Pornography

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.

Just not a band/style of music that I enjoy.

I tried to take it seriously and I couldn’t get into it. So then I tried to treat it with the same indulgent affection that I’d treat a 13 year old cousin in his goth phase and I enjoyed it much more. It’s not a nuanced or comprehensive look at the human experience but it certainly captures a mood.

Pretty good. Definitely the Cure being the Cure. Not poppy or full of hits which is not a bad thing IMHO. If you like later Cure you might like this. If you don't, you surely won't. Three stars.

Freakcore

The music feels suffocating, like a heavy fog. It lingers, cold and unrelenting. There’s a darkness, but it doesn’t unfold like Nick Cave’s work—it just sits there. It’s relentless but not always compelling. There’s something missing, maybe hope, maybe a spark?

Why does this sound so terrible?

A pretty good album, I liked Siamese Twins and The Figurehead the most.

Interesting sound, alternative music for the 80’s, makes me want to listen to more albums from this band.

As much as I enjoyed the last couple Cure albums, this one was the most drab and dull. It might be more emo than the other ones (Disintegration, Seventeen Seconds), but not in a way I really enjoyed. No overly weird songs either, like Lullaby. Every song is also 45-75 seconds too long. If I'm picking a favorite song, it's going to be Siamese Twins.

This was a cool album. It's pretty intense for the Cure, which I think of as being a more sort of lilting, sadboy band (though perhaps I'm mistaken about them). Really solid early goth album 4/5

Suspiciously drum heavy effort from these pioneers of Scottish samba funk. I liked this better than the last Cure album we got, but still waiting for the really good stuff. 3.65

“Pornography” by The Cure became a landmark album in shaping the goth scene that emerged in the 1980s. The album’s layered, echoing production style also left a mark on shoegaze bands like My Bloody Valentine, who embraced similarly dense, immersive soundscapes. Furthermore, Pornography influenced artists across genres who sought to capture emotional rawness and existential themes. Many alternative and indie rock bands in the 1990s and 2000s, from Placebo to Interpol, drew on its themes of alienation and desolation. In many ways, Pornography helped define the darker aesthetic that would characterise much of post-punk and goth rock, establishing The Cure as pioneers of emotionally driven, atmospheric music.

There are 3 albums from The Cure on this list, and that already feels a little like overkill, but I’d definitely trade this one or Seventeen Seconds for Wish in a heartbeat. I guess I understand why this is on the list, and it’s not terrible, but I feel like there are better albums from The Cure than this. But, I mean, rating the list as it is, this one is middling. “A Strange Day” and “Pornography” were pretty good. Nothing else really stood out. Overall this was fine.

One of their very best. 4.5/5, will round it up to 5 on the site.

I wanted to like this so much.. Especially since it really kinda feels like a sibling album to what Siouxsie & The Banshees were doing at the time. Although there are striking elements I can point out as sounding cool (especially the guitar work), there's an overall drone to the album that didn't really doo much for me. Also Roberts perpetually whining singing which has always been a problem for me, I think work with the droning, but is not something I really care to listen to. (6.7) ★★★

Very dark and gothic, but with interesting textures. 4 stars

Super awesome goth rock that's one of 1982's finest albums. 4.5 stars.

4.5

More like ‘Snorenography’. It starts off quite menacing and nicely evil sounding but that song and every one after it just turns out to be super repetitive, droning and tedious. Not a whole lot of, or rather, any melodies to be found here and Robert Smith yelp singing is way more annoying that it usually is. Some cool wiry guitar lines that are basically copied and pasted from Joy Division Closer.

When I was given this for Christmas at 15 I'd heard the Boys Don't Cry comp, The Top and The Head on the Door. None of which prepared me for this black pit of a record. At first I recoiled like from a first ever nibble of a brussel sprout. But I persevered because it felt like the grown up thing to do and my body was telling me I needed some greens as well as chocolate... um I mean my moody teenage self felt the draw of Pornography's gloomy black heart and it soon became a favourite. Ho! Ho! Ho!

This holds up well in comparison with newer stuff I think. Definitely not a pop Cure album.

Creo que tienen mejores discos y mejores canciones. ¿Por qué está aquí? La verdad es que el sonido me ha parecido como arquetípico del sonido "siniestro", las percusiones, los teclados, etc. En ese aspectos es una buenas muestra. Me guardo «The Hanging Garden» y «A Strange Day».

Decent album

Ok. Mjög sundurlaus hlustun af minni hálfu. En góðir sprettir og tengsl við gleðisveitina. Ég get ekki farið hærra en 3,5.

The darkest album I’ve ever heard. When I listened to it for the first time, I was inspired to write three poems. I still remember that evening in December, alone in my room, crying and writing. It was an unforgettable experience

I wasn't familiar with this Cure album - I respect the intention and the sound they acheived

The first few minutes I thought it would be a too early 80s sounding album for my taste, which I don't like. But the more I listened the more I loved it. It's dark, haunging and depressive, just like this November day and my mood tonight.

This will be my second album by The Cure to review, after Seventeen Seconds, which I thought was fine. I know a handful of songs by The Cure, but most of their songs that I know are from later in their career, when their songs didn’t have such a dark tone. I’m hoping that I’ll enjoy this album a bit more than Seventeen Seconds. This album was really good. It’s exactly what I wanted from an album by The Cure’s early days, when their sound was more driven by post-punk. The mood and sound that permeates the whole album is fantastic, and I love how big the sound is. That big sound creates a really unique atmosphere, and it’s one of my favorite things about The Cure’s darker music. The drumming and bass playing were particularly great across the album, and I felt like this really set this album apart from some of my favorite post-punk albums from this era. I enjoyed Robert Smith’s vocals as well, and his lyrics were very well written, albeit incredibly dark in subject matter. A few parts of the album dragged a bit for me, but as a whole work, the album really excels. “One Hundred Years” and “Cold” were my favorite songs on the album. They both had haunting melodies that I really loved, and the keyboard parts on both of them were excellent. I enjoyed listening to this, and I’m excited for when I’ll finally get to listen to Disintegration.

There were a few early songs by The Cure that I used to enjoy, like "A Forest" for example, which used to get a lot of play in goth clubs back in the 80s. But I never really clicked with their albums, and by the time they were singing about "Love Cats" I had totally lost any interest I might have once had. But I always has a sneaky suspicion I was missing out on something, and when I got "Disintegration" a while back, I actually quite enjoyed it. But it still didn't click with me. I think I gave it 4 stars and planned to listen to it again, but never got around to it. I wish I had listened to this album first, as this was finally the missing piece of the puzzle. After playing this through twice back-to-back, I went and listened to Disintegration again, and this time everything fell into place. Seems this is a 5-star album for me, even though it's derivative in places, and the start feels a bit weaker than the end.

Great goth album for Halloween

One Hundred Years 3 A Short Term Effect 3.1 The Hanging Garden 3.2 Siamese Twins 3 The Figurehead 3.1 A Strange Day 3.3 Cold 3.2 Pornography 3 Score: 3.1125

Disintegration is better

Very Cure.

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

Never heard the entire album before. Not much of a Cure fan anyway, but this doesn't resonate with me.

#75 - It didn't speak to me but I feel it has the potential to do so after a few more listens.

I love the Cure but I just can't jive with their darker, mopey stuff. I like them here, but I appreciated the band more as they evolved into a more poppy sound (sorry). So for skill, 4 but a 2.5 for sound. When we get to Head on the Door I'm all in!

Meh. I love other albums, but not this one.

I understand why this was not one of my faves growing up. Not an easy record. Not so much depressing as just dark and a bit difficult. Save maybe The Hanging Garden - nothing ventures anywhere near the pop sensibilities that shine through on pretty much every Cure album. But I understand this as a valuable building block for where they were headed. The bears - an underappreciated aspect of the band - are generally excellent if a bit menacing. They guitars are bigger. Just not one to pull out too often.

Was not sure if it's a 3 or 4. Would have given a 3.5 if possible. Nice album but not really a 4.

not my favorite Cure album. maybe a 3 tops

What a steaming pile of shit...

Really nothing remarkable for me. 1,5

La depressione c’è tutta ma onestamente mi ha un po’ annoiato. Le canzoni draggano e capisco che nel contesto oscuro la cosa ha senso, però mi aspettavo di più. The Cure, sono certo che ci rivedrete più avanti, io sarò pronto a darvi un’altra chance

dal sito: "The sessions saw the band on the brink of collapse, with heavy drug use, band in-fighting, and frontman Robert Smith's depression fueling the album's musical and lyrical content". allegria. non molto indicato per un ascolto in un giorno qualsiasi mentre stai facendo la spesa, ma se stai passando la settimana più merdosa della tua vita probabilmente sarebbe un buon sottofondo (se non si hanno tendenze suicide, altrimenti sarebbe la proverbiale goccia che fa traboccare il vaso). nonostante la depressione comunque non è per niente pesante e non ho fatto per niente fatica ad arrivare alla fine, a differenza di moltissime altre volte. questo è secondo me perchè sono i Cure, una band di un certo calibro, non come tutte le millemila band sconosciute anche alle loro madri che sono finite su questo sito solo perchè evidentemente hanno fatto un servizietto all'autore.

kiváló ez még mindig.

Yes

It started good but didn't like it after a certain point

This sounds like the sort of album that gets better with each subsequent listen. Started off with an absolute cracker in One Hundred Years before falling off slightly. A low 4, but possibly rising with future listens.

Nope. Dark, monotonous, a tedious listen.....but not terrrrrrrrible, in an odd way.

Found this harder going than I expected. It's very Joy Division-y but with a, let's say, more distinct singer. Very echo-y. Lots of icy atmosphere. I liked the songs with the sort of tribal drums, especially Hanging Garden but overall I think I prefer the happy, upbeat The Cure of Love Cats and Friday I'm In Love...

Albumi #80, 16.10.2024 The Curen neljäs studioalbumi julkaistiin vuonna 1982. Pornography on The Curen synkin albumi sekä sanoituksiltaan että musiikillisesti. Albumi on kaikkineen hieno teos, mutta päällekäyvän synkkyytensä takia tätä ei pysty kuuntelemaan kuin yksittäisinä kuuntelukertoina harvakseltaan.

I can appreciate that this album impacted music and that the Cure is a well known band. Overall I thought it was an okay album. There are definitely worse albums we have gotten as well as much better ones. Probably a 2.5 with half stars.

Enjoyed. Nothing to write home about, though.

I like elements of this album, but as with Disintegration it is quite oppressive overall and does wear on you over time. I do really like the oppressive, droney opening on this. It really sets the mood. Some of the guitars feel like they're actually dripping in sorrow, and the atmospheric drums and moody vocal echoes work really well also. But then it does just become a drag over time. His singing in particular is quite one-note. This is the kind of album that you should probably listen to as a whole, but then so much in one go is also quite hard work. By the end you realise you've hunched all the way over as this album has been weighing on you for the past 43 minutes.

boring ... drums play the same rhythm through each song (although different for each), could be a drum machine. Voice characterless and instrumentation boring. Nothing to bring me back here.

Fine - dark driving vibe. Never really makes anything happen though.

I think I liked the other cure a little better but this was still awesome

good ass rock. angsty and dark, music that I would walk down the stairway to hell with

I enjoyed this album, I am not a huge cure fan but have listened to this a few times in the past.

Really really good Not my favourite 3 cure albums but gloomy depressing and beautiful Fouuuur

Second half is better but this isn't the best album of The Cure

Nooe

i am of the opinion this is a step back in The Cure's progression...a stab at darkness they wouldn't reconcile with their knack for shiny melodies until Disintegration (and x100 in the 90s)...so like, it's okay ig 6/10

The Cure is a favorite of mine and this album is no exception.

I used to hate the cure. I referred to them, childishly, as the Disease. Suddenly, I began to really enjoy their music. My best friend in high school in college was a fan and I began to like them as a result. All these years later, and I have to think that they’re kind of in the middle for me. This album is definitely not my favorite. I’d love to give them at least three, but I just can’t do it.

4.0

kind of one note

I enjoyed this. Very different from their more popular sound.

Not quite the level of Disintegration but a lovely moody vibe nonetheless

Not my favorite, but I do like the band

Incredible!

Alright last song a bit revolution 9

Stone cold classic

I love the cure and this is an album I've tried to listen to a few times previously but this is a hard listen.

Enjoyed thuis more than I thought I would. I remember it being darker I must just be older and more depressed to enjoy it more lol

The cure at their lowest ebb manage to make some of their best music.

My favorite kind of depressing. 4.0

The first in the the really depressing trilogy. Robert Smith had to start making poppy songs for a bit after this one

Very dark, but so deep

I dig the gloomy Soundwave of this but after a while it all sound the same.

The Hanging Garden

This is my first The Cure album I've listened to. Very emo, very angsty. This has a unique gothic rock sound that I really like. I think I'm going to make a playlist for songs that have a Halloween feel just so I can put some of these songs on it. The Vibe: You just saw a scary movie at the theater and now you're walking home by yourself in the middle of the night and you're not sure if those are footsteps behind you or if it's just in your head.

I'm no a fan of music like this. Not a lot going on here it's just a bunch of reverb to me. Lots of TENSION but the output is very sad.

The Cure’s clunky but iconic monotony reaches some emotional peaks here (in songs such as ‘A Strange Day’).

As a Smiths fan, I tried to dig The Cure. But be it Disintegration, Wish, and well, Pornography, it all sounded the same: dreary and soulless.

You’re a gothic rock band in the 1980’s, about to open your fourth album. How to make your audience know you still mean business? Opt for the opening line of “It doesn’t matter if we all die”, and follow it up with forty-odd minutes of gloom from the void. The result is either completely perfect or utterly tedious, depending on one’s feelings towards The Cure and all they represent. “Pornography” supposedly represents the final album in the band’s first phase, before bassist Simon Gallup departed and they began to churn out excellent pop-rock-goth classics like “The Lovecats”, “Inbetween Days”, “Just Like Heaven”, “Close to Me”, “Pictures of You”, “Lovesong”, etc. etc. There’s nothing so accessible on “Pornography”: lead single “The Hanging Gardens” is a thunderstorm of toms, ultra-flangey guitars and cryptically bleak lyrics (in Smith’s words, “something about the purity and hate of animals fucking”.) In all likelihood, they just went with the track with the highest BPM. Incongruous single aside, “Pornography” is a series of dreary dreamlike images. Death, despair, doom, hopelessness, rendered in real-time by Smith’s perfectly suited vocal. The lyrics are strong in their own impressionistic way, but it’s the music which really helps them get under the skin. Heavy reverse delay, gated drums, ringing drones and tones, relentless basslines, flange and flange and flange on the guitars. It’s top marks for atmosphere, but less so for the songs: all too often the lyrics, performances and definition are lost in extensive reverb. This is partly the point: in Smith’s own words, they wanted to emulate the sound of “Phil Spector in Hell”, an idea we can all get behind for more reasons than one. For me, the two songs which emerge as the strongest are “A Strange Day” and “Cold”, because they feel the most vast in scope (huge sound! Huge chorus!). While the rest doesn’t always move me, I can appreciate the band had a vision here, and went hell-for-leather in committing to it. If it doesn’t matter that we all die, it certainly doesn’t matter that I’m going to rate this perhaps less than it deserves.

Yup, I very much enjoyed it.

I was not tracking with everyone’s general take that this album was depressing until the last song. It tipped me over the edge, but on the whole, I would say dark and heavy more than depressing. I’d throw in impressive as well.

Ponderous, plodding, repetitive, yet for some reason this didn’t seduce me! I like the elements, though I tired of hearing Robert sing from the vast hall next door, and the drums began to sound too flat, tired.

All the songs sound the same, but it's a great song! "Charlotte Sometimes" and "The Hanging Garden" are probably the best examples, both on the singles collection.

To dark and gloomy for me.

Well, considering I started rewatching What We Do In The Shadows on the same day I was given the best Gothic Rock album, I’d say we’re well in out way to spooky season in style. Pornography is just a masterpiece, a dense, claustrophobic and expansive sounding mixture of tribal pounding drums, thunderous bass and knotted twisting guitar lines. I mentioned that in my Disintegration review that that album is very urban sounding, the Gothic liminal spaces of empty office buildings and suburban streets lit by dim street lamps and neon. In contrast, Pornography is Gothic in a more traditional sense, bringing to mind the isolation of desolate moors, dense forest or, scariest of all, the recesses of your own mind. Ooh, I am going to have a fun autumn

i listened to this a couple times but could never form a definite opinion. it's nice to listen to, i guess

Didn’t really get into it. Nothing stood out to me.

Gloomy, and I liked it. My inner goth would be happy, if it could feel happiness. 4/5

Not for me. 1/5

p488. 1982. 1 star. The Cure make great singles, but this is a self indulgent mess of noise. Avoid.

I did find it a little samey. Got distracted and couldn't really tell I had heard most of the album. Didn't really keep me interested

Cool sounds and very menacing, would probs not listen again tho

I do love the Cure, this album was average though

Pretty good

Love the Cure. But this isn’t my favorite. Definitely dark and gloomy. A few stand outs. 3.5

Like their later stuff better

Pornography was the album I left out back in the days. I had Faith and The Top, but for some, now unknown reason, not Pornography. I remember The Hanging Garden, but the rest of the album sounds now a bit repetitive. I know that the older albums featured a similar problem and were in parts equally dark and depressing, so this should come as no surprise.

Cool

This album has grown a lot on me since the first listen. Some songs sound like the Cure parodying themselves. You can hear the early roots that eventually blossomed into Disintegration, which is an all time album, on this album. The more I listen to the Cure, the more I like and appreciate them. They have a ton of versatility over their discography and kind of do it all on the pop/rock/post punk spectrum.

i had a good time

The Cure has many great songs but the collection here starts to similar and stays this way.

I'm disappointed, but I suspect I might need to revisit this one eventually. I feel as if I missed a lot of the nuance.

🎧2 stars might be a bit harsh for this, but it’s about as dreary and dark as they come so you really gotta be in the right mood to vibe with it. Favorite track: A Strange Day

Atmosphere creates More than anyone, The Cure; Emotions second. Fabulous album. I rocked the singles more, but this album smashed. Listened to the last few after watching Altman’s 3 Women. An experience.

The style of this one just washes over me. A template for 'thing that was kinda cool from the 80s but doesn't do much for you'. The chorus effects etc. on everything sounds like hedging bets, though I know that sound is a very intentional choice. I think the Cure's reputation as the cool alternative band of the 80s put me off of discovering the music I really like in my teens. Thought there was something in the air that produced that 80s pop sound. music: hated. (⌐■_■)

Just like the last one by the Cure, I liked this quite a lot. There’s something earnest and touching about the over commitment to being a spooky weirdo, I think the knowledge that Robert Smith is still Like That really goes a long way for me.

dark and gloomy. robert smith’s signature vocals and the catchy bass lines make this album a very listenable experience.

I like the Cure but this sounded kinda stock compared to their other, later, more polished stuff.

gonna tell my whole family about how much I love pornography 10/10

Second Cure album on this list so far (seventeen seconds was the first). I don't think either one was special in the least.

Very cool

Great band but so dark and depressing....all the time. And I always hated Robert Smith's voice. Sounds like screaming from a distance in a tunnel. Not a fan.

Ekki besta plata Cure, en samt drullu gott sound.

Mjög góð plata. Engir hittarar en hrikalega sterk plata í heild. Vissulega dáldið þung.

Always found it hard to get into Pornography (and Faith) for some reason. Appreciate them both more the last few years as I have watched many live concerts on YouTube from the last tour, and live is where the indulgent magic happens with The Cure - especially for these songs.

First half 3 stars, maybe 2.5. Second half 4

Might get better on a relisten

Who doesn’t like the cure? Lol. Idk if I was THIS into them.

Nothing stood out to me. Ok as background music while I worked.

Cool haunting and depressing atmosphere that sucks you in, even if there’s no immediate carchiness to the songs. If only all songs were as good as One Hundred Years and The Hanging Garden! Of the 8 tracks, half of them are excellent, 3 are okay, and the final track is so unlistenable that I almost considered handling out 3 stars. Almost. And I start thinking of the goth kids in South Park when listening to the album. Not sure if that’s a good thing or not

I love the cure

Great band, genre and album!

The Cure is one of my favorite groups. This album is perfect.

2.5 ok samey sounding

Need to listen a few more times to digest, but liked it!

I loved this album. It’s so dramatic and haunting, but heavy at the same time. Lyrically it’s dark and interesting all the way through. I’ll absolutely be listening again…many times.

This is probably their most consistent album. Starts great, good almost until the end. It's the dark sound they're still associated with today, more than their later pop sound. The singing is flat a lot of the time, but it doesn't really bother me. There's enough space in the production so it doesn't clash with anything too bad. Favorite song: a short term effect

Haunting, alluring, and resplendent.... What delightful album. Sold 4 almost 5.

Muutama erittäin mielenkiintoinen ääni joka johdattaa sisään porttoon... Suureen babyloniin.. Iljetysten äiti.... shitty place man...

I think the only thing that kept me from being Goth in college was the music.

bit of a droner

Pretty heavy going and noisy, no bangers

Okay The Cure! Okay spooky scary skeleton opening to “One Hundred Years”! I think my problem with the cure is a lot of their songs do tend to sound the same.. but some of them are really good! I just haven’t heard the ones on this album. I like the guitar solo in “A Strange Day.” This is tough because I just let this one wash over me and wasn’t very into it… feels illegal to rank The Cure at 3 but… here we go.

I don’t know if I expected this to be better but i wasn’t exactly blown away. It was fine and it was good but it wasn’t the bay thing I’ve ever heard. Figurehead and cold were my two favourite songs but everything else sounded a bit similarish

1982 fue el año de Thriller. Pero hubo discos realmente buenos ese año y entre ellos destacan este de Pornogaphy de the Cure, 1999 y Avalon, o Nebraska. También los debuts de Felt, Coucteau Twins, Laurie Anderson o Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Otros realmente buenos también fueron New gold dream, Glassworks, The days of wine and roses, Too Rye Ay, The lexicon of love, The Dreaming, Rit it up... Un álbum oscuro, denso y frío que cierra su trilogía gótica comenzada con Seventeen Seconds y Faith. No es su obra cumbre (Disintegration) pero se le acerca. Su mejor canción es sin duda Strange days. Con sonidos angustiosos y depresivos: muerte y la autodestrucción. El título hace referencia precisamente al público y seguidores que disfrutaban viendo a la banda (sobre todo a su líder) sumido en semejante estado, existencialismo adolescente que criticaron algunas mentes cortas de miras. Imprescindible para conocer la evolución del Punk al Post-punk y de de este al rock gótico que seguirán Siouxsie entre otros.

This isn't something I'd seek out. It's a bit dark and not especially my kind of thing but this was alright. I'm thinking a 2.5/5 but I'll round up to a 3.

Listening to this is like traveling through time, back to my freshman year of high school. It’s 1984 and I’m riding the BART train into San Francisco with my friends, listening to this cassette tape on my Walkman. My best friend lent it to me, told me I have to check out this cool band. It changed me, changed who I thought I was and made me something different. It shaped the way I thought about music and opened new doors, brought new friends, made my heart beat different.

DNL

OK album. This has the dark, moodiness of The Cure but with less of the poppy-ness. I'm not a diehard fan (but I loved Disintegration), so this album does not resonate as much with me. The music is always interesting nonetheless. ***

Fuck yes, finally something good. The Cure are simply fantastic and this is easily one of their best. It's so dark and moody, yet also has such a sense of intensity and urgency, while still being super sad and emotional, like much of The Cure's music is.

I didn’t expect to come out of this project liking the Cure, but here we are.

Wieder so ein 80er-Sound, den ich nicht mag.

good music for the suicidal probably personally not suicidal yet but i guess it was alright 2.9/5

da hatte ich mir dann doch mehr erwartet

I can't 100% remember how I've rated every other goth album my group's come across, but I think it's here I wanna firmly put this genre into the "not my thing" box. Like, lemme just stop saying "If I were goth...," y'know? 'Cuz this album in particular, this album was very "in one ear, out the other; can't recall nuffin'" for me. Normally I'd attribute that to undiagnosed ADHD, or a general "if I had more time to spin it," but here, with this kinda soundscape, it does nothing for me. And I'm not particularly clamoring to remember, either. There's not even any one element I can shrug at to justify bumping it an extra star. So, all the goths of the world out there, I like your fashion, and I like your girls with the big tiddy, but your music? I jus' gotta be honest with myself here and stop giving the benefit. Maybe down the line I'll find out that appeals more to my sensibilities, but for sure it's not here.

Gothic rock at its finest.

You know, I think I’m at a 3.5 that I just can’t round up. This album is ultimately good; in terms of the soundscape, it achieves the atmosphere it was looking for throughout, it has a decent progression in its lyrics from start to finish, and vocally, I think it does just enough for me to feel the intended emotion throughout the whole record. I just wasn’t that into it. For everything this album does right, I just think the overall vision here doesn’t align with my musical tastes as much as I would’ve liked. That’s a bit selfish to say, yes, but it’s just kind of how I feel. I think the overall structure of the album is a bit loose; there are songs where the soundscape could’ve been tightened up a bit more for me, with a lot of empty little gaps of nothing but the drums and guitar that slowly add up to me in a way that doesn’t make the album experience feel great. I think lyrically, while it gets the progression right, a lot of what’s here is remarkably abstract, and feels very stream of consciousness in a way that diminishes the potent storytelling potential that every song kicks off with – every single intro on this album is fantastic at setting a tone and an atmosphere, but it never managed to keep me hooked from start to finish on most songs until the back half of the album began. Even then, those songs suffer deeply from “first minute is the whole song” in terms of their soundscapes. Vocally… yeah, it could’ve just been better. It feels very spoken word-y throughout, and it kills me, because I can feel moments where the melodies are right there for him to take advantage of and hook onto, but he just never grabs them as tightly as he could have. I really do like this album, but it’s dripping with unmet potential to me. It’s right on the edge of a 4, and with some real outside presence to commercially sort of clean up the rougher edges of the album, I really do think this could’ve hit as high as a 5 for me… but that’s for me. I can easily recognize that this style, the way it is now, is gonna absolutely connect to someone better than it did for me. It just wasn’t fully there for my tastes, so I’m gonna disappointingly give this album a 3.

Meh

Man I thought i liked the Cure, but this was terrible

Still no Bob Seger

What does it mean if it made me smile?

It's a good album- very dark and atmospheric, a bit too consistent. If there was a little bit of light to shine through the clouds, it could be a masterpiece.

Some interesting sound scapes, but not an album for me. I can see why people would like this album, but I don’t think I will come back to it. Again, it did have some really cool sounds to it

Solid album with an interesting/unique sound. I enjoyed this a fair amount. No real standout tracks but solid nonetheless.

Hanging Garden is a classic. But also this whole album is a mood and I love the Cure, this them at their most goth… I’m just going 4.5+ with it as an old fan.

The things I’d go to be a scene kid in the 80’s. Holy banger opener. What a fucking atmosphere and mood to set right off the rip. I definitely think it should have been shorter, but fire none the less. This is as just as haunting and depressing of an album as I was expecting. Super goth and emo, and I’m guessing this album was a trailblazer for that sound when it came out in 82. Far from the best I’ve heard of the cure thus far, but I fucking love this band. Cold is still one of my favorite tracks by them, and I loved Strange Day and Siamese Twins as well. Solid 6.5/10.

The Cure at their spookiest yet. They were experimenting for a depressing sound, and this is a bit too dark for me. The vocals take a backseat to the drone of the guitar and Bass unlike how lead with guitars as time went on. Robert Smith sings more like a poet here than an actually singer. between a 3-4

mm weiss ich nich digga...

pne juandred years. er singt schono geil. ich kenn glaub keis lied uf dem album. ultra darke scheiss. geil. aber gad chli sehr depri. a short term effect sehr moody d gitarre schwimmt sochli imne teppich ume. hanging garden isch sehr cool mega flanger überall aber da ganze isch seeehr "mir gohts scheisse" musig. bin gad bi the figurehead und ich checks immerno aber han gad nöd sone gueti ziit? gohts mir au scheisse ?? aso song slappt. pornography isch au meh verstörend als irgendwie cool. weiss gad nöd wasi söll mit dem album afange.

hahahah mite lyrics "it doesn't matter if we all die" es album ahfange powermove find drums sehr sehr geil und spannend rhe hanging garden git echli meh gäse sini weinerluchi stimmpasst extrem zude ganze atmosphäre siamese twins hetmer glaub bis jz am beste gfalle, de sehr primitivi drum beat und langsam gitarre allgemein uhh the figurehead mega schòni "bridge" I guess? au wennis sehr spannend und au cool find, merki wie die lieder alli chli.glich töned für mich s solo bi strange day hani gad sehr geil gfunde ja s isch echli smaey worde aber seeehr geil

3.5

This album has a much more dark and sinister feel than the Cure songs I’m familiar with. Subtly complex, decent hooks. Songs blended together a bit, didn’t really love the drum sound with the echo, made everything feel much muddier than it really was. 3.25/5

Depressing

I was not enjoying the other "The cure" albums from the list so much since they are too strange for me, but this one was wow! I think I finally got it, and now I should re-listen the two other ones that I rated with 3 stars. 5 stars to compensate. The essence of what I can understand as post-punk.

8/10

the cure is certainly a darker alternative rock group, and this album is probably the most gothic i've ever listened to in terms of that. it's haunting. the kind of music to listen to when you're wearing a top hat, cane, and ghastly pale makeup. it's solid all the way through, but sometimes it gets pretty morbid.

Probably one of the best Goth Rock albums I've ever heard. One Hundred Year and The Hanging Garden top most playlists and compilations of the genre. A curious fact is that I had never heard this entire album from start to finish in the sequence of tracks in which it was released. However, I already knew all the songs, precisely because they appear on all Goth Rock playlists. And in fact: they work much better together and in this sequence. Excellent Album!

No Party Album. Intense, deep, listen loud.

Kind of weird and slow.

Ich mag The Cure aber diese Songs sollte man nur in gefestigter Stimmung konsumieren. Sonst drohen suizidale Gedanken. Und klingt das nur bei mir wie eine Monoaufnahme hinter dicken Vorhängen? Grausam.

Pillars of gothic rock. Gets boring real quick. 2 stars

I feel better now.

"Phils Spector in hell" quite on point. Absolute sonic drift

Just didn’t really enjoy this

- Difficult for me to separate The Cure away from the vibe of their biggest pop hits, especially with the distinct nature of Robert Smith's voice. I appreciate the dark sentiment of this album, but his vocals often take me out of it. - "The Hanging Garden" and "Siamese Twins" both stand out, especially with the heaviness of the bass and percussion. I believe the latter to be the best track. - "Pornography," the final track is an interesting, avante-garde mood piece.

The right music for a sad day. I hope you don't often feel like listening to it.

I like the cure, but it turns out it's their poppier, later stuff. This was fine. Like a less tuneful Joy Division.

"One Hundred Years" and "Pornography" are just awesome. The others are also pretty amazing. Robert Smith is a great singer-songwriter, along with everyone else. I thought The Cure would be one of those overrated 80s bands. This is really modern for 1982. 4 stars for this classic album.

Could listen to again

Goth, dark, good ambience for certain times.

2.5

I like the Cure, overall, but nothing really wowed me here. except - it was my 200th album

Okay, I highly doubt that this was intentional, but I got this album on the anniversary of the album releasing! That is just insane, assuming that it is a coincidence. It's kind of eerie, just like this album. I've heard great things about The Cure, so I was excited going into this album. Fortunately, unlike other highly praised bands with dark slow sounds (I'll understand you eventually, My Bloody Valentine), I immediately see the appeal of this album. This album has been considered post-punk, but the only thing that reminds me of post-punk at all is the vocals. Even then, Robert Smith's vocals are still different and unique enough to make this album something special. The sound is dark and mysterious, but I like it. I can really feel the atmosphere of what they were going for here. This album is seen as a pioneer of gothic rock, and gothic is definitely a word that describes this whole album. The writing is intriguing as well. There's actually a few common themes that loosely tie into the album's title. Well, okay, the album isn't actually about pornography itself. Rather, there are loose themes of sex and the nature of it sprinkled into a few of the songs. Overall, I like this album. I am very excited to get into this band even more with their 2 other albums on this list. Light 4/5.

I like a lot of The Cure's stuff but not on this album

Ich bin nicht unbedingt ein The Cure Fan. Aber dieses Album hat mich begeistert, obwohl der Titel durchaus für nicht einladend ist. Zwar durchaus deprimierende Texte, aber der Gesang und die Musik Arrangements sind sehr gelungen. Ein schönes Album.

It's dork, not scary dork. Just dork

solid album. 3.6/5

Decent album. I just don't like The Cure. 3/5

new wave, brit. pop, 1982 -> 2

found out today that I do not like the cure

This is so emo. My anguished fourteen-year-old inner poet is like, "Dude. A little much." Depression is a hell of a thing. Proto-emo, though. Hence, we are listening to it now. I'm imagining a post *this* the Cure fan going back into the back catalog and landing on the title track and my same inner fourteen-year-old is giggling uncontrollably.

I found it had decent songs. Not hummable, but one could hear the lyrics. Very depressing lyrics, but that is what the band is all about isn't it?

I liked this one more on this listen than previously. It really is such a depressing album. I think the music is good, it’s just not something I ever feel like putting on with how much of a downer it is. Rating: 3.6

I need to listen to more Cure from this period to really appreciate it I think.

The machine gun-like drums are a cool part of the album, but it doesn’t overtake the sadness at its heart. I’m not sad enough for albums like this. I much prefer The Cure’s radio-friendly pop stuff.

That was a dark one. I do love me some Cure.

Ez

ez anglo list 4 (3.5)

Too depressing and anti-melodic with songs that go on forever. I understand why some would like this but not for me.

Yeaaaa I don’t think this album is for me. Super angsty with a harsher tone

Until Disintegration, this was Cure's best album. Straight from the off, you hear with 100 Years that there is anger and energy in a more focussed direction than on the more whimsical singles that had got Smith & Co to this point. The Hanging Gardens is just sublime as the album builds to a rhythmic crescendo of chaos and anger. Very dark. Very excellent.

Not my favourite Cure album, but still decent

I like shoegaze, this is a precursor - not for me

Saying this & other Cure albums are depressing is a surface level view and misses the point. They cathartic.

3/5. Pretty average. It didn't do anything good or bad enough to gain or lose any points. *shrugs*

Not my favourite Cure album but you know what you’re getting with them. You either love morose or you don’t. Like a spoonful of peanut butter I find this comforting and recognisable. There’s nothing really catchy but it’s moody and atmospheric and I’m totally on board.

Very lush and macabre.

For all the great Cure songs and albums that contain them, this seems a curious choice to pick out of the group. The album sets a mood, but the songwriting is lackluster, IMO. More like soundscapes. Not a huge fan of the drum sounds (is that a live drummer?).

thanks to my daughter, i've become much more of a fan of goth than i was when i was young, so this really struck a nerve with me. great stuff. the lyrics a bit trite, perhaps. but the music!

This is a winner if only for the guitar and drums on The Hanging Gardens. But I like the whole package.

Not my favourite Cure. Did appreciate the atmosphere

Slow, understated and melancholy. Maybe a better book of poetry than an album. I'm happy for the people who like it, but for me: a snore. I love melancholy but not in this flavour I guess.

I like this. I've never listened to them but was looking forward to it. It was a little more 80's sounding then I was expected for whatever reason. I can see this growing on me. Will I listen to again: 75%

Cool

not my fav cure but it's good

The Cure. An acquired taste I just cannot get myself to acquire, try as I might.

I love The Cure so much 🖤🥀😭 And I don’t even love their goth era as much as their new wave era, but this is still amazing!!!

Gawd, The Cure do self-loathing well, don’t they? I appreciate this, but do not wish to spend any appreciable length of time with it… Hmm…never thought about this before today, but The XX do owe Smith + Co a moral debt (ie, non -enforceable but nevertheless very real)

Definitely heard of the Cure. Never fully listened to an album of theirs. Looking forward to listening to this. I dig this.

Pivotal album the the goth rock era. Can't say it without this album being mentioned in the same sentence. Music is dark, sad, and the lyrics are pained. This is the soundtrack to depression but in a way that's great, shows there are others who feel what you do and you are not alone. This album saved people.

Not for me.

This album exudes such a haunting aura that just can’t be matched. The songs are put together in such an odd way that creates a feeling of uneasiness. Cold is one of if not my favorite Cure song. Just perfection. Easily the band’s best work besides Disintegration

FINALLY CAUGHT UP AND I GET THE CURE LFG! never heard this before, at least i dont think.

Always had a bit of trouble understanding the greatness of The Cure... this album didn't change that feeling. Pretty bland overall, no song that stood out and grabbed me really. Hope they have more exciting albums than this on the list!

It just felt really bland and pretentious. I just don't get it. Maybe sometime I will. Very different from the more upbeat "The Cure" songs i actually know and like ("Lovecats", "Boys Don't Cry" etc etc.)

Great 90’s band. Some great songs. This album, not my favorite.

Was ok with some highlights here and there. 3.5/5

Just an endless moody stonery dirge, but some of the changes are really powerful when they break up the repetition

Ah, the angsty 80s. Very listenable, despite being a bit brooding.

I’m a fan of the Cure and have always loved this album. It was great to listen to it again, however I’m not a moody teen anymore so it’s a different perspective. Disintegration led me to Wish (which remains one of my favorite albums to this day) which led me to try to get my hands on anything the Cure had to offer including this album and I still love it!

Not my favorite by the Cure

Solid album. The Cure always had a very interesting sound to them. Not really my cup of tea, but always an intriguing listen.

I'm so excited for my goth phase. I'm going to be so good at it. I'm thinking I'll have it when I'm in my 60s so I'll really know my stuff.

I just don't get this band. So affected, so dreary, so downbeat. I think it's a post-Bowie case of style over substance to be honest. A band for the girls who wrote poetry all over the covers of their exercise books at school and who thought Morrissey was "sensitive". Dull.

Enjoyed the listen, didn't save any tracks though. A little angsty for my taste but like the cure overall.