Pornography

I didn't engage with this like i did with disintegration

Final Cure album. I'm nearly a fifth of the way through this list, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I'm reaching the end of the line for many multi-album inductees. Still, it's strange. I thought I would have more time to know of these artists before bidding them farewell. Anyways, the album. It's more of The Cure. Very gloomy and macabre, with some artistic choices that I respect. The signature "heavy" production is back in full swing and more engrossing than ever. The synth is quite good - especially on Cold. I don't remember such a sound being prominent on the previous albums, so it does a good job of distinguishing Pornography from the rest of their discography. It's also very well-suited to the dark atmosphere of the album, as are the synths on Joy Division's Closer. The garbled, distorted guitars and occasional reverb are other aspects that I like, especially with regards to the title track. My biggest gripe with this album has been my biggest gripe with all of The Cure's albums - the vocals. They're tolerable when they're on the more straight-laced, focused songs like One Hundred Years, though the songs where his vocals are more "atmospheric" and strained do not work for me, like on The Figurehead and A Strange Day. I admit that Robert Smith's vocal stylings weren't as over-exuberant and intolerable on this album as I remembered them being on Disintegration. Maybe he's growing on me. Another aspect of this album which I disliked was the extreme length of the songs. These songs are all competent and have some good ideas, but they just fail to hold my attention due to being much longer than they needed to be. It's a sombre feeling to bid farewell to the first artist I listened to through this list (it's not really, but go along with it, mmkay?) Disintegration was the first album in my journey of 1089. I've honestly thought of revisiting it sometime in the future as I do remember there being aspects of the album which I liked. In any such case, I will give this album a proper sendoff by paraphrasing from the book. "best and darkest of all the early Cure records". I guess I can agree - I greatly preferred this album to Seventeen seconds. "perfect soundtrack for any aspiring goth". I know the vocalist of this band hates the comparison of The Cure to the goth subculture, so up yours, Robert Smith. "The Hanging Garden" was the only successful single of the album. I can't fault the inclusion of this album if it really is the best of their early discography, though I was expecting to be sold on it more with how critically acclaimed the band is.

Great album. Wasn't a huge fan of the cure but this has some tracks I'd never heard before

Dziwne. Nie podoba się mnie

It’s a standard for most. I’m particular. No complaints. I’m just more Siouxsie and Peter Murphy than Robert Smith.

Intense experience. I don't think it's my favorite Cure album, though.

Lubię ten zespół. Ból i tęsknota w głosie wokalisty zawsze do mnie trafia. Ale w tej płycie zawiodły kompozycje. Brakowało mi czegoś przejmującego. Było mrocznie, duszno i butowniczo. Indystrialnie i tłoczno. Ale wolę bardziej emocjonalne utwory tego zespołu. Skręcające w te przejmujące lata 80. 6/10

me after the slightest inconvenience

if this is pornography then im gooning to this

The more desperate and depraved, the better The Cure.

I don't get the hype around The Cure. This is just okay.

Well, I do enjoy both noise and vibes so I can’t say that this album didn’t deliver.

esse tá no meu top 10 da vida facim facim quem não sentiu desespero completo e uma completa falta de perspectiva e vontade de viver (mesmo tendo uma vida muito ok) nos 10 primeiros segundos de one thousand years é maluco

pior que to escutando bastante esse recentemente, papo de 3 vezes por semana. achei bizarríssimo ter saído aqui, to me sentindo espionado DITO ISSO fantástico demais. pra mim, isso aqui eh o AUGE musical da banda, tem jeito não. o resto é bom (e alegre) demais também, mas esse aqui tem o gostinho amargo da depressão daquele naipe. a strange day é das melhores músicas do MUNDO fi!!

5,0 De maneira impecável, extraordinária, virtuosística e embasbacante pra mim pelo menos

En lidt mørk omgang rock, lidt punket

A really great record, atmospheric without being gloomy

6/10 Enjoyed more than I thought I would. It stays the right side of dirge on all but the title track, which, on an album of only 8 songs, resulted in it losing a mark and this a star. Bad luck, The Cure.

I can understand the appeal of this album and I enjoy it more than ones when the Cure moved towards a more new wave sound. That said I did not enjoy it on its own and not based against the bands later albums.

melancholy and enjoyable

Some parts felt like very easy listening.

Album fantastico. Sou fã do Cure, fui ao show deles do primavera 2023. Foi massa. Esse nao é meu disco favorito deles mas ainda assim o amo. Impenetravel, denso, sólido. Analogo a um muro imenso coberto por arame farpado. Adoro a percussao espersa e trancada. Os vocais irracionais. As guitarras casadas com os sintetizadores no seu senso mais Krautrockiano possivel. A estetica sonora desse disco é inconfundivel e incomparavel, fria e gélida, a evolucao natural da trilogia escura da banda, junto de Seventeen Seconds e Faith. Esse disco é vastamente superior ao resto da trilogia, nem da pra comparar, amadureceram muito... E angustiaram muito para chegarem nesse som e nesse conteudo lirico. Esse disco se destaca muito na discografia da banda. Nao tem absolutamente nada pop aqui, diferente dos outros albuns deles. Ele é consistentemente gloomy do comeco ao fim. As vezes é dificil digerir isso e eu entendo que nao é pra todo mundo, mas quando ele funciona, ele funciona muito bem. Excelente. Consistente. I must fight this sickness. 5/5

Ominous. Dramatic. Brooding. This is not Friday, I’m in Love. Interesting!

Pa volim tu i tamo poslušati koju pjesmu i ima dobrih i tu, ali cijeli album mi je malo too much jer imaju specifičan sound i vokal. Zbog toga 2/5, 4/10

Dark bass and drums! Haunting record!

Favorite Track: Siamese Twins

Absolutely zero objections to The Cure appearing here.

Uff this is depressing for a Friday (and "Friday im in love" is not included here...) 2/5

This album is a tight musical metaphor for profound, clinical depression. Its flattened affect lacks dynamic range. Each track consists primarily of Robert Smith's tuneless, depairing bellow, over a confused swirl of guitars and synths, backed by a seemingly disaffected rhythm section who sound like they were mic'd from the wrong end of a disused warehouse. The album only finally gets interesting on the title track; its last six minutes only serving to accentuate the indistinguishable mire of the previous 37. I'm sure this album must be a soothing listen if you're depressed. Unfortunately, I was enjoying life today, so it didn't do much for me.

Chefs kiss

This record fights thru early 80s production and creates a dark, heavy, sulfuric fog of atmospheric Coldwave. This was peak Cue of course as they were able to sell out after this. But kudos for holding out and completing this masterpiece.

Very goth, very industrial. Ahead of its time l. Even gives me early EBM vibes. The A-side was meh. The B-side however, was awesome. I just have an issue with how the drums were panned all the way to the left on the "Pornography", the last track. It's a serious let peeve of mine when artists do that. "Cold" should get a special shout out. I love the fat, doom-like double bass sound, the massive chords, the singing, it all works so well together. Listening to that was a highlight for me. I was going to give the album a 3/5. But after hearing that, I have to bump it up to a 4/5 Fav tracks: A Strange Day, The Figurehead, Cold Least fav tracks: Pornography

Meh. Meant to be good but I didn't get it.

Ner i källarhålet!

Back in the early 80s, I kind of disliked the generally morose feel of The Cure's Faith and Pornography albums. I had (and still have) Seventeen Seconds on vinyl, and like that very much. When Pornography came up, I was interested to revisit the album. And...I really enjoyed it. Maybe it was with a clearer understanding of the situation Robert Smith was in when the album was made. But like I say I really enjoyed it and I can see where it slots into the post-punk music scene of the early 1980s.

Okay, The Cure might be one of my top 5 favourite artists of all time after this. This was amazing.

Really enjoy the cure, already familiar with the band. Most songs I don't think I've heard before. All were enjoyable to me except the last. Could still listen to the album on repeat for awhile if I had to

stop because i already love this album fav cure record

IDK it's a Cure album

I really love the singer’s voice because it sounds like he is going to start crying every time he opens his mouth. It really adds to the emotion of the songs like he about to have a mental breakdown. This style of music is exactly my type. The only complaint I had is that is that some of the songs r too long. Songs do not need to be over six minutes long if it’s just going to be repetitive melodies the whole time.

I found it boring honestly. Expected a lot more.

idk wasn’t really my vibe at the moment. to depressing

Dark.

8/10 An album I’m glad that I heard. Some of the lyrics are heavy and hard hitting as well as some of the drums. Can’t say I’ve heard another album like it

This album isn’t sad or depressing or dark, it’s just a grown British man whining the word “died” a bunch

I really wasn’t expecting to like The Cure so much. I had never listened to them before starting this list and I have to say they are one of the bands that I’m the most won over by. There’s so much good music on this list that a lot of the bands that only have one album on the list kinda get lost in the shuffle when you are listening to a full length album everyday. But both of The Cure’s albums that have popped up for me have been stunning. Like production and music is haunting and emotional. The whole sound of the band is so original and uniquely them, even though I could see someone criticizing it for sounding very contemporary for the time (it does have that inherent “80s” sound) but it works so well juxtaposed against how bright and colorful people seem to remember the 80s being. Honestly I really struggled with what to rate this cause I almost never seem to be in the mood for sour and sad music. But if that’s what you’re in the mood for this album hits like heroine.

Never paid much attention to The Cure growing up. I remember not being a fan of 'Let's Go to Bed', 'Love Cats', or some of their lighter sounding stuff. I can't believe I've missed this over the years though - really enjoyed this. Dark, Moody - definitely more my thing, and along the lines of Fascination Street, A Forest, Lullaby.

This process has given me a real dislike for post punk but I can appreciate at least people enjoying this one. Still not one I'd be crazy about 3.5*

You can really feel Robert Smiths sorrow in his voice & lyrics

Not there best album but still good

Obviously early emo/metal/rock, but wow, depressing stuff

The drums are all sounding the same which makes me think the songs sound the same.

Solid driving rock tempo with a dark tone; overall relatively mellow.

Of the Cure albums I’ve listened to this one is by far the darkest, heaviest, and the weirdest. This is not my favorite Cure album, but I appreciate how they always took chances and went all the way with it.

4th cure album the last of their "sad" albums. Bit of a fall out and break up before the returned with Tho Top. All cure albums are great

pornooo pornooo! ORGIA BRASILIAN KUUMIMPIEN HUOROJEN KANSSA PORNO 4k Velipuoli sekoittaa siskopuolensa vaimoonsa ja täyttää tämän vahingossa siemensyöksyllä! Hän suorittaa täyden hieronnan onnellisella lopulla aasialaisessa hierontasalongissa. Unelma-aamu: nuori alaston äitipuoli kokkaa minut aamiaiseksi ja viettelee seksiä varten. AASIALAINEN LIHA - Tiny Thai Gets It Raw Mommy’s Gonna Is Top On They And It Will Gonna Set And Thai Waive It Gonna On They Will Gonna Se Gon They Will Gon They Gonna Got It Gon Away. onkohan tämä yhteiskunnan rappioituminen. kaikki tekee pornoa. kaikki katsoo pornoa.. niih... one hundred years

Love the cure. Good start, 100 years has an interesting pulsating bass line. I think I can see how the moody Robert Smith influenced/was influenced by quite a few bands of this style.

One Hundred Years isn't bad; reminds me of The Killers. The rest is all quite samey and overdramatic, except for The Figurehead which is pretty good.

Yeah, this is a boring as I remember it. I could never get into The Cure; never liked their sound. But I feel like I'm betraying my generation.

Album 763 of 1089 The Cure - Pornography (1982) Rating : 2.5 / 5 An intense bleakness. Kind of depressing with a nightmarish, claustrophobic feeling. An overwhelming gloom.

Interesting goth album, standard Cure stuff, has a very defined sound and although it may not be top of my list to buy it's enjoyable enough. Turns a little Throbbing Gristle at the end - but that's a bonus in my book.

cara, eu gostei demais

Dark and satisfying

Decent album. Very 80s. Very Cure.

Some of the songs would benefit from being a bit shorter. A Strange Day the standout for me. Pretty good.

This wasn't for me

These dark and industrial sounds, paired with the vocal brooding can be nothing but goth. It’s compelling, entrancing, and just a little… exhausting? I find myself thankful I’m not in the right headspace to really sell into the sulk, while also feeling like it would be great to spin this on a rainy day and indulge my moodiest self.

Not my favorite by The Cure, but still good.

Listen to virtually any The Cure album after this one. Now listen to this album. Now listen to any album before this one. The differences between the 3 are pretty insane right?? Apparently, the guys were on copious amounts of drugs, depressed out of their minds, and almost ended the band as a whole while making this album. Holy shit does it show in the music. There is a lot to like on this album, and man is it depressing at points. Contextually, this album gets 5 stars from me. The backstory behind the album, and comparing it to previous and future albums from The Cure is very interesting. Personal enjoyment, it gets a 3. Like I said, there's a lot to like, but not a lot to love. As far as standouts, I really enjoyed "One Hundred Years", "The Hanging Garden", "Siamese Twins" and "A Strange Day." I know that's 4 entire songs, but the vibe is very similar throughout the entire album, so it was surprisingly hard to pick a favorite.

passed on early cure when i was younger, but actually enjoyed it! 3.5

a nice surprise

Pornography is never the cure! Not my words. The words of Len Houmous’ 11th wife shortly after retiring from her adult movie career. 3.3

The Cure are a band where I know a lot of their songs but haven’t spent very much time listening to their albums. Outside of Wish and then later on Disintegration, I seemed content with a Greatest Hits collection. Firing up Pornography caught me a little off guard with the driving, industrial rock like drums on the opener One Hundred Years. And these same tribal like drum beats continued through the next two songs. Not a bad thing, just a bit unexpected. The stand out track for me is A Strange Day. I really like that one. The rest of the album is really good. The haunting keyboard in Cold was great. I felt like I’d heard that somewhere before. I actually ran through Pornography twice because I felt like I needed to do that just to grasp the full experience. And with the two listens, the only song I didn’t care for was the closer and title track for the album. Pornography is an album I will add to my library. This is a strong album that I will add to my rotation. I’m giving this one a 4 rating. 4/5

I was sad when this ended. Though to be honest I was sad when it started too.

Definitely one of the best of The Cure. I heard the later The Cure for influence of a older cousin when I was a young Teenager. I missed the first albums because I was a baby at the time. This album brought a better understanding why they were considered the most important gothic band at the time. Knowing that Robert Smith planed to commit suicide after the album chocked me, but somehow let me think how powerful, and of course painful, depression can be for the art.

Yeah I like this one a lot

Not my times, not my music. Apart from The Figurehead I failed to make any connection with this music.

A great album. I listened to it twice straight away. 5/5

Generally love The Cure. This album had some duds on it, though. Still, great flashback and enjoy The Cure very much.

Not their best album

Best ever

Later stuff was better

Didn’t finish it. Got a little annoying for my tastes. I can appreciate what they’re doing but it just doesn’t appeal to me

Good but not really my thing. Got better as it went on. First song is good but very intense. Strange day best track

Not the best of The Cure but still not bad.

3/5

I like Robert Smith, but hard for me to stomach a full album of him.

As with anything from The Cure, the vibes and production are immaculate. However, Robert Smith's vocals never do well over the course of an album for me.

Dans le style : musique triste et fachée des 80's, c'est pas mal parfait.

Pas pire pantoute. Mais je pense pas réécouter. Un peu 8 fois la même toune.

Solid cure album. Dark and moody. No real standouts or bangers, just great atmosphere. 4/5

stand by the Cure being one of the most underrated bands of all time (even though they garner quite a bit of esteem)

couldnft finish it. Guitar pedals made every song like im tripping on acid

big mood

Enjoyed the album. Still a little surprised in the 1001 list though.

This album was cool. I like it. I like the dark gothic rock. It's not what you're used to with The Clash, all that like repetitive choruses and bridges. Definitely a departure, definitely good.

Early Cure and hints of what was to come. First full listen and even though it was depressing it was entertaining.

WE STAY WINNING one hundred years- 9 a short term effect- 7 hanging garden- 7 siamese twins- 9 figurehead- 7 or 8 a strange day- 7 or 8 cold- 8 or 9 pornography- 8 or 9 very atmospheric, even feeling foreboding or crushing at some points. album to lay down on the floor and stare at the ceiling to

5 PORNOGRAPHY IS THE BEST ALBUM EVERRR fave songs: one hundred years, a short term effect, the figurehead, cold, pornography

Last album of trilogy and it’s another classic.

Songs all sound the same

Not my typical pr0n

Tough one to get through. Not a happy listen, and although there were some musical high notes (emphasis on some), this wasn’t a very enjoyable listen for me at all. Pretty much waited for the end, which is also what The Cure sounded like they were doing during this album.

3.5/5

The guitar is phenomenal but I only found myself liking 3 of the 8 songs. I normally like The Cure but I'd say this album fell sorta short for me

3/5, listened while reviewing data. Couldn't focus on lyrics much

listened to again very cold and dark

Had not listened to this one. I think this would have been pretty fantastic in 1982. Much holds up, even as I like their later releases more.

Decent overall. Agreeable (to me) vibes. Borderline 3 or 4. This album and some of the last few albums feel like they might earn a 4 after multiple listens.

When Cure albums pop up, I think, oh yay! And then I listen to them and I’m like, huh. That was fine. There are a couple of Cure albums I really like and there’s nothing wrong with this one, but not super essential to me.

This just wasn’t for me. I didn’t like the sound. I’ll give it a three, because I liked it fine.

Mid

Just good depressing music for a Monday morning.

Classic Cure album that helped define a genre. Not their most “classic” album but compared to the other garbage on this list, it’s great.

Cool and chilly, spooky and unsettling— I liked the vibe but nothing stood out to me

Whatever you do, don’t google this album and then spend an hour and a half looking at the search results!

This was ok. T only real standout to me was “A strange day”. 2.5/5

Clearly one of the biggest stones being laid in the goth rock road, but not their best. It’s a fine listen, but I’m holding out hope for their “Head On The Door” album to appear on this list.

The Cure is always kind of gloomy but seems like you can always count on them for something a lil pop-ie or up beat. Not on this one. All gloom. As someone who grew up on some emo angst I gotta give this some love.

Goth rock supreme 3/5

Interesting rock/new wave kind of music

who hurt bobert 💔

This is not close to my favorite Cure album. It maybe I just want in the mood today, I dunno.

I think Cure fans think of this as their best album but I would say the earlier standing on a beach or their later 80's work is better. Still a solid album.

Definitely my least favorite of their albums on here. I feel like the overall sound was droned out and not very enjoyable.

The Cure's gothiest of gothiest albums, dat overdruipt van de zwaarmoedig- en griezeligheid. Thema's en teksten waar je - hopelijk - nooit écht voor in de mood bent, maar de begeleidende muziek is waanzinnig. Zelfs opbeurend, als je een post-punk liefhebber bent. De drums op deze plaat zijn gruwelijk, en de gitaren van Gallup en Smith klonken nooit zo buitenaards en paranormaal als nu. Dit wordt direct bevestigd met de opener 'One Hundred Years', wat één van m'n favoriete drum-songs van de 80s is. En die schreeuwende gitaren staan het thema van de plaat zo goed bij. De sfeer trekt je - hoe goed je gemoedstoestand ook is - toch wel echt de plaat in, en van 'The Hanging Garden' tot en met de epische nieuwe ontdekking 'A Strange Day' is het toch wel echt post-punkporn, zoals de titel van het muziekstuk al een beetje weggeeft. Wel zakt het daarna een beetje in, en merk je dat je dit ook niet veel langer trekt, maar 'for the time being' was het zeer effectief en gaat dit de boeken in als één van de sterkere en meest ondergewaardeerde platen van de band. 8,5/10 Highlights: One Hundred Years The Figurehead A Strange Day

Wat een sfeer zet the Cure neer op Pornography zeg. Later in hun carrière wordt het misschien nog sferischer (Disintegration enzo), maar zo zwaarmoedig als op deze plaat niet meer. Post-punk sferen ten top. Mooi hoe the Cure zich daar naar toe heeft ontwikkeld. Afzonderlijk onderscheiden de nummers zich met name door de sterke drums en basslijnen. De basspartij in the Hanging Garden is één van de meest zieke post-punk bassritmes die ik ken. De holle drums (eigenlijk in alle songs) zijn ijzersterk en the gitaarriff in A Strange Day is onwijs hypnotiserend. De bijzondere kwaliteiten van the Cure... Ik vind het slot wat minder en ook wel toe aan wat luchtigs, maar jeetje wat een dijk van een plaat dit. 8,5/10 Highlights The Hanging Garden A Strange Day The Figurehead

Not quite as dour as I was anticipating for the Cure. Still not my vibe, but still not something i'm going to go back to.

Literal dream sex goth synth pop top tier sadness magic - ticks all the boxes and more

Not bad. But I’m not feeling “80s emo” enough to enjoy this today. Although if you’re emo, do you really enjoy anything? So maybe I did like it?

Kate Bush does this sound better.

I liked this more than I expected. The music, anyway. Not Robert Smith's singing so much. But that might grow on me. Maybe. This is the rare non-4*+ album that I just might come back and listen to again. 3.5*

Synkkä fiilis på det här albumet, mycket olika layers och texturer på g. Helt solid, kräver vidare lyssning

oof i expected to like this as a pornography enjoyer, but too weird (and not in an interesting way) for me

The Cure before they, literally, changed their tune. Somewhere Robert Smith said it was either this album or suicide. Definitely as dark as they might get.

regular rock songs

8/10

Love The Cure but don’t love this album.

11/10 This and Disintegration are the best albums made by anyone let alone the cure. Strange Days is in the running for my favorite song ever. The Cure is too important to me to be objective so take what I say with a grain of salt. 3-27-2025

The Curie haben mir noch nie gut gefallen. Über die Zeit hat sich darin nichts geändert.

I enjoyed it more than expected but one listen is enough

a good album for a gloomy day at school

Great listen, I definitely want to listen to this again.

An almost 45 minute, mostly empty and meaningless, grind that ended end up way less satisfying than initially anticipated. Might be the most appropriately titled album ever.

A lot of really good deep cuts here. There aren't any hits but the rest sounds pretty alright. Weirdly enough I think the worst song is the only one released as a single. Everything else is a perfect mix of haunting and depressing.

Ponderous shite

One of my top 5

Eh

Beautifully dark but feels repetitive at times as the songs start to sound the same

The most well done The Cure album that I've had so far (the other two were Seventeen Seconds, & Disintegration). This album, although dark and brooding, wasn't terrible. Goth rock is a genre that you really need to be in a good headspace to enjoy. This album, unlike the other two I've reviewed, didn't overstay its welcome, or have long drawn out intros/outros. It seemed to be a more cohesive album, or maybe I was just more receptive today...either way, this album wasn't bad. Not something I would listen to every day, but not terrible. Favorite songs: Cold, The Hanging Garden, One Hundred Years Least favorite songs: Pornography, A Short Term Effect 3/5

Not all experiments yield great immediate results. I didn’t like really anything on here although I believe it led to better music. I can be enamored by risks taking like PILs Flowers of Romance but this is not music I need to hear again.

Goth rock has never been my thing but this may be the album to push me over the edge. Wonderfully produced.

4.5/5

Well that was a bummer. I feel like I need a hug and some Lexapro.

Lots of mewling and moaning over echoing soundscapes. Fairly unique, but not very impressive.

I liked the dark moodiness of this album, and it was fun to revisit-a good overall dark/goth vibe. I don’t know if it’s my favorite, and there are some clunky bits on it, but it’s strong overall. Not quite strong enough for a 4, but not terrible or anything.

Non fa per me

not the best album of theirs, but very consistent and atmospheric

I only know the singles so it was interesting to hear properly gloomy Cure stuff. I kind of liked it but it all seemed to merge into one song. I imagine it probably benefits from relistens, but it's a 2 for now

Not sure if I've listened to this album by The Cure before but I've really enjoyed it, would definitely go back to it

Enjoyed this, liked the more raw, darker sound

-hmm not too bad… some very interesting instrumentation, I can understand how seminal this was for gothic rock as a genre -honestly it didn’t hit quite the same as Disintegration for me.. probably just personal preference but few individual tracks stood out. still made for a cool listen tho -Favorites are The Hanging Garden and Pornography

Second only to Disintegration. Classic

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The back half was really enjoyable. I know the cure have this goth wave thing but I'm mostly familiar with love cats and Friday I'm in love so this is totally new for me. Liked it.

Moody

This was decent. I want to like The Cure more than I do, but I don't think I'm super in to Robert Smith's voice. There are some cool moments in the songs. I found myself enjoying A Strange Day and Pornography a fair amount.

I love it, although it's not my favorite genre.

= The Beatles

It’s not a phase mom

Not my thing

Early Cure

This is great. Disintegration is almost all I knew from The Cure but I think this blew it out of the water. This album felt a lot more bright, less atmospheric. There's less of the underlying synth textures and more like lead synth. Drums and bass were awesome and the little bit of lead sounded great- loved that solo on the first track. I think I appreciated the vocals a little more in this as they were kept a bit cleaner. Dude has an awesome voice and makes songs feel big, even if the music is a bit more stripped back. It felt like a nice in & out album, length wise. Maybe only 1 song i didn't love. I might be a closeted goth- mid to high 4s on this one.

The Cure just isn’t for me. Before this whole thing started, I felt like I liked them more than this but these albums are a struggle to get through.

Depressing, even by The Cure standards. A bit on the noisy side as well. Thanks, but no thanks.

2.5....rounding down because it seemed more depressing than Disintegration

Dark, brooding album that essentially established emo/goth rock. Robert Smith's melancholic voice & The Cure's distinctive guitar sound somehow deliver a wistful sadness that carries from track-to-track.

Not my favorite songs, but it's unique, and the gloom, and shock value makes this album so special. Favorite Track: "One Hundred Years".

This was a dark, epic album that I really enjoyed. The whole thing builds in a really interesting way. Loved it!

could i write poetry to this? Y

I started to come around on The Cure several years ago. I had previously compartmentalized them with Morrissey and The Smiths, as they seemed to share a fanbase. Now I can hear The Cure with a more open mind. And what I hear is... Ok, I guess. The music is pretty good. 'Gazy and atmospheric. The singing is fine. It suits the music, but Robert Smith's high-pitched voice can get repetitive and a tad grating after a while. The lyrics, though, appeal to mopey, sullen teenagers. Teenagers who have chosen the color black not just as an overwhelming aesthetic, but their whole identity. Either they grow out of it ("It's just a phase, Mom!"), or grow into it and should probably seek help through therapy and/or medication. I'm pretty sure that we will see The Cure on this list again with one of their later, Poppier albums.

I love The Cure, but I like the poppier version of The Cure more.

Really nice one, classic dystopian The Cure sound, i enjoyed that one

The Cure are one of my favourite bands. Fabulous album. Great songs.

No.

The Cure has such a distinct and captivating sound, and this album perfectly showcases their darker, more atmospheric side. It’s not designed to be a crowd-pleaser—there are no big pop hits here. Instead, the music is haunting and immersive, featuring brilliant guitar work, hypnotic loops, and eerie, mysterious synths that pull you into its shadowy world. Favorite track: 100 Years—an absolute standout with its intensity and gripping energy. Least favorite track: Pornography—a slow build that doesn’t quite land as strongly as the rest. Album artwork: A striking and moody cover that fits the music perfectly.

Absolute classic

Although perhaps not my fav. Undeniably peak The Cure and perhaps contains the most Cure Cure sounds. Forgot about Hanging Gardens and Siamese Twins. Amazing.

Bueno

This was really good. Not my favorite, but clearly influential.

I think I’d only ever listened to Disintegration before, so this was my first exploration of the rest of The Cure catalog. I like it. Not quite as much as Disintegration, but the rhythm is infectious throughout, especially on tracks like The Hanging Garden. A little morose, but it’s The Cure so I knew what I was getting into. 4/5 Highlights: The Hanging Garden Pornography

obviously ik this isnt the only multilayered music ever made where each layer is like this distinct and clear thing creating a Symphonic effect, maybe not even with this set of elements (i suppose the general sonic setup isnt entirely uncommon for post punk), but also fuck man, i kinda feel like nothing else sounds like this regardless. or at least nothing else produces the same effect...surreal but precise, intuitive but cold, nightmarishly sad but baroquely beautiful, falling apart but literally everything is in exactly the right place. idk. theres some chemistry between Clear Construction and Freeflowing Feeling here that at least right now feels unique. also just loaded with a bunch of songs that are Slightly the best song ever. cure discog dive from me Sometime im sure

Moody and atmospheric, but with more post-punk elements than their later albums. Personally, I love the mix of both and thoroughly enjoyed this album.

i liked this! i didn’t love it but i liked it more than i thought i would. you can hear the subtle influences that the aquabats heard and morphed into their own stuff

I love when robert smith gets spooky might like disintegration more 7.5/10

Thematic echoes And boldly contrasting drums Add to eerie rock

Enjoyable at times, but occasionally devolves into grating and atonal sounds with no direction. Title track was the worst offender. Cold is the most listenable song on the album.

The Cure's commitment to this gothic vibe is unparalleled. And they nail every single aspect of this vibe, from the vocals to the tempo to the lyrics. It's so delightfully dark, and the album really sucks the listener in. The only gripe I have is that Pornography was slower and moodier than I would've liked, or what I needed today, but that's all personal preference. A general gripe I have about The Cure is that this was the third album of theirs I've listened to, and the three muddle together in my brain. This album was probably their best showing, at least for my tastes.

Given how much I enjoyed the "Disintegration" album, as well as many of The Cure's other hits, I expected to like this album more. While this album had that density, moodiness, and thick depth of sound that you would expect from The Cure, it didn't quite energize me like I thought it would. It's not hard to see that Robert Smith was in a bit of a funk during this album (even by his standards), as it is a fairly heavy album EMOTIONALLY speaking, as well. All that said, I did still enjoy this album, it just wasn't quite to the same caliber as other stuff from them that I've heard. In my opinion, this is certainly their darkest album, which is saying something!

probably more of a 3.5/5, but it wasn't *that* enjoyable... very spooky and cool though, especially for a very rainy and overcast day. that first song is a banger! the others... eh.

i think i made it through the album like 1.5 times. it was dark and scary and i didn't really enjoy it all that much. it was interesting, at least initially, and not something we get often on this list. it reminded me of some of the darker depeche mode and siouxsie songs from around this time... there must've been something in the water. favorites: one hundred years, the hanging garden

Dark

Well played, but very repetitive. The vocal is not good.

God I love this album. The dramatic lyrics are a perfect match for Robert Smith's voice and framed beautifully by dreamy and dark melody. There will never be a moment where this album isn't cool. Just place me in a dark cave filled with bats and let me listen over and over.

This music makes me anxious

2 slow

It's fucking Pornography. What else needs to be said? (You can tell I'm so not used to reviewing albums in a while lmao) 10/10

Not my jam. I like maybe two songs by The Cure. Neither were on this album...

While I am a big fan of lots of The Cure’s music, this album didn’t do it for me.

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I was looking forward to exploring some Cure because I am not super familiar with their discography and like what I've heard but this one was kind of a dud. There's gotta be better Cure albums out there, right? I hope so

Genuine hate for this one. I don't get it. I love my fair share of sad and depressing songs to enhance my depression, but this was far from my taste.

Not anything I'd call a 'single' on here, but as a whole album it kills it. Really a great job by all of the. Especially that bass! Soooo freaking good. I like it when bands change up and get out of their comfort zone. Or go through phases even.

The Cure at their darkest. No longer the angst of Seventeen Seconds or the dull and grey depression of Faith - this album is angry. With very little use of hi-hat and cymbals, the drums feel tribal and drive the relentless gloom. One of my favourite aspects of this album is the cohesiveness. Of all the albums I know, this is the only one where I feel all tracks equally belong. Nothing feels out of place, and yet each track is quite unique - truly a masterpiece of an album. As for album covers, this isn't usually The Cure's strength, especially post-Wish (except Songs Of A Lost World, that cover is great and deserves a longer explanation). Anyhow, Pornography's cover is superb and really catches the despair. It is worth noting that Damnation A.D. did a metal cover of the album, complete with their own great remix of the cover. Further comments on each track: 1 - One Hundred Years Doesn't waste any time by opening with "It doesn't matter if we all die". Second only to Plainsong in terms of Cure album openers. 2 - A Short Term Effect "With teeth of madness jump, jump, ..." is so satisfying. 3 - The Hanging Garden The best drums on the album. The "fall, fall, fall, fall" and "as the animals die" parts are so good. 4 - Siamese Twins "I chose an eternity of this" - wow, great opening. Like many Cure songs, the lyrics aren't explicitly clear, but the presumed theme of 2 people in a (not healthy) relationship is done very well. 5 - The Figurehead A dirty song ("I can never be clean again"). "I laughed in the mirror for the first time in a year" also hits really hard here. Supposedly has shared themes of love from Siamese Twins. 6 - A Strange Day Gives a strong sense of not belonging - feeling disconnected from the real world and drowning. It is as if there is a fog covering the senses. "Move slowly through the drowning waves". 7 - Cold The organ is done so well. Continues from A Strange Day with a sense of drowning, but now frozen and can no longer move. 8 - Pornography In a twist of events, this is actually the most positive track, ending with "I must fight this sickness, find a cure. I must fight this sickness". The distorted vocals really push confusion and desperation for the first half (lyrics don't come in until 3:15 halfway through, there's no rush on this track). The distorted vocals come back at the end to round off the track nicely. I have to say, I really enjoy the sudden positive glimmer of hope at the end of the closing track. It is one of my favourite parts of the album.

Liked it more on second listen. Fave tracks were A Short Term Effect and A Strange Day

4.5/5. I love you Robert Smith, the man that you are.

The cure was a big part in creating genres that I can enjoy today end unlike some others that has done that this album still feels relevant to the genre. A lot of others feel old and obsolete in their sound when compared to newer albums that have evolved the genre. While dark and gloomy this album doesn't get me in a gloomy mood. I quite enjoy most of the songs. It is an album and genre that demands a certain state of mind to listen to though.

Review from my first listen last year: “Need to listen a few more times to digest, but liked it!” I’ve since listened to it front to back like 15 times, and played “One Hundred Years” and “The Figurehead” even more. So…yeah, great album, better with every listen. Not my favorite of theirs but still top tier

Solid, definitely a fan of early Cure.

84/100. One very dark and raw record. The Cure's "Pornography" is a slow-building album that doesn’t really go anywhere narratively but still manages to captivate with its fantastic music. The atmosphere is intense and immersive.

Starts off strong and diminishes fast

Not their best.

Too noisy for me

4.4 - I love the cure and this was a cool dark brooding Cure. Nice

Man, I didn't like this at all. A big surprise tbh. 2/5

GOATED

Pretty good, no stand outs, I know a few songs from the cure, none of them on this album

I love the cure and I love Robert Smith, but this one is a little too grungy for me :///

Not super familiar with The Cure, save a couple of their hits, which I do quite like. I certainly knew that they were post-punk (which I generally love) and gothic, so I was looking forward to this. Unfortunately, I didn't particularly enjoy this. The album feels emotionally one-note throughout. The opening track, "One Hundred Years", I actually found to be quite annoying. I was really kind of expecting something more like Joy Division. Something catchy, even if discordant. It's all atmosphere here, but the atmosphere puts me to sleep. It isn't completely awful, though. I love the driving bass on "A Short Term Effect". And those ridiculous horror-movie synths actually gives "Cold" this great vibe. Fav tracks: A Short Term Effect, The Hanging Garden, Cold

Darker, more depressed early Cure. Very atmospheric.

Sometimes the Cure really does it for me, sometimes not so much. This was very interesting if not a bit monotonous. This was a very passive listen for me and not much else.

I hear "goth rock" get tagged onto a lot of different albums - but this by far is the most goth rock goth rock album I've ever heard. Drenched in reverb, sorrow, dread, and unease - it feels like such a contrast to the warm, coziness of The Cure's 'Disintegration'. And while it's not as vibrant or luscious as that album, it's certainly more consistent. I love that tribal drum pattern and picked bassline driving the song 'The Hanging Garden' - the rhythm section of this album is consistently tight and clean - filled with reverb snares and melodic basslines. The guitars, on the other hand, feel intangible - there are certainly hints of riffs here, especially with the haunting opener 'One Hundred Years', but most of the time they sound like faint memories and unwelcoming swellings. They're blurry - kind of like this cover. My favorite song from an instrumental standpoint is 'A Strange Day' with that riff in the instrumental break. I also love the inclusion of the eerie sample that opens up the noise and industrial-esque closing title track. But the thing that drew me in the most on this album was the imagery. Here Smith generally paints love as this super unpleasant disease, like the complete opposite of a song like 'Lovesong' that would come later in the Cure's discography. Everything here feels dreadful and ugly - an atmosphere only elevated by the drug-induced visions that occasionally crop up. A song like 'Siamese Twins' has these images of writhing and worms eating skin in a song about something supposedly beautiful and enjoyable - sex. But he paints this as an ugly, humiliating act, to an almost horror-like degree. Another example is 'The Figurehead' in which Smith talks about being unable to sleep, and with maybe the most extreme example here on the closing title track, he goes into these homicidal utterings. "One more day like today and I'll kill you" ... sick. This is an album that delves into the schizophrenic mascarades of love. Smith feels it's all fake, hence the name 'Pornography'. This album sounds like the beginning of calamity, an imminent destruction too huge for anyone to comprehend - a destruction sourced from one's undying love, and simultaneous hate, for another.

'Cover my face as the animals die.' Does this mean that Robert Smith has finally gotten over the notion that death and the expiration of flesh can be flippantly sought after? Sure, the whole album commences with 'It doesn't matter if we all die,' but this is far more vital than the gloom-gets-me-nowhere Seventeen Seconds. Perhaps they were so on the verge of falling apart as a band that a will to live implicitly permeated their program. I still struggle to listen to a Cure album all the way thru - it's just not my way of dealing with distress - but this is far from bad. 'My memory in a fire, and someone will listen / At least for a short while.' That has a quiet aspiration in it I admire. And the keeper of the sudden fire: Lol Tolhurst (drummer).

Not their peak but a great indication of where it all led.

Need to relisten. Nice drony rock. Listened to first thing in the morning. Should be more of an evening listen.

Nothing like a Cure album to turn a sunny day grey.

No es mi disco favorito de The Cure, pero este se deja escuchar, incluso a pesar de lo opresivo que suele llegar a ser.

i've given a listen the cure a few times over the course of the last few months, and this album is their weakest... not to say it's bad, just alot of the similar sound, and when it's the sort of the like rock-ambience sort of music this album has, it gets a bit too much into the background. However, the songs on individual listen ARE BEAUTIFUL it's so immersive in little pockets and would be a cool vinyl to own as something for a backing vibe. this music wouldn't be in anything pornographic tho... fav song : The Figurehead

Wasn't too big of a Cure fan before this album, and while I'm still not, I can appreciate this as a good record. Overall, Pornography is alright... wait a minute! Fave Songs - One Hundred Years, The Figurehead, Cold

From the Cure that I have listened to prior with their hits (Boys Don't Cry, Friday I'm In Love and Just Like Heaven), it has a lot less variance and a bit more of a mellow edge. However, this album is very well produced and all the songs work well together.

This album is like listening to an existential crisis playout in real time. You can even tell the exact moment when the drugs shattered their brains - kinda liked it though.

This album is aurally a little strange, with lots of haunting, echo-y sounds. It's difficult to parse the sound on a first listen, but there are some interesting beats and riffs. Feels like the type of album I'd need to listen to a few times to understand it properly and see if it hooks me, but I'm not sure it has in the first listen.

Grundge- heavy use of the bass drum. Maybe a good getting ready for a date moment. Emo central with a touch of school of rock

Some good tunes in here, and it's nice enough for a background listen. I imagine this was quite the catchy album title back in the day.

The dark atmosphere is impeccable. The synths are cool, and the drumming seems to add another dimension to the music.

Любой cure

3.6 Whilst not as good as Disintegration (phenomenal) and Seventeen Seconds (great), this album is still pretty solid. The gloom is still prevalent throughout but seems to slightly stifle creativity compared to the aforementioned albums, with less ideas and more monotony across the tracks. Still, another positive Cure album, whom I'm glad this list has introduced me to.

It's dark and moody and great. It's not the pinnacle that is Disintegration but it holds together as a Goth masterpiece. I feel like I need a shower after listening to it. 4

wow, düster - warscheinlich habe ich The Cure erst nach diesem album richtig kennengelernt . alles in allem gefällt mir der drive von bass und schlagzeug und die stimme von Smith. aber, ehrlich: spätere werke gefallen mir mehr!

Schon als es erschien kein einfaches Album, aber ein Meilenstein und halt The Cure. Mir gefällts.

This is a tough one to review I love The Cure especially the beginning of their career 17 Seconds it s an important album for me, when it came out it solidified my love for young British "alternative" bands. But Pornography was and still is difficult. It's dense and dark with melodies, when there are not easily latched on to. The beginning of the album most especially demonstrates this quality. One Hundred Years with its screechy guitars and thick rhythm section, doesn't exactly invite you in with a smile, same goes for A Short Term Effect. The album hits it's stride with The Hanging Garden, where the tempo picks up, certainly not accessible but it does help me connect things back to Seventeen Seconds. And when Siamese Twins hits and Robert Smith sings; Legs Around Me, In the Morning I Cry, wow, the emotion oozes from the grooves...the anger, the desperation. Overall it's a dark, difficult album that is worthy of the repeated listens it takes to unravel. This is the album where Robert Smith's greatness as a lyricist first shows itself. 4 stars

Bit too melancholic for me

This is a strange depressing album but that said, it's quite creative and has some truly unusual textures and sounds. I think there are a lot of people who know The Cure from singles like "Friday I'm In Love" and they'd never recognize this band. I do like the later material a bit better, in general. This album brings to mind the old adage "The Cure make you want to kill yourself, The Smiths make you wish you'd never been born".

I like the cure, this was more of the same

2 stars. I liked the synths on most songs but the singing was really grating after the second song.

I appreciate The Cure in the right mood but this album was not for me.

This was OK but Robert Smith still annoys the hell out of me.

Goof

Solid

This album wasn’t the most impactful thing that I’ve heard but it was enjoyable nonetheless.

Falls into solid 3 territory. Nothing exciting, but a decent listen.

I like the cure though I must admit this record struck me as a bit of a downer today.

Are these guys ok?

It may be a bit boring, but for 1982, this is a very interesting sound design, and I enjoyed it a lot.

I know their instruments aren’t out of tune, but if their instruments aren’t out of tune, then why do their instruments sound like they’re out of tune?

I like this era of The Cure. Nicely gloomy. A solid 4.

Haven't heard the album before. It's well-crafted but didn't resonate with me.

Not great - just a couple of things that I enjoyed listening to. I guess I am not a huge fan of gothic rock even if I thought that I liked The Cure.

This is the first goth album on this list that came up, so I'm happy for the variety. This album had a few songs that appeal to me in this time and place (A Short Term Effect, The Hanging Garden, A Strange Day). Otherwise, right now, I'd pick one of their less depressing and miserable albums.

Hanging Gardens is good, and there's one or two here that aren't too bad, but this is early dark Cure, to self obsessed and nihilistic to offer the artistry that later Cure delivered.

Sounded like they were still trying to figure out what they wanted to be.

Il y a des disques qui sont des fêtes, des invitations à la danse, des célébrations de la vie. Et puis il y a "Pornography". "Pornography", ce n'est pas un disque, c'est un abîme, un trou noir sonore qui menace de vous aspirer l'âme et de ne jamais vous la rendre. Sorti en 1982, en pleine explosion de la new wave colorée et synthétique, l'album de The Cure a l'effet d'une porte de crypte qui grince et qui s'ouvre au milieu d'une rave party. C'est un monument de noirceur, un monolithe de désespoir qui, plus de quarante ans après, n'a rien perdu de sa puissance de frappe. Quand je l'ai découvert, j'étais adolescent. Le genre d'adolescent qui pense que la vie est une tragédie insurmontable car une fille lui a refusé une danse à la boum du collège. J'écoutais Joy Division en pensant avoir touché le fond de la déprime et puis je suis tombé sur "Pornography" et j'ai compris ce que le mot "fond" voulait vraiment dire. Ce disque m'a regardé droit dans les yeux et m'a dit : "Tes petits malheurs, mon gars, c'est de la pisse de chat. Viens voir ce que c'est, la vraie angoisse." "Pornography" c'est la pièce maîtresse d'une longue discographie et, plus précisément, le point final et culminant de leur "période noire". C'est le dernier volet du triptyque de la désolation commencé avec la grisaille minimaliste de "Seventeen Seconds" et poursuivi avec la beauté glaciale et funèbre de "Faith". Si les deux premiers étaient des descentes progressives dans la mélancolie, "Pornography" est le grand plongeon final, la tête la première, dans la folie et le néant. L'album s'ouvre sur une phrase qui résume tout : "It doesn't matter if we all die". "Ça n'a pas d'importance si on crève tous". Le ton est donné, pas de faux-semblants, pas de poésie pour adoucir la pilule. On est là pour en chier, et Robert Smith va s'en assurer. L'histoire raconte que le groupe était en pleine implosion. Smith, dépressif, paranoïaque, gavé de drogues et d'alcool, ne voyait que deux issues : le suicide ou ce disque. Il a choisi la deuxième option, et a accouché d'un exorcisme d'une violence inouïe. Le son de "Pornography" est une expérience en soi. C'est une attaque sonore, une suffocation. La batterie de Lol Tolhurst, est martiale, froide, implacable. Ce ne sont pas des rythmes, ce sont des coups de boutoir, un pilonnage tribal et hypnotique qui vous ancre au sol. La basse de Simon Gallup, omniprésente et menaçante, n'est pas là pour accompagner, elle est là pour hanter. Elle gronde, elle rampe, c'est la mélodie du malaise. Et par-dessus, les guitares de Smith. Des nappes de son distordues, noyées dans le flanger et le chorus, qui créent un mur de bruit blanc, un vortex sonore à la fois terrifiant et étrangement magnifique. C'est sans aucun doute leur album le plus difficile d'accès. Il n'y a pas de single évident, pas de refrain à chantonner sous la douche. Des morceaux comme "One Hundred Years" ou la chanson-titre sont des voyages de huit minutes dans la démence, des expositions brutes de désir, de sexe, de violence et de mort. C'est un disque noir, malsain, torturé et profondément déprimant. Et pourtant... Et pourtant, c'est un chef-d'oeuvre absolu. Parce qu'au milieu de ce chaos, il y a une beauté terrible, la beauté de l'honnêteté la plus totale. C'est le son d'un homme et d'un groupe au bord du gouffre qui décident de tout lâcher, de tout balancer sans le moindre filtre. C'est viscéral, c'est authentique, et c'est ce qui le rend si puissant. C'est un disque qui fait mal, mais qui, paradoxalement, peut aussi faire du bien. C'est le compagnon idéal des nuits sans sommeil, le seul ami qui comprend vraiment quand tout part en vrille. Il ne vous dit pas que ça va aller mieux. Il vous dit "je sais", et parfois, c'est tout ce dont on a besoin. C'est un 5 sur 5. Sans la moindre hésitation. Un 5/5 pour l'un des piliers du mouvement cold wave et gothique. Un 5/5 pour l'un des albums les plus courageux et intransigeants des années 80. Et un 5/5 pour ce qui reste, à mon humble avis de vieux con, comme le sommet absolu de la carrière de The Cure. Car ensuite, ils feront des disques plus populaires, plus accessibles, peut-être même plus "beaux" au sens classique du terme. Mais ils ne feront jamais plus un disque aussi essentiel, aussi VRAI que "Pornography". Un classique terrifiant et indispensable.

A goth classic from The Cure's darkest days. The music channels the self loathing soundscapes of Joy Division. Popular music is filled with musicians who wrote from a point of absolute despair. Sadly, not all come back from the brink. Thankfully Robert Smith stared into the abyss and was able to show us what was there before coming back and transforming yet again.

postpunk ssie jaja murzynowi

12/17/24. I'm not the biggest Cure guy but I can't deny how good they are. Very consistent songs and engaging.

No. 305/1001 One Hundred Years 3/5 A Short Term Effect 3/5 The Hanging Garden 3/5 Siamese Twins 3/5 The Figurehead 3/5 A Strange Day 3/5 Cold 3/5 Pornography 2/5 Average: 2,86 Not really a fan of their style. But this was alright to listen to.

"It doesn't matter if we all die," setting the tone in One Hundred Years. The drums sound mechanical, the guitars a little dissonant, the atmosphere is beyond dystopian. This is a ruined world. On The Hanging Garden, relenteless drums bash us into oblivion. And yet, the bass riff is catchy. Siamese Twins is ponderous, the bass again driving things forward. There's a prettiness here amongst the desolation. A Strange Day is something approaching hopeful sounding, the guitars sparkling, bass rumbling along. The title track does little to improve the mood though. Eight dark anthems for depressive moments.

Don't know if I like this phase of the cure, too emo and aggravating on a Friday. 2*

I don't need to listen to this but I will, on repeat for the rest of the day 🖤

1/5

Feels very repetitive

So sad today. Poor Bob.

I’ve always thought of The Cure as a band that I like, but I’m very aware that the vast majority of the songs I know are the poppier tracks (A Forest being the only exception that comes to mind). This album didn’t have any songs that I recognised, so it was nice to hear the other side of them that I’d never really gotten round to before. It was a pleasant listen, but not anything that knocked my socks off. It’s kind of exactly what I expected it to be - like the stuff I already know, but less catchy. Not a bad album by any means, but I think I’d song listen to Friday I’m In Love over any tracks here.

Good album. Not as dark as I was hoping that it would be. I’m sure it was great at the time but it’s just not for me.

While not the example of The Cure's music I would select for this list, Pornography is a good representation of what the 80s Goth, Pop, melancholy synth pop sound was. 3/5

potentially best album of The Cure

I don't like his voice

Now I’m sad

Er svært skuffet. Virkelig langsomt, røvsygt og whiny. Man er næsten fristet til at give bundkarakter, men den der sprøde metalliske guitarlyd post-punk redder den fra bunden, men også kun lige præcis. Så snart Robert Smith ikke synger er det næsten fedt nok

Could not quite connect with this one. I'm still developing my appreciation for rock I guess.

Not terrible.

I wonder if the word "cure" in The Cure a noun or a verb? That's the most inspiring thought I had listening to this dark wave noise. There are some The Cure songs I like, they just aren't found within this brooding Halloween soundtrack.

Ei itseä varten tämäkään albumi, sen saundi.

Never really enjoyed The Cure. To dreary for me. There are some fantastic singles on their greatest hits album but not this one

I feel like I SHOULD like The Cure in theory. In practice, this music is just a bit too dreary for me. I’d probably learn to like it after a few listens, though.

Dense with atmosphere - jagged guitar loops, foreboding synth drones, vocal echoes, distorted field/media recordings. Lyrics express paranoia and dread - "I must fight this sickness." Initially what strikes me most is the drum sound. Sparse, driving, machine-like, repetitive, urgent.

This is the second Cure album I've gotten so far, after the brilliant and beautiful Disintegration. This one shares some elements with Disintegration and is unmistakably the Cure, but it lacks the same beauty and cohesion. Favorite: The Hanging Garden Least Favorite: Pornography

Dark and Synthy - I like it

Okay.

I was excited to see a Cure album pop up as the album for today but that excitement was short lived. This album was a bit of a downer. It is clear that there was a lot going on behind the scenes that subtly, and sometimes not so subtly, left a dark stamp on the tracks. A bit too dark for my tastes.