Disintegration

I've been waiting 975 days for this album! Don't need to listen to it because I've heard it a million times, but I will listen to it on repeat for the rest of the day.🖤

It’s beautiful, romantic, a total mood, catchy, perfect.

The Cadillac of Cure records

I found this album to be a little dower but also what I would describe as vibey. I could see myself sitting back in a chair and listening to this album on a rainy day.

Loved it . One for the buy on vinyl list .

If you don't give 5 stars to the album that contains the first dance at your wedding then you've probably set the bar too high!

Had a lot of songs that I’ve heard before but had no clue they were on this album. Love The Cure and the indie/gothic feel. Just gonna rate it 4 stars because I liked it and I’m not sure what I’ll be comparing it to in the future.

Great album, really enjoyed it

Really wanted this to blow me away but was kinda wishy washy. Mid

PSA: Don't listen to in a sad/sentimental mood. It WILL make it worse

Bad, but not the worst I've heard. 90% instruments, 5% nonsensical mumbling, 5% actual lyrics.

I’m not quite to the level of Lyle Broflovskj, but this is a fantastic album. The Cure creates an ambiance of goth and dreamy pop with their musicianship. You’ll notice that Robert Smith’s lyrics are a little sparse compared to the instrumentals, yet they are just enough to accentuate the guitars, bass, and especially the keyboards. While there is a lot of gloom as you might expect, there’s hope with the final “Untitled” track and especially “Lovesong”. Song order on the album takes the listener on an emotional roller coaster, and the pairing of “Prayers for the Rain” followed by “The Same Deep Water as You” is inspired.

buenisimoo este disco. me gusta que me haya tocado acá, fue una reescucha muy disfrutable. ¿Qué más puede decirse de "Lovesong"? es una canción perfecta. Resalto también "The Same Deep Water As You" y "Homesick". Sinceramente me encanta todo, el sonido melancólico y de ensueño es increible. Portada 10/10.

A surprising collection of instrumentals.

a couple of nice singles that are classic and very neat guitar work the rest boring and repetitive

Well, it's probably my favourite album ever. A masterpiece. What struck me on this listen was the quality of the production. It just sounds really rich and full.

Damn. Maybe Kyle from South Park was on to something when he called Disintegration the best album ever after all. I'm not a contrarian, okay? I know great music when I hear it, and Disintegration is probably one of the greatest albums ever made. Everything that the Cure had made up to this point was building towards this album's release and it was all so worth it. Robert Smith's voice and writing are as great as always. The album's sound takes the best elements of all of their previous works and combines them to make one of the best sounding albums of the decade. The songs are some of the best in the band's catalog. "Pictures of You" and "Lovesong" are two wonderfully sweet love songs I've ever heard. "Lullaby" is pretty creepy, but it's also kind of a bop at the same time. I really love the energy of "Fascination Street." The back-to-back string of "The Same Deep Water as You" and the title track somehow manage to be among the most captivating moments of the album despite being 9 and 8 minutes long respectively. I could keep going on and on if I wanted to. But I think what really makes Disintegration such a special album is in its overall atmosphere and tone. The album is dark, gloomy, and somber, but there are hints of hope and love sprinkled throughout the album that create this wonderful balance of emotions that just makes the album feel so... human. You're going to have moments in your life where you feel alone like on "Untitled," scared like on "Lullaby," and trapped like on "Prayers for Rain." But eventually, you'll find someone or something who makes you feel as happy as on "Lovesong," someone whose "Pictures of Them" just make you feel like live is worth living. There's a rather famous quote about how great art should "comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." I don't personally feel that that is necessary for a piece of art to be great. There are plenty of great art pieces, albums included, that focus solely on one, the other, or even neither. But, if I were to use any one album to demonstrate how that philosophy can lead to excellent art, I would use Disintegration. There really is no other album that does what it does better than how Disintegration does it. It's just that good. 5/5.

Lo volvería a escuchar

DIOSSS, me olvide que lo estaba escuchando ctm. que manera de pasar desapercibido, lit soy la misma persona wtf. además, la voz del kbro pasa demasiado piola junto los instrumentos, me costó escucharla, juro que pensé que era un álbum solo de instrumental al inicio... plz no me peguen xd

This may be my favorite album of all time. The 1 and 2 star reviews here are interesting, though. I think that Cure stans--like hardcore, 5-star, greatest album ever fans--are those who were turned onto the band as a teenager. It really doesn't matter which "era" you were introduced to. I started in 1993 and Wish had just come out. But I was hooked, owned every album, and they were my favorite band within a year of hearing my first song. Adult friends of mine who I gush about the band have listened--especially to Disintegration--and they just don't get it in the same way. Something about that teenage brain and the themes and lyrics that Smith relates are just absolutely in-sync.

Was not blown away but liked this. Love song is a classic

I enjoyed de triestige planten muziek

First time listening to a Cure album in full. An enjoyable listen but nothing to write home about for me. The second half of the album started to lose my attention a little but I really liked the closing track, Will likely revisit this one at some point.

Amazing. Has it as a teen. Owned on CD.

A couple of good songs most of them unnesesari long with introducción that made them hear alike

I guess it’s the week of The Cure. As a follow-up to my previous review, I still haven’t decided whether I’ll attend the concert. What I can say is that this time the atmosphere matched the weather outside. It was a rainy and gloomy summer night. The wind was blowing, and Robert Smith’s lyrics pierced straight through me. It’s a complete journey, and the opening track sets the tone perfectly. This time, the album feels far more consistent, with only a few minor hiccups that barely matter in the grand scheme of things. It’s the kind of music that makes you reflect on your choices and your inability to truly let go of the past. Without getting too philosophical, one of the questions the album left me with is whether the old days were really as good as I remember them, or whether my growing numbness to the present is simply making me romanticize them. The existential dread is palpable throughout. This album reaches some incredible highs. For me, they are "Lovesong", "Prayers for Rain", and "Homesick".

Due to various distractions and delays, I listened to this album over the course of two different walks. I started it on my patrol walk, thinking about the bones of a new horror story revolving around a macabre take on a pro wrestling story. I finished it on a late night, the sky still burning hot even under a pitch-black sky. I genuinely had to take a break from this project for a little while after Devil Without A Cause, taking time to recover from such a frustrating experience. Luckily, Disintegration was the perfect pick-me-up to get me back into the spirit. The emo goth vibe of Pornography, the last Cure album I listened to for the list, is expanded out into a grander and more beautiful sound, with gorgeous twinkling guitars and long, winding intros which perfectly build their way up to the arrival of the vocals every single time. In this album, The Cure places a heavy emphasis on creating an all-encompassing atmosphere, and it allows these remarkably long songs to blink by before I even realized it. In a fun moment of personal clarity, I heard some shades of the band I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME in Robert Smith's vocals, and I finally understand the direct path of influence which leads from The Cure to the more modern emo bands I'm familiar with. As the album progresses on, it slowly builds to more unsettling sounds and vibes, earning the tonal shift into something like listening to a psychological horror movie. Simultaneously disconcerting and gorgeous, Disintegration is exactly the album I was hoping to hear from The Cure; the more I hear from them, the more I understand why The Cure are so deservedly beloved. Highlights: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Closedown, Lovesong, Last Dance, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Prayers for Rain, The Same Deep Water as You, Disintegration, Homesick, Untitled

Loved the beggining, then it's just melodrama. 3.5 actually

i like this a lot it gets a little long, i probably couldve done without like Homesick, maybe, but i still like it a lot

This is a classic of the time. Great stuff

Meer sfeer dan songs, maar 2 bangers dus extra ster

best fun, goeie vibe

It’s fine

They're definitely a band I just seem to forget about and never think of, but any time I hear them it's great. It's kinda dreamy and eery and unlike anything else. I love it. It's like if Radiohead was actually good.

This one found me on the right day. It's very good but could easily be a 3 or 4

Me encantó. Soundtrack kind of feeling. Mi fav: pictures of you. 8/10

One of my favorite kinds of albums is the synth-driven record that oscillates between musical abstraction and hooky hits. Songs from the Big Chair is the type specimen for me, but there's an alternate universe where I fell in love with Disintegration instead. The Cure were much more of a scene than Tears for Fears... a scene some people roll their eyes at. But it's irrelevant to me. I'm just happy to lose myself in an album that has "Pictures of You" on it but also tracks where I forget there is a singer in the group at all.

Tenk at æ aldri egentlig har hørt på The Cure før? Det e i og for sæ helt ok, mine ungdomsmusikalske stier førte mæ i andre retninger, men å høre på det her nu, nesten førti år etter utgivelse, når æ sjøl nærme mæ midten av førtiåran, å vite kor mange mennesker i min generasjonsom har vokst opp med det her, blitt voksen til det. Det fylle mæ med en ømhet som nesten overvelda mæ i lyttinga, det e et fantastisk album å leve i, som æ ser det for mæ, å trekke musikalske tråder fra. Æ vet ikke ka folk som hørte på The Cure i sin ungdom høre på nu, bortsett fra fortsatt The Cure – akkurat som mæ med Ani DiFranco – men å være i den ømheten, med en musikk som snik sæ inn på hjertet, det e så mye som e fint, så mye som gjør at æ skjønne koffor folk havna her i på nittitallet, i totusenogtidlig, sikkert fortsatt. Det e ikke tidløst, som sådan, men det e nokka lengtanes i det som æ tror aldri blir gammelt, sjøl om æ på noen måter føle mæ for gammel for det nu, men det handle mer om livet enn musikken. Nydelig.

Ah, dunno if it's the overblown sound thing or just the singing but I do not get these guys 🤷🏻‍♂️

This is good, because it's the cure, but it's not *quintessential * cure for me.

Fantastic fantastic voice, Smith has further developed his knack for terrific hooks and beautiful melodies. "Lovesong" is incredible but "Pictures Of You" may be his magnum opus. Great stuff

- instrumentals at the end of prayers for rain changed me - was kind of iffy on the album until last dance (i did a FULL 360 after) - love love love the intros on all the songs - the voice crack on the same deep water as you was peak yearning (+the thunder was an amazing effect) - disintegration felt like coming home - beautiful end to the album, felt very fitting - overall: 4/5 (1 star off for the beginning) BUT i have a feeling will be 5/5 after 2nd listen

saved 7, shelved 5, left 1. really nice instrumentals, some not so great lyrical parts.

Aside from the fact that Robert smiths voice has never really done it for me and there is a bit of a wall between me and this album I've always felt, it is gorgeous. and I'm giving it a 4 not a 3 because I can *tell* it's a grower. A little like the sigur ros it pulls me in with this huge drowning instrumentation, very hypnotic. Standouts: I have to say Lullaby. Because I've never known a song so sinister and genuinely skin crawling, and I mean in the literal misophonia-triggered way caused both by Smith's whisper vocals *and* the haunting lyrics - that still sounds so GOOD. I also liked lovesong, disintegration and homesick a lot.

I tend to put this record on when I’m home alone and drinking. It’s definitely an all timer for me.

While it has some real bangers on it, it gets a little too atmospheric and repetitive at times. I feel like it something I would put on in high school after getting ripped and just lose myself in the reverb.

My rating 3.8. The Cure at its height.

I couldn't really here the lyrics clearly since I wasn't 100% focused only on the album, but I really liked the feeling I had while listening to it, so 5/5

Dark, groovy, hypnotic, and about twenty percent more cheerful than I remembered The Cure being.

I only really liked one song on the album called Prayers for Rain. This one album was much more instrumental than I liked.

Love The Cure, but this just doesn't have the weirdness that I love them for

Oh Robert Smith how I missed your sweet sweet serenity of your voice on my gentle soul... It has been far too long since I have heard The Cure and even longer since I have heard Disintegration in full. I forgot how long winded this album is and remembered why that makes it such an amazing listening experience. Every song feels like these dreary raindrops running down your face but it feels like the most amazing thing in the world. It is glossy and shiny as it showers you in these blissful soundscapes that no one has really been able to replicate as well as The Cure did back in '89. For this song being as long winded as it is, the sound here is so addicting. This slow burn of an album slowly unravels itself to reveal this beautiful portraits thanks to some of the most beautiful instrumentation I have heard in quite a while. Each instrument serves a purpose in decorating this painting with such rich textures and colors. You can close your eyes and truly see the world Robert and Co. are trying to create and I admire that so much. While not every track hits equally as hard I do have to say each time I hear this project it has been growing on me more and more. Maybe in the near future this will crack into my 90s, but for now it is a damn good project that everyone should try at least once. There is so much I could say but it seems like just about everyone and their goth parents have already touched on it at least once or twice, they all collectively say this album is a masterpiece in terms of Gothic Rock and the culture itself and that you should totally hear it once. I completely concur it is a classic, but at some future point I will surely dive into The Cure and see if it still stands as the band's best project. Sadly today is not that day, but I promise it will happen in the near future....

Tip top

this made me realize I actually really like the cure

plainsong - it sounds like a realisation especially the beat drop at the start and so ethereal but not something i would go out of my way to listen to pictures of you - definitely more my vibe. i quite like this song and i can see myself listening to it more closedown - i like the sounds lovesong - not my favourite but i like the sounds a lot especially in the chorus i feel like i want to stop but i'm going to push through because being uncomfortable is good for you last dance - i like the vibe very instrumental album lullaby - this is top 3 favourites on the album, i love the beats fascination street - straight away amazing i love the beat probs 2nd favourite prayers for rain - also quite quite good the same deep water - least fav shouldnt be that long disintegration - nice it grew on me as the song went on homesick - not for me untitled - so glad i gave this a chance bc i was gonna skip through it at the beginning. it is possibly tied as number 1 with pictures of you FINAL RATING: 1. untitled 1. pictures of you 2. fascination street 3. lullaby

Yess the cure hits back

This album just floors me every time. On this listen the track ‘Disintegration’ hit me hard.

From the opening chords, this is an album I can get behind. This is definitely my favourite the cure album

Lullaby tem uma vibe difícil de descrever.

Listen to it many times. One the best ever. Favorite track: Untitled.

Man what a classic album. I never really listened to The Cure much until I was like 30 but I feel like this album in particular hits a little differently when you are a little older. I can't imagine that was the demographic they were aiming at when they made this record. You listen to a song like Pictures of You and can see moody teens sobbing while listening in the dark in their bedrooms. But having grown out of being a moody teen long ago, I think I get something different out of it now. Maybe something healthier and more optimistic but sad at the same time? I don't know. Whatever it is, this record is absolutely legendary, probably the best release from The Cure, and I love it. Well deserving of 5/5.

Goated

Pretty good as a background music, I listened to it as a background. It has something

I'm sure it was great at the time, but it just sounds so dated, even by 1989 standards. There are some bright spots, but I cannot overcome the overproduced noise to appreciate them

The first track stressed me out because it was so slow and so long. I don't think it's my cup of tea, honestly. I find it too slow? If that makes sense. There are a couple tracks that remind me of Caifanes (Not surprising. Same decade and I assume that they were inspired by The Cure). I don't think it's bad but I definitely don't vibe with it.

really enjoyed fascination street and prayers for rain

Legendary.

It’s the Cure. The best goth, post-punk there is.

As I'm seeing the Cure about a week from the moment I am writing this, I was happy to find out this album was the first on the 1001 list I got exposed to. Great tracks on here, but the gloominess of the general sound is still a bit hard to appreciate (especially now it's 25 degrees celcius outside and the sun's out). Nevertheless, some of the guitar sounds I like very much, and Robert Smith's dreamy singing really fits the mood.

Great vibes, creates a fantastic space. Really cool to have this be the pick so close to Olivia Rodrigo's new album. That takes a lot of timbral and songwriting cues from this but loses a lot of the production that makes this really moody.

Classic for album #1.

listened to this staring at my ceiling in the dark and the vibes were immaculate

Bem difícil de falar sobre algo que eu não conheço tão bem. É legal por me lembrar muito de bandas/artistas de post-punk e new wave dos 80’s que passei a gostar bastante de uns anos pra cá (mesmo que ouvindo de forma aleatoria) mas acredito que The Cure, apesar de ser uma das mais grandiosas e renomadas bandas desse estilo, ainda não é algo que me prendeu tanto.. É bem claro o feeling que cada música passa, artistas dessa época faziam isso como ninguém, mas o disco como um todo é muito mais melancólico que qualquer outro hit da banda fora dessa bolacha. Eu diria que merece mais uma chance, não é algo tão envolvente assim mas entrega algo bom de se ouvir dependendo dos sentimentos do dia.

Not my sound

Clearly one I should have listened to before now. Really good.

Absolutely incredible record by an absolutely incredible band.

I like the Cure, this album in general, but dear God I really don't want to because I find stuff like this insufferable. The fact that I am aware this is a major paradox makes me feel conflicted and akin to people I associate with being fans of the Cure and Robert Smith. Am I one of them? If anyone needs me I'll be listening to this album while trying to remember what my trainwreck of a college relationship was like...especially the part right after I got dumped because that's what this album makes me remember.

absolutely perfect in every way

Disintegration was the album that completely changed how I viewed both The Cure and 1980s music in general. Before hearing it, I knew The Cure mostly through their pop hits and their reputation as a goth band. Nothing prepared me for the overwhelming beauty of “Plainsong.” It’s one of the greatest album openers I’ve ever heard—lush, orchestral, massive, and emotionally crushing. The music feels grand and cinematic while Robert Smith’s lyrics explore sadness and longing in a way that feels deeply human rather than self-pitying. What makes Disintegration so remarkable is how perfectly it balances atmosphere, emotion, and songwriting. “Pictures of You” remains one of my favourite Cure songs, combining a memorable melody with the album’s moody emotional core. “Closedown” surprised me with how much I could hear its influence on later bands like blink-182, while “Lovesong” proves that even a straightforward love song can fit seamlessly into this melancholic world. Tracks like “Last Dance” and “Lullaby” hit from completely different angles—one heartbreaking and reflective, the other dark, claustrophobic, and nightmarish. The album’s centrepiece is its ability to sustain long songs without ever feeling bloated. “Fascination Street,” “Prayers for Rain,” “The Same Deep Water as You,” and the title track all stretch beyond conventional pop lengths, yet every minute feels earned. The layers of bass, guitars, synths, and drums create an emotional depth that rewards repeated listens. “Disintegration” itself is a masterpiece of repetition used as emotional escalation, capturing the feeling of replaying regrets in your mind until they become overwhelming. By the time “Homesick” and “Untitled” arrive, the album feels like it has journeyed through darkness and emerged into something hopeful. It doesn’t erase the pain that came before it, but it finds light at the end of the tunnel. That ending is what makes the album so endlessly replayable. This is my favourite Cure album and one I return to several times every year. It’s haunting and beautiful, emotionally layered and textured, filled with lyrics and compositions that reveal something new with every listen. It’s also an album I can’t wait to own on vinyl and someday share with my daughter. Few records feel this deeply human. For me, Disintegration isn’t just The Cure’s masterpiece—it’s one of the greatest albums ever made. 9.7/10

A masterful dream pop release that revels in drawn-out repetition and vastly stretched sound layering. The 72 minute runtime may seem daunting, but there really is not a moment to be cut. It's a definitive release from the decade.

Overraskende bra

Really great album, strong creative songs

I like other stuff by the Cure better. Some songs here droned on.

i hope pornography (the album) shows up too

A weird flavor of Pop Goth that is just so alluring in what it brings to the table. A lot of love for the long mediations. A great album.

Like I said in my review of Seventeen Seconds last year, I always liked (most of) The Cure, but never owned any of their records except for one comp. So I'm looking forward to this one, especially since it was characterized as a return to their earlier, Goth-y sound. This record gets better and better as it goes along, becoming more intense and mesmerizing; the title track is great. I actually think that the least interesting songs on here are the two I’m most familiar with, Lovesong and Pictures of You. That’s probably partly novelty bias about the rest of it and also that those are both more conventional songs, and I tend to go for stranger things.

Good Cure

not a single memorizable melody. poor songwriting. good for a sleep playlist or just some background noise

LOVE LOVE LOVE

This came on a gloomy, rainy day which was perfect for listening to this stunning album

Incredible album, one of my few top 10s, phenomenally written, emotional, and just a beautiful piece of work from The Cure

Me gusta mucho la canción pictures of you.

The Cure will ALWAYS do it for me. This is such a good album (dreamy *and* sexy at times??????) it makes me want to THROW UP!!!!! Fav: Prayers for Rain, Fascination Street

2.5

Incredible

This is already an album I really enjoy listening to. I made a point to listen to it on a recent road trip. I was extremely excited to see it on this list! Still five stars!

I dig this album so much. The synths and Roberts voice are so good. The intro to Plainsong is so cinematic. At 72 minutes, the album does not wear on me.

Once again it's like the generator is reading my mind because I've been listening to this album recently again after a long break. What can I say, it just really is a good album. So many bangers and epic sounding songs, it'd be hard to choose favourites 5/5

The Cure’s albums tend to lean toward either murky, atmospheric, and moody albums (Faith, Pornography) or well-crafted, catchy, and more upbeat pop (The Head On The Door, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me). Of course, all of those albums contain hints of both sides of the band, but the overall feel of a Cure album is always one or the other. Disintegration blends those two extremes into a more cohesive whole than any other album. Not only The Cure’s best, but one of the best rock albums of the decade.

This time listening Untitled gained a new place in my heart

Robert Smith is an unusual guy, and this album is spooky, dreamy, but ultimately listenable. It’s the transition from the 80’s to the ‘90’s

My favourite Cure album (The Head On The Door) isn't on the list, so this will do. Liked Songs Added: Pictures Of You Lovesong Lullaby Fascination Street

Annoyed at the sky for being blue when I got this album. Edit: ok it’s raining now, bumping from a 4 to a 5

Think I needed to listen to this anyway x it’s beautiful.

“Lovesong” and “Pictures of you”. Great album.

Superb.

This albums perfectly encapsulates melancholy - a deep sadness with a profound sense of beauty. It's brooding and terribly atmospheric, and features many of the poppy elements that The Cure began to incorporate after the Dark Trilogy. A masterpiece and the quintessential Cure album. Favourite track: Disintegration 4.5/5

one of the best goth rock albums and definetly a staple in the cures discography 10/10 Favourite: Pictures of You Least Favourite: None

Not a bad track

oh wow! first time using this web and i already found a great song. interesting. the intro is pretty long haha, i love this kind of music! thankss

Gets a little boring. Songs sort of run together at some point, all of the guitar/bass/synth tones are the same throughout. Not a fan of Smith’s voice. Great songs.

The most FIVE 5 ever

Could spend forever in this album. Probably their best one, at the end of the day.

way more my speed never really thought about how "dark" this album is sonically-- much heavier than i usually think-- probably b/c Pictures of You is such a "bright" song background effect on title track 10/10

Its slow but it works

last dance and lullaby aren’t my favorites. the rest is excellent. like a cold dark blanket.

Love me some 80's synth pop with a bit of spice mixed in. You can see the amalgamation of their previous genres meeting and merging at a crossroads with this album.

Never listened to a full album. I do enjoy their style but it does require you to be on a certain mood. And this is a long album!

An incredibly atmospheric and moody record. I saved almost the entire tracklist because the production and the dark vibe are just amazing. It's a bit long and maybe a bit too heavy for everyday listening to be a perfect 5, but still a brilliant experience.

I think “A Forest” by The Cure is one of the best songs ever made, but this album is certainly a pleasure to listen to as well. Four stars...

It’s a 5! One of the greats. Top 50/ top 20 album of all time (such a list is hard to actually conceive.) Yeah. It just gets better with time and repeated listening. 5 Boolean: TRUE

Moody, dark, but enjoyable album. It's gloomy and introspective without getting tiring or annoying or too inaccessible.

Listened on: Spotify Listening experience: Interrupted but managed on the same day Loved this. Have never listened to this album from start to finish. So pleasing to listen to. I didn’t know any of the songs other than the hits - Pictures of you, Lovesong, Lullaby (these must be on the greatest hits album which I have). Will listen to this album again for sure.

This a great album from the late 80's. It's a return to the Cure's classic goth-alternative roots. Pitchfork: 10.0 [Deluxe Edition reissue] Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #116 Best Songs Pictures Of You Lovesong Lullaby Fascination Street

Honestly very surprised I didn't hate this as much as I expected. Still don't like the singer but the drums were an unexpected good part of most songs

Very gloomy, made me feel adrift. I liked how it felt cohesive and stuff but the gloomy lost feeling isnt that fun when youre trying to revise. A very cool album nonetheless

Some songs were a little disengage but overall good

Ooooooh

This album would be a lot better if it was half the length.

I disliked The Cure in the past because I wanted to associate the 80s with a certain upbeat synthpop sound. But now, I am deeply grateful for The Cure. The tracks meld together seemlessly, the bass and synths that lay the groundwork for gentle piano sounds and explosive drums, especially in something like "Prayer for Rain" reveal how there is something so beautiful in music that sounds so gloomy. I also appreciate Robert Smith's vocals and lyrics where he is sounds like he is about to cry but also very confident in what he's expressing.

My appreciation of the Cure depends on the day. Sometimes the drone of the vocals and the heavy 80s influence leaves me a little bored, but other times the dark undertones and creativity with vocal and guitar effects completely draws me in. On average, this is a 4 and often plays like a 5 for me.

Once you stop treating this as conventional music with a singer and a band and all that and instead treat this as an atmospheric album with occasional lyrics, it actually is good - if not great. The only thing keeping me from giving it above 4 stars is the length. I'm not sure the vibe justified an 1 hour 12 minutes of play time.

Honestly, kinda enjoyed it. More grooves, less quirkiness

So sad, so beautiful.

Godfather of the alternative rock scene.

The instrumentation and sound design are insanely good. Today’s listening experience felt out of place since it’s a beautiful sunny day and I’m driving through the city. However, the first time I listened through the album, it was 11pm, I was home alone, a little heartbroken and a little ethereal. The experience was magical.

An absolute masterpiece. My favourites are Plainsong and Untitled and Pictures of You and Disintegration (title track) and Closedown. The album as a whole is truly an experience. I have listened through this album many many times…

I enjoyed it! But not sure it'll stay with me

Pretty Decent

The first triumphal notes of Plainsong were perfect. We had done it, Shivkumar Sharma had been banished to the dusty tomes of history and it was a new day. However, even by the end of Plainsong, I had lost all interest in the plodding, unadorned chord progressions that are all over this album.

This started as a 5 for me - I liked the music l, the lyrics and the vibe. But halfway through I started to fade into an abyss of sadness and ennui

Not my stille but I feel good

decent enough, but where are the bangers?

Rob, could you lighten up a little?

This hits even on a beautiful sunny spring day

Kasari proge rokkia. Vähä outoa kasarifiilistelyä. Ei oo mun juttu. En tykkää laulajasta.

Didn't really like it.

Top of the mountain for this band. Lovesong is one of the finest (pardon the redundancy) love songs ever written.

Kinda like a weird kind of chill; kind of like pop/electronic. Not sure if it's my thing.

Geat album. Not my favorite album by them, but still really good.

The year is 1989, you are about to turn 16 years old. You hate your high school and most of the students that go there. You're ready to just graduate and move away. The girl you've been chasing for 6 months has agreed to go on date and then this album drops. You spend the summer cruising around town while this plays on repeat. Almost 40 years later she's still by your side, anything less than a 5 would be disrespectful to the impact this album had on me as a teenager. It still bangs today.

*1989. *This is the Cure I like the best - still moody and brooding, but leaning a little poppy and mainstream. *Some classics, like Pictures of You and Love Song, as well as plenty of other good stuff. *The last few tracks drag - 72 mins is too long for this album. *Will definitely revisit, as the Cure is always in the rotation for me. RATING - 7.5/10

great find, surprising that this is from the 1980s. hasn't aged one bit, still sounds modern Favorite track: pictures of you other picks: lullaby, love song

FINALLY SOME GOOD FUCKING FOOD!!!

How can someone who grew up in the 1980s have never consciously listened to a Cure album? I am sure they were played in the background at some party somewhere, however my memory says I have ignored them on vinyl, tape, CD and streaming. The album was a slow build. From The Cure’s major hits I expected shorter, 1980s style pop-rock with Robert Smith’s trademark melancholy. The latter was there (more on Smith later), but the songs stretched out far beyond radio friendly length. The longer, and darker the songs got the more The Cure captured me. The moody guitar work stood out, limiting anything dated in their synth and drum sounds. They sounded like Pink Floyd mixed with The Smiths. An hour and change as usual went on too long, but the six to nine minutes gave The Cure ample time to get my ears attuned to their style. With Smith’s voice, I would hope that further listening would have the same effect as deep dives into Radiohead. As Radiohead’s music kept me intrigued, I grew accustomed to Thom Yorke’s vocals, and ultimately found him to be a heartbreaking singer in the same vein as Michael Stipe. Or…Robert Smith could go in the Morrissey direction, who I still find has annoying affectations. Another Cure record on this list would be a proper opportunity to see where I will lean, but for now a solid thumbs up to Disintegration.

Good sound, too long, especially when it's the kind of music that sounds like throwing a toaster in the bathtub. I liked the hits on the record, perhaps because I have heard them before. Robert Smith's voice never irks me, despite it being the type of voice that should. The start was more favorable then faded out for me, though I liked "Untitled"

I’d be lying if I said I knew more about The Cure than their biggest singles. But what I do know of them, I think is great. Robert Smith and his bandmates’ talent are on display here and I thought this was a consistently engaging and interesting album. Perhaps I was in too good of a mood today to fully enjoy the angst and melancholy on display here, though.

Amazing album

Two timeless songs, good shoegaze overall

Ugly tranny

Good stuff is good .rest is samey

boring

it seems many ppl on this website are middle aged british people so let me put this in a way you guys will understand: love da cure, simple as

Boring

i loove the cure!! i really enjoyed listening to this album from start to finish. gloomy, feely, gothic, beautiful...

Robert Smith at the peak of his powers. This is a great fucking album.

My two favorite Cure tracks — “Let’s Go To Bed” and “Why Can’t I Be You?” — aren’t on this album. I like The Cure, but I had the same reaction to DISINTEGRATION in 2026 as in 1989. The album has too many songs that are the same languorous beat. The melancholy of both the lyrics and music is too much; the album could benefit from some counterbalance between the two. Not enough up-tempo tracks. Often a song takes so long to get started you start to think this one’s an instrumental. Not one of The Cure’s best by a long shot.

Loved it — it’s dark and dramatic but in a really pretty, hypnotic way, and once it locks into that slow, rainy groove it just carries you the whole time.

One of my all time favorites. Perfect.

I adore the album in its totality, tracks like Plainsong and the Fascination Street are quality goth rock

I’m usually against albums being over an hour long as they often have boring filler, but this one actually uses that time effectively. Not a weak moment on this album. This is one of their finest works. Cohesive, elegant, sometimes romantic, sometimes dark.

Synthy

THIS!!! THIS IS IT!!! This is what I have been waiting for this whole project. Not that I knew it was coming - I was just waiting for the one album that would inevitably be my absolute favorite album. It is 80s perfection, making me nostalgic for a time I wasn't even around for. It brings me a special kind of joy AND melancholia. I wish I knew how to properly explain the experience I had while listening to it. I believe I will be relistening again and again, long into the future. 10/10

전체적으로 몽환적인 느낌이어서 너무 좋았는데 특히 새벽에 사색에 잠길때 틀어놓으니 감정이 더 풍부해지는 느낌을 받았다 최애곡은 Pictures of you, Homesick

Good rainy day album. Only familiar with primarily the chart hits of the cure, this was an enjoyable listen.

Great album. I have nothing more to say about this one. 4/5

A solid 9/10. This is an absolute masterpiece. Dark, emotional, atmospheric, and beautifully heavy without needing to be loud. Not just a great album from The Cure—one of those records that feels essential.

Slow music.

Interesting to me when this album came out I was 13 and by all accounts it should have been my forever favorite. But I was already in love with the long dead Ian Curtis and Robert Smith had nothing on him. Just as I rejected New Order out of hand for not being Joy Division enough, I rejected The Cure for not being… enough. Years on and late to the party though I may be, I am glad to finally have arrived. I think this album is brilliant. It’s atmospherics, it’s foreshadowing. It has hits AND it’s well composed. I gave 17 Seconds a 5. I don’t think I had ever heard it before this exercise. But it is also surprising well composed. Smith really knows his stuff. This album… well I knew I would give it a 5 before hearing it again. But it really deserves higher than that. It’s definitely in my top 50 albums of all time. 5 Boolean: yes, absolutely, and hopefully a good number more times before I die

Good flow and a few good tracks.

Having been a big fan of The Cure during the Boys Don’t Cry, Seventeen Seconds, Faith era, I took sporadic interest after The Top. I enjoyed the singles and loved Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me but then Kind of ignored Disintegration. So a pleasant surprise to hear how good it sounds all these years later.

I can sort of understand why people like the cure. This album sounded well put together. But I’m just not a fan

I'm not as familiar with this record as I am their earlier material. I am generally biased towards the earlier material, just given my exposure to it, and the fact that this record came out while I was working my butt off in graduate school and wasn't listening to new music at the time. That said, there are tracks on this album that really hit for me, both when I first heard them and on subsequent listening. I had a copy of "Mixed Up" and some of the best tracks on that record are from this one.

Fav- love song 3/5

10/10

1 hour 12 minutes really? So repetitive and long

A true classic

I love this album, I don't even care. It's like listening to a compilation of video game water levels. Perfect rainy day music.

10 / 10

о, это ушной кайф да, однообразный вокал, но его не так много по отношению к инструменталу а инструментал тут ебейший. Глубокий, эмоциональный, интересный, разнообразный хиты есть, переслушивать буду 4

Flawless. Painfully beautiful and melodic, there's not been an album quite like it since.

The Good: Who doesn’t like to break things into little pieces? The Bad: Unless it’s our feelings… of course… The Ugly: My Robert Smith halloween outfit… This could’ve been a 5* album… but it is too down… just a little too broken down… into little chunks of sobbing mess… in a corner.. with smeared lipstick… and washed out eye-liner. Strangely enough, I could’ve sworn that this album was older than it is. Thought it was 83/84-ish… what the hell do I know? 1989 is when I was starting my new life, college bound… the world at my feet. No need for downer music—if you know what I mean. Anyway, I did have plenty of friends back then who were totally into The Cure, which lead to me listening to most of this album in bits and pieces. Listening to it now, I am gently reminded that time flies… and that sobbing in a corner, though all fine and well for a moment, should be avoided at all cost. Still, what a fucking great album this is! 4* that should be 5*

entendo o apelo e a influencia mas nao pega muito, sou time the smiths

must be the most sampled album of all time. I've recognized so many melodies and it was my first listening

it was ight

First two tracks were okay 👍I appreciate the mood. Not a big fan of the vocals, I think the songs are actually better without them. This just was not for me and that's okay. I was very bored. This type of music seems popular with cool people, so I'm happy I got a peek into their world 🙂 Thanks 💗💗

Straight masterpiece, 4.8/5 Jeg ved ikke havd jeg mere skal sige, jeg synes det er så fedt det hele. Elsker melodierne i det, de udstrakte introer, guitarlydene, Smith's stemme.

Virkelig et smukt album, det er helt vildt. Jeg har aldrig hørt albummet sammenhængende før, og det er en underlige følelse at sidde og være nervøs for, om det næste nummer nu kan holde kadencen. Det kan det! 🤯 BLOWN AWAY 🤯 Da vi startede det her, var jeg sikker på, at ingen 'ukendte' albums ville få 5 stjerner af mig. How wrong I was. !!!! 5.0 !!!!

A collection of a long slow songs that actually works for the most part. The songs do feel a bit samey and I did feel some fatigue near the end. I think I would prefer these songs on their own rather than listening to the whole album. I would be more tolerable of an 8 minute track if it was not squeezed between a 7 and 9 minute track. Still though, the music itself is very good and I enjoy listening to The Cure; they might just be better in smaller doses. Favorite Track - Pictures of You Least Favorite Track - The Same Deep Water As You ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

curou onde doia

Need halves or quarters on these ratings. 3.25*

Prima

Good album this, very atmospheric. Maybe missing out a standout track but good background listening.

Que decepción, yo quería que me gustara, en serio, pero me aburrí

Review - classic. Score - 8/10 Need to listen? YES

all kinda sounds the same but good for zoning out

10/10 - this album hits all the marks for me.

I've been meaning to give The Cure a proper listen at some point and WOW I'm glad I finally did.

First few songs are better than the rest but enjoyable

- Wasn’t expecting to enjoy this as much as I did

I always liked this album. The sound is really big but still vulnerable to convey the emotion. It always feels like it is slowing down which makes you give into it to enjoy it. I think you could listen to this on sad and on happy days. That, I believe, shows great depth.

One of the most perfectly curated atmospheres of any album I’ve listened to. You know you’re down bad when an album like this gives you some calm within the storm when everything around you is falling apart. In theory this should make me feel sad, yet I find comfort in the loneliness here. The vocal delivery by Robert Smith is on point all throughout. Lullaby continues to be on of my favorite cure songs ever.

Plainsong begins even before you hear it and swells into a beautiful chorus introducing you to the world of the cure. It’s murky, it’s dark, a rat just ran over your foot. It’s raining. The cure have brought you to their place and you must feel exactly where you are. The lyrics rush past you and you can feel the melancholy of the music and the hopefulness and despair and longing. Now we move onto Pictures of you, with a chime and iconic guitar riff that is so easy to play I love it. Anyways it’s simple yet so so meaningful it’s a battle for the love you had. One guitar says one thing and the other deep chord says another until you hear that CLASH. Where everything is and you are teleported out of your mind and into the memories you made with the person Robert Smith is singing about. I still have pictures of people that I will never talk to again and I look at them as moments and I look at you and I look at myself and I just see how different I am. “Remembering you and how you used to be” is what Robert wrote. That is talent subtext is insane. The guitar comes back at the end to simulating to me letting go and giving into not the love you been singing of but love for yourself. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WORLD THAT I EVER WANTED THAN TO FEEL YOU DEEP IN MY HEART He is saying I loved you as much as I could. He is pleading with it and then he says there is nothing in the world that I ever wanted more than to never feel the breaking apart my pictures of you he is legitimately saying I never wanted to let go but I have to in order to love myself wow. Closedown-A full drum down a waterfall down the angels into the truth about not having what you want you slow down and you question yourself why am I like if only I could find the lust for life again and I have felt that and I feel the lust for life again. Lovesong- Falling in love makes everything better is what I am learning. To be continued

Best album we’ve listened to so far

So good

I liked it a lot

So good, despite the songs being incredibly long. Really enjoyed the feeling of the album as whole, melancholic and romantic.

Absolutely outstanding. Their magnum opus.

The best album from the Cure

Definitely more of a singles girl when it comes to The Cure. The singles are bangers the rest tends to bore me a bit. It almost pains me to admit it. And this one is on the long side too

i like it when i am sad overall, quite charming

Better than I thought it would be but it’s just not for me.

Favourite tracks: Pictures of You, Fascination Street and Lovesong

Instant 6 Outta 5

The best album by one of the greatest bands.

я ждал жуткую мрачнятину и не получил (и я рад). мне безумно понравился продакшен на альбоме. местами (как gen-z представитель) напомнила почему-то ethel cain. его нужно слушать целиком, и как экспириенс мне зашло. я отлично (скорее осознанно, альбом настроение не поднимает) провёл время во время его прослушивания.

I have to be in a certain mood for something so long and brooding, but when I am this can be pretty special.

Horrible

Not sure what it was about this but it seemed so emotive and engaging. All the way through the first two-thirds especially I was enraptured, it seemed to both be dreamy and hard-hitting. The album was long and the songs did become protracted closer to the end so it became more about trying to squeeze it into my day than about enjoying it how it was meant to be. All instruments seem to work so harmoniously. I don't really know much about The Cure, but I'm glad I listened to this album.

Pictures of You Lovesong Lullaby Fascination Street Disintegration

Deliciously moody.

Mmm no

A dreamy album with a lot of beautiful instrumental parts, really love this one ! (I think lovesong is in my top 3 of this album)

it probably is still their best overall album, though their newest one, _songs of a lost world_, is amazingly good. while the whole thing is a legit masterpiece, i loveLOVE "last dance". sheer gloomy pop perfection

Love the cure, love this album (yes i saw them live once hehe)

Just a joy to to listen to (ironically). Seriously absorbing and influential.

Some great songs but a lot of the best of The Cure not included here, with quite a bit of less pleasant work.

I own this album and one I have always enjoyed. It is full of notable songs and its strength lies in the slow build of a lot of the songs that just draw you in deeper and deeper. For some this is a negative of this album. For me, this is the positive. Pictures of you will always be the standout song. Everything about it is absolutely fantastic. 4.5 stars

slitsomt

So boring and dreary with flat vocals.

pretty good especially if you're emo, his voice can get a little tiresome from being whiny... but multiple iconic songs here nonetheless

I kept waiting for something to happen.

Just so good.

Just like the last The Cure album I listened to, it's just boring. Not bad, boring.

Tolles Album für einen chilligen Abend oder zum Schlafen. Jedoch klingt es nach gewisser Zeit sehr ähnlich, wobei die langen intros etwas nervig werden. Favourite track: Pictures Of You Ranking: 7/10

big fans in this bakery!! 4.5 for minna 4 for isaiah

Some classic stuff here. But the Cure has never been my favorite. Something about the monotony and vibe always makes me nod off. This album does remind me a bit of G and my time back in Tucson.

Reminds me of the smiths but slower, less vocals, more background vibes

Surprising how this has mellowed over the years (it's not me it's them). Boundaries are pushed, but in a soft polite nudge, not the shove I remember!

This is probably a sacrilegious thing for me to say, but I think sometimes the songs drag on too long. Do we really need multiple minute long songs that are made that way just from the intro alone? Anyway, now that I've gotten all my complaining out of me for the day, I do really like the vibe of this album. I like the songs on individual levels a lot, and I don't think I would mind the length as much if I were listening to them in a playlist instead.

The Cure never stick with me but it’s me not them.

Heyrið, ég er ekki goth, þá vitum við það. Pictures of you, Lovesong og Lullaby eru mjög flott, en restin alltof mikill synthi fyrir minn smekk og langdregin, nær einhvern veginn ekki flugi. Angist án örævntingar, og svolítið döll. Þristur og áfram hlust.

The perfect rainy day album. Seriously. Put this album on when it's raining and you can't go wrong. The Cure's best album, and a great record overall. This where they perfected arena rock for misfits. And misfits is not a put down. Back when this came out, you were considered weird if you were into the Cure or any other alternative music. But when people started to actually listen to it, they recognized how great this band actually is. Go back in time to 1989/90. I was just discovering The Cure as a senior in high school. This album was such a revelation. The music that finds us at this age has an incredible pull on us. I put this on and instantly I am driving around with my friends, worried about going away to college, and the girl I am too anxious to ask out. Robert Smith's music and lyrics catch me in a warm hug.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Ett album att bara luta sig tillbaka och njuta av den gothiskt drömiga produktion. Ett album med harmoniskt, konsekvent och vackert skev ljudbild. Kanske lite långt album men det saknar dåliga spår. Bäst är Plain song, Pictures of you, Lovesong, Lullaby, Prayers for rain

Coming from someone born in 1995 and listens to a variety of music but prefers a shuffle as opposed to a set album, I enjoyed this THOROUGHLY. The orchestral sounds and vibes to this was above and beyond. 10/10

Amo! No quiero decirlo pero tengo altas expectativas de este album... ya lo dije. Me gusto bastante, pero ya tenía cesgo la verdad haha Lo disfrute bastante, sobretodo pictures of u

so so so unbelievably fire

I like The Cure, but I absolutely adore this album. Maybe it just hit at the right time, but it felt like it enveloped me in a musical cocoon, the way the emotions bled so freely from the songs.

No, the original was better!!!

Second time in my life listening to this album and I liked it slightly more this time. Lovesong was the standout.. I’m a tiny step closer to finding an appreciation for The Cure aside from their radio hits, but I’ll never be a diehard fan.

I am liking this more than I thought I would

Big production. I like the cover of Lovesong by Wyldest more. Pretty good songs thought. Great guitar hooks. A bit dull in the last quarter.

The best Cure album

(no lo escuché, le puse rating pq se me bugueó)

4.5 stars This album is a whole mood. It brings me back to high school… when the album was almost 20 years old but I got into the Cure because of a girl I liked and listened to this record a lot. The first half is pretty, brooding, and has the singles that are all excellent. The middle bit has longer jams with dark electronic screechy stuff throughout but really prolongs the mood. Then the title track blasts in with a shattering sound and really drives it all home with the best vocal performance of Robert Smith’s career. Is the album overlong? Maybe a little. But do I forgive it because it’s consistent and keeps the mood going? You bet I do. I’ll acknowledge it’s not perfect and not for everyone, but damn do I love this album!

Não terminei achei meio bleh

I get it but I just found it quite boring. There are some catchy songs and the instrumental/synth work is excellent. Don't think I would return to this one.

Joya absoluta del alternativo

4/5

The first part of the album is really good, it kind of lost me in the middle, but the end really brought me back. 4.5/5.

Very moody and atmospheric. The vibe they create is very, very good. I am not always the biggest fan of his voice, BUT the mood and music as a whole is so good that I don't really mind at all.

A moody, atmospheric masterpiece. Robert Smith's lyricism combined with the instrumentals make for such an amazing album. It will forever remain one of my all-time favourites.

Boss. 8/10

Nice album, thought I would have liked it more

Better than I remember.

Epic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dreamy and dark, easy to listen to, but the songs seem a little repetitive at times. Still good stuff.

I'm late to the party on the Cure, some 40 years late. I really like this album dark with pop melodies

Meh

I found myself listening to this much longer than expected. While some of the vocal sections are not to my taste, the winding instrumental sections are emotive, stirring and occasionally anthemic. Perfect for driving. 3 stars.

Brilliant!

Pure gothic bliss. Plainsong may be one of the best album openers of all time. It isn't the best song ever just the perfect song to open this album with. They do a great job creating such a dark and gloomy atmosphere but break it up perfectly with a few catchy pop type songs. And I found Prayers for Rain on this play through, heard this album many times but never really paid attention to that track. Man I missed out on that one, better late than never. I am not a fan of the end of the album, those last 2 tracks would have been better moved to the middle or cut from the album. The songwriting is good but just didn't feel like they fit with the rest of the album for me.

The cure is Goth as good as it gets.

The Cure…for insomnia.

An album that has stayed with me ever since I first heard it over half of my lifetime ago. Every song here feels essential, every lyric here feels like time was taken to make sure that every word was put in its right place, every note here is played at the right time and is the right note to be played. What I'm saying here is that this is a perfect record. Yes, some of the singles here are insanely popular on their own, but this is an album where every song is best heard in the context of the album. It's generally agreed that this is the best album by The Cure, and this time the masses are correct.

Some great guitar work. Solid alt rock album all the way through.

They have a distinct sound so I find all their albums very similar

The best Cure album, which in my mind puts it up there as one of the best albums. Dense melancholia, sublime.

Amazing

yasss goth boys fuck it uppp

Really solid album. I don’t think the cure is typically my thing, but this album had great songs and atmosphere throughout. My only complaint is the length as I felt it dragged a bit. I’d give this a 4.5 if I could.

Не особо впечатлило, но музыка красивая

Typical the Cure .. kind of melancholic, and rainy

I'm loving the sounds. Some regret that it wasn't as easy for me to hear whole albums for years, but I remember the radio hits. This is the first album I'm hearing on this project and it's definitely one I'm glad to hear top to bottom. Saved to library.

Love The Cure

absolute perfektion.

La primera canción es horrible, son como 3 minutos de intro y despues cuando canta pusieron un efecto eco que no me gustó. Intros y canciones inecesariamente largas. La voz del cantante es hermosa y queda muy bien con los ritmos.

Me encantaron sobre todo las primeras canciones, amo que pongan instrumentos como mas angelicales(?.

Melodic

This is what orchestral manoeuvres in the dark actually sound like. This is gloomy and claustrophobic shoegaze at its finest.