Disintegration

Gid

One of the greatest of all time

One of the greatest. Play it loud and play it often.

Near perfect album.

arguably the greatest album that robert smith has ever put out in the cure's history. the lush and divine soundscapes transport every listener to a foggy garden behind a rickety house, full of wilted flowers. it's so utterly gloomy, but it's a picturesque sort of gloomy that resonates with a lot of people including myself. a truly artistic and impactful album.

The singles may be the catchiest tracks but there's so much other good stuff here. In an album full of haunting atmospheres, The Same Deep Water as You is a 9 minute track that really leans into the brooding, mournful theme. The title track is another entrancing piece that doesn't feel as long as it is, Homesick too. The album can be divided in two halves - the shorter or more radio friendly songs and then the deeper, longer songs. I questioned the runtime of this initially, but somehow it works, even feels essential. Probably their crowning achievement?

The Cure had to grow up on me. Now it feels amazing.

Pictures of You alone is worth 6 stars and other songs are almost as good too

Peak synth pop.

no wonder goths are sad

My favorite album ever.

classic

best album aot

The album came out my freshman year of high school and it definitely soundtracked that period of my life. It remains one of my all time favorite albums. It is both haunting and beautiful. Robert Smith’s voice gives me chills on “Lullaby” and “Prayers for Rain”. “Pictures of You” is my favorite song from the band. Lyrically brilliant and musically engrossing.

An absolute masterpiece. If you would have told me, "here's an album with minimal chord presence, simple melodies, average song length over 5 min, where a goth sings about spiderman, and you will love it" I wouldn't have believed you. Disintegration achieves this simplicity with absolutely ecstatic, grand, melancholic synthesizers, hooky strings, one-note-at-a-time guitar work, and twinkly sound effects. His words are like the newspaper print in the instrumental fire, each throw eliciting the pain of the pages of his life. It is so unlike anything I've ever heard before and since. Robert Smith apparently got really into psychedelics for making this one, and it really shows itself in a different way compared to the typical psychedelic music context. He opts to represent the feeling of bursting up from a cold serene river on a hot day, you're eyes are still closed, but you are breathing, maybe even gasping from the chill, water droplets resting on your eyelids, and you feel reborn in the day. Acid can make you laughy and silly sure, but one can also feel this intense, slow motion refreshment, where you are fully aware of the words that describe your life, but all you feel is what your body is right now. Disintegration taps into this feeling so strongly it gives me flashbacks sometimes. The first time I listened to this album, I was working at a soil factory. While forklifting pallets of dried coco bricks back and forth amongst a hive of beeps, groans, clacks, and a shitty amp playing System of a Down, this album shined through and struck me. It has this weird effect of really reminding me of where I am in my life in the exact moment I hear it. I refuse to describe this album in terms more concrete than what I've said. Unless you have a hate boner for goths or something, this album will set itself apart incredibly. Of course it might not be your cup of tea, but I would fight anyone who says this doesn't break the mold.

Pictures of you is worth giving this album 5 stars on its own, but the whole album is amazing. It’s dark and moody while also hopeful at the same time. I guess I’m goth now?

The Cure is great. Owned all of their albums and saw them live. This album was a continuation of their greatness.

Gloomy feeling. For real this album is one of the gOATh.

Solid entry! Lullyby, pictures of you, and Love Song are all great. 4.5 stars... rounding up mostly because of all the junk that litters this list.

This album made me the happiest saddest possible. Everything fits together start to finish, romantic and hopeless.

PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK one of the absolute best albums ever. six out of five stars (and that might not even be enough). i love it so so so so much.

Very good album. It creates a slightly gloomy atmosphere but, to borrow someone else's words, also feels seductive. It hits the spot. Probably my favourite album from The Cure.

I feel ethereal listening to this. An incredible experience every time

Uno de mis favoritos de The Cure, banda que pude ver dos veces y que siempre me emociona: me invita a bailar, a ponerme nostálgico y a reflexionar. Gran gran trabajo, con muchos matices sonoros y vocales, más etéreos y experimentales.

I’ve never known such despairing joy as this album. It is the zenith of goth music. It might not be my favourite album of all time but it’s easily in the top 10.

Thoughts before listening: I own this one...and its awesome. I am a bit of a recent convert to the Cure despite enjoying a number of their hits for years. It just always seemed like there was a lot to unpack with the band, and I never took the time to dig in. Perhaps I felt they were too dark and goth for me, despite their extremely catchy pop hits I was drawn to. I am glad I finally gave them a chance however since they truly put out some of the most interesting albums of the 80s, least of not which is this album that consistently ranks as their best from critics and fans. Review: This album is definitely a mood with dark, droney sounds throughout. I am not always a fan of this sound, but it just works here. I especially love that the dark is often broken up with perfect pop songs like \"Pictures of You\", \"Lovesong\", and \"Fascination Street\". This is a long album that awards patience as songs can take a while to get to the point, but when they do, there is a lot of memorable vocal melodies, guitar lines, and lyrics to be found. 5-stars

What a great album! I'm late to The Cure (apart from having heard their hits) I had only listened to Seventeen Seconds as part of this challenge - I loved that album too and they've grown on me even more after this album, I had it on repeat all day! Moody, layered, eclectic, mercurial and scruffy hair - the best! Fave Track: Lovesong

Da best band of all time

This is a strange album to classify as a magnum opus. This is the most “The Cure” that The Cure ever gets. If you like what The Cure has to offer – aka moody, washed out guitars, gothy grooves, and depressed lyrics moaned gently into the mic – you’re in luck, because there’s even more of it here! Quite literally, the songs drone on; not in a negative way, because they need the space, but these are the most spacious tracks in the band’s discography. There’s still an ear for pop hooks, but Robert Smith does his absolute best to subvert it. Still, they’re all over this record, and some of those hooks on the non-single tracks are standouts of the band’s entire discography. Now, if you don’t like The Cure and you haven’t up to this point, welp, bad new bears, you’re going to hate this album. This is the most “The Cure” that The Cure ever gets, and there’s even more of it here! Quite literally. I get why people hate this album, because I get how and why someone could possibly hate The Cure. I, however, absolutely ADORE The Cure. I could’ve had at least 2 more albums on this list (The Head on the Door and Boys Don’t Cry, but I’d also take Kiss Me… and/or Wish). I’m not going to convince you today to love The Cure, and therefore I’m definitely not going to convince you to love Disintegration. Now, if you argue they’re a Greatest Hits™️ band, the singles do rise above the rest, so I get it. But I’d argue the real beauty of this album is found in the songs that aren’t singles, especially on the back half, where they really dig into a vision for the band that is excessive – in length, in tone, in mood. And I’d urge you to listen to “Untitled” and “Disintegration” and try to argue that they are not on par with the singles on this album, despite their length. Disintegration isn’t going to convince anyone to like The Cure, but if you’re already a fan, it will be one of the greatest, most interesting albums you’ve ever heard. And I fucking adore The Cure 🖤⛓️🥀🖤

So sad and depressive but yet so melodical. Great album!

Memories 😁

Endå eit bra album frå The Cure. Var på konserten for Disintegration tour i Drammenshallen, samme dag som albumet ble sluppet i norge.

I just absolutely love this album! Fantastic through and through! I love when I get to listen to albums from here on vinyl instead of Spotify! Great listen!

The Cure's magnum opus. A masterpiece of an album, and easily my favorite work from one of my long time favorite bands.

Yep. Love The Cure and this one is likely their best. The longer intros and interludes are especially hitting right with my new headphones. Love the drums and bass driving through. Half this album are my favorites songs. The rest serves to connect them together. That intro to Fascination Street was super important to me in high school as weird as that sounds. Even like the extended Mixed Up one, though I’m a bit of a Mixed Up apologist. It’s the CD I had in high school.

Great album. There is some bloat on the track lengths, but the lush arrangements have a deep transportative effect. There's something transfixing in the gloomy, dark, dreamy atmosphere (and I didn't mind hanging out there even for some of the longer songs). The whole is better than the sum of the individual tracks (but those are mostly good too). I've been familiar with The Cure--mostly individual tracks (and the poppier ones at that)--but I really enjoyed this album. I'm excited to hear some more. Standout tracks were "Plainsong" (stellar opener to set the tone), "Pictures of You," "Lovesong," "The Same Deep Water As You," and "Untitled." ****

I agree that this is an album that everyone should hear. 5/5

Incredibly cinematic - what a trip!

Perfection.

Shows you your ailment and gives you The Cure. 'Lullaby' is a perfect song.

This album has me in my feels on a Friday morning. This is a desert island album for me. I had a friend growing who loved this type of goth/new wave. I miss her and wish she was still here.

Se nota cuando un álbum es diferente a los demás. Solo con la primera canción

pffffff increíbleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Facile.

I really enjoy this album! There are some famous songs on this that I’ve heard before, and I already liked. There were also many others that really filled out the feeling of the album and this album sounded great. Five out of five.

Exelent!!!

So many good jams. melodies be poppin off,

Sombre, mystérieux, poétique... Disintegration vous enveloppe instantanément de nappes musicales éthérées et envoûtantes pour vous immerger dans une sorte de songe mélancolique dont on émerge sans vraiment en avoir envie après plus d'une heure. Un très grand album !

Fempoängarna lyser med sin frånvaro men äntligen kom det en. Knappt ett svagt spår.

Brilliant stuff

Disintegration is the archetypal Cure sound for me - listening to this makes their poppier hits like Friday I'm in Love and Lovecats sound like an exception. It's such a cohesive record, very much giving the feel of a singular vision and a real album, as opposed to a collection of songs. Disintegration has such a strongly overbearing and atmospheric vibe, it's a real experience to listen to, and some fantastic stand-out tracks like Lovesong and Lullaby I'm probably a 4.5 on this but I'll just lean to a to a 4 because I don't think I'd listen to this repeatedly given a few tracks outstay their welcome. Nearly a 5 for me though

Einfach gut. #4 am besten. Warum habe ich vorher nicht so etwas gehört? Vorreiter für viele spätere Sounds.

крутой альбомчик

piękne smutki

Not a huge fan of the Cure, but this album was an easy listen.

Love The Cure!

Seem to be giving a lot of 5s out recently but that's the nature of the beast I can't not give this masterpiece full marks, most certainly goes down as one of my favourite ever records Atmospheric eerie vocals, gothic instrumentals, probably top of my hitlist to see live

An absolute piece of art. One of the greatest bands to every do it and this is their finest work. Probably the band I’d most like to see live out of everyone - being in the presence of Robert smith would be some experience. 5/5

Fuck off Gow

I liked it, the cure is good.

Brilliant album of the cures unique layered songs

Pictures of you ...

Near perfect album from top to bottom. I could listen to it on a loop.

Great

Pet Sounds for the 1980s and goths, insofar as it's an album that feels untouchable with how beautiful it sounds. There are decades of metal musicians who wish their bass sounded as powerful as the bass in "Fascination Street" does.

one of my favorite albums of all time. easy 10/10 for me

Plainsong: 9/10 ethereal sound Pictures of You: 10/10 just a rly good song Closedown: 10/10 ambient experience Lovesong: 11/10 banger Last Dance: 10/10 nice Lullaby: 8/10 Fascination Street: 10/10 wow Prayers for Rain: 10/10 banger The Same Deep Water As You: 9/10 Disintegration: 10/10 !!!! Homesick: 9/10 needs the right vibe and then will be 11 Untitled: 10/10 ends just as good as it started if not better Top 3 (not in order) (extremely difficult) Lovesong Disintergration Fascination Street album score: 10/10 5 star perfect album

1- Plainsong Great start to the song and album, grand, eccentric, magical, EXSISTENTIAL. 2- Pictures of You I already loved this song, (one of my favourite The Cure songs) this is perfection, can listen in any mood 3- Closedown love the drums in song, electric piano and guitar it all creates a big mystical sound. 4- Lovesong A classic 5- Last Dance A good song but definitely slips for me compared to the prev. songs 6-Lullaby One of my favourite the cure songs before listening to this album through and through, will always love this song my go-to for afternoon/hungover showers 7- Fascination Street banger 8- Prayers For Rain Sitting on the floor in shower vibes 9- The Same Deep Water As You Long banger 10- Disintegration How it be.. disintegration 11- Homesick banger 12- Untitled banger ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Top 3: 1-Pictures of you 2-Lullaby 3-Lovesong I have only listened to this and 'Three Imaginary Boys' fully and I can say without doubt that I utterly ADORE both of these albums and that I don't dislike any of these songs- *except for one song on Three Imaginary Boys thank you parents for showing me The Cure at a young age.

1. "Plainsong" BANGER 2. "Pictures of You" BANGER 3. "Closedown" BANGER 4. "Lovesong" BANGER 5. "Last Dance" BANGER 6. "Lullaby" BANGER 7. "Fascination Street" BANGER 8. "Prayers for Rain" BANGER 9. "The Same Deep Water as You" BANGER 10. "Disintegration" BANGER 11. "Homesick" yeah this songs pretty good 12. "Untitled" BANGER BANGER ALBUM 5/5

Holy shit this takes me back.

The Cure have a varied career than one might think. Early on they sounded more post-punk (Jumping Someone Else's Train). Sometimes, they were downright New Wave (Friday I'm in Love, Just Like Heaven). They are, however, mostly thought of as a goth band. I would argue that they looked goth more than they sounded goth. At least until Disintegration. Dark and moody, Disintegration is the most goth Cure album and the best. The mood is set right from the opening with Plainsong, and then the sad Pictures of You. Though not a concept album, if play like one as mood rises and falls. After more than a decade making music, to still put out a quality listening experience is tough. It's something few artists can accomplish. To put out your best work, is just this side of amazing. Disintegration is amazing.

Good dark post punk new wave vibes.

First two songs are life altering.

I saved a few to my Playlist

Total fav

Oh man, I love this. Just beautiful. There’s a dark, shimmery quality which, when done well, almost always hooks me - it’s something present, though not perfect, in lots of music, and this album just about nails it. Even though it’s long, I wanted to play it again as soon as it ended. More like this, please. (4.5 rounded up)

Dark and atmospheric but beautiful, a masterpiece

Superb. I know the band and the songs just haven't listened to the album all the way through.

Fell in love

Moody, atmospheric and slightly gothic. It had me reaching for the black eyeliner

Such a great album. Has a great mood/atmosphere to it, great catchy songs. Nothing to complain about here.

Magnificent.

Phenomenal!

One of the most influential records for the alternative music scene. It is an absolute treasure.

Classic album

Good, liked some tracks

It’s that “fuck it, we 5” mentality. This is #47 on my topster. It’s just too good. Bob Smith and the boys really slow it all down for you and take you through the pain inside them at their own leisurely pace. Sit back and let it flow through you

Please let me start by saying, I am NOT a fan of The Cure. That being said, apart from the final track "Untitled", I don't know how much more you can do or get out of a sound, a feel, an ethos. The album is amazing. Full stop. I did not want to like it but could not help it. Truly a great overall album.

One of my favourite albums by The Cure. So many great tracks, including "Pictures of You", "Lovesong", "Lullaby" (what a great video), "Fascination Street", and my favourite "Prayers for Rain" (which must be played as loud as possible). I would give this album 6 stars if it were possible.

I'd never heard this before and enjoyed it a lot.

Atmospheric and cool, don't know why I've never heard any of The Cure's music before now. 4.75*

An epic achievement. My favorite Cure album with my favorite song of theirs, "Pictures of You."

5.0 DISINTEGRATION IS THE BEST ALBUM EVERRRR. Literally perfection and it's barely even in my top 3 cure albums. Fave songs: Disintegration, Lullaby, Plainsong

They have some amazing songs across their catalogue, but this is the cure's album masterpiece: 70 minutes of lush heartbreaking miserable bliss to wallow in. The washy sort of out of focus synth/guitar textures wash over you in waves and waves of warm beautiful atmospheric gloom. The drum and bass parts draw you further in creating a trance to lose yourself in. But when you're cascading and adrift, the lead guitar comes in, the sweet in the bittersweet brew: jangly and clear but drenched in reverb and delay and phaser, it picks out instantly memorable bright melodic lines that float gloriously above the trance and cut through the gloom, pointing up towards something light and ephemeral (Picture of You, Plainsong). Or it finds a swirling path through a minor key deeper into the bleak darkness (Last Dance, Disintegration). After a few heavy tracks in a row they mix up with a pure pop banger like Lovesong or the groove of Lullaby. Fascination Street brings it all together, a hard-driving pop-industrial beat/riff, a miasma of syths and guitars, and an anthemic belted out vocals. Robert Smith isn't gifted with huge virtuouso range or power, but uses his fragile voice to perfect effect, pushing beyond its capacity into a vulnerable wavering tone that perfectly suits the lyric's mix of pained anger, lovelorn infatuation, and nervous hope.

A perfect album, one of my favorites of all time. In a lot of ways, this is Robert Smith’s Abbey Road. It combines a lot of the elements that made him a unique and captivating artist that was spread out for over 10 years and put it into one album.

Classic Cure

Awesome

👍

Picture it: Ontario, 1993. There's an angry little goth girl laying on her bed overcome with emotion because her boyfriend cheated on her. She looks at her walls - covered in creepy art, dead flowers, and ripped up fishnet stockings. She puts on the album Disintegration by The Cure, then turns her gaze to her tinfoil and tinsel covered ceiling with reflections of red lights she's pointed at it. She lays there listening. Over and over. Disintegration becomes the lullaby that mends her broken heart.

I'm haven't really given the Cure's discography a thorough examination, so I'm speaking from limited experience, but this feels like Peak Cure to me. I'll be revisiting this soon.

My favorite & most often visited Cure album. I love this album so much, every NYE for the last three years, I time Plainsong to play at the stroke of midnight. It's atmospheric, ethereal, melodic, gloomy, and lush. This album also plays well on a rainy or cold day. Gorgeous listen. I love you, Robert Smith.

This is one of my more favorite albums I've listened to in this project. I honestly can't imagine playing this album for anyone and them hating it. It somehow manages to appeal to all ages and genres, or at least that's how it seems to me. I do have to admit though, I keep getting Stranger Things flashbacks. I think the late 80s synth is really amping up those visuals for me.

This is The Cure at their atmospheric best. Plainsong is hauntingly beautiful.

So, so lovely.

This is really, really good work. It’s not to synth heavy, not too guitar heavy. The synths and guitars complement each other, it’s as if the sounds blend together as one. The depth of the sound stage is remarkable and is incredibly balanced. The long instrumental intros are simply amazing - they hook you and draw you into the layers of sound, and when the vocals come on board, that depth of sound still remains and carries you through the song. Pictures of You and Lovesong are the familiar tunes here, but the other tracks are solid. Plainsong, Disintegration, and Homesick are also standout songs. I did not dislike any of the tracks. The overall mood of the album is suitably dark, but hopeful at the same time. It’s not a melancholy drag, but evokes a determination to persevere and grow.

Beautiful album. I was never a The Cure fan growing up, and only knew a few of their big hits. This is the second album from them I’ve gotten and I have loved both. They have such a unique and melodic sound, moving and moody, and I just love it. I guess it speaks to my inner goth.

Mästerligt jävla bra rakt igenom.

Per me uno degli album più belli e sicuramente più importanti. Mi accompagna da sempre. Non invecchia e non stanca mai

Fucking masterpiece.

great

Fantastic album, every song is worth repeating till you hate it

- Spoiler: Meiner Meinung nach eines der größten Alben aller Zeiten!! - Ich kenne kein Album, das so klingt wie "Disintegration". Nichtmal innerhalb der Diskografie von The Cure gibt es wirklich Vergleichbares. - Dieses Album steht wie kaum ein Anderes für Dark-Wave und auch für Gothic (auch wenn The Cure Genreschubladen immer gehasst haben). Die Post-Punk Einflüsse aus der Anfangszeit der Band bleiben noch teilweise erhalten. - Dieser unfassbar atmosphärisch und klanglich so dichte Soundteppich. Diese Melancholie. Die Tiefe. Die Düsternis. Der Schmerz von Robert Smith. Und trotzdem oftmals groovy und melodisch. - Robert Smith hat das Album im Alter von 29 Jahren quasi im Alleingang geschrieben, inspiriert von dem was man heute als wahrscheinlich als Quarterlife Crisis bezeichnen würde und allem was damit an Ängsten und teils auch an düsteren Gedanken einhergeht. Und immer getrieben von dem Willen, ein großes Album, ein Meisterwerk vor seinem 30. Geburtstag abzuliefern. Danach würde man in die Irrelevanz abdriften. Nachteil an dem Plan: Das Album schreit "commerical suicide" - etliche über 2 minütige Intros, viele atmosphärische Instrumentalparts und sogar ein Song in dem Robert Smith albtraumhaft schildert, wie er vom "Spinnenmann" gefressen wird. Das ausgerechnet dieser Song nämlich "Lullaby" einer der größten Hits in der Karriere der Band werden sollte, spricht Bände. Das gesamte Album wird zum größten Erfolg der Bandgeschichte - sowohl kommerziell, als auch aus Sicht der Kritiker und der einschlägigen Fachpresse. - Diese zu seiner Zeit beispiellos fette Produktion kann heute produktionstechnisch noch vieles in die Tasche stecken. - Lyrisch ist Robert Smith on Point: Wenn man manchmal denkt, er rutsche in die cheesyness ab, ist meistens noch irgendein Dark-Twist da, so wie bei „Pictures Of You“ wo man nach einer gewissen Zeit merkt, dass es sich weniger um Liebe dreht, als um Obsession - Jeder Song lässt mich abschweifen und in andere Welten eintauchen. - Der bekannteste Song des Albums und der Einzige bei dem man vorher Hitpotenzial hätte vermuten können ist sicherlich "Lovesong". Smith hat den Track für seine Jugendliebe Mary Poole geschrieben, mit der er inzwischen seit fast 40 Jahren verheiratet ist. Ich sags wie es ist: Wer sich für diesen Song nicht erwärmen kann, muss herzlos sein... - Mein "Geheimtipp": Das düster-treibende "Fascination Street". Richtiges Brett. - Man merkt an der Ausführlichkeit dieses Reviews: Ich liebe "Disintegration" einfach in jeglicher Hinsicht. Und ich könnte sicherlich noch viel länger über die einzelnen Songs philosophieren oder noch eine Liebeserklärung an Robert Smith abgeben. Aber ich erspars euch. Rating: 5/5

I really liked this album from The Cure! My only exposure to the band was their top songs, especially "Pictures of You". The album was very gothic with alternative, dreamy rock. I highly recommend this album and will definitely keep in my collection for a relisten! Favorite Song(s): "Pictures of You", "Fascination Street", "Lovesong", "Closedown", "Prayers for Rain"

Love it. Will re-listen. If I came across the cure as a team I would have lay on the floor listening to it.Prayers for rain fav song

One of the best!

Have listened to this before once or twice. I don’t know how to describe it but it’s so tonally rich and all-encompassing. The whole album has such a cohesive vibe of darkness, haunting emotion and overall eeriness but also beauty and delicateness. A stunning album.

Very good

CLASSIC

love that :-)

Absolute classic. Love this record. Plainsong into pictures if you makes me feel like im flying. A seminal album that helped me expand my horizons and songwriting. Lovesong is so kick ass. Dark and smoky but it is at its core a song about love and you can feel how real that emotion is throughout that song and the record as a whole. Theres no one else like them. Unreal mixing on this record. Theres so many layers yet nothing sounds buried or overpowering.

Great

love this album i even got the shirt

Loved it!

Very nice - I love it!

Love this album but its not new to me....

Got lucky and am starting off with one of my all time favorites. Perfectly lush and moody. Gave it a few listens as I read through the first volume of Neil Gaiman's Sandman and it set the mood perfectly.

Amazing vibes and good writing

Super Album! It remembers me my youth!

One of my favorite albums of all time. Top 10 that I return to often. One of the works I can play in my minds imagination. I wonder how many times I listened to this music?

4.7

One of the best albums on this list so far. Definitely better than "Pornography", even though it's pretty good itself. Two of my favourite songs are included here: "Homesick" and "Disintegration". I first heard them as covers, recorded by Rosetta and Converge, respectively. Originals have some special charm though, as the whole record. Bit of a wall of sound, atmospheric feeling, sadness, long, stretched melodies, everything I like. Just a great album.

cool

One of my all time favorites. Smith in his best…nothing to say more about this outstanding album

Schöne Klassiker!

I found this long and gloomy the first time i bought it but i just keep coming back. A classic.

Top tier album, although maybe not the Cure's best. Still love it end to end though. 5/5

The Cure is halt einfach gut

dour lyrics with infectious and prominent bass lines. top to bottom an 80’s goth rock masterpiece. highlights: “pictures of you”, “lovesong”, “fascination street”.

Never expected to like this. Loved everything. It’s now on repeat.

super beautiful and dreamy stuff, puzzling rythms are worked in so well, feels like layers upon layers but it's really magical reverb

Ahhh this takes me right back to being a teenage goth, I bloody love all of their 80s era albums and this is arguably their best one. "Lullaby" was one of my favourite songs growing up and I still love it now.

A gorgeous gothic dreamscape of sound and emotion. A defining moment for the Cure, but also a defining album for the genre.

Still in my top 15 albums after all these years.

Ethereal soundscapes interspersed between the bigger hits. It’s sooo good! I didn’t want to say it but thought the last third or so got a little same-y but I reckon I just need more listens

So slow it look me so long to get through and I never got into it

I need this vinyl.

Another classic. One of my favorite albums from the 80s, and favorite from The Cure.

Goeie shit

Easily the best album of the 80s.

Move over Morrissey, Smith - the Master Depressant - is in the house. Yet whilst The Moz may put a wry smile on your face with his downbeat lyricism The Cure have mastered the euphoric cathartic uplifting elegance of the downbeat on a whole new plane. There is not a second of filler on this wonderful, wonderful record. Play it loud, wallow in your self pity and come away in the happy knowledge you are not alone. Just wonderful from Plainsong to finish.

A classic. I'm obviously biased because this is the music I grew up with and nostalgia is always worth an extra star or two, but this album has stayed the test of time

First song of the album (Plainsong) really matched my mood when I put it on. I was walking home from walk, it's just after sunset but it hasn't become pitch black yet. The air is crisp and the ground wet, grey clouds fill up the sky and I'm tired but not in a bad mood. This first song, then subsequently the album, helped turn my tiredness into a pleasantly relaxed calmness. A good way to end the workday. One of my favourites of the album was Lullaby.

This album is an absolute masterpiece, and in my opinion the high point of The Cure's discography by far. The production is fantastic, wonderfully blending warm bass tones with icy synths and melancholy guitars. The sound throughout gives a really accurate representation of how depression can weirdly feel comfortable and warm at times, but also isolating. A feeling I don't often see depicted in media. Lyricly, Robert Smith touches on a lot of similar themes, particularly the growth and catharsis that comes after letting go and coming to terms with loss. However the real genius of this album is that you don't even have to have experienced these things yourself to relate to the songs, because they are so well written and performed.

Love this album. It’s moody, dark, catchy and it’s still fresh.

Great album!

Every time I listen to this album is a good time. Each individual track is great in its own right but as a album it’s even better than the sum of its parts.

Fucking banger. The only weak song is the big single Love song.

Loved this listen - had to put it on a few times in a row to get my head around it. Lots of depth and capture of a particular sound that seems top of its style. Heartbreaking lyricism and vocals from Smith - this one will happily land in my rotation. Four and a half. Fave track: Prayers For Rain

right down my alley

This album has been a serious grower for me. The first couple times I heard it I already really enjoyed it, it's just my kind of music, but it was mostly just for the singles like Lovesong and Pictures Of You. Over time, the rest of the album, especially the lengthier songs in the second half, have really grown on me. Hard to think of many quicker ways to have 70 minutes fly by you than listening to this. The mood of it, the production, just the overall atmosphere of this is a perfect example of why the album format will never be beaten. It all just fits together so well.

This kind of blew me away, I loved it. I don’t really know what I thought this would be, but it was awesome. Most of the songs have really long instrumental intros that just build the sound and anticipation. Early on you get a little taste of the 80s new wave sound, but they manage to do it in a way that captures the best of the style. The synthesizer doesn’t dominate but effectively complements the rest of the instruments, and Smith’s voice is just awesome and doesn’t fall into the over-exaggeration trap that a lot of music from the era does. This has just such a strong top few songs. Plainsong kicks it off with a bang, first with subtle chimes and then it just hits. And then Pictures of You is awesome to follow. Lovesong is a bit poppy and has great energy. And then after a bit it turns a bit more dark and gothy (for lack of a better word) and it just totally works. It’s a long album (72 minutes) and many of the songs are on the longer side from the intros. But it’s great start to finish. A band that managed to pull together a full album of songs that are interesting and unique and it’s all cohesive. This is the reason I love this 1001 albums experience, I hit play again as soon as it finished. Favorite song: Pictures Of You Other: Plainsong, Closedown, Lovesong, Lullaby, Fascination Street, The Same Deep Water As You, Disintegration, Homesick, Untitled

This one was phenomenal. Love the poppy-emotional sound.

Perfect listening for Halloween makes me think of late 80s films

Vunderba

Disintegration by the Cure is a gothic rock masterpiece that explores the themes of depression, betrayal, and love. The album captures the dark and gloomy mood of Robert Smith, the lead singer and songwriter. The music is haunting and hypnotic, with layers of guitars, keyboards, and drums creating a rich and complex sound. The vocals are emotional and expressive, conveying the pain and despair of the lyrics. I have listened to some of the Cure's previous albums, but I never really understood their appeal until I heard Disintegration. This album blew me away with its depth and intensity. It made me feel things that I had never felt before. It made me want to revisit their other albums and appreciate them in a new light. Disintegration is not just an album, it's an experience. It's a journey into the dark side of the human soul. It's a masterpiece that deserves five stars.

I love this album. Easily The Cure's best album, maybe the best Goth album of all time. Definitely in the top ten best albums of the 80's. The layers of thick, textured synth; the chiming, delayed guitars; and a lot of the tracks actually rock. It's a cohesive total work while having incredible individual tracks throughout.

Really like

I always love listening to this album. The songs all flow together in a way that it might as well be trackless. Imbued with deep melancholy, sometimes I find that it can be distracting in the best way; almost like a form of meditation. Not something to throw on during a party, but when you are feeling down and out this album is always there for you.

classic

A lush, beautiful album that immerses you in quiet grief. Really nicely done.

I feel like you really have to be in the mood for dark, lovesick music to fully appreciate this album. If you're in that mood, this is the pinnacle of that style. If not, it might seem too long or self-indulgent. I'm giving it a 5 because of how much I can see this appealing to me in a worse mood. Disintegration is my favorite of the 3 Cure albums I've had on this list so far.

Sad boy special, right here. Perfect.

Classic. Dreamy, dark, moody catchy. *Heard before

I had never really listened to The Cure before this album and I have to say I'm a bigger fan than I thought I would be. The album starts slow with a very plain song opening. Maybe that opening elevated the other songs or maybe it was better without including it. This album only has a few weaker songs and that could be due to my preferences, not because they are objectively weak songs. This album stands as one of the most consistent albums from a quality standpoint that I've heard in a while.

For me, this is a perfect album. It’s atmospheric, full of regret and nostalgia. The melodies are infectious, the drum beat works seamlessly across the album. This is exactly the kind of album I’d pull out for a rainy day with no expectations.

GOATED. 10/10 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾 The best Cure album. No skips. No misses. Just heat all the way through. A timeless classic.

good as hell tbh

YEAHHHHH: I LOVE THE CURE. It is a cardinal sin that this is one of the only Cure albums I haven't listened to but I have to say it's one of the best. The eerie gothic rock is cooked to perfection. Leaves that lingering feeling in your soul, bittersweet full of depth and character. I could listen to this album again and again and honestly it will never grow dry.

Getting depressed has never gone down this smooth. Self indulgent. The only break from depressing is melancholy and apathy. Dark. Also devastatingly beautiful. Polished until it shimmers and gleams. The cure did make better pop music but this is their best music.

Classic! South Park said it best…you rule Robert Smith. Disintegration is the greatest album of all time!

Never been a The Cure fan but this is an amazing record.

Goth Rock Album fait après dépression de Robert Smith, voulant sortir du cliché pop. The Cure était déjà à la mode depuis une décennie, réussir à marquer une génération, à créer des identités et changer de style tout en continuant à remplir ces rôles : perfection.

Beautiful album all the way through

When I was growing up The Cure were always in my periferie, but never front and center. That had to do with a lot of people that revered this band. They tried to get me to listen, because it apparently was music that was fully up my alley, aka 'beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.' And I don't know what happened but it never clicked. And the people who loved this band turned musically into very closed-off people. With only 1 genre and nothing else. So The Cure has been synonymous to these people, that genre. The 1001 album challenge has now served me 3 Cure albums and I can truly say how wrong I've been. All three have brought richly layered beautiful melodies, incredible lyrics and a brooding dark atmosphere. I now, in my 40's, can acknowledge that The Cure has made some of the best albums I've ever listened to.

I'm familiar with this one. Good stuff.

Belleza, y que sea largo lo hace más lindo todavía.

3 october

One of several peaks in The Cure's long history as a band. There is always something in their discography for me whatever the mood or time I find myself in. Disintegration is among my favorites. Although I will say I was initially suspicious of it at the time it came out since I had moved on to other genres of music. I eventually bought a used copy of the CD and am grateful that I did.

Pictures of you ...

Sad

Always loved this album was very grunge for the time

This is a wonderful album! Comprised of elements that could easily devolve into noise, the artists instead carefully craft them into something smooth and flowing. It's an audible dichotomy of hopefulness and sadness. Of nostalgia and heartbreak. Any time I listen to this, my brain is usually enveloped by the music and doesn't even fully recognize the lyrics, but they are beautifully crafted as well. Reading them without musical accompaniment, they flow naturally as spoken word poetry—something that many artists fail to accomplish. I wavered between giving this a 4 or a 5, because this isn't an album I'll just put on willy-nilly—I have to be in the right mood. But, when the mood is right, it always hits the spot. It's like commiserating with an empathetic friend about time lost, hopes unrealized, and then reminding each other that even if the present and the future aren't be what you used to expect, it's just how life is. Sometimes sitting back to recognize and accept that fact is what you need, not any false promises or new hopes that may later be dashed along the side of the street, too.

This record has been a constant in my life and I will not imagine it otherwise.

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

4.5/5

The Cure's masterpiece. Robert Smith's aching vocals singing some of his best lyrics; Picturtes of You, Lovesong, Fascination Street all just beautiful. Musically it gets pretty heavy at times but then lightens up just in time to keep it very accessible. 5 stars

I love the first 3 album of theirs better but this one was one that I was really unfamiliar with and I loved it from start to finish. A nice 8/10 for me

I have depression and I approve of this album. But yeah, Lovesong and Pictures of You are hits, the decision through the album to just ride the instrumentals and listen to bass riffs on loop is great, its so moody and full.

I often think about the South Park episode where they say this is the best album ever made, and sometimes I’ll give this a play and think that they were a 100% right.

Crime is a disease. Here’s The Cure.

the art of falling apart

all time great album Favorite Songs: Lovesong, Pictures of You 5/5

On a rainy night, this album feels different. Dark and comforting at the same time. Definitely a favorite album of mine. Favorite track: The Same Deep Water As You

Never really paid attention to The Cure but man this is some good shit.

This is the 4th album on this list that I know and like every note of.

Not my favourite cure album but still almost perfect

fua

If i can say one thing about the 1001 is that it turns out i really like the cure, joy division whereas in the past i had put it aside as i was more into metal. Loving the overall feel of the album. Period.

One of my favorites that I haven't heard in a LONG while. I think this is going to hit harder for me these days.

As perfect of an album as I have ever heard. So consistent in tone and theme, but it still feels like a journey. And despite being so morose, it's a great sunny day album. A rare achievement.

This is a masterpiece. This was an album I only listened to with headphones. My community had a notion that the Cure were weird. When I got away to college, I was more comfortable publicly expressing my acclaim for this album. It's beautiful in sound and texture. This blew me away in 1989 and I believe it still holds up today.

Incredible album. Atmospheric masterpiece.

I’ve heard it before but I love the cure definitely their best album

A classic, atmospheric and works well as an album

A simmering beast of an album. A sonic soundscape of love and misery. The height of goth and The Cure's definitive album. Listen, enjoy, and lose yourself in the mood. Lullaby is one of his highest of high points - though the single version had a much better drum track.

🤠

je mets 1000 sur 5 pour lullaby

on my first listen i this was instantly one of my favorite albums, over time that diminished a little bit there’s no way i’m not giving this a 5

I liked that a lot. I didn’t want to change it and I didn’t want it to end.

Cure is awesome!

- Great music to contemplate to - Guitars sound very dreamlike - Great vocals and instruments that blend together in one moody, yet bombastic package - Pictures of You, Last Dance, Lovesong, Fascination Street

Actually got into this one just recently before starting the 1001 albums project. I have to say, it's gonna be my first 5 of the bunch. I haven't heard anything else from the '80s that sounds quite like this. It's often catchy, yet vast and adventurous. It's depressing, yet uplifting. An absolutely immersive experience of an album with gorgeous melodies and lush atmospheres galore. These days, it may have the reputation of being a basic hipster album. I actually put off listening to it for a while for that reason. But that doesn't really matter when it's THIS GOOD. I can't imagine how magical it must have felt to hear this when it first came out.

Wat een goed album! Vette vibe, goede nummers.

The Cure. Transporting, defining music of the last 2 decades of the 20thC. And of my generation for sure Yes, they belong on a list like this. They are good, too good, at what they do. I had forgotten what it is to listen to, and then enter, beautiful discomfort. at first you resist it as moody angsty stuff. but if you want to remember the feelings of teenage alienation, unrequited love, and the complex moods of those hormonal, transitional, and so formative and yet whimsical/melancholic/exciting/hopeful and disoriented times? Disintegration, is sounds almost glib to say it, but it evokes all the longing, pain, empty moody depressed emotions of a teen breakup, or alientation, or sense of isolation so well.... Their melodies and lyrics (their strange so beautifully evoke emptiness, sadness, and Hopelessness with a capital H. As an online reveiwer from Immortal Reviews wrote: "The Cure's Disintegration is an ode to depression, capturing the hopelessness of it in a perfectly..." and then there is this : “A protracted wallow in the misery of love unrequited or recalled in hopeless desolation” is what Britain's Q magazine called Disintegration. And that is their artistry. I always liked (and needed, as an antidote for any listening to their painful cure) their 1 or 2 "happy" tracks best. (Just Like Heaven, "Friday I'm In Love", lovecats. They do make pain beautiful. they do sadnes well, so they also know how to evoke an exquisite joy. I am reluctantly giving this a 5, despite not *wanting* to listent to this at the outsiet, but its quite the psychological exploration. and then the music; they were masters. Small doses.

This one is so good. The atmosphere is fantastic - the spaciness lets the gloomy mood shine. The melodies are amazing and instantly memorable - just listen to that bass on ‘Lovesong’. Lastly, I love the lyrics - ‘A woman now standing where once there was only a girl’ particularly hits me hard, even though I’m a guy who hasn’t been in a relationship before. It is a good album. The end.

Amazing moodscapes. Haunting. Grabs you by the soul and yanks.

1. love plainsong, it sounds not plain. Makes me feel like i have went to space. 2: love the guitars 🎸 . GORGEOUS. amazing. Every adjectives. 3. If only I could fill my heart with love 4. The panning

A brilliant album. Listened to 4 times all the way through since last night, and Fascination Street about 10 times

Surely their best album. A masterpiece front to back. Still sounds so bright and moody at the same time. Love it.

fire

Goth GOAT

Brill.

Such a great album, feels like putting on something comfortable. I was hooked from the opening strains of Plainsong. With my favourites this time around being Pictures of You and Fascination Street.

Simply lovely - could be the type specimen for "cohesive albums". Wonderfully consistent atmosphere where moods wax and wane but never introduce imbalance. I think this project has really switched me on to The Cure, and I now wish I could go back and bump my score for "Pornography" from a 4 up to a 5. Fave track - well, this is all about the totality of the album, so I'm not sure it makes sense to pick faves, but even if I did pick faves, more than half the tracks would qualify. If I had to give a short shortlist, let's go with "Pictures of You", "Lullaby", "Fascination Street" and "Homesick" ♠️

12/10

Most of my favourite Cure tracks are not on Disintegration (though Plainsong and Lullaby are definitely up there). Somehow, though, the individual tracks almost don’t matter. It’s a 70-minute long mood piece exploring that space between dark, intense emotion and big, glassy emptiness. Honestly, such long songs with such little structural variation shouldn’t hold the attention nearly as well as they do (and I’ll deduct half a star because inevitably there are times when the spell does break and I just want them to get on with it), but for the most part they keep me entranced. Maybe because the guitar and synth textures are always on point? I dunno, it just *feels* like The Cure achieved exactly what they set out to with this album.

This album is sooo good. I always knew that if I got into The Cure, I'd love them and I was so right

This was excellent. I was familiar with a few tracks but this album is stacked, such a full sound on this one, the attention to detail in the musical arrangement is so impressive. It’s sprawling and beautiful, think I’ll add this to my rainy day listens. 5 stars

This album hits every time. I love The Cure and this one of their best albums.

Wow I couldn’t stay awake it was so moody and chill. Loved it!

I'm currently listening to this album as I write this. Incredible output from the kings of introspective goth rock, one of the best sad bands of all time. This album is #116 on the RS500. My dad loves The Cure and would play them frequently for me as a young kid. This album has several standout tracks: Plainsong to open, Pictures of You (the long intro could go forever without me getting bored, I almost get sad when Robert Smith's voice comes across, but I think that's the point of the track), Lovesong and Fascination Street and the best song: Lullaby. In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave Disintegration four-and-a-half out of five stars, and applauded the band by saying, "The Cure's gloomy soundscapes have rarely sounded so alluring [and] the songs – from the pulsating, ominous 'Fascination Street' to the eerie, string-laced 'Lullaby' – have rarely been so well-constructed and memorable." Erlewine went on to praise Disintegration for being "darkly seductive", and "a hypnotic, mesmerizing record". Pitchfork praised the record, admitting "Disintegration stands unquestionably as Robert Smith's magnum opus." Writer Chris Ott noted that "scant few albums released in the 1980s can boast an opener as grand as 'Plainsong', the most breathtaking, shimmering anthem the band ever recorded."

this album is fantastic new wave gothic beautiful guitar magic. its brooding and thoughtful. the single is icing on the cake for the album. it starts off with power and grace and mood. it end sharp and succint. the glossy, angelic riffs all over the synths is top tier. i love the guitar tones and the energy. wow. i didnt think id like the cure like this, but yowza, it deserves repeat listens and study.

Easily one of the best things to come out of the 80s

Love songs for days!!!

One of my favorite albums of all time and The Cure's magnum opus. Disintegration is a masterclass in gothic rock, that was able to break further into the mainstream and take the band to a career-high. While singles like Pictures of You, Lullaby, and Love Song are staples of their career, the albums' deep tracks like Plain Song, Untitled, Prayers for Rain, and The Same Deep Waters As You are staples of the genre. Would recommend it to anyone that wants to hear a masterpiece.

5 stars all the way. Moody, epic, lyrical, multi-layered and BIG.

The Cure is amazing. I probably listened to this album more than any other in High School.

This album is just like a sad, dreamy hug and I love it.

Five stars! Weird goth kids forever!

This was The Cures goodbye to the 1980s and what a farewell it was! Lyrically this is Robert Smith crafting masterworks with a pen, even if musically it doesn’t stray too far from the familiar sounds. A masterpiece indeed.

I just want a new one… come on now. Who hasn’t heard this one? 10/10

A very soothing album with a very nice psychedelia type-a-touch. Bangers such as Lovesong, Pictures Of You and Plainsong might be my favorite. Will I listen again? - Definitely 5/5

2023/03/07 Superb!

A magical album with so much atmosphere. It definitely wants me to listen more to The Cure which I often put a bit to the side!

Ah, classic era Cure. I find I have to be in the right mood to listen to this all the way through, but I am today, and that's when it's masterpiece shines through. Pictures of You is the very definition of shimmering. And Lullaby. It's kind of Psych-goth in places, if that is even a thing. Over-long at 72 minutes for certain, but this also adds to its oppressive nature. You do feel swallowed up by this album.

Definitely in my top 100

Lovesong and disintegration have to be two of my favorite songs of all time. I already knew half of this album and i'm happy that i listened to it in full thanks to this site. It's so perfect.

My favorite version of them, the masters of gloomy, gothy, wonderful stuff. I’d only heard the hits from this album but the rest is great, too.

4.5/5

Sad, white man wanking music. I love it immensely.

Great!

My favorite Cure album which put's it that with my my favorite albums. Easy 5 stars.

Is it even a question?

fairytale like album

Was expecting an overhyped eighties album. Got a brilliant album (which is undeniably eighties). 5 stars.

Genre: Gothic Rock Favorite songs: Pictures of you, Lovesong, Lullaby and Fascination Street

harrowing /ˈharəʊɪŋ/ adjective acutely distressing. "a harrowing album about doomed love, addiction and death" downcast /ˈdaʊnkɑːst/ adjective (of a person) feeling despondent. "Robert Smith is quite a downcast character, is he not?" depressive /dɪˈprɛsɪv/ adjective causing feelings of severe despondency and dejection "How depressive the mood is on *Disintegration*!" Goth /ɡɒθ/ noun a style of rock music derived from punk, typically with apocalyptic or mystical lyrics. "The Cure has produced many records that fans of Goth music love, but *Disintegration* is the rare one where said label can be used for the album in full." dreamy /ˈdriːmi/ adjective having a magical or pleasantly unreal quality; dreamlike. "The dreamy atmosphere on The Cure's eighth studio album makes the latter particularly stand out for shoegaze fans." long /lɒŋ/ adjective lasting or taking a great amount of time. "The Cure loved to play long tracks with repetitive patterns at the end of the eighties, thereby providing many hypnotic cuts for their fans." disintegration /dɪsˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃn/ noun the process of losing cohesion or strength. "As rambling and shapeless as The Cure' *Disintegration* may seem on first listens, with its lengthy cuts and ever-circling vocal lines, its entopic music actually mirrors the album's artistic point (and lyrical intent): taking a series of snapshots of a soul slowly dissolving." Number of albums left to review: 695 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 148 (including this one, with a 4.5/5 grade, here rounded up to 5/5) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 71 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 85

Love love love this

Very cool

This album is worth five stars just for Pictures of You. The rest of it is almost irrelevant. I mean, fortunately the rest of the album isn't bad.

My first 5!!

I loved this album about 10 years ago; I remember playing "Fascination Street" at a Halloween party and it went down a treat. I think it's got even better in the intervening years; it's beautifully desolate. Had I been born 10 years earlier, I would have been the biggest Cure fan.

Excellent album

Musical perfection. I have no funny quip for this one, it's just genuinely one of the best albums of all time.

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.

hearted 2 songs on 1st listen

i love this so much

cura e tals

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.

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

Love

5/5 Keiner hält eine Waffe gegen meinen Kopf

9/10 second listen

Rock noir

First listen loved the vibes of this

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

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

Love it

Lush perfection.

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.

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

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

Legendary

lovely

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.

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

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