning in tar. It’s not an album you put on to have a good time; it's a raw, emotional descent into the void.

3.5

The older I get, the more I prefer The Cure's poppier and (relatively) sunnier albums, so it's a shame that 'The Head on the Door' specifically isn't among these over a thousand albums. 'Pornography' is obviously a great record too, but I don't often feel like listening to it.

not as good as “Disintegration”

I was underwhelmed by this. The Cure are a great act with a brilliant back catalogue whereas this is just solid.

The Curen Pornography kuulostaa parhaimmalta kylmänä talvi-iltana, mutta kyllä se hyvin toimi näin lämpimänä kesäpäivänäkin. Synkkä tunnelma ja jykevät soundit pitävät otteessaan kerta toisensa jälkeen. Disintegration on kiistatta bändin mestariteos, mutta Pornography on selkeästi The Curen toiseksi paras julkaisu.

It's fine, but I still don't like the Cure

fine. i don't really connect to this at all

Despite a pretty decent familiarity with later-era Cure, I'd never listened to the early stuff, this album included, and honestly I really enjoyed this (in the sense that one truly can enjoy the level of despair this album conjures up). Dark, brooding, atmospheric, almost prototypically goth. Yes, the production feels somewhat 80s but I have no qualms with that. I think The Figurehead stands out to me as a favorite both musically and lyrically. Will definitely dive more into this earlier era of The Cure on the heels of this one.

I usually like the cure but getting this one on a beautiful sunny day just didn’t mesh. I needed some overcast to enjoy it

This album more than likely gave The Cure their doom-and-gloom reputation. And for good reason. Moody, dark, driving, and angry. One of their best.

As fit as a fiddle, great, hectic, jesus.

Dreary but dressed up and still ready to go out. The lyrics and performance are so melodramatic it's almost campy. Pretty good. Maybe not something I revisit frequently. I particularly liked One Hundred Years and Figurehead.

I like the drum dominance, but the repetition on the drums makes this feel like a toothache. Someone said stifling, that’s how I feel. This album sounds like anhedonia. Would pick up again on a rainy day or during a depressive episode but I want my sad music more open, soaring and deep, not suppressive.

I’m no expert on Covid but this is the cure.

Yikes

Quite easy to say this is more influential than it is enjoyable - it's a really high three

3/5 Was a decent album, chill and listened to it twice.

The misery guts misery guts. The first time I heard the Cure was late 70s when they were killing Arabs. I drifted away from them then heard their more popy numbers. Then listened to this. Can't say I didn't enjoy, if that's the right word, this but it is a bit of a downer and that's after listening to Coens last album.

(Strong 8/10) A bleak and cold and robotic record, and perhaps The Cure's darkest in terms of pure sound. This album is industrial as hell, and absolutely sounds like the album cover. It took a bit to grow on me but I can clearly tell the influence this record had on many future acts to come is felt in artists like Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and Ministry. Therefore, this album rules. "I went to the record store and purchased Pornography."

3.5????

The Cure darkest album. The songs are very atmospheric and dark. The lyrics are absolutely hopeless. The bleak production is the cherry on top. Its a masterpiece of atmosphere, its works so well with Robert Smith's voice. 4.5/5 but ill give it a 5 because the user score on this app is ludicrous. Why is it labeled has new wave 😭 this is not new wave wth.

2.5 nothing for my playlist but I do like some goth vibes so I can appreciate this did I finish this tho? I don't remember lol

Not only is Pornography one of the best examples of goth music in pop culture, I think it's also the best album in The Cure discography. Though it may be steeped in wispy fog and an oppressive atmosphere, the framework for what the band is going to become is right here between the lines if you listen closely. Without Pornography you have no Disintegration, no Wish, and no Songs of a Lost World. Robert Smith knew he couldn't stay there amongst the graves because there's more to his creative writing, which makes the record stand out even more. Overall, Pornography is immersive, darkly beautiful, intricately layered, and well penned. To say I love this record would be a huge understatement.

Gran disco pero creo que siempre voy a preferir el lado mas pop de The Cure

If you wanted It’s Friday I’m in Love, this isn’t the album for you.

Not my favorite Genre, 80's rock I believe. Early 80's

Early-stage Cure isn't exactly the best recipe after a tough work day, but these guys are talented (if more than a little moody).

Somewhat familiar with this band but didn’t recognize any of these songs. The highest rated song from this album in their overall catalog comes in at a mere 32nd. Album was pretty murky and gloomy and ultimately I’m unsure why this was included on this list.

depression music, hell yeah!

IM ON ITTTT Update: had high hopes about this one...such a boring album :( Cold was ehhhh

Nie mogę oceniać The Cure, a zwłaszcza tej płyty, bo płynącego z niej smutku nie można ocenić, można to tylko przeżyć.

I really like the cure. I didn't as much back in the 1980s but now I do. Maybe it's familiar? Probably not for everyone, but fun for me.

Definitely a depressing album. Really enjoyed the wailing guitars on this one.

Definitely one of their darker albums. It has the Gothic Synth-Rock sound that they've developed on previous albums. It's one of my favorite albums and one of The Cure's most underrated albums. Amazing!

Dense, moody, questionable makeup...this album reminds me of my ex. Like that relationship I quite enjoyed it, but can't imagine wanting to give it another spin.

I quite like The Cure. Three stars…

I will listen again. Seemed ok.

The first Cure album I ever heard. I was about 13, the right age, but I didn't appreciate it until years later, after I saw them live on the Disintegration tour and they blew my fucking socks off. Of the Faith/Seventeen Seconds/Pornography trio, I'm not sure which one I like best, but I think it's not this one. Overfamiliarity? Maybe. Nevertheless this is an album that should be given to every baby Goth when they turn 10 years old.

Robert Smith aimed to create the ultimate fuck-off statement of despair and horrible guitar tones, and succeeded. Their fourth album and final installment of the band’s oppressively downer gloom trilogy which included Seventeen Seconds (1980) and Faith (1981), Pornography’s subsequent popularity is still remarkable. Part of it is thanks to the fact that despite being on a verge of mental breakdown and band breakup amidst massive LSD and alcohol consumption, the band were at their top of their game in creative innovation. Originally interested in hiring famed German kosmische architect Conny Plank, who was unavailable, they ended up with producer/engineer Phil Thornalley (The Jam, Psychedelic Furs). Smith chose him particularly for the drum sound he achieved on the Furs’ Talk Talk Talk (1981). Thornalley was to play the Martin Hannett (Joy Division) role of experimenting with coaxing new sounds from their guitar/bass/drum setup, incorporating electronics as well as sampling techniques on the avant garde title track like Brian Eno was doing with the Talking Heads and David Byrne. It took some adjustment, as he fought with Smith over a horrible guitar sound, before realizing that’s exactly what they needed. The result, as dirgeful as it is, added a splash of psychedelic colour, from the nastiest palate possible mind you, to their previously stark, monochrome post-punk.

Un álbum tétrico y lugubre, el equivalente sonoro de caminar por el bosque a deshoras sintiendo un escalofrío con cada crujido o graznido. No es mi favorito de The Cure, pero canciones como "A hundred years" y "The hanging garden" son piezas únicas.

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Better than I remember. Robert Smith is a little too moody emo, whiney. But i thought the music was good and thumpy. 4 out of 5

A cool sound

I am struggling between 3 and 3.5

I generally like The Cure, but this one was too dark and discordant for me. Maybe I just like their later work better. I can see why this was credited for creating goth rock, because it definitely has the darkness in spades.

nice 👍

I came into pornography having already called it one of my favourite albums of all time, so it's a lovely treat to get to listen to it again. The drumming and reverbed out sound owes a LOT to Joy Division, but its perverted in a very Cure way. The album also sometimes veers into proto-industrial sounds that wouldn't sound out of place on a Throbbing Gristle Record. This is also the angriest Robert Smith has sounded on a record by The Cure up to this point (a sound that would be revisited in their much ignored 2000's output), which really adds to the dark, oppressive atmosphere of Pornography. Overall, I'm thoroughly glad I got to revisit this record. 1) The Hanging Garden 2) One Hundred Years 3) Cold Least Favourite: NONE OF 'EM

I can respect it, but Pornography just isn’t for me. Likes: One Hundred Years; The Hanging Garden

Surprisingly rooted in Post Punk and very much driven by the rhythm section with a lot of echo on the hypnotic drums and a prominent bass. Lyrics and vocal performance are even more bleak than I expected from the Cure. Not bad, but also not my favorite of their albums in this list.

i actually liked it a lot

kinda boring I prefer the more poppy cure

Love this band. AMAZING album

good

2.5

I like the Cure and they have a lot of good songs. My personal bias is I tire quickly of singers with a whiny, crying type vocal style. So an entire album of Robert Smith is a chore. If this doesn’t bother you, I’m sure you would enjoy the record more than me.

HOLY MASTERPIECE I LOVE THIS ALBUM SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH MY FAV ALBUM BY THE CURE ITS PERFECT

The Cure are one of those bands whose radio singles are highly danceable, enjoyable and mostly full of joviality. Unfortunately, their non-radio singles are a total contrast: lengthy, monotonous, insufferable train wrecks. I would rather not have subjected myself to this 43 minute album of misery which contained a grand total of zero of their radio-friendly singles.

Really interesting. There were a few parts that REALLY hit for me - Robert smith's voice really worked, that trebbly bass sound, all that post rock type atmosphere. There was also plenty that passed me by a little bit and didn't feel so interesting. However it makes me feel like the whole album would 'click' like that for me eventually. Couple of listens in 1 day isn't enough

On the darker side than what I’m accustomed to for the Cure. I’m not really a fan of them as it is, and even this is a bit harder to get into.

Fiction Records FIXD 7 (UK) vinyl rip: I’ve never been to a goth club but I imagine this has to be part of the normal rotation. Genesis of "mall goth." I like "One Hundred Years" at least.

yeah, kinda repetitive

It's just not like the real thing....

Songs ok

3rd time I've listened to this all the way through. Listening this time in bed with headphones at 1230 am in the dark, eyes closed. Perfect. Fuck this album is dark, heavy, and atmospheric. Pornography (the song) was genuinely scary in this listening situation. Not many songs on this album are single worthy, but as a collection they make for one hell of an experience. Sad and desperate, with drum tracks that genuinely pound your skull. Guitar in 100 years is hypnotizing. Fav: 100 years, Siamese twins, hanging garden.

An amazing goth rock album. The Cure at their most atmospheric and spooky. 4.5

This is one of those records that is better if you’re in the proper mood, but if you’re in the proper mood, you’re not doing so good. It’s a great album, if you want to hear some suicidal alcoholic on LSD music. It’s dark in here, buddy. This is going to sound weird, but I think I prefer a happier Robert Smith. This album is great though… somehow. 4.5

Dark and moody just like it should be. Hadn't listened to this one all the way through, quite like it. Good on you, list!

tears fall down the face or smth

MOODY, DARK, INSANELY GOOD

More of the industrial side of the Cure. 4.

Good

The cure

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I only know the hits. i liked this plenty

First impressions are everything, and this album didn’t disappoint. Great from start to finish. I love the sound and the vibe. It’s dark but instrumentally brilliant and the songs have a certain something that keeps your attention throughout. Big fan of this record.

pornography really is the cure

#185/1001 🇬🇧🖤👄 Dark, bleak, epic, heavy, challenging. This is definitely not an album that a band could make at the start of their career. There was a lot of friction in The Cure by the time they released this record and they were at the point of burnout and it shows.I don't love it but it hits hard. Best tracks:A Strange Day, Cold, The Hanging Garden.

Good to listen to this. I enjoyed it but probably not enough to want to listen to it again. Having said that, obviously massively influential and no doubt that it deserves its place on the list

snare drums high in the mix , heavy base lines jangly guitars , morose lyrics , check , check, check, check… patchouli… probably Goth rock by the masters . The 4th in this list for me and their best so far.

This would have been better as an EP.

Very dour, some great sort of postpunky sound throughout, easy to get lost in the mood

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I was never really explicitly aware of The Cure's pivot from gothic to a more new-wave style...apparently this marks that pivot point, so v interesting from a music history standpoint. I was excited to get a Cure album, but it didn't grab me at first. On second pass I'm digging that gothic nature, this will be on rotation come October.

It's easy for me to forget how good Robert Smith can be.

Не понимаю ажиотаж вокруг этого альбома и не считаю его настолько пугающим и завораживающим каким его описывают.

Tämän levyn soundimaailma on huippu. Tykkään tämän kaltaisesta bassottelusta ja sen soundista. Myös Robert Smithin ääni on upeaa kuultavaa.

A brilliant gothic album. A band falling apart that decided to show it to us via songs. Just such gloomy great songs. This is a continuation of the sound they found with seventeen seconds I believe. Just goth music at its best

how can i not love this album? it’s brooding, melancholic aura is intoxicating, and mirrors my personal journey through the gothic subculture. i absolutely adore robert’s vocals and the mechanical drums. reading tolhurt’s memoir has undoubtedly helped in solidifying my affection for much of the cure’s work

slop (i didn't listen carefully)

It sounds like a spooky 80's pop album and The Cure are famous for defining that sort of thing... but it's a 'meh' for me.

Always found the cute rather depressing. This didn't change my opinion.

The early tracks give the feeling of being stuck in limbo, or purgatory. Or maybe the world's slowest phone queue. And it's not changing as we proceed through. There's a weird amount of death being mentioned here too. I'm a little worried about the mindset which might have led to the creation of this. Nothing happy. Nothing relaxed. An dark place. The composers' mental demons are plain as day to me in these tracks. I'm not sure exactly what demon is being referred to here, but it still evokes extremely powerful feelings of struggle and empathy. It certainly did it's job, putting out a feeling, a story of suffering, and 99% hopelessness. The final lines "I must fight this sickness, I must find a cure" offer a hope spot to finish on.

Pornography is the final album in The Cure's dark, gloomy gothic period and easily the best in said period. This is such a great atmospheric record. The highlight for me is the echoing guitar on the opener 'One Hundred Years'. 9/10

rarely has a record presented its thesis so clearly at its outset - rarer still an album with so alienating a central conceit that is so effective in getting you to agree with it. i think of The Cure as such a lush, layered band, so it always strikes me how horribly minimal this album can get, especially in its middle section, how confrontational and brittle and plain its despair can be. these qualities can be somewhat alienating, but i love Pornography for its confronting grimness, the way it descends through druggy masquerade chaos into something stentorian and cold. on other Cure records, sadness is inviting, even heroic. there's something noble in the gravity of a song like Pictures of You, present in it the great lake of outsized emotion from which all great pop music allows the listener to drink for a few precious minutes. not here. depression sounds as depression is, for the most part, grinding and repetitive and cold. which is not to say that there isn't great pop music here - i can't tell you how often One Hundred Years lodges itself in my head - but it is despite the severity of emotion, rather than because of it. a truly asky record, and imperfect for it, but wonderful nonetheless, and a place of a kind of quiet, awkward, stilted - but hugely necessary - companionship

I like the cure but this record doesn't really hit for me. The songs end up blending into each other and becoming slightly monotonous.

I'm breathless in my ability to describe how much better the Cure sounds as I get older -- I really think they are one of the best rock bands ever. I hadn't listened to this album in a long time, and I remember being so-so about it when I heard it ~20 years ago. Listening to it again, I feel I now understand it better. I'm looking forward to relistening to this a ton.

This is way darker than I’m used to from The Cure but I liked it overall.

Very cure. But not something I disliked. I am going to go and sit in a dark room to decompress. 5/10 Top song One hundred years

Порнография заунывного нытья, плач Ярославны и Андромахи вместе взятые - моё почтение

Идеальная дискография. It’s not a phase mom

Депрешн из май профешн. Буквально с первой ноты хочется лечь и умирать. Каеф

не лучший альбом конечно the cure, но все равно слушается приятно - 3.5

A good album, "the hanging garden" it's my personal favorite. The cure, an amazing band

TBD

Not the best Cure Album. Not much energy, a bit samey. Maybe one or two 3-4 star songs, no hits.

Tasapaksu, raskas kuunneltava. Ei huono, mutta vähän sellanen ajatuksenvirtainen. Yksikään biisi ei erottunut edukseen. Toisaalta hyvin yhtenäinen kokonaisuus. Maailmanlopun tunnelma.

Hyvää sadepäivän mähinää ja vieläkin sataa tänäänkin! Kuuntelin pari kertaa ja nyt vielä aamulla uusiksi ja tässä on tavallaan kaikki mitä mulle vois olla mutta sitte jotenki jättää kuitenki kylmäksi. Ehkä vähän puuttuu semmonen lopullinen maaliin asti meno mulle. Hoksaan etten oo ehkä tämmösen hidastemposen angstin tyyppi, pitää rätistä. Mutta angsti silti jees lol verrattuna johonki 60-luvun rokkilänkytykseen.

Mulla on ollu päällä The Cureen tutustuminen nyt noin vuoden ja monien muiden levyjen tavoin myös tää piti kuunnella kolmesti ennen ku osaa sanoa oikein mitään. Ja se mitä osaan nyt sanoa on että tykkäsin tästä(????? :DDD). Annetaan nyt neljä tähteä siitä hyvästä.

Nyt oli kyllä vaikea kuuntelu (hyvä anglismi :D). Tuntu että kokoajan oli sama tempo, sama honottava ääni, sama ambitus. Ehkä tää ois tuntunu jonku yhen biisin verran laadukkaalta musiikilta mutta levyllinen oli kyllä tuskallista. Ja eikö toi rumpali omista peltejä????

Räväkkä alku ja sinnikkäästi läpi levyn jatkui toi ”kummituksellisen” 👻 rienaava äänimaailma. Jotenkin jumahti kuitenkin vähän semmoseen taustamusamoodiin ja lopulta parasta oli just se avausraidan intron komppi 🥲

Kitarat vallttavat kovin kauniisti. Mut laulaja taas jolisee. Aika synkkää, paha clash kesäpäivään mut tavallaan tykkään.

Ei parasta Curea, mutta onhan se nyt kova!!

Pornography has a kind of eery opening that is a little bit unsetteling and reminds me kind of the backrooms movie with its vibe. Could be because I watched it a few days ago and still have that eery Feeling. He Sound is Kind of disturbing but the buildup of the Song is nice! The other Song i've listened too was also very nice!

Vilken vibe! Oskönt på ett skönt sätt

Härligt olycksbådande rakt igenom.

Blandad påse. Ibland mycket bra, ibland oljud.

puuuuuuuuuuke

Ok but not compelling

Oh, I love some The Cure! But I'm not disappointed enough to find this a great record. ;-)

I thought I liked the Cure, but this is a bit to broody for me. And not in a chicken wanting to lay eggs kind of broody.

Muy bueno. The Cure es una banda que siempre me gusta cuando les escucho algo, pero a la que curiosamente no le he entrado como creo que debería. Tendré que mejorar eso pronto. Mientras tanto, Pornography: discazo.

Sounds like he’s singing while crying. That’s the only thing that stood out to me

It's okay. Not the best of The Cure

I quite liked it it fit the vibe of the day very well

Not fully my style of music, but I do think that they nail the vibes that they're looking for. It does feel very goth without being "emo" so to speak. It definitely comes across as a genre-defining kind of album, but some of those often end up not sounding all that great looking back. And I think that's how I feel about this album. I don't love it. I did enjoy it, but I'm not sure it's that good of an album. Favorite Song(s): Siamese Twins

Brilliance.

seriously. what. is. the. criteria? -1

Really interesting al my. Super cold and dark and ominous atmosphere. I loved the punchy drums and the basslines, but the synth and guitar work is amazing as well. Not sure how often I will return to this, but I’m glad I listened to this. Favourite songs: One Hundred Years, Cold

It’s The Cure…👍

I currently have a ticket to see "The Cure" in a few weeks. I bought it last year when I was going through a Cure phase. However, I feel rather indifferent to the band right now. I was hoping that re-listening to this album would change that but it didn't. My favorite album by them is ironically Bloodflowers, followed by Faith. One thing I can definitely say about this one is that it is the best kind of moody. It has a concept and it sticks to it. The feeling of existential dread permeates from one track to the other. It is gothic and it is nihilistic but it loses steam fast only to return and stick the landing. I guess if it was autumn or winter, I probably would have resonated with it more. The Cure just don't pair very well with summer heat wave. I'm even considering selling my ticket. There's still plenty to appreciate here including some fantastic tracks. They just require a very specific mood though. The best tracks are "One Hundred Years" and "Cold".

un instrumental rudo y limpio a la vez. Agradable como concepto de escucha

Was never a Cure fan, but many of the songs on this album are better than I remember. Good for short listens

Best was solid but I just couldn’t connect with it. It was dark and grungy which I liked.

Listened March 2024. One of the bleakest albums I can remember listening to. The sheer force of conviction and overwhelming sense of dread and despair carries this one.

Het voelt onderhand of we de laatste kliekjes aan het wegwerken zijn. Nog meer The Cure met vage, licht industriële jarentachtigmuziek met zo'n jammerstem. Niks dat we niet al gehoord hadden, en aangezien ik wat achter lig en toch wat tempo moet maken, is één keer luisteren wel weer genoeg.

De jaren '80 worden niet verbloemd. Toch weet de Cure er een eigen sfeer mee te creëren. Stiekem vindt ik die jaren '80 drums hier wel fijn. Met de zang heb ik nog steeds wel moeite, ondanks dat het past bij de sfeer en het totaalplaatje. Ik noemde Hybrid al als referentie bij Disintegration. Zo'n nummer als The Hanging Garden gaat al best die richting op. Bij Seventeen seconds viel me dat nog niet zo op. Dit album hangt echt wat tussen die twee albums in. Leuk om de ontwikkeling van de band te horen. 3,5 ster.

De plaat begint gelijk lekker met het hoogtepunt, het gejaagde One Hundred Years. Gillend gitaarriffje, beukende drums, de licht paniekerige zang van Robert Smith. Verder hoor je toch overduidelijk dat het 80s is, met zelfs vrij veel new wave invloeden wel. De gitaar en de drums met net iets teveel galm. Zoals ik al wel eens heb geschreven, vind ik Disintegration een van de albums die ik zou meenemen naar een onbewoond eiland. Pornography heeft hetzelfde donkere gothische sfeertje, maar is het voor mij net niet. Alsof de beatjes, de pulserende bass en de catchy riffjes op Disintegration net wat beter op hun plaats vallen. Misschien is het daar allemaal net iets gelikter, of begint het al meer 90s sound te krijgen en minder de 80s sound die Pornography nog heeft. En dat ik dat dus net iets beter waardeer. Blijft staan, dat dit wel de sound is die je van The Cure het liefste hebt. Die vrolijke nummers als Friday Im in Love zijn wel grappig, maar die deprimerende gothic sound hoor ik toch het liefste. Disintegration is 5 sterren, dit album krijgt van mij 4 duimpjes.

Депресняк. Поспал под конец альбома, пойдет на любителя.

it was so hot, so spooky and clunky in a good way, I felt like I could take apart each layer of sound and think about it. 10/10 I love pornography

Banger!

As someone who isn't really into The Cure, this just feels like a less developed version of Disintegration. Still enjoyable though.

all the dreariness does get samey. the bulk of the album feels like im melting a little more every second i'm listening to it, and i bet during a particular depressive episode that'd hit real good, but unfortunately it's pretty nice out today. made me really really appreciate Disintegration though. favorite song is The Hanging Garden. strong 2

Rating: 10/10 The best thing to listen to on the hottest day of the summer. If Disintegration is the ‘pinnacle’ of Gothic Rock, then Pornography is probably the one that best represents the sound, the tone, the dreary and dark feel of the genre. Has some of my favorite Cure songs, like One Hundred Years, Cold, and The Hanging Garden, but really as a whole it’s the band’s definitive gothic statement of the first era of their careers. The final lines of the closing title track, “I must fight this sickness, find a cure” really express Smith’s depressive mind, which to me makes the band’s shift to a lighter, poppier style and his mental health recovery suggest an optimistic, hopeful touch. Especially since the lines before paint a despairing picture of absolute suicidal ideation. It’s a goth essential and classic. Amazingly, it might only be my third favorite album of theirs now since I just love their new one that much.

All I knew about The Cure was The Hits and robert smith's voice, but it turns out this album is super sick. It just dunks you in this vat of dreary melancholy and reverb, and it's just a really immersive complete album that's a really capturing and enjoyable listen 8.7/10

Not for me

3.44 for Pornography. It was teetering on 3.5 but the title track sunk it for me. just random noises and weird backwards speaking ruined the whole atmosphere. Overall, this is much different than The Cure we hear later on in their career. Like you would not expect this group to go on and do a song called Friday, I'm In Love after hearing this album, but I love the early darkwave synth and guitar layers. Robert Smith's haunting voice is beautiful. A solid album but not one I'd plunk down money on the jukebox to listen to all the time.

Good "The Cure" style and as such is so depressing...

Me pregunto cuánto de los puntajes que pongo tienen que ver con la afinidad emocional preexistente con la banda y cuánto es objetivo (:

Gražu, bet jų dainos labai vienodos.

Album #195 The Cure: Pornography The Cure at their absolute bleakest. Normally, Robert Smith and co. excel at combining a cheerful pop structure, with gloomy gothic aesthetics, and the result is music accessible enough that the parents won’t be afraid and burn it, but dark enough that the child can still sulk to it. As someone who enjoys goth and post-punk music, The Cure are really the gold standard; they’ve been the pinnacle of the genre for over forty years now, and it seems like they still have it. Now, if they continued producing albums like Pornography, rather than making ‘Wish’ or ‘Head on the Door’, I doubt that they would have ever found so much mainstream success. Not to say this album is bad, the opposite actually, it is quite great, but it certainly is a lot less apparent to the listener than “Just Like Heaven”. There are no catchy choruses or danceable melodies to save you here; you are left alone in a cold, damp room with nothing to grasp onto. The sinister opening riff of One Hundred Years is one of The Cure’s finest moments, immediately announcing a statement of intent that in this album, boys will cry. I wouldn’t disparage anyone for not thinking this album is anything special, as it certainly reveals itself more upon further listening. And whether or not I would rank this amongst my favourite Cure albums really depends on how depressed I am when listening to it. But Pornography proved a few things for The Cure: one that they were, in fact, an incredibly talented band, and two that they were no posers. Best Songs: One Hundred Years, The Hanging Garden, Cold Worst Song: A Short-Term Effect Score out of 10: 8.5

I accidentally listened to Disintegration. This one wasn't as good.

A bit slow for my tastes, but alright Standouts - 3/5

The Cure—to use a comparison that may or may not work—are the musical equivalent of cilantro. Not everyone likes The Cure, and some people probably think they taste like soap (which, to be fair, is the actual complaint about cilantro). But for those who do get it, there’s something undeniable about Robert Smith’s drawling vocals, the churning undercurrent of guitar and bass, the hypnotic pulse of the drums, and the weirdly gothic imagery that hangs over everything they do. Apparently, I’m one of those people. The funny thing is, I didn’t spend my teenage years dressed in black and moping around in a cloud of existential dread. Outside of a handful of radio hits, I didn’t really know much about The Cure until much later in life. This was my first time listening to Pornography front to back, and while it’s not my favorite of theirs, it scratches those dark, atmospheric itches you didn’t even realize you had until after pressing play. It’s perfectly gloomy in the best possible way—bonus points if you listen to it on a rainy or overcast day.

This is what I've come to expect from The Cure. Pretty good emo 80s rock though I rarely seek them out. If you've heard Burn from Tge Crow soundtrack you know exactly how this sounds.

Невеликий фанат продакшену на цьому альбомі. Якийсь тут звук, не знаю як сказати... неакцентований, водяний... не знаю як це назвати. Ще монотонність альбому не сподобалась, особливо барабани. Ударки просто грають один і той же біт протягом піснень без змін. Мені така однорідність не подобається. Але не дивлячись на це все, мені альбом все ж сподобався. Є в нього якийсь вайб. Оцінка: низька-середня 6

Well, second The Cure album in a month, too. This is more the classic sound that I remember when listening to the The Cure. It is dark and gloomy. In retrospect it sounds almost comical in the extent of its emotionality. The Hanging Garden was one that I remember hearing in a certain clubs. It feels messy, noisy and almost ready to fall off the rails. There is a sonic beauty to it when you can immerse yourself. A younger me might find this more cathartic but an older me has been bled dry of those high emotions. Maybe dessicated me has less use for the rich loam of dramatic depression and the bloodletting of inner turmoil. For all the shade that I could throw here, it is important that I recognize that this is the soundtrack of someone hurting. It doesn't sound like parody but someone who is in a pain that doesn't feel real. And sometimes you can dance to it. It definitely affected others coming after. I guess I'll give it a three.

Day900 - it took 900 days to get an album by the cure but worth the wait it doesn’t have the hits like disintegration but there’s some great stuff

Every song sounded the same and the ending was awful.

Fucking art, madw me feel really sad lol but really really good and creative!

The looming, scary darkness of "Cold" was a real highlight.

Ooh, first track is very Cure but much more moody/gothic than their bigger hits. It's a bit rough and ready and doesn't have the shimmer or polish of more famous Cure. The Figurehead has a Depeche Mode feel to it? Still love the vocal style. Best track - A Strange Day 3 stars - I love The Cure and this album is clearly seminal for their sound, but knowing what they were capable of later and it leaves this album in the dust.

Aunque siempre me ha gustado mucho la vibra de The Cure y sé que son parte fundamental del New Wave y el Gótico, jamás había escuchado éste álbum. Me encanta, suena muy tosco de cierta forma, no tan curado, eso se me hace espectacular, aunque no es su primer disco si suena a lo burdo de iniciar, me encantó, las favoritas: The Figurehead, A Strange Day, Pornography y Siamese Twins

outside of a handful of songs I really don't much care for the cure, and this album did very little to change that opinion. 2/5.

It's not my vibe, very dreary

I had never heard this album before. Where Joy Division left off, it seems the Cure picked right up and then dropped the Joy Division sound again. Pornography was made when everyone in the band hated each other and there were a lot of drugs around. The music sounds like this album was made when everyone hated each other while taking a lot of drugs. This is probably not my favorite sound for the Cure. Not that I only like their pop-oriented music but this is all so dreary and the drums do not seem to differentiate on each song. My favorite songs: One Hundred Years The Hanging Garden Siamese Twins Strange Day

Jesus Christ, what a miserable masterpiece. It’s not “fun” in any normal sense, but it’s completely absorbing and weirdly beautiful in all its dread. I was more familiar with The Cure's pop era but I really dig this phase, 4.5/5.

Very emo not really my kind of music, but it’s alright

Okayy

Peak gothic rock. The Cure is the best. This feels like their darkest album to me. Super dreary and oddly beautiful.

burridooo

Theres plenty I like from the 80s, and some not so much. This falls in the latter category. Maybe I don’t get it, maybe it’s not for me, maybe I’m missing something, but it didn’t do much for me.

Cold e pornography mi sono particolarmente piaciute, non so se ritenerlo un album brillante ma me lo sono goduto

2/5

Not the version of the cure I like at all.

I liked 'A Strange Day'

A more evened out David Byrne? I don't know for sure, but I suspect this is a vocal doppelgänger. The album was good. I think I'm predisposed to melancholy, so I generally vibed with tone of the album. There were a few moments that threatened to unmoor the stone and for that I'm thankful, I appreciate when music makes me feel something.

Not much to say. Kinda ethereal. Will revisit the text here someday.

Grew up with The Cure and the 80s for me was largely characterised by their albums. This one is my favourite early album of theirs. Not on the same level as the late 80s' 'Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me' and 'Disintegration' or even the more recent 'Songs of a Lost World' but still one I return to every so often for songs like 'The Hanging Garden' and the title track.

Моё!

I love me some Cure, but this was a dirge pretty much start to finish.