Reviews (page 8 of 15)
Har brukt å kokettere med at eg likar liveversjonen best, men no er eg ikkje sikker lenger
Hvor er jeg glad for at have haft hele weekenden til albummet. Det har fået lov til at folde sig ud, og er blevet bedre for hvert lyt. Forventningerne til mørket var høje, men er klart blevet indfriet. Prayer for Rain er min ynglings skæring af dem som jeg ikke har et forhold til i forvejen.
Dystert og storslået. Mørkt og smukt. Et mesterværk til regnfulde efterårsaftener.
I could - should - keep coming back to this one.
i lik eit
Crazy good album, one of the best in its genre.
I really want to give this one a 5 just because of 'Pictures of You', it's an all-time favorite song of mine. Alas, I've given out too many lenient 5's on this rating platform. 4 it is.
This music has been mixed to be played loud So turn it up
Pretty good, but I’m not a fan of long instrumental sections and it was pretty depressing. I liked love song a lot.
I love The Cure and Robert Smith so it was no surprise that I also loved this album! Such a great dark wave album with some of their best songs. I am definitely listening to this again and I would recommend it to others!
I sort of figured I'd like them but I didn't it expect it to be this good hahaha. Just managing to produce several minute long bangers consistently
Nothing stood out to me, but for once, I'm more than okay with that. This feels like the type of album you want to let wash over you as it carries you down its river for an hour. I wish it were a bit more gripping, but it was still lovely.
What an experience! I should've listened to this album ages ago. Nothing but hitters upon hitters for 72 straight minutes - absolutely deserving of the title of one of the greatest albums ever.
Went back and forth on how to rate this for a while. I think the music (instrumental composition) is fantastic. I also felt myself completely taken out of songs by the singer’s voice, which was fine on some songs, but whiny and grating on others. I think I liked enough songs to give it a 3.5, but I’m still conflicted. (Side note, Lovesong is incredible)
Excellent basslines and synths. They are really good at setting an ambience! The run from Fascination Street to Disintegration was absolute 🔥 on my first listen. Somehow that enjoyment dwindled past that first experience though, and that same run of 5-9min tracks was feeling a tiny bit stretched out by the end of my second/third listen. I respect the talent so much, but I don't think it quite makes it into my rotation! Edit: 8 months later, it has somehow found its way into my rotation. I'm not the most darkwave-pilled guy, but this album really grew on me! Up from 3 to 4 stars.
This album changed my fucking life. The atmosphere they create is so unparalleled. Warm synths and the bass, the way they layer different instruments. The Cure is the only band I listen to where they give you three 7-minute songs in a row and i wish they were longer. I have listened to this album probably 15 times and I discover something new each time. Easiest 5 ever.
The unhappy Tuesdays? Still great music..
Lovely surprise. Definitely will listen to again.
****an easy listening album
honeslty couldn't make it through. like individual tracks but not my bag
Best summary to give this album is background music. Long instrumentals without any real highlights, lyrics that don't stick. Below average but not bad enough for a rating of 2.
Guess I'll never judge a goth by it's cover again - this album has some bangers on it. I was expecting a deep depression to sink in. I instead got a deep depression to sink in, and some sweet summer tracks for my riding playlist (Closedown, Lullaby and Fascination Street).
This is so close to being a five-star album for me. The musical arrangement and atmosphere on most of the tracks is superb. However, while Smith's vocal style is a natural component that makes this band what it is, I just don't like it enough to want to listen regularly. I WANT to like it enough, I really do, but I can't - It's like a 4.999 stars for me.
Good record, not totally into The Cute, but they put out pretty decent music.
LOVE The Cure!!!
The best Cure album I've heard. Still a little monotonous with the vocals, but good overall.
The last album I listened to in the challenge, and it was a great album to finish on.. atmospheric and beautiful.
I really enjoyed this album, it is obv a pretty sad listen but I think that’s the point and I do like sad music. I do really love the vocals, always have liked the Cures vocals. Some parts on the latter part didn’t really stick out to me like the beginning.
straight ass
Incredible album.
Nice and moody.
can't be anything else can it
Probs one of, if not my favourite album by The Cure
all the comments are like "wow the best goth rock album!!" but really it's genuinely one of the best albums of all time. don't limit yourself
I went into this album with an open mind, trying to enjoy it because this is typically not the type of music I listen to. Honestly I did not like it and couldn’t wait for it to be over.
I really enjoyed this album, moody and atmospheric in such a good way. Listening to the whole album through I sometimes found it fading into the background for me a little, but it was still enjoyable. Fav song: Lovesong - probably partly because it’s the song I was already most familiar with. I also really liked Pictures of You and Untitled Least fav: Last Dance - it’s fine I just didn’t find it as interesting as the other songs
Die Lieder sind sehr lang, ABER unschlagbare Atmosphäre
Dark, moody and goth as hell I loved it 5
I love The Cure but the album was mostly filler
I adore the cure and their music so much. This is not my favorite but its close.
Ok. Love song is good. Might re-listen.
At first i was not super excited for my second The Cure album in less than a week. But boy I was wrong. This was like a wave of sound and emotion. You can truly be transported by music like this. It's raw and honest. Pictures of you just could easily be in the soundtrack to the indie film about your first high school relationship. Classic!!
Two Cure albums in four days is too much.
Very good moody alt rock, but dragged a bit long at times. May revisit in the future.
Favoriten Lovesong Last Dance Lullaby The Same Deep water as you Untitled Plainsong Pictures of you Closedown Plainsong
the last 4 songs take 31 minutes need I say more
Excellent album. Bit too long at an hour and a quarter. I love Robert Smith, but it starts to feel a bit same-y, even though every song is excellent. Solid 4 stars.
This album made me realize how many Cure songs I already knew. But the other songs I hadn’t heard yet just felt like they went on forever. I didn’t listen to the remasters and demos because even though I did like over half the tracks, I just don’t think I liked them enough to enjoy hearing them 2-3 different ways. solid album but wasn’t as much of an experience for me as others have been.
It’s not for me. I’ve never enjoyed The Cure. Lullaby is interesting. 1001 album worthy: yeah - 83/150
Dull - I wouldn't say this is one of The Cure's stronger efforts.
Thought vocals were annoying but the instrumentals were pretty good. In certain cases they worked pretty good together
4.8 - Really really great album, the cure I think are up there with one of my fave bands
Ok I get this one. This Cure album is a magnum opus, that much is clear. And I do like it, but I also have some qualms. Let’s start with the qualms. Maybe just one qualm tbh. A lot of the tracks follow a very similar sound palette at a very similar ploddy tempo. This gives the album a very consistent feel, but I also find some tracks drift into each other without leaving a lasting impact. You end up with some good songs that are also somehow forgettable. Ok, so qualm aside, here The Cure really are doing their broody, gothic best. Some things that are excellent: the string arrangement on Lovesong, the wistful romantic nostalgia of Pictures of You, the feeling you get the first time you hear Lullaby - a truly singular song, maybe their best, the last minute outro of Untitled to close the album. Really if I give it a little more time I think this could easily grow to be a 5 and an all time album for me. Fave Tracks: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Lovesong, Lullaby, Disintegration 4.4/5
What a weird record! I was into other things when this came out but somehow ended up with some kind of cd ep that had Lullaby on it and was absolutely captivated by it. Even still now. How this wasn't the big song off this album escapes me.
Given how many Smiths albums I've had to endure, I'm a bit shocked that this is the first Cure album so far in the collection (with two more to come). I've never been a big Cure fan--I can still vividly recall many heated arguments with a co-worker at the bike shop I worked at, debating the glory (him) and whiny-ness (me) every time various songs from this album (and others) came on the radio. But I'm happy to say that so much Smiths exposure in this project has made me much more appreciative of the relative merits of The Cure now. I still wouldn't choose to listen to them, I'll admit, but I feel like I can better hear the appeal of their music and sentiments. This is likely their most complete album, especially how Robert Smith merged their gothic and pop sensibilities together, and while it's too long for my liking, there's definitely an element of nostalgia for the various singles and radio hits interspersed among the dirge of "Disintegration". I'm also struck by how the lone upbeat(ish) track "Lovesong" could easily have been written/played by REM, as well as how tight "Lullaby" is, especially compared to the rest fo the album. They are definitely not to my taste, but if we only get one Cure album (and I know we don't, but still) this would be it.
Not a big Cure fan but this is a great album for wallowing in the stew of your own depressing juices.
Must have for any goth rock fan.
I can't say that I'm a huge fan of this band, but I like them, and this record is my favourite by far. It's just so moody and cool.
This lot need to cheer up. They should listen to house music or something
Am I goth?
Lovesong alone makes this the perfect album, but all around fantastic.
The bonus track situation accompanying this record was so excessive. This review is for the first disc only. Love this band.
There’s always been a handful of Cure singles I really like without ever really feeling the need to investigate their back catalogue further I realise now that they’re very much an album band as this works fantastically well as a piece of work Moody and atmospheric
There comes a moment in one's musical journey where you come across an artist or a band that you don't find yourself overtly loving as much as another person or a cluster of people does but you do find a way to respect their talents and capabilities and their audiences' love for that. Well, that's me with The Cure. Disintegration is often regarded as their magnum opus and I can see, hear and understand it but I can only take in so much Gothic inspiration and influence and Disintegration is an overindulgence of the styling. Despite this, there are a number of good to great songs on here and, if one were to take them apart, they'd be solid standalone efforts. Overall, there may come a time where I may connect with this album the way that many others did but, as much as I can respect the effort, now isn't the time. Favorites: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Closedown, Lovesong, Fascination Street, Prayers for Rain, Disintegration, Untitled.
I was a pretty big fan of The Cure when this album was released, but for some reason it didn't click for me at the time. It's definitely darker and moodier than its predecessor, with fewer, but lengthier tracks. I did like the singles from the album, though. Revisiting the album as a whole for the first time in who knows how long reveals that it's definitely one of the strongest releases in their catalog.
This is one of those albums that’s hard to get super excited about in a deep-review kind of way, mostly because I discovered it at such a young age. That said, I do have to give it credit, because it’s stayed relevant through the decades and across different generations. The whole album is consistent from start to finish, and all the tracks work well together to create a unified sound and feel.
I don’t like The Cure, but this is a good album
This wasn't bad, but I actually enjoyed the other Cure album, Seventeen Seconds, a little more. First few songs were decent then it kind of sounded all the same. Not terrible, just not very interesting.
Great, fantastically atmospheric album. Long but unique and with enough variety to stay interesting the whole time. The songs here are a bit low energy, which I’m not a huge fan of, but love this album either way.
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I mean, it's disintegration...
имба.
Wow, this is a stunning album. First time listening and it really got me.
Nothing about this should be changed. I’m sure this is exactly how this album should have turned out. I wouldn’t have made the songs so long. I feel like they could have cut the boring parts, but by no means should they have, if that makes sense. Iconic vocals, instrumentation, and writing. Really great entry and maybe one day I’d give this a perfect score, but not today. Sorry, Rob. 4/5
Listened already
Great album, but the songs do blend together after a while Could be my fault for listening at the gym
So far, 3 songs in, I’m not impressed. It’s a lot softer than I thought a cure album would be. It’s funny because I complain about it being soft and my choice cut is about love. Strange innit? It seems that the only other interesting song is Lullaby. Everything else sounds the same. Pretty much one long song. You could have this on in the background while you do random things. That would work. And in that note this ends with another “middle of the road” rating from me. Choice cut: Lovesong
This is already in my top 10 albums of all time, starting off with a massive soundscape, Disintegration speaks to the soul of depression.
Lovesong and Homesick very good
It's a good album to listen to for sure, but I don't really care for this one like I do with others. Lullaby is a nice song, but overall the songs feel kind of boring. The album is a bit on the long side as well. I just feel this one doesn't have much interesting to it and it kind of feels like, admittedly pleasant, background noise to me.
Fantastic album, great musicianship, some deep topics but great
best ever
not quite 5 stars yet, I think I need one more listening
++: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Closedown, Lovesong, Last Dance, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Prayers for Rain, Disintegration +: The Same Deep Water as You, Homesick, Untitled 9,5/10
4/5
This is a terrific album. I just don’t want to add it to my list of five-star albums because I don’t want to listen to it over and over again. I totally understand why people love this album, I just don’t need any help feeling depressed.
This record slaps. But there is a lot of dead air. It's more than I remember and it hurts the record some.
Excellent album. Feels like the culmination of all The Cure’s work in the 1970s came together perfectly on this album.
Amazing! A masterpiece! This truly atmospheric, dark, and moody album is a career peak for a legendary band. What a treat to listen to it again as a part of this project.
more cure :/
My dad hates the cure but I think they’re cool
I don't know what I was listening to in 1989; it wasn't this, but it should have been. I do remember liking the singles, particularly Fascination Street and Lovesong, and dancing around to them at the uni discos. Possibly, my album-buying had dropped off a bit, due to being a poor student. Anyway, I've remedied my remiss-ness since. Disintegration definitely has the feel of being a peak Cure moment: atmospheric, slow-burning, expansive, sad, and with some gorgeous layered riffs, eg Prayers for Rain (and Last Dance, which I see was added on to reissues, but which sounds like it should always have been there imo). I agree with the chap quoted on Wiki that it sounds like "the culmination of all the musical directions the Cure were pursuing over the course of the 80s". When Songs Of A Lost World came out, majestically, last year, I went back to listen to this, and the two albums now have a permanent place in my heart. The songs are compelling and affecting, and the sounds are dark and beautiful. Brilliant.
Can’t knock a single second of this. Just sad that Love Cats put me off them for so long 🤦♀️
I feel like kids today don't know about Disintegration and that's a damn shame.
Incredible. One of the greatest opening tracks ever and doesn’t drop off the whole way through.
I gave this five stars originally, but I think I was a bit generous there. Yes you can tell this is clearly something special, but I haven't really come back to listen to it: I don't know if I like it enough for it to be a personal five stars. Lullaby, though, is phenomenal and has become one of my favourite songs.
Hahaha, I never understood why and what so many people like in this stack of songs dealing with teenage depression.
Like the smiths but not as good. Some cool ideas and melodies but not really for me
Five stars through and through. So clearly a cut above the rest, this was an easy one to rate despite never listening to a full album by The Cure. The long instrumentals are captivating, the introspective lyrics connected with me, and the album is thematically driven, without getting lost in the sauce. I love Built To Spill's "Perfect From Now On" and see a lot of parallels. An artist on the verge of breaking big, takes the long way and goes introspective instead of delivering a radio-friendly product.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1001 ALBUMS- # 36 Disintegrate your assumptions on the post-punk genre, as The Cure achieved something quite special with this late 80’s standout gem. Having never been particularly intrigued by Robert Smith’s goth rock persona and sombre vocals, afrer listening to this album for the first time in its entirety I must say I stand corrected! Yes- the sound textures are melancholic and desperate, however the instrumentation ties perfectly to the lyricism that is romantic, passionate and highly introspective. You can also hear a matured post-punk sensibility that pushes well beyond that of which the likes of Joy Division and PIL had pioneered a decade earlier. 🎧 Classic Track: Love Song 🎧 Deep Cut Gem: Prayers for Rain 🎧 Personal Favorite: Plainsong The singles here are timeless classics and the full breadth of the album will require multiple listens to really grab you, unless it was one associated with your coming of age as many others have cited (I was only 7 years old when it was released). Upon reflection it undoubtedly helped pave the way for the 90’s alt rock boom, following a string of albums that embedded The Cure as an aforementioned goth band. 🖼️ Album Artwork: The essence of visual introspection It’s a classic, just not quite tipping the scales all the way to a top rating. Hit the Thumbs Up icon below if you enjoyed my take on the album :)
It was a lot slower than I thought I would be
One of the best albums of the '80s, period. I yearn to be dressed in full goth regalia, dancing to this record in the club. 10/10
More Cure? It feels like this whole list has been nothing but The Cure. I looked back though, and seems there was only one album before this? Anyway I like The Cure and this was no exception.
Masterpiece. Dark, sad, melodic. Simply The Cure.
Top tier
Lovesong was my fave. But, I'll be real, their songs go on way too long.
Love the cure!
Loving it
.75 1 .75 .5 .75
Very cohesive. The instrumentals on 17 seconds took me by surprise, here they just do really long song openings before they sing. Anyway props for having an aesthetic and developing it. Lovesong a pretty great culmination of their various cure stuff.
SUch a coherent, beautifully sad album. This isn't my favorite The Cure album but there's no denying this is their masterpiece
This cured everything except my depression.
A true masterpiece of darkness that captures the soul from the start to finish. Disintegration kind of gets you in a hypnotic, cold, atmospheric and introspective mood like nothing else.
Amazing!
Great album.
I love the cure, and this album has some of my favourite cure songs on it
An album of love songs The intro music allows one to enjoy before hearing the lyrics. Loving this so far!
Nope.
Really enjoyed this depressing album but also listened to the cure quite a bit as a kid cause my dad would play them a lot
Whiney, love song is the only single I’d listen to. A lot of repetitive production. Could cut a minute off each song.
It's a beauty.
4.5
3.5
I actually am still floored by this album even though I haven't heard it in about 35 years. I think a lot of it has to do with the keyboard landscapes of the album (not sure if they are Smith's or O'Donnell's or the combo). But they kind of remind me of some of Tony Carey's work on his Planet P Project albums. Almost like a somber backdrop, that helps accentuate the guitar and vocals. I have long considered this the one Cure album I actually like, though I have warmed up to them over the years, especially recently going through the other two albums on the 1001. In some ways after listening to those albums and this one I'm not 100% sure why this one overtly sticks out because there is still the same gothy dark feeling of Pornography and Seventeen Seconds. Though they went through two album where they more poppy, so it might be that on this album he was able to put those worlds together and make a really strong accessible sound of the dark landscapes of their early albums. Either way, I think this is a monumentous album 9.70/10★★★★½ But Honestly, the two tracks that were omitted for the Ip were my least favorite of the album. I have a feeling if they were not part of the album that may even be up to a 9.85/10 (still 4½s) but I will give it ★★★★★ on the app.
A cool album, with really nice sound landscape. Not my favourite Cure album. 4.5 stars
This is a classic. A lot of what I love about this album is what I love about Pink Floyd's classic run in the 70s -- the production is immaculate and the songs, while long and spacious, are still very tuneful and catchy. "Plainsong", "Pictures of You", "Lovesong", "Lullaby", and "Fascination Street" are among the many great songs here. 5 Stars.
Been feeling a little down lately because of listening to musty old hip-hop with the Fungal Brothers plus a double dose of Wilco so I’ve been moping around wearing a lot of Goth make up. This album couldn’t have come at a better time. No doubt The Cure’s grand opus. From the off with Plainsong this is full of epic, magisterial widescreen rock with pining vox, tingly guitars and rich oozy ooze bed of rich synth. Lovesong and Lullaby are probably the most upbeat eerie bops here but songs like Pictures Of You and Closedown are where the band are at their most glim glum, glacial and also gobsmackingly beautiful best. The second side sort of disintegrates truly into a deep Disintegrationy bogland. It’s sort of like the Cure equivalent of turning over Sgt Peppers and every track being their version of Within You Without You. Melodically nothing as golden as anything off the first half but still nice to wallow in. And overall this is getting 5 stars. A true classic.
9/10. I think listening to albums like this makes me realise that my mum's generation were correct and this stuff actually slaps. This album is great, I love the song writing, the vocals and the all round delivery. The lyrics are great and there is a fantastic emotional feel to every single track. It is super consistent with brilliant melodies throughout (although mayyyybe slightly tapers off towards the end imo). Anyway not enough to ruin this albums 5 star rating and if a certain other couple of The Cure songs appeared here instead we could've been close to our first 10.
Better than I anticipated for something that really isn't my kind of thing. Robert Smith's vocal style gets pretty same-y from song to song.
Nothing very special, a bit depressing, and thus boring, but that might be because I'm in the mood for more energetic songs as of now.
Good but lots of songs sound similar, 3/5
I know a lot of Cure fans who consider this their best work. Personally, I’m not a fan. It lacks the intensity of earlier work
What beautiful melancholy. Slow, cold, crushing, haunting, masterfully arranged and impeccably produced - shimmering highs collide with booming lows. Favourite songs: Plainsong, Love Song, Last Dance, Disintegration
Nice to listen but not quite my type
Never really was able to listen to The Cure, past their mos famous hits. Tried their albums quite some times, but never landed. This one was actually very nice and atmospheric, felt as an interesting prequel to early shoegaze & dreampop and inspriration to bands like Interpol
Very cool - iconic 80s goth vibes
Nothing to dislike
Disintegration Tion Tion Shenema Tion Tion
Best Song: They were all boring Worst Song: Literally nothing stood out
Wow just amazing, such a perfectly constructed dark atmosphere executed brilliantly, just a great listen. 5 stars
The Cure are an essential band for the post-punk genre that was instrumental in the late 80s and early 90s music scene. Personally, though, I have never been a big fan of post-punk bands. Though The Cure has made many songs I really like, they are kind of like Bob Dylan for me, great song writers but with whom I don't personally vibe with their performances. The standout song from this album is Lovesong which features some nice synthesizer sounds and music.
Plainsong 3.3 Pictures of You 3.4 Closedown 3.4 Lovesong 3.8 Last Dance 3.4 Lullaby 3.3 Fascination Street 3.4 Prayers for Rain 3.5 The Same Deep Water as You 3.3 Disintegration 3 Homesick 3.2 Untitled 3 Score: 3.333333333
Robert Smith is for lovers and longing. A wordsmith that is unmatched and a soundscape perfect for a long distance relationship
A intense album creating a beautiful and broad soundscape, I visualise the sound of the album as a triangle, starting at the wide base and concluding at the pointed top.
Def better than the previous Cure album.
First half would've been a 4 but it got worse as it went on
ok. one hit
good
Not my favourite cure album but still very good
Rating: 3.5
Very vibey, but it's not something I would go out of my way to listen to.
great songs from a great band
I need to go back and finish it, didn’t quite get the full-time, but I like the vibe for what it is. A lot of good songs, I’ll give it a relist at some point, not sure if I’ll go back to it all the time though. I think a solid three out of five.
Love the driving beats
Disintegration is the greatest album of all time
I think I finally get what this band is about, expectations were exceeded, looking forward to listening to this again sometime.
dunkel, düster, disintegration. hätte wohl nicht zu ende gehört wenn es nicht The Cure wäre. atmosphärisch dichter klangteppich, mit wenigen lichten momenten. und doch weltklasse!
Cure in Hochform! Zu recht das meist verkaufte Album von ihnen
Sorrowful, haunting, beautiful, ethereal... I have so many memories with this album and the year it came out. It's hard to listen to sometimes, but it's my favorite Cure album, and maybe my favorite album ever. Words fall short in describing my love for Robert Smith, The Cure and this album.
I guess I’m used to hearing some of these songs in single form. I never realized the intro to Pictures of You was nearly 2 minutes before the vocals come in. I don’t dislike The Cure, they were part of the peripheral soundtrack of my youth, in that I never really engaged with their music, but knew it, heard it and it didn’t really move the needle for me in either a overly positive or negative way. If anything, their music was always just a little too morose and slow moving for me, but the hits were fine. Disintegration, as good as it is, doesn’t really change my mind much. This is a really long, slow moving album. I like the densely layered production - it’s a great sounding record and the guitars are very good, but I’m not a fan of music that kind of dwells on its own morbidity and just meanders along like some of these tracks do. I mean, of the last 5 songs, the shortest clocks in at 6:03 and those 5 songs account for almost 40 minutes of the album’s 72 minute run time. In the first half, I was going to rate this a 4, but by the end it’s just too long and repetitive in an uninteresting way for me to rank it that high - consider this a 3.5 out of 5.
3.08
Simply put, this is one of the best albums ever made. The length makes it seem daunting at first, but each song goes on for exactly how long it should. Every instrument makes an amazing contribution and they are all at the top of their game for pretty much the entire runtime of the album.
Not my favorite by The Cure, though definitely up there.
I like it.
What a journey, what a ride. What an experience. I want to relisten in its entirety just alone in a dark room and nothing else distracting me. Now that would be an experience.
Dark and brooding goth vibes but so very accessible, banger songs like "Plainsong", "Pictures Of You", "Lovesong", and "Lullaby"... Probably the peak of The Cure powers as this album cured (pause for irony) Ray's overly sarcastic tone and spontaneously made him speak perfect Flemish. But a chance meeting with Robert Smith lead to another personal disaster... 2025 and I'm still quoting Mary Whitehouse Experience sketches from 33 years ago...
One good song on it.
Heard a million times, one of the greatest albums ever, frankly
As a fan, I thought this would be better :/
I can see why people really like this album, the music is a step above the other Cure albums we've had. Still not really for me though
Not my genre, but some incredible tracks.
Now we're talkin! Following a masterpiece with a masterpiece, 1989's Disintegration was a return to form for The Cure, after 1987's overtly pop flavored Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me won them wider popularity with the help of MTV favorite Just Like Heaven, a perfect song if ever there was one. Disintegration was The Cure's peak. Their Black Album without the sellout aspect. Great stuff. 5
If I'm going to listen to the Cure, this is what I'll turn on.
I have always thought this was their best complete album. They have some happier songs in this album compared to some of the earlier albums as well. I will say the concert for this tour was great.
I have heard some of their stuff before and thought they were okay but they were better than that and my rash judgment was proven wrong
I was leaning towards just a 4 but then "Fascination Street" and "Prayers for Rain" came on and I was like wow this is really good. Love the ethereal, chorusy guitar, really floats along in the background. The bass is superb, doesn't try to do too much, but does an excellent job of pushing the songs along and driving them, otherwise things could really drag. Smith's voice is great and really helps tie the whole album together and give it a cohesive feeling.
I've never listened to more than a couple of singles by The Cure at a time. yes, they are imaginative, moody, distinct sound, great creative use of instruments, and have depth to lyrics but-listening to the album as a whole, it all blends together & waters the sound down. 3.5 stars
Only a couple good ones. Very 80s. Some really moody songs.
OMFG I LOVE ROBERT SMITH LOVE THE CURE
Twinkle twinkle
This is the best album that's come across my feed to date, both an objective masterpiece and a record that has felt extraordinarily meaningfully to me personally. I can remember listening to Pictures of You in junior high, feeling shattered, and it's a very easy memory to conjure a decade later because the song still makes me feel the same way. And Untitled is an even more visceral attack: "Now the time has gone." This is both an album that I've played as a comfort when falling asleep, and one that I've found too haunting to have on while trying to sleep. The insinuation from the top review — that someone who loves this will consequently love the films of Tim Burton?! — is deeply insulting. You could credibly argue it's the greatest album ever written.
Glorious. I've always found the cure to be a band I liked rather than loved, but this summarises their work perfectly. Heartfelt, morose, atmospheric, and with enough variety for each song to feel different while still very much being 'them'.
Ребят, ну это база. Это основа. Это надо знать всем и всем послушать обязательно. Это такие вайбовые вайбы, это такое влияние на поколения людей, в том числе и на моё. Отсюда корни и шугейза, и кино, и буерака. Это очень мечтательный и нежный, уже очень мелодичный и лиричный альбом. Повторюсь, это база, обязательно для прослушивания всем.
This was a pretty decent album by The Cure, I see why bands like blink 182 and 311 talk about them the way do they do and how they were influenced by them, it was a decent album but I do believe that it was all very similar! Like every song sounded pretty much like the other except for a couple of songs lol I did really enjoy the mood though while I was out walking in the rain to this album definitely enhanced the experience
Quite literally a life changing album best discovered during formative years if possible. Absolute perfection in every sense of the word.
Malditos emos
This is one of those albums that’s hard to get super excited about in a deep-review kind of way, mostly because I discovered it at such a young age. That said, I do have to give it credit—it’s stayed relevant through the decades and across different generations. The whole album is consistent from start to finish, and all the tracks work well together to create a unified sound and feel.
Lame Christian rock
Pretty good.
Not my cup of tea
Liked this quite a bit
Music to play if I owned a vampire nightclub
Exceptional in every way. A broody, moody, and groovy masterpiece.
decent. i enjoy some of the riffs and melodies. i don't like the lead vocals Would I listen again: No Deserves to be on this list: yes 2.7
One of the best records that has ever, and will ever, be made. This is where everything came together for Robert Smith and the lads. It has the perfect opener, "Plainsong", a song that immediately piques our interest-- what are these quiet little chimes all about? Then we're hit with the wall of sound, and our journey begins. There are so many amazing songs on this album. "Pictures of You" is one of the loveliest, most sentimental love songs ever, "Lovesong" followed by the raw honesty and yearning of "Lovesong". "Lullaby" is delightfully creepy, inviting the spider man in to have us for dinner tonight. "Fascination Street" is a punky rager in a raucous back-alley venue, reminding us that The Cure will always be a post-punk band. "Prayers for Rain" and "Same Deep Water as You" flow into each other like an English rainstorm. "Untitled" is an optimistic tune paired with devastating lyrics, a perfect closer to a perfect record.
Underwhelming. It sounds nice but the songs never really go anywhere, and I find the vocals annoying after an hour of listening to them
About time. I've listened to 150 or more album on this generator and finally here comes The Cure. The Cure is - if not the only one - my favorite band. They are objectively outstanding and subjectively perfection to me. This is, again, a masterpiece. You just can't find any track that is not attractive and well written. From the dark, moody ones like "plainsong", "closedown", to even more grand, almost disturbing "Fascination Street " and "Prayers For Rain", to gothic fairy tale "lullaby", then there exist a cheerful and delightful one -"lovesong"? And then, "disintengration" and "homesick"?? Need we talk about those two? They are certainly two of my favorite The Cure songs. The album surely manifest how fantastic The Cure is as a Goth Rock band (I use this category only because it's convenient). I don't even have one slight idea how Robert Smith managed to achieve that. Oh yes, and speaking of Robert Smith, isn't he fascinating? I mean especially in this highly commercialized, phoney and sometimes just toxic rock n roll culture? He's not just a master songwriter, but also a brilliant human being? How wonderous, and is such a bless. I'm glad that the world at least has The Cure. There is no option other than giving it a 5/5 and an album long salutation.
Another banger
The 80s goth epic
No notes
At the end of an already terrible week, this album took me to the Sunshine Coast in the pouring rain to then help my Dad move furniture in the pouring rain. Prayers for Rain played as I hit a pothole and had some locals help me change it in the rain. Thus, I needed to give this album time before listening again so I could detach this annoying experience from it. It’s a great record. Production/Instrumentation wise it’s consistent to a fault, with a hazy, gritty texture to all of the synths and leads, interrupted by some pretty clean drums, Korg synths and bright piano. This all feels very deliberate - this is an album you SHOULD do Heroin to. Robert Smith’s songwriting dwells largely in despair and yearning, which… fits the instrumentation perfectly. Even Lovesong, which has a fair bit of groove to it, is definitely sad guy rock to some degree. Look, I personally am not going to chuck this album on back to front too often, but it sets out to do exactly what The Cure intended: produce something to last the decades after singles-driven success and escape the nomenclature of “stadium band” (I mean, shit, I’d go see Fascination Street at Suncorp). Depressed friends I have will still enjoy this just as much. 9/10 Fav Tracks: Lovesong, Fascination Street, Homesick Least Fav: Prayers For Rain (fuck you, Steve Irwin Way)
This was my first listen from end to end of this album. I love The Cure, so I wasn't disappointed in listening to this one. I must say, I was expecting more 'hits' from this record, as there really were none to find on here; not saying that's a bad thing, but given I only really know The Cure's hits, it was surprising. This is not an album to listen to in bits and pieces, so I've discovered. It's such a thorough and enjoyable experience, that a 75 minute runtime really doesn't feel all that bad. Listening to this record is like watching a movie, rather than enjoying an album. Anyways, enough waffle, this album is fantastic. I'm still yet to listen to a song by The Cure that I don't enjoy. Easy 5.
This one's a real beauty in spite of the mopey nature. On top of just being a good listen this album really exceeds in pulling you into its gloomy atmosphere and manages to feel fairly varied in the arrangement of its tracks. Given how much I like to rag on certain vocalists as I feel a good/bad singer can make or break album. I do feel a least slightly hypocritical or biased in liking of Robert Smiths vocals. Some of the imperfections and cracks that come through here and there sell the earnestness and contributes to the groups vibe.
You get the general idea by about the middle of song 2. It’s a competently performed, influential, genre trailblazer. It is the antithesis of my musical taste and I did not like it one bit. It speaks to its quality however, in that despite this being over an hour long, it did not drag and did not feel a chore to get through.
Shit reviews for a little bit cause I'm playing catchup Near perfect album, prayers for rain is unreal. 10/10
What a great album to listen to make yourself sad on purpose. A very pointed and purposeful album, I'll admit I am not a massive fan of Robert Smith's vocals but it doesn't take anything away from this album. My main criticism that I can level towards this album is that it's sort of front loaded and the second half does begin to blend together. Repeat listens didn't reveal anything except for the final track Untitled which I found myself enjoying a lot more on repeats. The highs on here more than make up for the lows, and the lows themselves if they were an album by themselves would still be a very solid 7/10. I began writing this at the end of a repeat listen and was tossing up a 4 and a 5 when writing this when the album looped back onto Plainsong. The soundscape and arrangement reminded me just how lush and dreamy this album can be. It has to be a 5 this is an absolute joy (irony) to listen to. Overall, a phenomenal album for people who stand around at parties waiting for people to talk to them while they feel sorry for themselves. Highlights: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Untitled
Quite a few songs I don't think I've heard. While very recognized, I don't know if the Cure gets recognized enough for their subtle and genius instrumental displays. Really enjoyed LULLABY, FASCINATION STREET and PRAYERS FOR RAIN.
More kind of boring but acceptable background music
Didn’t like it as much as the last one but still pretty deece
Artist radio after this album ended made me realize that I do like The Cure, but moreso their upbeat stuff than this album. Lovesong was really the only standout. 2.5 rounded down because realistically I won’t seek out
Listened a couple times, nothing really stood out either way. Back-to back Cure albums do run together for music i don't particularly recognize. I do like Lovesong
4/10
Yeah, great stuff. I just love Robert Smith’s voice
I don’t think I appreciated the cure until now. While overall not my cup of tea, I enjoyed listening to this and would again in the future. Great lyrics, introspective, moody. Lullaby is a great song.
This is an all timer for me. I know that this list will make me tired of 80s English bands and synthesizers but this album is so good. Even if there were no lyrics I'd rate this a 5 for the music and the bass lines. 5/5
I dont know, shit, its an exceptional record from start to finish; the end.
Ok
Suggestive instrumentals that brings you in an another world
Great, nice soundscapey vibe to it. Quite dreary though
4+ Stars (12/15)
Few albums seem so well put together from start to finish as this one, as a preconceived complete work rather than just a collection of songs. It's dark and immersive and ambient. But in a melodic narrative way. Always loved this album.
Clever and pleasant instrumentation. Lovesong is a brilliant song, and Pictures of You had an enjoyable bass line and melody. Fascination Street has a great, punchy bass line and nice overlapping synths during the bridge.
A big long sprawling album such as this has many opportunities to drag or become self-indulgent, or worse, just filled with mediocre pap. Disintegration is as good as Faith, Seventeen Seconds, or Pornography. In some ways, it's better because of it's length and Robert Smith's growth as a songwriter.
I never really gave The Cure an honest shot, and I'm enjoying this album a lot more than I thought. The vocals get a little whiny in some songs (Last Dance in particular got on my nerves), but this is a really solid album!
This is definitely the essential Cure album for anyone who hasn’t really jumped in yet. Having seen them live a couple times I remember seeming them open with “Plainsong” which made me appreciate that one more than the album version did at first. Really there’s no skips for me on Disintegration and I’d put it up there with Pornography, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, Wish and their newest one Songs Of A Lost World as my personal favorites.
Classic Cure. I was never a huge Cure fan, but I always like what I hear from them. This album is the sound I think of when I think of The Cure. Mellow, spacey, somber. There are some really great tunes on here, Lullaby being my favorite. While this album doesn't blow you away, it is in a league of its own for the style. 4.
Shimmering, sparkling, soaring, swelling, bursting open with delicate beauty and intense emotion, then falling gently back to earth like petals on a breeze. Moody atmosphere, layers and textures galore, synth washes over driving drums, yearning melodies, plaintive vocals. Songs for romantics who love love, beauty, dreams, memories, fragility, poetry, darkness, kissing, and emoting in general. This is a gorgeous, gloomy masterpiece. Kyle Broflovski to Robert Smith: "Disintegration is the best album EVER!"
I was never a huge Cure fan as always found it tough to get into his voice. I have to say though that I'm impressed with this album. It's pretty moody with a lot of well placed synth parts. I liked the bass playing in a lot of it also. I dug Pictures of You and Fascination street. For myself not being huge on lyrics either I felt like a lot of the lyrics on this were poetic. The sound is a unique combination of a lot of elements synching up well together. Like them or not I am not sure that there's much out there that sounds like The Cure.
Very good listen, a soothing undertone which works well with his vocals. Liked it much more than the vibe in 'friday im in love'. Think they work better with this slower tempo.
I couldn't listen to this album for a long time because of the memories associated with the first time I heard it. This is the first time I've properly listened to Disintegration as a whole, and it deserves all the love and hype it still gets to this day. I'm so happy. Dark room, stress gummies, headphones, candle, cozy blankets, relaxed and absorbed into the atmosphere of this album - it was a perfect listening experience for a masterpiece of a record.
super dark and mopey album which some really dark lyricism that isn't necessarily the most exciting thing i've ever heard but i see it's influence, especially into the more synth-heavy rock of today.
What an increndible album. It sounds gloomy, atmospheric and intimate, specially in the second half of the album. The production is stellar. What an experience. I can see this being a 5 stars for me, but only time will tell.
Ick, goths. Weller-hating goths at that. Pass.
This is the second Cure album I've got, after Pornography, which I wasn't a huge fan of. On first listen, I certainly found this better, but had a few gripes. I felt that, while it was very atmospheric, most of the tracks were just a bit too meandering. I would have said that the Cure is at their best when they're at their poppiest, when they get to the point, and to an extent I still think that's true. The first song that jumped out at me was "Lovesong", and it's a banger. On listening a few more times, I've come to appreciate the more textured, atmospheric tracks a bit more. I can close my eyes and get lost in both "The Same Deep Water as You" and "Untitled". Fav tracks: Lovesong, Lullaby, The Same Deep Water as You, Untitled
Great for late night driving, but a little too long—it was the only album I could listen to driving back from Amherst. I liked it, but I wasn’t impressed.
I enjoyed this album. 1st full listen to the album as well. I dig it.
Good but very samey
Not hugely keen on this even though I think I listened to it in the ideal situation (walking by myself on a dark night). Far from terrible though Specific rating- 3.5 Fav song- disintegration Least fav- untitled
Feels like long car rides with my dad when we've past the first 45 minutes of attempting to maintain conversation and are now all sitting in silence listening to the radio
For an album called disintergration I found it quite hard to differentiate between a lot of the songs... A lot of repetitive mopiness, just don't think I'm angsty enough to get it. Favourite: Disintegration
Very atmospheric, Very cure. My favs on this one are Plainsong, Lovesong and The Same Deep Water As You. The songs are prettyyyy long sometimes but still enjoyable.
I enjoyed this music very much
Perfect album in every way. Sooooo good.
My favorite album of all time 5 stars
im so derpessed ugh awugh aowoo aghh
Awesome x 3, really loved this. Going for an instant relisten and added to the library.
Great sound. I enjoyed this one more than Seventeen Seconds. Disintegration's songs are maybe kind of same-y but that didn't bother me so much here. With more time I think my rating on this one might go up. I recognized "Lovesong."
minha vida é dividida em 2 momentos: pré disintegration e pós disintegration não ironicamente esse álbum foi meu coming of age de adolescente feliz pra adolescente completamente fudido
PEDRADAÇA! eu sempre fico embasbacado em como esse album flui bem. super bem produzido, vai se fuder, lindo demais. dito isso, 100% life changing escutar esse aqui qdo adolescente (pro bem ou pro mal depende do adolescente). se um dia eu usei delineador e lapis de olho, eu agradeço a eles.
I must preface this review that it's Friday afternoon and I'm in a good mood. But.... who knew I was a Cure fan? I did not. I haven't listened to much, but sad I was missing out. Time to get into more GOTH ROCK. 4/5
Much better than I was expecting - but would be in 2nd half of the 1001 for me I did not really appreciate The Cure at the time but the sound has improved in my mind.
masterpiece
I never realised how good the Cure were until this album. Atmospheric, dark, long intros with minimal outros. Close to flawless 4.75/5
Such a good listen, will be going back
4.25
Nice :)
classic
This is a band that I probably got a feel for by cultural osmosis, I cannot recount how many times I've heard The Cure in dive bars or other places. Yet, this is the first time where I actually listened to an entire album. What I really enjoy about Disintegration are the layered textures and sounds that create such a dense but ethereal atmosphere. The delayed and chorus drenched guitars are hypnotizing. The Bass can be subtle but also really raunchy along with drums that linger on in the mix. Most tracks border on being menacing, beautiful, serene but yet very melancholic. It's honestly a unique mix that I enjoy. The vocals just fit perfectly into this ensemble. Did I enjoy this album? Well, I think it gets a bit self-indulgent at times and songs to drag on quite a bit which can be a drag. I found this record to be super long and some tracks wash into each other. If I was born earlier, I would probably have listened to this stuff endlessly and ponder about my romantic interestes in my bedroom, wallowig in angsty youthness.
7/10
perfect album that gets more perfect the more you listen to it. did i say it’s perfect? so perfect i grew up on it and still want to listen to it lol
Хорошо но грустно
Not sure if I listened to the whole thing, but I did enjoy it.
Almost flawless album - never tire of listening to it and some of the best songs they ever produced
An absolute classic from one of the greatest bands of all time, which still sounds amazing over 35 years later. The fact that a lot of these songs still appear on their live set lists just shows how great they are (and they sound even better live). I still get goosebumps listening to Pictures Of You.
I think I’m cured
That album was really boring.
Some good writing but very depressing didn't mind it though
It was aight :shrug: sounded very same-y, I think the "memorable" bits are just from songs I already knew
A doom-laden 3
Lots of lowkey sad boy bangers on this one.
Having heard a few Cure songs in my life, I’ve never understood their cult following. After listening to this album, I get it now. I really enjoyed the journey this album took me on.
So gloomy, so grandiose, so self-assured. This is one of the easiest 5-star ratings I've given out and it's must-listen #94.
Sorry Kyle Brovlosky (https://youtu.be/5G5YguuNSJg?si=-sMadHfyHLI9cv04), but while this album has some great songs on it, it also drones on forever with some sadsack nonsense that nobody has time for. And if you’re going to sing about a spider monster that you freaked out about while tripping on goofballs you can’t call it “the spiderman.” There is already a Spider-Man and he doesn’t eat people. He is friendly and lives in a neighborhood.
I'd not self describe myself as a goth the way I did like 4 years ago when I first started to get into the genre and learn about the community, but it did make me discover some of my favorite music ever (and if I get Floodland in the future I might just write a thesis on how perfect that album is) and it still remains the music I seek whenever I feel up to it. Obviously, the Cure were huge for me during that era although I never felt like I was as into them like other people are, especially when my favorite albums are Seventeen Seconds and Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me as opposed to this one or Pornography. I do like Disintegration, I think it's a great album that I've probably listened so many times for years now but I feel as I grow older I just don't feel as hooked by it like many people are or how they swear by it like this absolute revelation of Goth music, I mean it does have some of the best songs ever (Lovesong, the title track) but when it comes to the whole album experience I just get tired from it, maybe it's how lush and slow it is and literally that might be it's biggest draw since it sounds so pretty but I don't get much out of Plainsong or Closedown or Prayers for Rain because they simply drag on in their ideas, they are nice ideas but again nothing I care about much to comeback to. I would have prefered more songs in the vein of the title track or Fascination Street or Lovesong but I also get they can't make them all like that and people do love the slow and lush sound so... what do I know? Ultimately, the album is great and enjoyable but not the one from The Cure's discography I look forward to revisiting all the time
Just ok. Sounds like he’s crying the lyrics.
immaculate + timelessly cool sound
Just solid track after solid track. Good job Cure
Not my typical cup of tea but not unenjoyable. Some cool stuff going on but overall not a huge fan of the Cure so meh
Classic
I've tried to get into the Cure on a couple different occasions, but my aversion to the plasticity of 80s rock production always held me back a bit. this time, I think I'm much closer to a full appreciation. the atmosphere of Disintegration runs deep. like, cavernously so. the layers of guitars (especially the prominent Bass VI), synths and melodramatic vocals all add up to something really ornate and extravagant. the best songs take their sweet time, with most being around five minutes and others stretching out for as long as eight or nine. the band conjures a grandiosity that sometimes reminds me of later developments in post-rock. if I have any major complaint, it would be in regards to the 72-minute runtime of the CD issue. I'm into this album, but not the Seventy Two Minutes kind of into it. light 8/10.
Now this I can cry to.
Iconic. I like Cocteau twins better though.
didn’t dislike but nothing stuck out. fluttery, grainy, british
Dark, atmospheric, different any other parts of the cure’s music. Amazing album.
Glacial innit?
Groupe connu, dont j'aime beaucoup les premiers albums. De mon point de vue l'album 'Concert: The Cure Live' de 1984 contient les meilleurs morceaux du groupe, et fait partie de mes albums préférés. 'Disintegration' est plus récent, je connais très peu de morceaux de cet album. Mais tous les éléments qui me font apprécier le groupe sont présents : l'ambiance mélancolique, une section rythmique basse/batterie au top, des mélodies mémorables, la voix de Robert Smith et les parties de guitare ('The Same Deep Water As You' et ses chorus +++). Bonne découverte donc, qui rejoindra probablement ma collection. =>4/5
I was obsessed with this album in college and it hasn't lost any of its power. As close to perfect as you can get. Favorites: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Closedown, Lovesong, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Disintegration Would I listen to it again: Yes
ну база да
👍 Асоціюється в мене з початком весни.
It is a great album because of the hits we know, but it’s too damn boring to listen long and repetitive instrumental fragments making songs that can last 4 minutes in songs that are 10 minutes long.
3/5 okay, wouldn't buy on vinyl but wouldn't be mad if someone got it for me
After 2 songs, I thought this album was brilliant. After more, when that quality had tailed off, less so. A shorter album might have been more focused. But I like the vocal style of Robert Smith, and this album has some very high highlights.
Rock, 1989 -> 3
Think I’m largely too happy for this
This is my second album generated from The Cure in the past five days. I didn't like this one as much. It's Gothic Rock, very somber, and can be a bit of a dreary marathon. Favorite Track: "Closedown".
Loved it
god i love the cure
I like their earlier stuff more, this one is always so hard to get all the way through. I’ve always liked groove/melody more than atmosphere so I’m sure that’s part of the disconnect. It’s starting to sound like I hate this album, it’s just one tier lower for personal enjoyment than the others. Rating: 4.4
I love it!