Disintegration

The Cure har något

I love this album! I've listened to it before and happily listened to it again! Absolutely incredible! Robert Smith is a lyrical genius, and the music is so atmospheric and ambient. It transports me to a different plane of existence, one away from the realities and insanity of life. This is one of my top ten favorite albums of all time, and one of the few albums I'd dare call nearly perfect.

WOOOOOOOHOOOO

hearted 2 songs on 1st listen

Probably my favorite Cure record, idk Pornography’s up there as a favorite too, but still, a great record overall

i love this so much

Enjoyed the beginning of the album the most. I like the peak of the cure a lot but some of their stuff just gets too weird and dark

Initial Favorites: pictures of you, love song, disintegration, homesick Disliked:

Like it!

cura e tals

Intro 700 minuuttia - sama kitara - puhelaulu. Tylsää, mutta toimii. Etenkin marraskuussa. Lovesong on huippu.

Suunniteltu ja hinkattu studiossa vetoamaan alhaisimpiin romanttisiin tunteisiimme - kuin teini-ikä ei olisi vain paskaa vaan myös ikuista, ja oi he kyllä ymmärtävät. Lopputulos: kivoja ääniä, ei yhtään koukkua (sori mutta noita kitarakulkuja ei lasketa), koomisen pitkiä introja ja biisejä. Tai ehkä koukut on säästetty jokaisen biisin vikalle minuutille, mutta niin pitkälle harvoin ehdin.

Sve riječi su suvišne za ovaj album

Evo prošlo je tjedan dana od njihovog koncerta na kojem sam bio u Areni, Zagreb. Šta da kažem? Odlični i nakon toliko dugo godina - i što me je najviše razveselilo svirali su Prayers for Rain! s ovog albuma. Odličan album, stvarno nemam više šta da kažem, a da ne ispadne baš da svršavam.

First song got saved but still don't like it

I recently started liking The Cure and other similar acts, but I found this overall a little dreary. Not sure if it was just this album or just too much in one sitting.

Amazing band. Amazing album. I could listen to this every day. First 5 star rating.

Cool album. The Cute seems to have influenced many of the emo/Lo-Fi bands of recent years.

Another really good album by these guys. And this time you get a full 72 minutes. Exactly what LP should mean!

Love

Kyllähän tää sadepäivänä toimii mutta ehkei lempilevyni muuten. Ihan hyvää Curee! 3/5

Mahtava bändi ja klassikkolevy, mutta täytyy sanoa, että tykkään alkupään levyistä (Faith, Pornography) enemmän. Jotenkin varmisteleva fiilis tässä. Liekö sitten, kun tehty suosion huipulla.

Mukiinmenevän rento levy, 3/5.

5/5 Keiner hält eine Waffe gegen meinen Kopf

9/10 second listen

Good.

Rock noir

pretty solid Brit alt sond

First listen loved the vibes of this

Wey good

I'm a basic bitch, but that's only because all the basic shit is so good.

The music definitely has a melancholy beauty to it and great flow. Personally I found it a bit too long and similar song to song but can definitely see the appeal if this genre was my thing

This was about 30 minutes too long the same sounding songs. There wasn't enough variety in it to keep my interest. That said, it wasn't bad so I'll give it 3 stars

Lovesong is fine but the rest of this album is so 80s with its sound, too much new age synthesizer sound or something for me to ever need to listen to any Cure stuff moving forward.

There are a couple of good ones here, but the album as a whole wasn't good enough to raise to 4 stars.... 3.5 rounded down.

Nothing special for me. Nice background music

Moody and broody

back half of the album hit the spot

This generation of music I just don't connect with but it is a solid album and I can see why some like it.

5/10 introspective but lacking substance a bit

So much gothic angst. Loved this when it first came out and still love it today. Fascination Street is still a great moody banger.

Good. Enjoyed the instrumental parts. Would listen to it again

This is a loooooong album, too long. The Cure have never really appealed to me much at all. Sure you hear an occasional song here and there and it's fine, but a whole album is too much. Not for me.

Not terrible but not for me

4.5 stars. What I love about the cure is that they take what made the 80s great ( over the top, moody, and reverberating sounds) and combine that with music and lyrics that have aged well.

It was acceptable. I could see why someone would be nostalgic for this.

Disintegration is the eighth album by English rock band the Cure. In it, the band returned to their earlier established musical style of introspective gothic rock - after a few albums of pop hits - and that music on this album was more polished. Because of this change, this album is the band's best selling and it received a lot of critical and commercial praise. Although the theme of this album is somber and depressing, there are some upbeat songs that balance the album out. However, I believe the gloomy tunes are actually great because the band knew exactly how to make them sound amazing as well as poignant. This album was beauty in darkness, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Местами затянуто, местами наоборот очень хорошо. Не люблю эту вот старую манеру не давать песням завершение, а тянуть их в фейд, ну не работает это. Тем не менее, крепкие 7/10, которые тут превращаются в 3 звезды

Never really heard the cure much but damn if that wasnt a reminder of how much alone one can be even when surrounded by people and yet it is ok to feel that way. my take anyway

Not great

Lovesong is a classic. Overall decent album.

A powerful dark and looming, yet saccharine sweet and lush at the same time - very representative of the Cure o general. The wonderful Fascination Street, Pictures of You, Lullaby and of course Lovesong are just a perfect example of Robert Smith bass-driven and gorgeous pop songwriting - and on the flip side Plainsong and Closedown among the rest of the album tracks are seriously strong musical pieces. My only gripe is it is a tiny bit too long - and some songs overstay their welcome a little - which while this is a close to perfect album makes it JUST miss the mark for me.

This is the album to listen to when you want to indulge your depression or after a recent break up. I love that there is not a single song that is written by a template. Listening to the instruments for 2 mins be fire lyrics comes in. The change in lyrical patterns. I was thinking of Robert Smith the 80’s version of Jim Morrison. Some are very obscure and worth delving I. To their meaning and the passion of the intonation. My first album happened to be one I owned already. 😀

Some great tracks, but dragged in some spots

One of the seminal gothic rock albums that they tried to go back into that 'indie' space, away from the commercial success, however it just catapulted them into the full force of the mainstream. This album as a whole is decidedly depressing, with the use of slow synthesisers and guitar progressions, it allowed Smith to really get into his feels. However there are glimpses of some more - well I wouldn't call it upbeat, perhaps not as depressing - songs. It feels like they are at their most comfortable throughout this record. Best: Pictures of You Worst: The Same Deep Water As You

First time listening to a full album by the cure, really enjoyed the variety of styles that still held together as a cohesive album. Pictures of you was a real highlight. 4.5 stars.

OK once the songs got going. Quite atmospheric and not all that catchy.

Boring

Love it

A bit dreary. No bangers, other than Lovesong.

It was a nice album to have on in the background but I couldn't pick out any standout songs.

Moodier than my toddler. Very atmospheric Lullaby and lovesong are great. I like what I've heard of the cure but hadn't heard most of this before. Thought I would like the album more than I did. Not angsty enough anymore!

Classic cure sound, some bangers, some songs just blend in. P dope

One of their most best (and most depressing) albums, rated by me as: best is Pornograhy (5 stars), then The Top (5 stars) en then this one (4 stars). Hope Pornography shows up one of these days in the 1001 albums.

Lush perfection.

Great album but feel some songs could of been more dynamic with shorter time

Familiar songs, Slower tempo, heartfelt tone, similar sound throughout.

I have never heard this in full before, despite knowing the highlights from their Mixed Up versions. I was really into The Cure at a young age (before this!) and the late '80s/early 90's stuff passed me by. Sounds fantastic as a whole, would probably have been into it in a big way at the time if I was paying attention!

Fire

I thought the album was pretty enjoyable. I’ve heard love song before and it is probably the most popular and the most mainstream sounding of their songs. The rest of their songs are a playbook for the emo and goth bands of the 90s and 00s. It seemed that the cure was a bit more mild compared to later emo musicians but that made this album more palatable. 6.3/10

LP

I wasn't ready to listen to this album the first time it was rolled to me 2 months ago. South Park called it the best album of all time, and Pornography is one of my favorites. Since then, I've listened to this about a dozen times in all sorts of settings and states of mind. I've even listened to this dressed as a goth. And I'm not sure I could really dissect this deeply, nor should I. But with Halloween just around the corner, it's time to give it another listen on one of these scary chilly nights to talk about how it speaks to me. It's a beautiful and romantic gothic album. First few songs set up the dark and gloomy atmosphere, with an emphasis on spacious synths and hollow drums and guitar plucks. Lyrics don't even begin until half way through the first song. It diverts our attention to the themes and world this album creates that will be revisited in new perspectives. The energy of the album kicks off with the dance hit "Lovesong". Strange how Robert Smith is as cold and controlled as ever yet displays such a strong sense of yearning and desire. "Last Dance" follows the groove with an anxiety-inducing horror piece that feels like someone's on the verge to snatch you away. Another example where the instrumentals are the focus, and the lyrics are hardly noticeable, feeling more like escaped thoughts in the cloud of powerful emotions. "Lullaby" carries this into our most graphic track with powerful creepy imagery of the spider man, and psychedelic effects to immerse you into the world. Our next track "Fascination Street" carries strong futuristic synths that remind me of Blade Runner or Tron with virtual vectors or space cars on the move. "Prayers of Rain" is one of the coldest songs that can put you in a trance and took me to strange places on my LSD trip. Following that up is a moodier 10-minute track "Same Deep Water". Very hazy and echoey like a ghost singing among the myst of a thunder storm. Final stretch begins with the 8 minute club hit "Disintegration": one of the most energetic and emotionally-charged tracks acting as a final hurrah. "Homesick" is a long, gentle, and sorrowful track (nice violins), preparing us for the nostalgic ending "Untitled" which serves as a satisfying goodbye. At this point, we have a 6.5 minute chill piece with a relaxed Robert Smith who stops singing half way through. His time is done, and we let the song gently take us away. Despite being 72 minutes long with an average track length of 6 minutes, there is never a point where I thought any track overstayed their welcome. Sure, there are "weaker" tracks that moreso contribute to the album experience than standalone. But no matter how long they were, I enjoyed every second. It's patient and knows how to create an easy immersive foggy and romantic environment that other gothic bands should aspire to model after.

Very good!

Nah, not for me thanks. Musically ok, lyrically and vocally sub-par. Very 80s, which is not a compliment. Far from the worst album on the list (still Nico) but a long way from the best.

Enjoyed the album! The Cure is growing on me.

Nice vibes. No big hitters.

Big, warm, intricate, slow and immersive. Love it

`Nice voice. Song structure a bit to slow for my taste.

there is no need to say more! It's The Cure🤟🏻

Legendary

lovely

Ehhh. Ok. Not my type of music but maybe if your in the mood. Dark room needed.

Lots of great singles I remember.

I have listened to a few songs by The Cure before, so I was expecting to really enjoy the album. Just felt very uninspired/bored by a lot of this album. Some songs feel way too long, not much variation in general. First two in particular were hard to listen to without wanting to skip. I feel like by the first verse I basically know the entire song, not sure if it's something I would want to actively listen to again. The Cure will probably remain a band I just listen to a few singles I like for. Favourite Tracks: Lullaby, Fascination Street

Always loved The Cure. First time listening to this album front to back. There’s a few tracks that I’m familiar with and love (Pictures Of You, Lovesong) I let it play while cleaned up and played some Valheim and it was rather enjoyable.

this album takes me back to high school. so moody, but often danceable. easy to get lost in. favorite tracks: fascination street and disintegration.

Lacking in direction and focus compared to 'Pornography' before it, this LP unfortunately succumbs to the ostentatious, blown-out orchestration that was common to 80s albums as the decade came to a close. At its best when it opts for the tight, chorus-drenched guitar, this album instead opts for grandiose synth numbers that feel bloated and tend to stretch track lengths well beyond their logical run times. Chop 30 minutes out and you have a solid Cure album, but in its current form 'Disintegration' is much too long and melodramatic to leave a mark.

First I wanted to say this album HAS quite a mood. That's not entirely accurate though. Instead I'll say this album IS quite a mood. Was thinking way too hard about if this is a 4 or a 5. But who cares. I listened to it twice and enjoyed both spins.

eh

There are some cool moments, but they are never fully realized. For the most part, everything is just sort of toned down.

Some great tracks but the album drags a little due to its length. I now like the Cure more than I thought I did which is neat

this one didn’t land for me, not really sure why. giving it a 3 for technically good music, but wasnt my jam

Dark and brooding and pretentious and moody. Beautiful sadness. Another top album from my teenage years. I will always love the Trilogy before all other Cure albums but this one is in my top 5. A classic album.

I can't put my finger on why, but this album just speaks to me

Had this as a younger man - never really went into it in detail - preferred the weirdness of A Forest, but this is still pretty good and holds up well

Amazing album! So much lush reverb! So many good songs!

Oddly mellow sound. Not bad as background music until you realize how depressing the lyrics are. LONG tracks. Poetic nature of lyrics is interesting, just wish it had a different focus.

Interesting. Not sure I could listen to the whole album again since it all sounds so repetitive, but not bad.

proposal: goth as a musical genre is primarily about clothes. the group of pasty faced people rockin bed head wearin all black, maybe some chains? whatever they're listening to? that's goth how else do you get a connection between the cure and marilyn manson??

Lots of instrumentals, sometimes too long intros. I did enjoy the vibe of the album. Favorite is Lovesong, I did like Pictures of You also, but it’s a long song. Skipped the last few songs, sounded like more of the same and too much instrumental for me without lyrics.

Easily one of my favourite albums ever! While being one of The Cure's darkest albums each song fits perfectly into an overall theme of despair, a feeling Robert Smith was famously experiencing at the time, with an intensity unparalleled by many artists. The title track is my personal favourite, with its consistent tempo it leads you further and further down the rabbit hole commanded by Smith's powerful lyrics, while songs like Lovesong and Lullaby marry the elation of love with an underlying feeling of dread through the fear of losing that love.

Definitely have listened to this album before. I really gotta dig into the back half of this album. The front is phenomenal, but the album kinda meanders with those 8-9 minute jams at the end. 4/5

eh. not my thing.

Makes me want to lie in a field with headphones on and float away

Not somthing great. 80's vibe, kinda boring overall

The cure, estilo propio. Dos megahits.

Pictures of you ...

I will admit that I was not excited when this album came up. I may be biased but I really dislike this genre and vocal styleand the cure is no different. I gave this album a listen but its just not music that I can enjoy. To each their own.

Too depressing

I think The Cure and I were more in sync in 1989 than in 1982. I found this a much more interesting, enjoyable, and engaging album than Pornography. "Lovesong" has always been one of my favorite songs (very much including when sung by Adele). I still might struggle some with Robert Smith's voice, but I think it is in a really good setting here with the band's arrangements. I was not familiar with most of the other songs, but I found "Lullaby" to be an interesting, creepy piece with Smith using his voice in a different way. I enjoyed this.

Seeing an album by The Cure didn't thrill me. I was not expecting much. So, it surprised me how much I was drawn in by the first track. I thought that perhaps my pessimism was unwarranted here. As the listening continued, there were more enjoyable tracks. Hmmm...could it be that I am a fan of this album? At the point that I found myself at the end of each track exhaling and thinking "Oh, I hope that was the last track." I realized that I am not a fan, but there is a little bit of like here.

I didn’t think I much liked The Cure but the first half of this album had me thinking it was going to get 5-stars from me. It kind of wore out its welcome after about 30 minutes but I really did love the first half.

Seeing the Cure here made me groan. After last Christmas Eve’s “Pornography” album I didn’t really want to hear them again. *sigh* Let’s get this over with… The opening song was a very pleasant, shimmery surprise. That was followed by the also-shimmery and familiar “Pictures of You”. Oh yeah… there is some Cure I like. The first half of the album went by and I think I am liking it… oh yeah, I know “Lovesong” too! By the second half the album had become noticeably doomier. Still much better than the previous album, but I started to get bored with it. I’m still am not a Cure person but there are several songs on this album that seem to have room for me. Favorite songs: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Lovesong, Lullaby

Masterpiece. This album has everything that speaks to a Cure fan. The extended instrumental intros, the moody, introspective lyrics, and the Cure sound. This album is amazing. Plus it generated like 5 hits - but the whole album is hit after hit. A true perfect entry to this list for sure.

I think I enjoyed the other Cure album that we've already had a bit more.

Hi :)

Similar to their other album, lovingly created music. Missing stand out thrilling tunes to be a 5 but could listen to this over and over.

Just terrible. I liked the instrumentation on a couple of songs (Prayers For Rain, for one) but I can't stand his voice and the lyrics were either inane or whiny, and the attempts to be deep were embarrassing. 1.5 stars

I used to be really into this on first few listens but it's kind of shrunk on me because of how long it is. Not that the length makes any of the payoff for each song worth the trek, but I also have to be in the mood for something like this. It's an album I have to give my attention to which isn't always convenient but you're here for the experience of Disintegration and I really respect that.

This must be my college-age heavy-hitters' week. "Disintergration" is the The Cure's 8th album and a return to the Goth dark side. Robert Smith was depressed at turning 30 (oh boy) and the band was not happy about the "pop" success of the previous two albums. This prompted a return to Goth and a more depressed style of music. However, this album is not a totally depressing album; some of these songs are actually happy (to me). But, yes, there is an overriding atmosphere of darkness. Also, Smith had lapsed back into taking hallucinogens to deal with his depression, affecting the music (more on that later). I've always felt this album was their culmination combining their earlier Goth and recent pop. There's a few ways you can go with songs on this album: the popular, more upbeat or those representing the more deep, dark atmosphere/mood. Let's do both. When I think of The Cure, the first song that pops into my head is "Pictures of You." Just a great rhythm, Goth guitar progression and chorus and of course, the lyrics (smashing my pictures of you). The most Cure Cure song. "Lovesong" was written for his future wife and has a great innovative music base with its bass/drum/ guitar intro and synthesizer chorus and bridge. "Lullaby" might have my favorite lyric of the 80's: "Spiderman is having me for dinner tonight." A great example of combining LSD with "Nightmare on Elm Street" thoughts....throughout the song actually. The title track "Disintegration" is my favorite song for capturing the album's mood with a killer bass line and dark groove. Some people say The Cure reached their peak with this album. Maybe. I think they have a couple good ones after but no doubt, this is a great one.

Blir da cure te høsten eller?

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THIS IS NOT A DRILL. God I love this album. Bought it on cassette at the mall at the age of twelve. My science teacher tried to be cool and listened to it and liked it. This was post-Depeche Mode Elaine. I had heard other Cure albums before (Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me was a vibe!), but this album sealed the deal. I’ve only ever worn black since then. 🖤

The Cure's best album. Straight in at 5!

Goth but also v 80s in its sounds

Great album

Ace

I feel like the entire album sounded pretty much the same. A little too whiny for my tastes to be honest.

Het beste The Cure album; Loodzwaar, depressief en veel te lang. Hoera!

Topzwaar, maar wel echt steengoed.

Geweldige band en erg tof album👍

Ik ga dit jaar naar the Cure! Dit album vind ik gemiddeld.

Another day another long album. Like the other The Cure album I got, it's fine. Very bland middle of the road. Nothing exceptional except that's way too long. Seriously did the last 4 songs need to have a combined length of more than half an hour? Easily could have cut this album in half and gotten the same effect. 2.5/5

This is the third cure album here (I think?) and none of them disappoint. It does exactly what you'd expect. Like the sisters of mercy if they were bullied at school. Only gripes are that the production is thin, and it's over an hour. Still, 4/5.

Moody, inquisitive, gets right to me. Probably my favourite Cure album. Also, between Lovesong and Lullaby, it packs some hit heat in addition to its epics (and I'm a sucker for good long pieces).

The cure have a couple of good songs but this album is dull as.

Boring

Couple of really good songs pulls this up to a 3 star as the rest of the album drags a bit

Genre: Gothic Rock 4/5 One of the best rock albums from the 80s, and a perfect swan song for the decade, The Cure hit it out of the park with Disintegration. A real full-length gem, with dark and atmospheric qualities, heavy on brooding synths and echoey guitars. Robert Smith, whose voice and lyrics are on the album, are some of the best the decade has to offer. Themes of introspection and loneliness adds to the overall heaviness of the instrumentation. There are big choruses on every track, and overall the songs have some real influential production and arrangements, telegraphing a lot of what made early 90s alt rock so popular. While I chose to listen to the CD version, a 72-minute, 12-track version, the only real problem that comes with this album is the general runtime of most of the tracks. As beautiful as some moments are on songs like The Same Deep Water..., with fairly standard arrangements and not too many mood or tempo changes, the 9+ minute runtime is felt as the song progresses. Nitpicking aside, the album starting off with Plainsong and Pictures of You, one of the best 1-2 punches of the decade and two Dream Pop essentials, is a real treat. Other highlights, the title track and the big hit Lullaby, make this a well-rounded experience, but the overall length of the project as a whole made it feel a little too droning at times. Very good album that I will certainly look forward to listening to again soon.

Faith is one of my all time faves and I was always disappointed in their later stuff thinking they were basically a pop band with a safe Goth pose. However I've listened to this 3 times today and each time it's grown more on me. It's still the same couple of famous tracks and a few weaker songs like most albums but the remaining ditties are quite varied and interesting. It's basically a quite sophisticated sound.

The Cure is just great. This is Robert Smith and the boys firing on all cylinders.There's a great mixture of the lengthy, moody tracks and the great pop leaning tracks that can occupy your skull for days. There's just so much to love from beginning to end. Just thinking about the album makes a medley of songs pop into my head. Man, I love The Cute. I love me some 80's UK sad boy music and they are on the Mount Rushmore of that...very specific genre that only exists in my mind. Jesus, I have to go listen to the title track now because it's just won't get out. Smash that 5 star button!

n/a

I don't really care for the guitar tone on the album. It's too... jangly. I kept expecting the tone to change up, and it never did. From wikipedia: "Smith deliberately sought to record an album that was depressing, as it was a reflection of the despondency he felt at the time." Well. That's going to make you excited to listen to it. The longer intros to some of the sings were pretty good, I thought. But the songs were all very... gloomy. I mean, that's the Cure as a whole, right? Anyway, it was ok, I guess. But I didn't fall in LOVE with it. I get the sense the Cure is one of those things you either love or are ambivalent to. I'm in the second. It didn't really move me, but the intros and the instrumental work were interesting, but the guitar tone was offsetting after a while.

I can just picture misunderstood teens everywhere playing this album while dyeing their hair, putting on mascara, changing their name, thinking if anyone cares if they live or die, dreaming about being somewhere far away, longing for a different time, etc. I mean, I know I like dark stuff but this is the epitome of depressing. And I'm not saying it's bad. But wow. It's actually quite grandiose, from the synth and gong-like and triangle-like orchestral sounds that open Plainsong all the way to the repeated haunting synth and percussions in Untitled. They poured everything they had into it. I was surprised to read it was their 8th album and thought how did it take that long for them to get there? And then I read Robert Smith was asking himself the same thing - almost like what am I doing with my life? So the intensity and intentionality of the whole production makes sense and the tone fits his/their own doom and gloom. Pictures of You and Lovesong are really beautiful pieces. And to be honest the lyrics throughout are really quite poetic and brilliant. So raw and emotional. I played the album repeatedly and I always seemed to get to The Same Deep Water as You and wonder "have I been listening that long? Have 9 songs gone past? I would've sworn I was only around Last Dance." And though I liked both songs I just mentioned, the album felt like one long cry of anguish. They perfected slit my wrists rock but at the end of the 80's feels less trail blazing than I would've thought. I do like the album and give it much respect but wonder if it's too one dimensional.

Het album van the cure met denk wel de meeste hits, steengoed en goede vibe

Oh my gosh, what a first album to get. Truly one of my favorites of all time, an absolute CLASSIC. Re-listening right now :) Love the atmosphere it generates right from the get-go. There's just something comforting about the two minutes or so of Plainsong, right before it decides to rip your heart out. Pictures of You just makes me cry. Not sure why, but as soon as it starts, I just well up with tears. Absolutely gorgeous song, especially the instrumental bits. Closedown's opening is a great break of pace from the previous two, but it still blends in with the rest of the album's recognizable tone. Reminds me very much of King Lear - in that it's something that I think will grow in relevancy as I age. "If only I could fill my heart with love", what a haunting last line, even as the song continues for at least a minute after it. Ugh and then Lovesong! Honestly, if you ever need to refresh your belief in the concept of True Love TM, this song (and Robert Smith's relationship with Mary Poole) should help you find it again. It's also a nice breather in such a heavy and gothic album. While Last Dance wasn't on the vinyl, I'm gonna include it here anyways. I'm not the biggest fan of the vocals on it for some reason, but I love the backing instruments, especially whatever's going on in the bass region. Lullaby creeps me out still to this day. I love it, but something still sits in the back of my mind, freaked out. The bass on Fascination Street bangs so hard. Honestly, on this re-listen, this is probably one of my favorites so far! Robert Smith's vocals on this are *great*. Forget what I said about Fascination Street... the bass on Prayers for Rain is even better. I love love love love love this song. It drags you under and just keeps going down. I could listen to this for hours. The outro with the backwards notes is a nice touch. 9 minutes... this song is 9 minutes of depression and I LOVE IT. The Same Deep Water as You just vibes so hard. Sure, the thunder is cheesy but can you really have a Cure album without a bit of cheese? Disintegration's beginning is a good change of pace once again from the 9 minutes of slow gloom - granted Disintegration has its own special brand of gloom. Huge fan of the instruments once again, they really complement Robert Smith's voice on this track. Especially the steady, hyper pulse that creeps underneath it all. Such a good track. Again, Homesick isn't on the vinyl but damn it, this is MY listening party and I'll choose if I listen to it or not! As always, the instrumental parts of this album blow me away. The Cure does such an insanely good job of creating an overall atmosphere on this record. Vocals and lyrics hit on this one too!! Untitled's beginning blows me away again for some reason. I love Robert Smith's vocals on this too, they lock in so well with what the rest of the band is playing and it just works as a fantastic end to such a depressing album. Stellar song, stellar album, stellar band.

listened to again there's something about the synths on this album that i really like

Not their best, but I still love it.

Love the cure. Not their best Cover art 3/5

Bom.

This album goes into the (very small) pile of albums that are so good I can't listen to them anymore. I still remember the eeriness of listening to the end of the album slowing down as my walkman batteries died.

C'est gothique, un classique mais un peu dark pour moi, ce n'Est pas vraiment mon style mais j'aime quand même. 3.5

A Gen X classic - I had this on a pirate cassette tape bought in Indonesia. The Cure were huge in Australia in the 80s and 90s. This album still creates the same mood now, but I can understand if it doesn't work so well for younger listeners.

When Disintegration came out I was a moderate Cure fan. I had a few of their CDs, including Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me and Standing on the Beach (compilation of singles) but not the more depressing albums like Faith. I was just moving on from the teen years, working part time, studying full time and playing in a band with my best mates. I'd just bought a second hand Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, and I had a few basses and an acoustic guitar and a piano. Music was a big part of my life. I bought this as soon as it came out and put in on the CD player. Nothing seemed to happen, so I turned it up. 24 seconds in and the speakers exploded with the most magical lush sound. Slow deep bass, reverb soaked snare drums, and shimmering keyboards filled the room. Two minutes in, still no vocals. Is this an instrumental? No - 2:38 and Robert Smith finally enters, voice half buried in delay: I think it's dark and it looks like rain you said And the wind is blowing like it's the end of the world you said And it's so cold, it's like the cold if you were dead Then you smiled for a second. And I'm hooked like I'm on heroin. Track 2 - Pictures of You - is the same pattern - nearly two minutes building up to some simple and profound vocals. "I've been looking so long at these pictures of you. That I almost believe that they're real.", and I'm instantly thinking of one of my close mates, who's girlfriend has left him to travel the world, and pictures is all he now has. "Crying for the death of your heart". Closedown - Lovesong - Last Dance - same pattern again, - long intros, beautiful layered melodies, sombre mood, slow tempo. Fascination Street and Disintegration have killer bass lines. Soon enough I'm learning every melody and trying to play along on my DX7. Nothing here is technically difficult but the way Robert Smith creates layers of harmony is faultless.

Very melancholy. Very samey

Moody and melancholy but also muscular rock. Lead singer Robert Smith is great — so expressive! I like that the songs aren’t afraid to take their time. The album is long but I don’t think there’s any filler here.

Great album, surprisingly sparse? Really didn't expect so much instrumental outtros and intros but I thought it was nice. It's a tight album! I love this super emo kind of sound when taken real seriously and they take it seriously I think.

5 stars. Loved it then, love it now. Somehow, this sadsack never came off like a phony. This album was necessary for a fifteen-year-old kid with big feelings and nowhere to put 'em. Good stuff.

Return to miserabilist form after a few years from 'Faith'

Can't remember everyone's opinion but I think we rated about a 2.

Thought I might like The Cure album more than I am, it's far too morose and repetitive for me, though I did like Pictures of You.

Started off thinking 'this is really cool', but it's just too long (both the album as a whole and most of the individual songs, particularly when you get to the second half of the album). That said, I'll definitely be listening to a few of these songs again - Pictures Of You, Fascination Street, and the title track my favourites. 3/5, too long and samey for a 4 but it's just too good to be a two.

Classic

I know exactly who you are if this is your all-time favorite album. Your favorite film director is Tim Burton, but you don't want him involved in adapting The Book of Mormon into a movie. Jim Steinman's death hit you harder than you expected. You never considered cigarette smoking a habit and still refer to it as a "hobby". You became a Seattle Mariners fan only because they've never been to the World Series. The only Seattle Mariner you can name is Ichiro. You know that former NFL Running Back Robert Smith is agnostic but refuse to learn where he went to college. You think Anne Rice was overrated but own all of her novels. You remember what getting dumped felt like when you were 21-years old, and you've written it down so you always will. You once started a "Dear John" letter by writing "By the time you read this, I'll already be dead" just for shock value. You shake your head any time you hear a story about Morrissey. Shoplifting.

4.0 - For me, this one doesn’t quite live up to the hype, mostly because it drags at certain stretches (e.g. the beginning of the title track). Still, it’s got “Pictures of You” and “Lovesong”, which are among the best pop songs ever. Porl Thompson sounds incredible on guitar.

The masters of misery appear with their goth love songs. However miserable they are though they never forget a melody. Cry in to your tea while listening to this band. Best Tracks: Pictures of You; Lovesong; Fascination Street

This is one of the best album of all times. Every melody, erery note, all lyrics are perfect

has the one good song but otherwise unremarkable

Ok, I'm still kinda wondering why two other Cure albums are taking up spots on this list (17 Seconds and Porn) but at least they can contrast with this, several years later and much better. The songs are sometimes still a little meandering and overlong, but the whole thing is certainly a vibe. There's now a point and it's *resonant* with ennui in the listener, not just *inspiring* some like those others. The production is much better, or at least less dated. Especially on the drums and vox. Lot of respect when a song makes me go get an instrument and pick it out to figure out what's going on, like the bass on Fascination Street.

Maybe it’s just me, but this is almost a perfect album. So moody and I’m here for it!

Whiny goth/emo rock. It was crap in the 80s and is still crap now.

It’s long and kind of slow, but the overall atmosphere is so singular and well executed. Also “Love Song” would get almost any album to at least 4 stars.

Why the heck is everyone so whiny?? Maybe I just have trouble with this genre in general…

As a whole album it captures every facet of the cure. A sweeping and lush often morose sound, but gorgeous with it. A gem.

Good album - one of the best of the genre.

Disintegration by The Cure (1989 - original vinyl LP release, i.e., omitting “Last Dance” and “Homesick”) I was not ready for The Cure. I don’t think I even had the disease. This album can be described as ‘gothic rock with a brain’. The sonic atmosphere is reverberating and full, with synthesized symphonic elements spread out over slow classic rock rhythms and textures. The lyrics give voice to the communal aspect of shared alienation, carving out a slice of feeling that is embraced between nihilists who are commiserating in a hostile and vain world, denying meaning yet yearning for it at the same time. “If you open your mouth, then I can't be responsible for quite what goes in or to care what comes out, so just pull on your hair, just pull on your pout and let's move to the beat like we know that it's over” (“Fascination Street”). And immediately following the hopelessly depressing track “Prayers for Rain” we get “The Same Deep Water as You”, with the singer concordantly embosoming the other in a joint embrace of death. To get a sense of the vocal quality of singer Robert Smith, listen to the closing track “Untitled”, a song of existential regret which exemplifies both the formal deficiencies and the searing authenticity. I mean, would you really want Luciano Pavarotti covering this song? But I do think Smith could have used some delicate backing vocals on several tracks. The suggestion has been made that this album should be listened to at night, in the dark, with headphones on. I would recommend this only for mature individuals with well-integrated psyches. And if you’re really really well-adjusted, do it with all the lights off while watching the Robert Eggers film The Lighthouse (2019) for the second time, with its sound turned off. 3/5

Not a bad album, some famous songs from Cure. Chill album

Definitely enjoyed the instrumentals and the whole vibe. Would be perfect for a rainy drive.

As I say in many reviews, I didn't hate it, I'm not mad at it, but I'm also not a superfan. I like the Cure, and in my opinion they're objectively better than Coldplay. How's that for a contradiction? But I would rather be listening to Boston or Radiohead. Lovesong is a wonderful song though. Fave track on the album hands down. Keeping this at 3 stars on the strength of the music even though it's not personally my jam.

Temas largos para pop tranquilo con buena voz

I had only heard The Cure on radio - so only their hits. Hearing this full LP was a pleasant surprise.

Gothic, soulful…. Just huge!! Clear joy division influences here, but it’s all the better for them!

It's not really for me, I don't mind this kind of emo pop stuff but I find the songwriting on this album very dull. It's just uninspired generic chord progressions

The best Cure album I think, certainly of the ones I've heard. Probably too miserable for some but its a perfect execution of what they were going for

5/5. Most vibey, Tim Burtony Cure so far, and one of my faves 🤙

Great album. A little long for my liking as it's a 70 minutes single album. Regardless I really enjoyed it. Most tracks sound pretty same-ish but all of them are very wrll made and it doesn't make the monotonous.

Świetny, mroczny (w większości) klimat The Cure. Album dość spójny brzmieniowo i choć nie jestem największym fanem wokalu Smitha to na pewno jeszcze wrócę do tego albumu.

A pleasant experience. Liked the sophisticated melodies and ethereal vocals. Album didn't drag by despite being more than an hour long. Will likely come back to it in the future.

Z The Cure mam jeden problem - nigdy nie miałem wystarczającej depresji, żeby słuchanie takiej muzyki sprawiało mi przyjemność lub bym chociaż zrozumiał motyw za nią stojący. Mimo kilku znanych, radiowych utworów w zdecydowanie żywszym i weselszym wydaniu, Disintegration jest wręcz na pokaz depresyjne. Kilka utworów wyrywa się z tego schematu, po kolei - Pictures of You, Love Song i Lullaby. Druga z nich do płyty nie pasuje w ogóle, co moim zdaniem sprawia, że jest na niej najlepsza - a zaraz po niej Lullaby. Wokal Smitha pasuje o wiele bardziej do poprockowych, chwytliwych kawałków, niż ciężkiej w brzmieniu muzyki. Jak zawsze w skali ocen brakuje mi połówek, opisowo daję 3.5 - ocenę podciągnę jednak do 4 gwiazdek, bo album jest spójny, przemyślany, wprowadza wiele warstw muzycznych i po prostu dobrze brzmi.

Całkiem przyjemne, spokojne nutki. Album zawiera większość najpopularniejszych utworów więc nic dziwnego, że się tu znalazł.

Bardzo spójny i przyjemny w brzmieniu albumik. Ciekawy i bardzo klimatyczny do jakiegoś wieczornego spacerku, dłuższej jazdy autem, a nawet chillowania wieczorem. Pomimo często baardzo długich wstępów w żadnym momencie albumik mnie nie znudził, żebym odczuwał chęć przewinięcia. Jest na tyle przemyślany jako całość, że zupełnie nie czułem, że któraś piosenka wyraźnie odstaje jako gorsza, na sto pro kiedyś odpalę sobie na spacerek.

Bardzo przyjemny album. Bardzo spójny i ma niesamowitą atmosferę (szczególnie jeśli by go słuchać na spacerku w jakiś deszczowy dzień). Oczywiście to czysto subiektywne, ale nie zgodziłbym się, że jest depresyjny - z pewnością jednak zdolny do wywoływania intensywnych emocji, również negatywnych. Od strony technicznej jest to bardzo solidne. Krążek reprezentuje fajny dualizm - jest kilka hitów, a jednocześnie całościowo jest spójny i utwory są do siebie dość podobne brzmieniowo. Jakoś nigdy nie słuchałem sporo The Cure, a jak już to innych kawałków raczej, lecz cieszę się, że to się zmieniło. Z chęcią wrócę. Myślę, że dałbym 4.5 jakbym mógł, a tak poprzestanę przy solidnym 4

Struck me for how original it is and the songs are thoughtfully composed. I’ve always loved “Lullaby” and “Pictures of You.” To be honest though, some songs make me sleepy and I look forward to them ending.

Started boring and ended boring. Not a fan unless I want to fall asleep. The only good/great song is Lullaby. I understand why The Cure is an influential band but, they are not my cup of tea. Meh.

Cure 101

-Ayyo they really titled "Plainsong" accurately cuz this song do be plain -"Disintegration" is like one tick up on the intensity scale -Overall it's like not bad and it is rock but it is mega boring and the songs all just sit in the same musical area that isn't very interesting to me

Wow, I'm kind of shocked to say that I've found an album by The Cure that I really like. Music from The Cure was, I thought, not really my thing: too dour and depressing. But apparently I hadn't been listening to the right albums/songs.That's not to say that some of the songs don't make me feel a little down, but it's not a wholly unpleasant experience. The beats and instrumentals are really, really good throughout, and songs like 'Lovesong,' 'Plainsong,' and 'Pictures of You' stand out as exemplary music. Hell, I'm having trouble finding a song on here I don't like. The album, however, does feel a bit front-loaded. It's not that the second half is bad, but it just doesn't stand out as much as the first half.

Eines der wenigen alben, die es schaffen, düster und gleichzeitig wunderschön zu sein. romantisch und destruktiv. klar und verwoben. einfach wunderbar

Das ist so ein unglaublich gutes Album. Was soll man dazu noch sagen was noch nicht gesagt wurde. Es hat so eine singuläre gleichzeitig wunderschön und traurige Stimmung, die in der Pop-Verpackung und Zugänglichkeit nur The Cure hinbekommen. Trotzdem bangen andere Songs wiederum. Es gibt auch wenige Alben die so eine perfekt angestimmte Tracklist haben, eine oft unterschätzte Kunst. Schlägt auch eine schöne musikalische Brücke zwischen der Klarheit und Direktheit der 80er und einer gewissen beinahe verwirrten Subtilität und Zurückhaltung in die diese Art von Musik sich in den 90ern entwickelt. Einfach ein Meisterwerk.

ka fand das früher mal saugeil aber schiebt irgendwie nicht mehr so, viel zu lang, hab zwischendurch voll den fokus verloren

Das beste the cure Album, zwar etwas lang, aber hat halt die besten Songs mit Abstand. Kann da jetzt sonst nicht viel zu sagen, aber habs letztens eh nochmal gehört, kann sein, dass ichs heute nicht mal mehr anschmeiß.

Sorry das war nix. Hab irgendwann beim hören gedacht damn so langsam ist auch mal gut gewesen und ich war kurz vor der mitte von track 2. Also kann nachvollziehen wenn man drauf steht aber kann dem wirklich 0,0 garnix abgewinnen sowwy

Ist ein grower der immer besser wird. Es ist unmöglich sich nicht in die Tragik fallen zu lassen. Perfekt auch zwischen Pop und Goth.

Zu diesem Album muss ich eine kleine Geschichte erzählen: 2019 wurde ich angesichts des Besuches von Markus Söder an unserer Universität in den Chor der Philosophisch-Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät rekrutiert. Die Fakultät – die seit Jahren unter Budget-Kürzungen litt – wollte sich wohl bei unserem bayerischen Ministerpräsidenten (heute ist er wohl eher als inoffizieller Corona-Kanzler bekannt) beliebt machen und entschied sich Arrangements der besten The Cure Songs für den hohen Besuch zusammenzustellen. Die Lieblingsband des Frankens mit CSU-Parteibuch sollte ihn wohl gnädig stimmen und weitere Kürzungen abwenden. Als der große Tag dann gekommen war und ich inbrünstig »HOWEVER FAR AWAY // I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU« grölte, bemerkte ich wie ein Kommilitone, aus dessen Richtung ich ein paar schiefe Töne vernommen hatte, von einem Mann mit Anzug und durchsichtigem Hörer im Ohr abgeführt wurde. Erst neulich tauchte er wieder auf dem Campus auf – er wirkte geistesabwesend und murmelte die Lyrics von »Plainsong« vor sich her, während eine Träne seine Wange hinab kullerte. Zunächst war ich schockiert angesichts solch barbarischer Methoden und des Willens, Studierende in irgendwelche unbekannten Folterkeller zu stecken. Die Geschichte lies mich seitdem nicht los und, je mehr ich Disintegration hörte, desto mehr Verständnis gewann ich für Herrn Söder, der sich gezwungen war die perfekte Musik der Band mit den äußersten Mitteln zu verteidigen. Ich hoffe ich wähle gleich die richtige Anzahl Sterne aus, meine Hände schwitzen etwas, da ein Mitarbeiter des Innenministeriums neben mir sitzt.

Simply beautiful.

Goths. They're cool. I always admire them when I see them walking around in pleather on a hot summer day. They really want to fuck with us non-goths. I'm so happy when I see an old woman clutch her pearls walking past a goth. Or a golf grandpa muttering about "how pretty they could be" if they didn't "dye their hair the color of snot." The singer of this band is the King of the Goths, right. Musically, this is right up my alley. Melodic guitar lines with delay, synths, and some truly emo vocals. Love it. But There are other bands with those traits that at in the 4-5/5 range.

The Cure was never really my cup of tea - but I get it. They're good. I can appreciate the musicality, but it's just kinda boring to me. I actually lost my in the album and couldn't remember where I left of when searching through the tracks because they all just sound the same to me.

Belle découverte de chansons que je ne connaissais pas vraiment (Lullaby)

curto o som deles, mas não chega a um 5 por não empolgar tanto

Hmm I’m surprisingly into this. So easy to listen to, great instrumentals, vocals are solid.

Superb. The Cure explore a range of angsty emotions in a lengthy masterpiece

Ugh, I didn't want to be depressed today...

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It's really good but you absolutely have to be in the right mood for it.

Nothing sounds quite like it, and I have a soft spot for both the lyrics and delivery, but the sheer extremity of the emo and sometimes muddy sound detract.

Not my cup of tea

Meh

Great album among the best! Standout tracks “Pictures if you,” “Lullabye,” and “Fascination Street.”

Liked this more than I thought I would. Already liked Lovesong, saved another couple of new tracks. The back end of the album drags though, maybe 10-15 minutes too long.

This album is a walk—no, a romp, a wallow—through a moonlit garden at night, except that the garden is on a planet of lush, thick magic, and the moons are red and blue, mingling to purple, making the petals of alien flowers glow.

This album had some great vibes. Just chill all around.

I don't have too much of a problem with Robert Smith's voice, although I thought I might. This is quite a nice listen but didn't particularly enthrall me.

Love it!

A particularly gloomy period for Robert Smith and The Cure that resulted in some truly spectacular gothic rock.

It's good, I like it. Very different to what I was expecting, not so hard and angsty, more new romantic and morose. Very sadboy but enjoyable.

His arms are all around me and his tongue in my eye! Classic. 4/5

Listened to on 1/28/22 4.5/5 stars Favorite song: Pictures of You Very beautiful songs with lots of instrumentals - would for sure listen to the album again and again

A peak point in the Cure album discography. It might not feature the very best the Cure songs, although it has one or two classics on it, but this album is however not about individual songs. It is more a flow of music from the opening track till the last tone of the last track, hence complete without any unnecessary fillers. True perfection.

Best Cure album

The progression of this album as an entire piece I found really interesting and cohesive. I'm not sure if I need to listen again but I enjoyed it in the moment.

all day. all night.

Listening to this feels like falling into a lovely yet dark 80s marshmallow. New wave doesn't seem to be lining up as one of my favourite genres but I really like this album, particularly Closedown! It's a little bit too long for me and obviously the album is aiming for a gloomy vibe but in some parts it's not like I'm enjoying listening to this sad music but more like am I enjoying this or is this a bad mood I now need to shake off?

I really enjoyed this and will definitely be listening again. I much preferred it to the previous Cure album we had. I see what Luke means that the Cure really did copy the style of New Order and Joy Division, particuarlyl the first song was so like JD I couldn't believe it! Regardless, if that's what made it good I don't mind.

I do really like the Cure. I thoroughly enjoy the whole thing but I don't really know what any of the songs are about and it does mostly sound the same, but sounds good the same.

The best cure album for me, Lullaby, Disintegration and Pictures of You are beautiful songs. The cure are still a bit to drab for me in places to be 5 stars but I enjoyed it a lot

Uuuh, been looking forward to this one. "Lovesong" and "Pictures Of You" are incredibly powerful songs if you can relate it to something. Or someone. The low frequencies gets kind of samey after a while and a little dizzying to listen to, but overall a hard-hitting melancholic cure for love that's unreciprocated or impossible. Very long songs, but they wouldn't feel complete unless they were. Very good. I don't appreciate when artists just calls their songs Untitled. Especially when the song that gets depreciated with that honor is so nice. I just heard a lot of Adele's music including her cover of lovesong yesterday, too often it feels like this website is collecting cookies haha. low 4, cool atmosphere.

A little over long at 72 minutes. There is a 5 star album buried in there somewhere.

I agree with Kyle Brofloski

The vocalist (Robert Smith) is quite moody with his delivery of the lyrics. Pounding drums create a very 80s sound. Lots of good effects and editing.

Somehow all new to me. Brooding, but enjoyable. I particularly enjoyed 'Lullaby'

dark and brilliant - very close to a 5

January 19th 2022. The best of this album IMO: - Pictures of You - Lovesong - Lullaby - The Same Deep Water As You It's dark, mostly slow, I like it... It's a mood... Songs are long but it doesn't bother me this time. 3.8/5

Have to be in a mood for this one

pretty chill

One of those albums that manage to grab listeners attention from start to finish. It's like one song with different type of levels flowing to one another flawlessly.

Cure was a 90s version of easy listening

El mas The Cure de los discos de The Cure. Pictures of you, que joya! Me sorprende que ninguno de los singles más conocidos y escuchados en la radio del grupo haya salido de este disco.

Great late 80s music.

A truly amazing album. Melodically interesting, beautiful lyrics. The mic is instrumental and lyrics based songs added for a fantastic range of sounds and vibes. Loved it

Some bangers and some clunkers. Not for me.

Good

didn't want to waste it by half arse listening on a saturday so saved it for a proper listen. weird feelings have occured, its enjoyable, but its too long. 45 minues of this would have been grand.

Many years ago I was scuba diving off the coast of Luxembourg. A young Japanese girl by the name of Stacey approached me and broke down in tears. Her father, a former book salesman had recently passed and she wanted to keep his memory alive by riding my penis underwater, I'm not sure how the two events were linked. Anyway, six hours passed and she swam away gleefully. I never saw her again.

Disintegration sustains an atmosphere that is gloomy, yet thoroughly gorgeous. It somehow manages to feel both claustrophobic and seductive. Thirty years after its release, Disintegration still holds up. The songs are written and produced excellently, with a clear direction to preserve the general moodiness.

King of the Goffs in not actually that goff shocker. It's just really good indie/rock/pop/whatever music. Happy face emoji. Sad face emoji. Panda bear emoji.

I like this a lot. Assumed I would know the big songs but I don't think I've heard this before at all.

This is a watershed album. It is remarkably coherent and engaging from beginning to end. The Cure’s goth edged post-punk is unique and influential. This album gave rise to some of the most enduring music of the last 30 years

Brilliance

At the time of the release I skipped Disintegration. I thought the looks of Robert Smith were pathetic and the fact that my elder sister was a fan, was also a major factor. Listening to it now, it's clear I made a big mistake. This is a fantastic album with great songs and an overall feeling of grandeur. There are some really heavy songs, but lighter works are in between to keep it balanced.

4.5

okay

One of my favorite albums of all time.

Great album.

Better than the other Cure albums on this list. Why are there so many Cure albums on this list!!

Quite a fan of the Cure so not a new listen. Will never not be amazed at just how modern so many of the cures songs still sound.

Tasapaksu kokonaisuus joka ei oikeastaan missään vaiheessa säväyttänyt vaikkakin kivutta kuunteli läpi.

Ei kelvannut kyllä lääkkeeksi mihinkään. Lullabyn ja parin muun biisin lyhyiden hetkien ansiosta välttää ykkösen. Tylsää maalailua 95%

3.5/5 I'll have to relisten!

I still don’t know if this is my favorite Cure album, but goddamn is it perfect.

Atmospheric goth rock at its best

This album is something of a triumphant and thematic return to the black and mawkish aesthetic they had explored in the early 1980s, the culmination of almost every musical direction The Cure had ever explored. (7/10) FT: Love Song, Pictures Of You

There a few good tunes on here, but they all start to sound the same to me after a while, no very innovative within their feel

Definitely long-winded, but the Cure here manage to avoid falling into feeling bloated and land squarely into a dreamy, moody hypnosis. I dig it. Great for these rainy days going on.

Moody, early goth. Unfortunately it was so long that it detracted from my overall listening experience of what should have been a knock it out of the park sound.

Not exactly chirpy.

Always love this band.

Très solide album, aucun moment faible. On voit beaucoup comment cet album a influencé tellement de genre et je comprends le statut culte du band.

I didn't like it a ton during the first few songs: I found the songs' composition to be very simplistic and not that interesting. But as the album progressed, I became hypnotized by some of the darker songs. I REALLY enjoyed the mood of a lot of the songs here. Though I didn't find the music as complex as I tend to like; it was very slow at times and not very technically impressive. But the album flows very well. Some really enjoyable soundscapes. One of the best 80s albums I've heard that doesn't fall under rock/metal. I really struggled with whether to give a 4 or 5, it was close.

Etwas besser als erwartet; Wikipedia klassifiziert es als "Gothic Rock", Art Rock oder Alt Rock. Letzteres beschreibt es für mich am besten. Klang oft romantisch. Oft eher dudelig und arm an Dynamik. Viel Hall drin. Stärkste Songs: Last Dance; Fascination Street

Есть интересные музыкальные находки, но не голосовые.

J'ai passé un excellent moment en compagnie de ces joyeux gothiques. Bien malheureusement, celui-ci a été gâché par mon rival et compagnon d'écoute elclapet. Voici comment il s'y est pris. Hier, comme vous le savez, la plateforme Spotify donnait la possibilité à chacun d'accéder à un récapitulatif de son année musicale. J'appris très vite par l'intermédiaire de connaissances communes qu'elclapet avait écouté exactement 2505 artistes différents au cours de l'année. N'ayant pas bien conscience de ce que cela représentait, je m'en allai voir combien j'en avais moi-même écouté, pensant tout naturellement que j'allais battre ce chiffre à plate couture. Quelle ne fut pas ma surprise de découvrir que le mien n'était que de 1188. Fou de rage, j'appelai immédiatement Robert pour lui demander comment cela était possible. Ce dernier connaissant très bien le PDG de Spotify Daniel Ek, il l'appela en direct tout en me laissant assister à la conversation. Au fil de celle-ci, Ek nous signala qu'en effet, un problème venait d'être détecté sur le compte d'elclapet. Pour que vous compreniez la suite de cette critique de The Cure, je me dois de vous donner quelques éléments de contexte. Elclapet travaille depuis plusieurs années en tant que démarcheur pakistanais au sein d'une entreprise de télécom. Il appelle en effet à longueur de journée des clients potentiels situés aux quatre coins du globe pour leur proposer différents services proposés par son entreprise, en empruntant un très fort accent indien que d'aucuns jugeraient d'extrêmement raciste s'il était entendu hors des murs de son lieu de travail. Parallèlement à cette mission, elclapet travaille de nuit comme conseiller au service après vente de la marque afin de boucler ses fins de mois. Les clients font donc la queue au bout du fil pour le joindre et tenter de régler des problèmes liés à leurs forfaits ou à leurs téléphones (très bas de gamme, il faut le dire). Une fois la situation précaire d'elclapet évoquée et parfaitement claire pour vous, je peux reprendre là où j'en étais. Le PDG de Spotify appela donc le service après vente de l'entreprise d'elclapet en laissant Robert et moi en ligne. « Si vous voulez vous abonner à ce qu'on propose, tapez 1. Si vous voulez être mis en relation avec un de nos conseillers pakistanais parmi lesquels elclapet, tapez 2. » proposa la boîte vocale. Ek choisit la deuxième option. « Si vous voulez être mis en relation avec n'importe lequel de nos conseillers pakistanais, tapez 1. Si c'est elclapet que vous voulez, tapez 2. » proposa ensuite la voix. Le PDG choisit encore une fois la deuxième option et fut connecté à la ligne d'elclapet : « Tuuuuut. Tuuuuuut. Tuuuuut. *décroche le téléphone* Bijour Missié ici ci elclapé commé jpé foussédé ? - Bonjour, je vous appelle au sujet d'un problème au sujet de mon téléphone. - Kississé comm problém ? - Je n'arrive plus à l'ouvrir - Kississé comme tép dé téléphoun ? - Un téléphone à trapèze. - Tré bieng, ji vou mé on attenté. Tuuut. Tuuuut. » Robert et moi demandâmes alors à Daniel Ek ce qu'il avait pensé de cette conversation. Celui-ci nous confia que pendant toute la durée de l'appel, il était écrit sur son ordinateur qu'elclapet streamait au même moment différentes playlists sur son application. « Ci bon missié ji soui drétrour... - ... Excusez-moi elclapet, êtes-vous concentré sur mon problème de téléphone où êtes-vous en train d'écouter de la musique ? - Ji souis cocentré sir vou. - Vous me jurez que vous n'écoutez pas de la musique ? - Ji fou lé jire. » Elclapet venait d'avouer. Il travaillait donc en laissant son application enchaîner les chansons sans les écouter. « Vous êtes en état d'arrestation, elclapet. Tout ce que vous direz avec un accent indien pourra être retenu contre vous. » déclara Daniel Ek à mon compère pris la main dans le sac. Elclapet passa la journée suivante en garde à vue et fut relâché le lendemain, Robert ayant payé la caution de son protégé avec un goût extrêmement amer et une déception incommensurable.

Je sais avant même de noter cet album qu'il a probablement reçu les suffrages de l'auditeur générateurien. En effet, cet album est un album étant parfaitement dans les standards du hipster basique. On s'ennuie tout le long de l'album, mais c'est justement là que l'auditeur vient intervenir d'un ai rhautain, pour nous dire que nous n'avons pas compris la profondeur de la musique qui nous est proposée par The Cure. Moi, je ne suis pas de ces horribles personnages, et attribue donc un 3/5 faisant foi au vu de ma culture musicale que vous savez absolument dementielle.

Enjoyed start to finish, beautifully gloomy and gothic will absolutely be listening again

🔥🔥🔥

I mean, it's The Cure so it's WAY too dramatic for its own good. That said, this is a remarkably solid album for a) 1989 and b) The Cure. "Lovesong" and "Fascination Street" have both been covered so many times I'd forgotten that the original recordings are as good as they are. And they really are quite good. Overall, pleasantly surprised by how well this album has stood up over time.

Such a great album, bringing back so many great memories, this is The Cure at their very best, rich and melodic, with Robert Smith’s characteristic vocals at the front of the mix, ably supported by a beautifully tight and menacing musical soundtrack. This is a classic Top tracks: Fascination Street, Plainsong, Pictures of You, Disintegration

Not totally my style but appreciate it

Meh

Feels a bit darker than their other albums, but still with the classic Robert Smith and the Cure sound.

it's brooding, moody, atmospheric and amazing how they can take a 9+ minute song (same deep water) and just keep you entranced. They also have dark energy when they need... that dirty bass line on fascination street has a great groove. Fabulous album.

This is the music that sits in a corner by itself at a party waiting to be discovered. This album makes me relive, uhhh revile, high school and this album was played perpetually from the sidelines amongst my group of friends. Robert Smith, the personality, overshadowed the music within. When Disintegration came out it was difficult to enjoy this album without dressing up like Robert Smith or Edward Scissorhands. But today, separating the Robert Smith-goth fans from this music is pretty easy. Time has moved on. There are some great takeaways from this that even today I'll listen to. That intro to Fascination Street is incredible, Pictures of You, Lullaby and Last Dance all are on some playlist of mine somewhere. Disintegration is a late-80's early 90's piece of nostalgia that, no matter how terrible high school was, I'll always want to remember.

I was hoping the 1001 would change my mind about an artist or group I had misjudged. Joy Division? Not quite. The Smiths? Haha, just kidding. David Bowie? Nope. But The Cure? I finally got there with “Disintegration.” I wasn’t won over by “Seventeen Seconds” or “Pornography.” But “Disintegration” keeps a consistent and perfectly Cure-ated vibe all the way through.

The best of the Cure albums on the list although I probably would have enjoyed this less had I been listening on a bright sunny day. It's better suited for night time wallowing.

Sooooo, Robert Smith was depressed about being popular and turning 30 soon, and he wrote a dark and mysteriously depressing album … … the result is quite intriguing. His voice ever so slightly turns me off though. I now recognize that Chvrches’ How Not To Drown (featuring Robert Smith) is reminiscent of The Same Deep Water As You. TSDWAY is a 9+ minute foray into a mystical realm, as is much of this album. Normally I rail against songs this long, but in this case I think the length is not detrimental. The 9+ minutes just continues the mood, read despair. I feel like I should be watching the Labyrinth. Listening to this album feels like a parallel way into Sarah’s (Jennifer Connelly) mind while she’s solving the Labyrinth trying to rescue Toby (dude named Toby) from the Goblin King Gareth (Bowie). A lot of despair. A little hope. More anguish.

I don't like it

Creo que ya tengo que admitir que sí me gusta The Cure, como todas sus vibras darks y de letargo, sentir morir mientras escuchas algunas de sus canciones. Muy buen servicio, no skips. 9/10

Eh

Pretty great album. Recognized a lot of songs from it and those that I didn’t were also great. The Cure are just a good vibe all around. Revised: This was my first album and I didn't know what I had in it... love this one. 9/10

I can see the influence in other music I like.

Super atmospheric, and definitely in the 80’s goth style as I remember it. Not my style really as it is too plodding, but certainly if I was in the right mood it could fill in the spaces of a dark day….