Reviews (page 8 of 14)
The unhappy Tuesdays? Still great music..
Lovely surprise. Definitely will listen to again.
****an easy listening album
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.
The best Cure album I've heard. Still a little monotonous with the vocals, but good overall.
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.
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
I adore the cure and their music so much. This is not my favorite but its close.
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!!
Very good moody alt rock, but dragged a bit long at times. May revisit in the future.
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.
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
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
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
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.
I don’t like The Cure, but this is a good album
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.
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
Great album, but the songs do blend together after a while Could be my fault for listening at the gym
Lovesong and Homesick very good
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.
My dad hates the cure but I think they’re cool
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.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 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 :)
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.
Love the cure!
.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.
Great album.
An album of love songs The intro music allows one to enjoy before hearing the lyrics. Loving this so far!
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
A cool album, with really nice sound landscape. Not my favourite Cure album. 4.5 stars
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
Nothing to dislike
Disintegration Tion Tion Shenema Tion Tion
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.
good
Not my favourite cure album but still very good
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
Not my favorite by The Cure, though definitely up there.
I like it.
If I'm going to listen to the Cure, this is what I'll turn on.
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
Pretty good.
No notes
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.
Yeah, great stuff. I just love Robert Smith’s voice
Suggestive instrumentals that brings you in an another world
Great, nice soundscapey vibe to it. Quite dreary though
4+ Stars (12/15)
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
I enjoyed this album. 1st full listen to the album as well. I dig it.
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
I enjoyed this music very much
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."
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
Such a good listen, will be going back
4.25
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.
Хорошо но грустно
Not sure if I listened to the whole thing, but I did enjoy it.
I think I’m cured
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.
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
immaculate + timelessly cool sound
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.
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
ну база да
👍 Асоціюється в мене з початком весни.
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.
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 liked this album, I just think this isn't the time of year I'd really enjoy listening to it.
Very solemn, pleasant listen. Such a vibe.
Souvent, avec The Cure, j’aime leurs pièces indépendamment les unes des autres, mais, lorsque j’écoute les albums en entier, je deviens saturée de leurs sons et des émotions (parfois trop plaignardes). Mais cet album-ci m’a paru parfaitement fignolé et cohérent, pas trop appuyé, avec un son à la fois particulier et accessible. J’ai hésité à donner 5
Hmm. Yes.
Dark and glorious 80's mood.
Interesting, enjoyable (partial) listen even if not super my thing. Sounds like the rest of The Cure I've heard.
Good songwriting.
I enjoy the sweeping grand vistas of Robert Smith.
I didn't know The Cure was chill like this
Very good.
Really good. Dark and melodic.
Melodramatic, grand, and full of emotion. There is a sense of scale and fullness (for lack of a better term) that I haven’t heard on previous Cure albums, or many 80’s albums in general for that matter. The low end on “Prayers for Rain” that comes in at about 40 seconds is absolutely insane, it adds so much sonic mass and depth to the song. Then Robert Smith comes in with those echoey, delayed, reverb vocals. Wow! Fantastic production there. Then the vocal crescendos near the end of “Disintigration” really stuck with me too. So full of drama and longing. While it isn’t up my alley, I can’t deny that the cure stuck the landing with this one. Soft 4/5!
Dit soort muziek was al op weg naar de uitgang toen deze plaat uitkwam. Maar al met al is het prettig jarentachtiggeluid zonder ergernissen. Gemummel, drums en keyboards, dus vooruit maar weer.
De Cure kan zo ontzettend saai zijn. Vooral de zang is hierin een factor. Terwijl die zang wel uitstekend samenvakt met de muziek. Het is een uitgewerjt geheel. In die zin voelt veel van de Cure als U2. Onmiskenbaar kwaliteit, maar ik kan er zelf niet van genieten. Wat het verschil maakt zijn de instrumentale nummers. Soms bijna Hybrid-achtig. Daardoor klik ik hier wel het vierde sterretje aan.
I really liked this! Will check out more
Good background party
• 4/5 • coherent and cohesive mood throughout and every track is listenable • a couple of standout singles (Lovesong, Fascination Street), but the overall dour mood tempers my enthusiasm
Incredible piece of gothic rock that doesn’t quite stick the landing as the last three tracks leave something to be desired.
This was beautiful in a dark and gloomy way. Sonically very interesting with poignant lyrics. Evokes the feeling of staring out a rainy window and yearning for someone in the best way. Plainsong is a really fantastic opener to set the tone with a big sound and big feelings. Each song felt uniquely complex with a kind of depth and musical/lyrical exploration within. I wanted to keep listening. Who knew I like The Cure?!
Great album, really enjoyed it.
Ah, the legend that is Mr Smith. The Cure were never my absolute stone-cold favourites, but I've never had to "reach for the dial" to turn them off immediately either. Heavy on the bass and soaring keys - "Pictures of You" is the absolute stand out here. Although it does make me want to sit in a basement and drink absinthe and that's not always a good thing.
I liked it, but I got a little towards the end
Bardzo dobry album. Kilka piosenek do zapisania. 4/5
depresson
This is like my fifth time listening to this album, and I will say for sure that this really only works as a whole album experience. There's a mood that grows throughout the tracklist, that is hard to just drop into. The back half of this album is pretty prog, and I wasn't really expecting that. I think I like this album more now than I have in the past because I have done a ton of exploring in and around this genre since my first listen. I was prepared to rate this a 3, but when I finally finished it, I am happy to give it a 4. The final 2 songs really tie it all up nicely.
I’m in The Same Deep Water As You after listening to this little Lullaby.
I wish that I had listened to this as a mopey teenager.
Yeah. I kinda loved this.
Another great. The Cure are so well ingrained into my musical scene but have always been once removed. The shoegaze genre has always been bit dour for my taste and the albums were just before my time, but the quality if the hits has always cut through. I enjoyed this a lot even though a whole album can sometimes be a bit much.
Strong 4
Know this one well. One of my favorite bands because of the musicality they play with and the moody grooves they get the listener in to. The music comes first, no instrument dominates and even without vocals these would be groovy songs. This album is loaded with excellent songs that still get a ton of airplay, are covered by younger bands & have had a lasting impact on music & radio. "Pictures Of You", "Lovesong", "Lullaby" & "Fascination Street" are Cure staples. "Plainsong", a top notch instrumental, kicks the album off and sets the ethereal tone that allows listeners to get a feel for where this album is going to take them and says "relax and enjoy the ride". Even the glue songs like "Closedown", "Last Dance", "Prayers For Rain" & "Untitled" are great songs. I'm not sure if you need to be a Cure fan to enjoy them or not, I've been one since I was a kid so they're part of my musical DNA, but the musicianship is something you have to appreciate even if you don't love Robert Smith's vocals. Worthy of the Top 1001; listenable all the way through with no need to skip a track or two, influential, still has an impact on music & radio today + the musicianship is stellar! 4 stars
Ez 4.5
Look I’ve only taken a spin at one full album by The Cure and there’s a reason this one is it. It’s so rich and tremendous in scope while the melodies and tones feel like a fragile flower. And yeah, it’s dated, but not in a way that hurts. “Plainsong” and “Pictures of You” still hold as one of the best 1-2 punches to kick an album off, ever. Whole album is shoegaze before anyone really knew what it was, which also, see The Cure. But still the arrangements going into this are so much deeper than anything they did before or after. Lovesong is still such a sneaky great dark love song. Robert Smith had a way of making love songs or pop songs desperate, sexy and sinister at the same time. Annoying when they play it on the radio all the time but perfectly placed in the album. Lullaby is a masterpiece of gothic horror, bless you Robert, you absolute weirdo. Fascination Street is the closest to metal The Cure ever got but hot damn is it fantastic. One of their best. Also the way that the album just continues to descend into darkness and loneliness and despair - yes there’s some same-iness but there’s a concept here and I dig it. Someone could score a film to this album and it’d be pretty damn good. OK I’ll admit once we hit “Same Deep a water as You” it’s a little samey, things moving a bit slow. Second half drags though Robert is a desperate sad boy. “Homesick” is lovely though. And “Untitled” has its moments. The first half is so solid; the second wanders off instead. But still some of the most lush, intricate arrangements The Cure would ever do.
always find myself completely enthralled by the longer tracks on here, such effective mood-setting that I don't notice the time going by. essential my-mom-core
Consistently dark except the one hit Lovesong, but I expect nothing less from The Cure
4.5 stars! Dope AF
I liked this album a lot and I don't really like the Cure normally
8.5/10
I own this. Listened to it lots, back in the day
Listened to this 3 times while doing stuff for uni. didnt really stand out to me but loved the grungy vibe
I liked the album overall, but didn't get grabbed by any song in particular. It felt repetitive at times, but the vibe never got boring. Good instrumentals and fitting vocal work. I could see myself revisiting this one.
To me this is far and away the best Cure album. Can't quite go 5 stars though.
Synth pop! Yeah!
Good
plainsong - you can def tell it’s an 80s kind of album. i love the drums and guitar, its very smooth. makes my brain feel nice. pictures of you - i love the sparkle effect, but this is so long lol. it’s very pretty though and slow! i also love the lead singer’s voice. the lyrics are also interesting. closedown - i didn’t really like this, it made me feel like i was in some weird disney channel movie lol love song - my fav. makes me think of alex! i also like 311’s cover of this one. it’s the most popular song, but i still like it. last dance - fun guitar lullaby - chill beat fascination street - i really like this one, it’s funky prayers for rain - slow song, i’d dance to this at night prolly the same deep water as you - lowkey sad, it kinda sounds like slowdive a little bit. disintegration - calm homesick - tlou sounding untitled - pretty as freak
Another one I've heard people rave about but I've never given it a chance. It sounds good... good enough for multiple listens. The sound is timeless (except for the cheesy 80s bass).
Man, this one was I don't know how close to being five stars. Well actually, I do know pretty much how close: about 25 minutes away. The atmosphere and emotion in all these tracks is second to none, but it just keeps and keeps going. If this had been the best 50 minutes instead of the entire 75 minutes (that's 33%!!!), it would have been near perfect. As it is, it will have to do with an honorary four stars.
I could take or leave the first 3rd of this album, but I really dig the final 2/3. Love that every song has a big intro- feels like goth jam band. Some songs the vocals absolutely hit for me, but the instrumentation & the production take this over the top. If I listened to this album when I was 13 I may have gone through a goth phase.
The best Cure songs but it's still a Cure album and is only superb when it's raining outside and you feel like crap about the world.
Feels like a mental breakdown
Great
Another enjoyable album from The Cure. Sometimes the melancholy music is just what I need in the morning. I’m glad this list has gotten me to listen to full albums by some of the bands from youth I just knew by singles.
-woww holy shit okay I really like this… it’s expansive and heavy, but doesn’t feel overlong at all. the tracks sort of just fuse together and they’re all really beautiful -the instrumentation is sooo good, especially the really cold guitar tones. will need to listen to this again at some point -Favorites are Plainsong, Lullaby, and Praying For Rain
The Cure has always been a mystery to me. A hole in my pop culture knowledge. This album is moody, lush, gorgeous. It has hits and unexplored depths. This is what makes this project so much fun.
Fire, already listened
Beautiful, sumptuous, dark. A brilliant album from start to finish.
Great album.
I've had a lot of folk rock in the last week (which I do like but gets old), so this was a welcome change of genre. And it was interesting to think about how much music developed between the late 60s and the late 80s to lead to genre shifts like this! I've never listened to a full Cure album before, but it was a familiar and easy sound. "Lovesong" is a classic for a reason, and the overall album was very cohesive.
4 - I feel like I’m missing something with the cure, but I’ve been liking their stuff since I listened to their 2024 songs of a lost age album
super sick. loved the vibe of this
First time listening all the way through. Very good album.
This is a really nice album. Really nice. I love the guitars and everything. Really really nice.
sparkly af, all of the songs are meandering and cool a fun listen
This is a great album — Robert Smith and company can set a mood and atmosphere and take you somewhere over the course of an album. And while it sounds like I'm gushing, I'm not a massive fan. I mean, I like certain songs, and can dig the mood to a degree, but I don't necessarily connect with what sounds to me like a wash of despair that clouds this work. At least in this stage of their career. Early Cure has a different, more angular bend and I enjoy that more. So... a 4 because it's good music, even if this was never part of my Cure album collection.
I was never really into these guys, but my daughter is a big fan, and she's made me appreciate them more. Anyway, this album is a vibe, and I was there for it.
mica male i Cure, stica
gorgeous, como dicen los gringos
The freaking Cure, man. Hit me at the right time.
Quite enjoyed this one. There is no mistaking The Cure.
Some bops are getting laid on this.
Really good album that I have heard many times. This was the "smart kid" music back in the day. The deep kids would listen to this and think they were smarter than everyone else and that no one understood them. I'm sure the same thing happens these days with different bands. It's a great album that I will listen to many more times and remember how normal and boring of a kid I was.
Amazing album
Nice soundscape with synths, bass, drums and guitar. The singers voice wasn't to my liking in the first two songs but as I kept listening it found its place in the sound. Overall nice listening experience.
This was my first time really listening to the Cure! I found this dark and dreamy. Pretty cool gothic music.
Enkele niet zo, maar heerlijk tijdens leren
очень длинные интро бесят)) чуть однообразно а так — classy Lovesong в сердечко!
Each song tricks me into thinking that there won’t be any vocals, but I usually didn’t mind they were there.
The album is depressive, haunting and beautiful. Everything you want on a dark autumn afternoon. Unfortunately, it's quite long. A little too long, so it becomes tiring in the end. And that's the only negative thing about it.
At times reminiscent and always brooding, The Cure play their quintessential emotional music in true sonic beauty. Most of the album tends to flow well with the odd break for the singles which almost take you out of the moment, though they're great tracks too. It's really a good listen if you're in the right state if mind at the right time and in the right place.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would — the instrumentals on this album are SO gorgeous that they just kept pulling me back in. But Smith's voice is too dreary for me and the songs/album as a whole are too long for it to be 5 stars. I would listen to it again, though, and I'm especially glad to discover Plainsong, my favorite from the album.
I knew more Cure songs that I originally thought, and I think most are from this album lol. Was really good and nice sounding, if I could give it a 4.5 I would.
My dad is a massive Cure fan, so I have never known an un-Cured world. Disintegration wasn't his album, but Lullaby was played a lot when I was a kid. We were also a big comic book house, so I was always confused by the line "Spiderman is having me for dinner tonight." Spiderman is the good guy, so why is he eating Robert Smith? This made no sense to young Kit and troubled him greatly. My other early memory is the South Park episode where Mothra-Robert-Smith fights Mecha-Barbra-Streisand, and Kyle says that Disintegration is the best album ever. Is it? Read this review and find out. To preface, I like this album a lot and will be taking it song by song. - Plainsong: Very corny intro. Feels like a disney-fied Twin Peaks song. - Pictures of You: Similarly this one is heavier on the corn. I like it more but wouldnt choose to listen. - Closedown: The emerging theme here is that I don't like it when they use a major key. The Cure are a minor band, and anything major so far feels wrong. - Lovesong: I love Lovesong. The first minor song and I'm hooked. Its just as over the top and cheesy as the first three, but it works for me. - Last Dance: I love the heavy phaser/flanger guitar on that runs throughout this song. Good tune. - Lullaby: As mentioned, this is the song I knew earliest. This ones weird. Robert Smith sounds like he's talking right in your ear. Love it. - Fascination Street: When I revisited this album as an adult, this and Prayers for Rain were the two that stood out to me. I truly love the instrumentals on this. The jams sound huge and dark and enveloping. The vocals match perfectly. A+++ - Prayers for Rain: See notes on Fascination Street. - The Same Deep Water As You: Less driving than the last two, but a really nice sound to let wash over you. - Disintegration: Good riffs. I like all the extra harmonies and weird background stuff they do around the vocals. - Homesick: Instrumentally I love this one. The vocals are a little silly, especially when he starts going "doo'd doo doo'd doo doo" - Untitled: I find the accordian intro very inviting. It sounds like what would play at the end of a zelda game when you can finally go home again. The rest of the song is solid. Having gone song by song, I like this album less than I did in my head. I guess I just listen to the songs I like and skip the ones I don't, wiping them from my conception of this album. Its still great, but not 5 stars. Album cover: (C). The Cure's artwork has never done it for me, except for the one with a fridge and a lamp on a pink background. That one rocks.
So close to a 5 for me. Really cool album and it also happened to be the perfect vibe for how I felt this morning.
Liked it a lot, thought the melodies were soothing. Lovesing is the first song I danced to with Casey
The only thing is that saved this album were love song and fascination Street. The instrumental tracks on this album we're not interesting enough to be purely instrumental. And just honestly kind of a chore of a listen.
I initially balked at the runtime and average track length, but was glad to find the songs are patient in their sprawl and compelling. It's a beautiful record. I'm glad to have begun cracking my Cure egg. Highlights: Pictures of You, Lovesong, Lullaby, Fascination Street
Pre-listening thoughts: here’s my thing. And this is so embarrassing. I always get The Cure, The Smiths, and The Strokes mixed up and I could not tell you who is who. To me they all have the exact same fanbase except The Smiths fans are a tad more insufferable, The Strokes fans are a tad less vocal, and The Cure fans are a tad older. Post/during listening thoughts: this is very like atmospheric if that makes sense? Music that takes up a lot of dimension but in a really good way that still keeps me engaged versus like psychedelic stuff where I forget what I’m listening to. It’s a little long though. Honestly I really enjoyed this and would definitely seek out other material by The Cure. Call me old 7.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no? Idk Fav tracks: Pictures of You, Lovesong, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Disintegration Least fav tracks: The Same Deep Water As You
Slow start. I wasn't feeling it in the early tracks as I was coming down from Seventeen Seconds (albums reviewed out of sequence!) but it kicked in and by the middle it struck a chord and finished well. I'll re-listen to this again to see if there was something I missed on the early tracks.
Excellent.
The Cure do a wonderful job of creating an atmosphere on this album. They drag you into their haze and it envelopes you. Twinkling guitar riffs over shimmering synths and brooding bass lines, with Robert Smith’s reflections echoing and reverberating all around. But it’s not just atmosphere, there are good songs and melodies, though there are many extended instrumentals too. It’s gloomy but it’s its quite warm and beautiful. It sounds like you were sad and took a little acid laying alone in your bed wrapped in a cozy blanket.
A lot of nice songs
Yo, I can fucks with some Cure! Prior to this, I really only knew "Friday I'm in love". This album is right up my alley. It's is a little long, but I really enjoyed it. It hit me in the right time and place.
Fairly enjoyable throughout with a nice sense of atmosphere
Love The Cure. This isn't my favourite thing they've ever done, but it's still better than most things around.
Really liked a few of the tracks: Pictures Of You, Lovesong, Lullaby. Fascination Street is also decent. And the whole album is a good listen. Interesting that the band was trying to get away from pop, to make something deep/lasting, and they ended up with their most successful album.
I don't have quite the nostalgia for the Cure that a lot of my friends do. My teen angst took a more grunge-centric form and it was only later that I really appreciated them. Still, no arguing that this isn't a great album.
Fav song: pictures of you, a tale of reminiscence of a loved one.
A consistently good album throughout, good enough for 4 stars or B after ny first listen.
One of my favorite albums.
i was very wrong about the cure, great album
Need a second listen to give it a thorough review. But I enjoyed it, it reminded me of Duran Duran.
All seemed like one song. Not a bad song though.
very good album
Some good stuff in here. "Lullaby" is particularly nice, musically and lyrically.
classic late 80s
I came in here ready to make jokes about goth clubs, but actually there’s a lot to like on this album. Pleasant surprise!
FUN
Solid tunes but they’re mostly too long by 2x.
Love This Album so much
I definitely like their pop songs better than the slower moody songs. There is some very nice playing here but I think I like the more spare music they were doing earlier in their career.
Apparently Robert Smith had a bit of a crisis of confidence approaching his 30th birthday, thinking that he would soon be past his creative peak. He wrote most of the material for this album on his own, working through his feelings of despair and the band added musical gloomscapes to them. The end result is oddly uplifting, when you remember that Bob is now happily in his sixties and still collaborating with bands who are less than half his age. Gothtastic!
Really good album; everything is in the atmospheres and the layers of guitars and effects. It's a bit long though.
Obviously love.
very atmospheric album, the production is perfect
Plainsong is an incredible opener. Loving each songs prolonged intro. Not a big fan of Lullaby.
an early favourite band of mine, super distinctive and unique
This is the best out of the three The Cure albums I've gotten. Same moody depressing atmospheric vibes going on, a bit monotone but well produced and put together as an album. My standard complaint on the length stands, the 7+ minute tracks at the end make it drag a bit. Stand-out: Lovesong, Disintegration
Good all the way through. I didn't know many of these songs beforehand. "Pictures of You" is a standout, but the album melds so well that I couldn't pick any more
The Cure really delivered with this album, one might even make the argument that it’s their best one. It’s a slow burn, but in a good way, it’s also got this vibe to it that is difficult to put into words, but it makes the album stand out. Wasn’t expecting to like it this much, solid 4/5
Sad and depressing rock is my bread and butter. Plus the instrumentation behind the whining is great. 4.5/5
Muy bueno
A huge album, and the Cure's best. 4.5ish.
A beautiful album that verges on just a bit too weepy, but that is The Cure and that is why we love them.
Ahh, nostalgia 💙
I like this Cure album better than the other album we had. This has a couple of my favorite Cure songs: Pictures of You and Love Song. I also like Lullaby , Fascination Street, and Disintegration. The rest of the album isn't that "catchy" but I like it. It's sorta moody and dreamy.
4.5/5. Robert Smith is the greatest person to ever live, ask Jesus. Disintegration is the best album ever!
8/16/24. Interesting album! I'm not the biggest Cure fan but understand the acclaim and why they have a huge following. Length was a bit long and slow, but loved the sounds explored here.
Definitely like this one a lot more than "Seventeen Seconds". This one is interesting because I listened to it multiple times before rating. I found with headphones on this is a 4 for me but when played out loud on speakers it drops to a 3. I think there is a lot of detail in the music that gets lost for me without headphones. It could be because my headphones are definitely better quality than my speakers, or it might be something about it being close to my ear making it easier to pick the details up. Regardless with the headphones on it's easy to get pleasantly lost in the gloomy soundscapes of this album. It's definitely an album for a specific mood. Perfect for a rainy fall/winter day/night. I love the way this album intros, and in general the intro to each song draws you in. "Plainsong", "Pictures of You", "Lovesong", "Lullaby", "Prayer for Rain", "The Same Deep Water as You" were all songs that stood out to me.
I definitely think if I listened to this a few more times I would really get into it. Sometimes one listen isn’t enough for these albums and this feels like one of those records where it feels unfair to rate it after only one listen. I enjoyed this much more than a lot of the recent picks I’ve had so it’s only right I rate this higher!
fav song: pictures of you
So this is why The Cure is so popular? You bloody misanthropes 4.5 Stars
I enjoyed revisiting this on a full listen vs just the radio hits. I liked the title track and Pictures of you. Rounding up for the mass appeal and influence at the time. 3.5/5
I love me some Cure. But even though this album seems to return the band back to the dreamy, droney, luscious sounds of their early early stuff…I can only be mopey for so long. Pictures of You and Lullaby are nice standouts and while I get its inclusion on the album for overall balance, Lovesong was so overplayed I’d probably be ok never hearing it again. The album is just a bit too long, and most likely gets a lower mark on the hope that their 1985 album “Head On The Door” makes the list and earns the top rating. 3.75/5
This album comes from an era of music that I mostly ignore, but I loved this. Sonically it’s great, arrangements are interesting, just a great listen. Def some sad boy songs here, but still.
There’s this great clip after The Cure was inducted into the Rock & Roll HoF where the interviewer enthusiastically asks Robert Smith, “Are you as excited as I am!” And he responds “umm, by the sounds of it, no.” So great. Also a pretty solid album. Love me some Pictures of You.
Obvi Pictures of You and Lovesong are great, but the album doesn’t ride to 5* level too me. Drags a bit and is simply too long. 4/5
Came to this late in life but how incredible!
A very good album
85% Best: Pictures of You, Lovesong, Lullaby, The Same Deep Water as You, Disintegration Must-Hear? Sure
solid album with a great soundscape. the production was cool and you can tell a lot of craft went into creating it. on the other hand, i felt like a lot of the songs dragged on and some of them had the tendency to drift into dull territory. that being said, i can see myself relistening in the future and having this one grow on me. as it stands right now, i felt it was good, but not great.
Nice!
Pound for pound I think this is a better album than Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. I think the songs on this album sound a little more timeless and a little less like someone was excited to get a Casio keyboard. (I love the cure, but some of their songs can sound dated.) some of my favorite songs are on this album and the rest of the tracks fill in very nicely. A great listen.
3.7/5, listened 1x.
I've never known how to take The Cure. I've always liked songs like Lovesong and Friday I'm In Love, but I never know if they're supposed to be pop or like new wave, serious or campy. I liked the songs on this album, but they really left me more confused about what The Cure is. But the music was still enjoyable. Four stars.
Really Good album.
Obviously, love song is amazing, but I was surprised by how much I could hear their influence on so many bands throughout. I would think, oh this sounds like _____ band but it’s really that they sound like the cure. Great album!
Reminds me of my youth!
Plenty of 5 star tracks on here, just a few slightly middling songs in the middle let it down. But mostly great. Best tracks - Lullaby & Same deep water as you .
Heard of the record before as a crown jewel in many peoples' eyes. It was mind blowing in sort of a psychedelic way and the synths were immaculate. It's only problem was it's length .
Great record! It aged well.
Great album. Some gorgeous sections, memorable hooks and perfect atmosphere.
Potentially my favourite Cure record, lush and indulgent misery music.
Really liked this one.
4.25
Oh dear. The Cure. Again. Why? A band I never really got the hang of. But. This has the one single song of theirs I truly appreciate, Lullaby. And Lovesong. And. Fuck me, this is a grand album overall and I wouldn't mind listening again, in fact, I kind of want to.
Love the Cure and their stomachache vocals. Very fun synth vibes. I particularly liked Pictures of You, the Same Deep Water As You, and Disintegration
Brilliant stuff. I think I'm a bit down on The Cure, even though I think every single one of their big singles is brilliant, including Pictures of You, from this record. It's got a great overall vibe to it, and a real consistency. It's also a rare hour plus album where you're disappointed when it's finished.
This album was such an influential part of my youth - an anthem. I love the whimsy, the moodiness, his stretched voice, bleakness, and, of course, the loneliness. If they didn’t exist, they would have had to have been invented. Hmmm, a warm blanket.
overall this album was great but the 71 minute runtime really works against it. if they Disintegrated a few minutes off of each track it'd be a much better album.
Pictures of you Lovesong Disintegration
Absolutely the best album for marinating in your own sadness.
Makes me feel nostalgic for a time that I wasn’t alive in. Great synths, catchy bass lines, classic guitar leads. Dreamy and atmospheric. I see why it’s a classic.
4/5
The cure has been growing on me this journey.
Rimelig fed stemning på pladen. Kunne meget bedre lide den end jeg havde regnet med.
The idea of "yearning" has been blowing up lately and as I listened to The Cure it made me realize they have got to be the originators - this album truly says "yearning". Lol.
Fine, not for me
Love it!
I found the first couple of songs a bit weak, but the album really got going by the time "Lovesong" and "Lullaby" blessed my ears. The album justifies its length pretty well, as there's a lot of great songs throughout the runtime. Though a few of them go on for a bit too long. But I do get what they're going for. e.g. the title track starts out as just alright, but just keeps on building and building until you can't help but get lost in the dark expanse of their beautiful soundscapes. I find that Robert Smiths voice can get a tad whiny sometimes, like on "Last Dance", but he is mostly a brilliant presence throughout the songs. I'm also not the biggest fan of that mushy, echoey 80s production, though it didn't diminish my enjoyment while listening. The beautiful sounds and the thick atmosphere they create greatly overshadow the minor gripes I have with the album. I enjoyed it very much and look forward to hearing more of their discography : )
Very good. I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I love the overall sound/vibe on this album. A few five star moments here and there but not enough to get five for the entire album.
Once again, I was convinced we already covered this. And once again I was pleasantly surprised by this one. Another surprise is that I didn’t know this album, aside from the hits. I didn’t like it as much as like Head on the Door but some solid Cure sounds herein.
I never got into The Cure, but I liked this a lot. I might have to check out more.
Finally a good one! Beautifully atmospheric album that exhibits light and shade aplenty. Will definitely listen to again.
Not my taste but still a very good album
Plainsong 6/10 Pictures of you 8/10 Closedown 8/10 Lovesong 8.5/10 Last dance 8.5/10 Lullaby 7/10 Fascination street 8/10 Prayers for rain 9/10 The same deep water as you 7/10 Disintegration 9/10 Homesick 8/10 Untitled 7/10
Setting the tone for a generation and staying under the radar. Wonderful album
Great album.
I like the atmospheric quality they've added to their repertoire here. I actually enjoyed some of the deeper cuts much more than the hits on this album. Disintegration feels raw but also well-crafted, it's moody and borderline ambient mashed with shoegaze. The vocals are added in a way that you sometimes understand them or don't at all and they just blend into the orchestral quality of the production which is brilliant. I think this is peak The Cure. The instrumental parts also really shine. "Lullaby" is a great song if you can get past the creepy spider lyrics, I dig it. Forget everything you think you know about these guys and give this album a listen, very good.
Love the rock element very good
When I was in college my neighbors had black hair with a lot of hairspray and had stickers of the Cure all over their car. I was getting into hippie music and jam bands. This album sure doesn't seem like it's from 89, great sound songwriting and a trippy journey. Wonder what happened to the Curemobile??? 3.6
Hauntingly gorgeous. Disintegration gave us a mature version of The Cure. Fascination Street is still a musically interesting track all these years later. It takes a winding path that you feel more than you hear. The entire album stands the test of time.
Chilly, dreary, melancholy. Classic Cure, love it.
I hadn't properly sat down to listen to a Cure album before, and I'm glad I did. I loved the ambient feel of this.
Disintegration is a lush, atmospheric journey through the heart of the 80s; a sonic cathedral of sadness floating on an ocean of longing. The Cure always transports me right back in time. Not that especially want to go back all that often. Be brave, little broken teenage heart, it gets better!
The Helen of Troy moment for 90s Goths. 4/5
One thing everyone can say about The cure is that they definitely have their own style. And although it evolved a lot, their sound is hard to mistake with any other work.
I found it very chill to listen to with some songs to add to my study playlist
Not too familiar with the Cure but I enjoyed this a lot!
A little emo but I can hear the influence especially in the slow-indie/synth bands of 2010s like white lies and many more I’m not able to remember. Hard to fault. prayers for rain came in haaaard.
This is probably a pretty special album for a lot of people and definitely marks a moment in time. My second favourite cure album. Beautiful/gloomy sounds and lyrics. Love it!
really dug some songs but felt that the songs didn’t warrant their length. long intros on every song can be a little played out
Angsty, lush with iconic radio tracks. Everything I remember. And yet after listening, I streamed Viva Hate.
When it's good, it's great, but when it's long, it's too long.
favourite song: pictures of you very solid album, perhaps a little long for my taste but didnt particularly harm it.
Lo he escuchado por encima mientras "estudiaba". Soniditos chulos y raros, como que esotérico a muerte todo pero con mucho orden. Quizás demasiado. Pero fresco suena.
Fantastique
Really great deeply introspective album, Robert Smith composes such somber and emotion driven melodies to capture the audience attention. This album serves as a great plunge into the cure's emo/goth sound with such a fitting title.
I like The Cure. I think their achievements at their best are remarkable. Really interesting, hooky tunes that stick with you forever. At their worst they are repetitive, droning on with the same dreary idea. This album highlights both. Great tunes like Pictures of You and Lovesong, good tracks like Plainsong and Facination Street, but droning and ultimately boring moments like Prayers for Rain and Same Deep Water. This left me with about a 3.5/5, and being torn as to whether this is a 3 or 4 on this rating scale. But given the overall quality of their work, and the impact of this album at the time, I ‘m going with a four🤯
While I like this album and the vibe it has, I really only do like it. Maybe it's missing something for me, but I feel like there could be a bit more that we just aren't getting on this album.
Ganz klar Cure!
Bombastically serene opening, distant melodies like a rolling storm of electric strings.
Claustrophobic and gloomy, occasionally self indulgent, timeless and gorgeous.
You either love The Cure or you hate them. I don't think there's much middle ground. I'm in the former camp. This album was great and deserves a repeat listen. Still feels fresh even after all these years! Standout Tracks: Pictures of You, Lovesong, Lullaby, Disintegration