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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
Already familiar with this one. Masterpiece. 4.5 on RYM
Excellent album
Long album, few classic and some fillers.
solid album. Some songs don't stick out like the others, but overall I enjoyed it.
Dat dit een goed album is staat buiten kijf, ongekend sfeervol. Ik luisterde deze terwijl ik buiten aan het wandelen was en toen kon ik er toch net niet genoeg van genieten om voor de 5 te gaan. Ik blijf daarom steken op 4 sterren.
Far more enjoyable than I anticipated. Felt very cohesive as an album
I've always like The Cure, they are so far removed from my normal musical tastes but there is just something about their music that I love. I don't think this is their best album, but it is still very good.
Album was brilliant!
I was worried this may not be their main album, because I don't think the The Cure is a band I can tolerate much more than I already have. That sounds much harsher than I mean it. I really like the nostalgic feel of the hits I've heard, but that is enough for me. Not everything can be emo all the time. However, reading the wiki notes says this was a return to that sound after a bit, so maybe I do need to find some other of their albums now. What to do. I liked Pictures and Lovesong before this and found a couple others afterwards so overall it was a successful listen. I always try to come out with at least a couple tracks for a mega playlist and I think I've got at least 4 here, and my rating has been a star per playlist track. Favorite track "Lovesong" 4/5
Undeniably the best Cure album
Really enjoyed this album for about ~40 minutes. It's moody, it's goth, it draws you in, it's entirely too long and self-indulgent. Woulda been 5 stars if it were about 2/3 of the length. 4/5
Atmospheric and melancholy. Made me think about my ex. I really liked some of the opening riffs
besta plata þeirra sem ég hef hlustað á.
Actually liked it, really long songs? Album has three editions?? And quite nice instrumentals
Credit where it's due, this is, so far, the seminal Cure album, where they demonstrate their value. Interesting that I got hit with them back to back to back, but this really worked for me in the back half.
Over the last ten or so days, I’ve got the Smiths, Depeche Mode, and the Cure, and I didn’t think I liked any of these bands and I gave them all 4. What is the meaning of this. What is happening to me
Excellent. Forgot how good this was.
Я слышал что the cure это как радиохед. Ну, в целом я согласен. Музыка простая, вокал лирический и печальный. Унывать под такое очень просто, я сегодня, правда, не в настроении унывать Под конец альбома ладно, я проникся. Смогли. Весь день унылый был, ну дезинтеграция понял
Nr. 159/1001 Plainsong 4/5 Pictures of You 4/5 Closedown 4/5 Lovesong 4/5 Last Dance 4/5 Lullaby 3/5 Fascination Street 3/5 Prayers For Rain 3/5 The Same Deep Water As You 3/5 Disintegration 3/5 Homesick 3/5 Untitled 4/5 Average: 3,5 Really liked this.
I don't think anyone could argue this isn’t absolute peak Cure. Sound is instantly recognizable and hits very well.
Not a great Cure fan, but I really enjoyed this album.
Fairly long album with ups and downs. Definitely feels like a goth rock album, yet there’s songs like Lovesong that feel different. Overall a really solid listen, the type of album I use this for. Mega popular with certain groups, yet never came across to listen too.
The best album
Very different from their best known hits, still a pleasant listen
good sad music
The setting: A decrepit gothic cathedral. Dark, lit only by candles as a rolling fog obscures the moonlight. The crowd of emo babies stir as they hear the chimes foretelling the symbol crash of “Plainsong” that invites a dim stream of light to shine on the altar where Robert Smith stands. Kiefer Sutherland and his gang of vampires mill through the crowd, searching for their next meal as the band plays “Lullaby.” The storm clouds break open and unleash a torrent of rain (the candles stay lit, don’t worry about it) and “The Same Deep Water as You” begins. The opening chords of “Untitled” beckon the sun to slowly rise. With each ray of light, the band fades until all that remains is a lone harmonium on the altar. It is a VIBE!! 10/10 no notes. Wait, one note. The songs are entirely too long.
I was not in the mood for this but they got me in the mood. Beautiful Lullaby and Homesick, and a different, heavier kind of beautiful Prayers for Rain Really enjoyed the long instrumental intros. As often happens, I would probably like this even more if it was fully instrumental (I could almost cry to Homesick before vocals stepped in), but I'm not saying the vocals were bad, just not for me I guess Easily their best album on this list
Yesss!
Really enjoyed
Wasn't very familiar with The Cure (although the voice is usually identifiable), but really enjoyed this album and their music, right up my alley (aside from the quintessential 80s tracks LOL). Interested in more.
Moodiest thing i've ever heard and proper long songs. Sounded incredible though on my headphones, really nice production. Could've done with more up beat bops but i guess that's the whole point of The Cure back in those days.
10 Points per song = 96.5/120 | 80% Grade on the grade scale | B tier album A good album with the best song being Disintegration and the worst song being Lullaby. Lullaby itself not even being a bad song, just difficult to listen to as someone with audio processing issues. Disintegration earned its place as the title track in my opinion and is the only song I saved to my liked songs playlist As an overall album, it has a very depressing tone which makes sense for where the Lead of the band had been at that moment. That being said... its good, but definitely not for everybody
Very atmospheric album. The soundscape is beautiful. It gives out a great vibe. I like this album although there are few slow songs. Definitely worth the listen.
Very interesting and different album. I know some of the songs, but most are new to me. I liked it
4.5
I don’t love the cure but I do like them.
favourite tracks: lovesong, lullaby found the beginning a little slow to start (very atmospheric). felt a little directionless at times, though i guess that's the style. enjoyed the middle of the album most.
Really liked this. This is in my Cure sweet spot I think, before it gets too pop
great album! didn't hit me as hard as unknown pleasures and a bit too long but i totally get why this is such a big deal.
gothic, cinematic - feels weirdly nostalgic?? Feels like a good album to brood around in the rain to big sync gems in Plainsong
The album starts with windchimes! I'm enjoying it, but the album starts to run together when listening idly.
I didn't expect to like this because somehow I had a negative image of The Cure (but I don't know where that came from). I was wrong - this was a great album for me. I especially liked Pictures of You.
This was an album that was sort of teetering between 2 and 3 stars for me on my first listen. It just sounded like a 70 minute soundscape to me without very much noticeable variation. On my second listen it started to open up a bit more and I was able to hear some discernible songs. From perusing the wiki I think I need to listen to some OLDER cure so that I can understand a little better where this album is coming from (and perhaps where it's going?)
Very good, around a 7,5/10, definetly going to listen to sometime again.
Album cover used to scare me as a child. Good album though
Good
This album is main character walking the streets in deep emotional thought. I don’t know why I just always felt like anyone the loves the cure is just like so much cooler than I could ever be. Love the synth. The lyrics to Lovesong are some of the simplest, most romantic words and Smith makes it sound so unrequited.
The more I listen to The Cure, the more I likey.
Klasik bir albüm, klasik şarkılar. Post Punk ve Gotik tarzdaki soundları ile popüler kültürde de yer edinmiş hoş parçalara sahip
The Top was the last album I had from The Cure. I loved their darker sound, but then the success changed that a lot, and I lost interest in them. I missed Disintegration as an album. I knew some titles like Lullaby or Homesick, but I never listened to this album before.
Every song sounded pretty similar, but I think that's the point. This is definitely a relaxing album, while also having a pretty emo feel to it
I've never listened to The Cure and I feel like a nerd but I really like this. Plainsong really sets a mood to feel people to listen more or turn this off. I like a lot of the noise work going on behind the scenes on it. They are a bit too synthy but it was the time, can't overly fault them. The honest part of me knows parts of this are too long and drawn-out but today I'm here for it. I really appreciate an album that feels like the people who made it really felt the emotions they are trying to portray. I could see myself relistening to this when I'm in the mood but likely just as a whole album vs song by song. Lovesong almost doesn't fit in but also kind of grounds the album. Really do enjoy the feeling of it.
This is well done and there are some songs I don't mind like Pictures of You and Prayers for Rain. It's just not something I can see my self giving a lot of repeat listens. It's some of the best version of the 80s sound that I don't care for. There would be a time and place for this. Maybe night driving.
-Songs feel kind of angsty -Enjoy the soothing feel -Soft but powerful -Don't like the two-minute instrumental intros -Love the synth and overall beat in Lovesong
Moody, melodic.
slow music with a sad sound. happy lyrics sung in a sad way. not for everyone and personally not a fan but i did not mind it.
If I was 17, this would have resulted in a distinct goth phase.
Shout out to goth girls 🖤 this one’s for u
Shmägä, om det var bara alla bangers sku de va 5 men lite långt, stark 4
Not the best one by The Cure, but a solid, nice collection of songs by this classic band. Like it!
I liked
Very moody, atmospheric goth rock/new wave with some dream pop. It's one of those albums that has a distinctive late 80s sound but despite of it it doesn't sound dated at all. It's a great album, though I find it a bit too long (anything that are over 55-minutes/1 hour are too long).
Would be a 5 if it was half the length, too many repetitive long parts
pretty solid but a lot of it sounded the same. it was good though so not bothersome. didn’t love the vocals but did love a lot of the instrumentals
The best of what the Cure can do, beautifully melancholic and almost baroque. “Lovesong” is an all-timer.
Superb! Love the sound of this album. Whilst a fan of the band, this is an album that escaped me. A definite for all record collections.
Pretty good.
Very good record not my favorite, but very good
8/10 Real good one this Knew the greatest hits but this is the first album I’ve heard No pop bangers, not a bad thing as it has a coherent style and vibe, dark alternative goth rock Extremely well produced, big filling sound and the synth added a lot to it Best: Pictures of
His singing could be a bit whiny at times, but this is a very solid and atmospheric album
A great one. Very spicy!
Most accessible cure album I've heard, and super good
good: lyrics, instrumentals, one of the best opening songs to an album bad: some songs don’t quite resonate with me fav song: plainsong least fav song: lullaby 9/10 very very very good
Oscuro y evocador, alejado de lo más comercial de su producción. 4/5.
Classic 80’s
Was really torn between a 4 & a 5 but settled on a 4 on my second listen thru as I found the second half of the album to be a little weaker (FYI i listened 3 times since this was on the list last week). But god damn there are some bangers on this album right here. I’ve listened to Pictures of You like 50 times since i first listened last week. Lovesong, untitled all ripping. Easily the best Cure album. Definitely will come back to album probably monthly
This is a great album but mood has to be right for it
Great, fantastic, beautiful goth rock.
My wife adores the Cure, we had a blast singing along with our daughter today. Fantastic suggestion.
8/10 Had never listened to the cures full album. Will relisten to this great album
It's well made, but it's all a little dreary, isn't it? And the back part of the album drags on far too long...four songs in half an hour? Give me a break! That said, the singles here are great, and remembered fondly for a reason. I know this album is beloved, but though I like it, I don't know if I consider a 5-star album the way many others do.
too depressed to listen again
Great album from a top band
Tbh not my fave cure album, but still so great
I mean goddamn… I had listened to this album before and thought it was really good, but listening again I realize just how truly epic this thing is. Such an amazing sonic experience. It’s like darkness & pop & melodrama & and searing heights of emotion & cool musical textures.
This is really really awesome. What i appreciate most about the cure is how they arent afraid of any sound and fully embrace the spectrum of rock and that shows here. They created entire soundscapes with this album. Def my favorite of theirs so far.
A bloody brilliant piece of legenday musicianship.
gloomy, yearning gothic rock entirely made by its deliciously realized atmosphere and robert smith’s desperate crooning. loved every second of it.
Pretty good emotional gothic rock.
I got this album in the few days before starting the group so hopefully I can rescore this. I gave it a 3, which is wrong this is a 4. The lush instrumentals are gorgeous, even if the lyrics are depressing as hell. Fav tracks: - Pictures of You - Prayers for Rain - The Same Deep Water as You - Disintegration
Wow, my first artist repeat, 30 days in! I just got \"Seventeen Seconds\" last week, excited to continue filling in a musical blind-spot with this album, perhaps the Cure's most beloved/critically acclaimed work. I certainly have seen this album cover a lot. First song that I immediately recognize is \"Lovesong\" -- one of my mom's favorites. Have to keep this review kind of short, but I really enjoyed this album, with all of its moodiness, still very fun to listen to somehow. I can see myself returning to this one for sure.
Like im stuck in a swamp
Nice shoegaze..overstayed it's welcome maybe in terms of album length Definitely merit to doing this as an album, there is a clear personality and distinction between different tracks on the album
Lovesong!
Hard to be unbiased on this one. Pretty sure every girl I ever dated got a mixed tape with "Lovesong" on it... This was my first real exposure to the Cure. A few songs real stretch the limits of my attention span, 9+ minutes can either feel repetitive or overly jammy. The overarching haunting sound ties all the songs together, making it easy to listen from start to finish.
The Cure is great, and this is obviously one of their best albums. Musically and lyrically they’re at their best here. My favorite tracks are “Pictures of You,” “Lovesong,” “Fascination Street,” “Homesick,” and “Untitled.” My biggest gripe with this album is the length of some of the songs, but overall it’s solid.
Das war doch mal eine schöne Woche auf dieser Seite. Alles nicht meine absolute Topmusik, dafür hatte ich aber endlich das Gefühl, dass diese Woche Alben kamen, die man mal gehört haben sollte. Bei den Stone Roses, dem Album Darklands und the Cure gab es aus meiner Sicht insgesamt einen Vibe, der grob in eine gleiche Richtung ging. Etwas mystisch, düster und handwerklich tiptop. Nicht nur, um Moritz glücklich zu machen, möchte ich noch ergänzen, dass Desintegration sich aus meiner Sicht nochmal positiv abgehoben hat. Das Meiste kannte ich schon, hat Spaß gemacht, das komplette Werk mal am Stück zu hören. Ich bekomme es zeitlich aktuell leider nicht hin, mich komplett auf die Musik zu fokussieren und achte dementsprechend sehr wenig auf die Texte, was auch ein grundsätzliches Problem bei meinem Musikkonsum ist, wenn es nicht Marsimoto oder K.I.Z sind. Lullaby und Lovesong sind wahrscheinlich meine liebsten Songs. Vermutlich werde ich mich demnächst mit the Cure mal genauer beschäftigen. Ich bin heute mal sehr mutig und gebe ehrfürchtige 4 Punkte. Bitte hau mich nicht, dass es keine 5 geworden sind, Moritz..
Ein entspanntes, tolles Album. Man muss sich wirklich ein wenig Zeit nehmen und zwischendurch einfach mal nur lauschen. Ich hatte zwischenzeitlich das Gefühl in Trance zu sein, bzw. habe mich beim Programmieren und dem gleichzeitigen Hören des Albums richtig gut im Flow befunden. Gerade einer der weniger gehören Songs (nur 9 Millionen Wiedergaben - those are rookie numbers) "The Same Deep Water As You" hat mir irgendwie besonders gut gefallen. Rating: 4 / 5 ⭐
This was a major high school album for me.
A few amazing songs and absolute vibes! Great album.
Lots of build up in songs. Songs I'll take from the album: Pictures of You is gorgeous. Fascination Street upbeat and fun. Prayers for Rain. Untitled. 3.5/5
Great album.
i really like how floaty and spacey this feels. I'm so glad this was the next album, it feels like a cleanse after yesterday's album being as bad as it was.
Dreamy dark synths, a bit repetitive. Favorite song pictures of hbyou
I enjoyed this album.
The massive 44-track deluxe edition of Disintegration by The Cure was a great first album to suggest for #1001albums. Formed in 1976, The Cure is a killer British band known for their genre-defying blend of post-punk, gothic rock, and new wave elements. They've significantly influenced the alternative rock scene and popular culture with their distinctive aesthetic and emotive themes. Their innovative style, coupled with their commercial success, notably with the album 'Disintegration', has inspired countless bands and artists. Their music deals with feelings of alienation, longing, and introspection, provides solace and understanding, and solidifying The Cure's enduring resonance with listeners.
Holy synths. Lots of wind chimes. Cool space-y vibes. Love all the long instrumental intros that build and add layers as it progresses.
I have always liked The Cure and this album is no different. (A Forest has been one of my favourite songs my entire life). I enjoyed this album with a couple of familiar tracks. Listens: 2 Fave Track: Lovesong Rating: 4
Track 1: I like the atmosphere of the song and the intro I wish the vocals were mixed better. Track 2:I liked this song a lot. Track 3: good bass and drums. Track 4: pretty good getting the sound of the album. Track 5: catchy at the end. Track 6: like the bass and strings in this. Track 7: I like the synth and bass right in the beginning. Track 8: I like the vibe of this Track 9: okay but my favorite but like the storm. Track 10: it was okay kinda long Track 11: this song was alright too Track 12: okay ender Overall: 8.5/10 really good and solid album would listen to it again.
One of their best. Love the drum sound (esp. on Closedown) and the swirling guitars (esp. on Fascination Street). Love Song, Lullaby, Pictures of You are all great. Last Dance, Homesick, and Untitled could be lobbed off to tighten it up. When CDs first came out - the max length was 72 minutes. This album is 72 minutes…so they basically added two scraps as bonus tracks and made the album worse.
More poppy than I’d anticipated!
An indulgently long record that ray-gunned my misconception of The Cure as well-made novelty pop: this is submarine chamber music, chilly in mood, obscure in intent, but irresistible with its thick layers of synth, bass and guitar distortion, R Smith’s vocals reaching up from under. During my formative years much scorn was directed at The Cure and any man who dabbled with eyeliner, Cobain aside, and I drank it in. My unease admitting to this prejudice has been softened by my wife’s reaction on seeing a photo of The Cure on the hotel TV screen, on which I finished this playthrough: “Oh what nice make-up you’re wearing. Are you 15? Oh no, my mistake, you’re 60. Hahaha. Get a grip!” She was born a year or so before this came out. O goths, one day a generation will come that will love you.
Disntegration came out the month I graduated - I spent that summer prior to going to college with my brother in Belmont Shore in Long Beach, CA. I had been previously familiar with their Head in the Door Album and their dark, but pop-oriented sound. My favorite station that summer was KROQ and of course they played plenty of the Cure and so much of the New Wave I was so into and loved it. At that time I didn't pick up the album and this is the first time I've given it a full listen. This does have a much darker feel in comparison to Head in the Door and Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. Many of the songs have moody instrumentals at the beginning before the lyrics come in and creates a wistful atmosphere. Lullaby and Fascination Street remain my hands down favorites, but I have new favorites in Prayers for Rain and Homesick. I suspect this will get better over time for me.
Good album has a pretty distinct vibe about it. Of course Lovesong is great, but I really liked Lullaby and Fascination Song.
Music was great, took a while to get into the vocals (controversial I know)
Really sets a mood. Not mad at it.
Fun but long.
Love song is an instantly recognizable classic that I had forgotten about. Thanks 1001albumsgenerator.com
Disco de calidad de The Cure. Grupo molón y disco molón.
The first half was great. The second half was good with the exception of 2 songs I didn't really like. But all in all, really good album.
Good stuff
Wasnt that impressed the first time I heard it, or with the first couple of songs. But after a few listened I like disintegration and the long songs with extended instrumental parts.
Lovely smooth sound. None of the songs reallyy captured me.
brooding new wave pastel Brit rock with Morrissey-style vocals. Overstays its welcome with some long tracks towards the end, but Lovesong is a legendary song
Music probably would be better knowing more about context, but without that it's merely fine.
Gothic sadboy goodness
Classic the cure
För långa låtar och för navelskådande. Helt rätt helt enkelt.
Great cohesive album.
sublime…this album was the soundtrack to losing a glove and the journey it toom to try to find it. i didn’t find it but i did end up finding a new pair of even better gloves. this album is kinda like that. fantastic instrumentation, lyrics, overall vibe is soothing for a sad boy. too long of course but it might he justified. there’s only like one or two true bangers here but not a bad song.
Man, few things take me back to 1989 than this album. The emotion, the melancholy, the synths.
Void submerged me in a good way.
I have an idea for when this will truly resonate. It isn't right now. But I'm excited for that moment!
<3
Good album, not my fav but it stays in the playlist
Great album, super atmospheric. Fav track: lullaby
Didn't know The Cure got so proggy! Had really only listened to the hits comp and this showcases much more versatility while retaining some hooky hits. Not a brain-breaker but really enjoyed! Fave track: Prayers for Rain
Rock, alternative. La chitarra accompagna l'ascoltatore in questo splendido viaggio dove ogni melodia sembra comunicare qualcosa e creare un profondo senso di sollievo. In questa splendida armonia, l'unico elemento leggermente ripetitivo sono le voci.
This was an interesting and diverse album. The tracks alternated between instrumentals, pop rock/new wave, and a gloomy, or perhaps psychedelic, dark rock. This album birthed such hits, such as "Pictures of You" and "Lovesong," transcended time
Some of it is great, the rest is good. I don't have the patience for all of the songs. Favorite song: lullaby
Opening song is killer. Pretty great album. Lots of fun listening to it.
Anyone who disagrees with listening to music in its Album format clearly hasn’t listened to this album.
I liked it
Lovely
I absolutely love the depressive, ethereal mood of this, and the complementary textures of synth and guitar. The sound is quite spacious and organic feeling, and yet the mood is oppressively downbeat. It's a strong album, with nice attention to detail whichever instrument you focus on. I like Smith's voice quite a lot, and it's instantly recognisable and evocative. The album feels too long for me at 72 mins, and there's definitely some fat/repetition that could have been shaved off to make this perfect. 4*
Very cool
Not my thinking but actually interesting
Extremely solid record. Has a dark, almost psychedelic feel to it. Even the more pop-oriented tracks are strong. One thing that I've found out through listening to the albums on this list is that I really like The Cure.
8/10, great album, reflective music if I’m a bit down
интересно, но паттерны слишком легко просчитываются под конец
Yas to more pretentious sad girl music. I do love The Cure, so excited to dive into this album. My first thoughts are that it feels very scenic and more like background chill vibes, which I still really enjoy. All songs have a super long intro, which I feel like I can get annoyed by. Both album and songs seem longer than they need to be? The album starts strong for me and trails off by the end, feeling like songs were similar to the last. Didn't love: Last Dance, Close Down, Prayers for Rain Loved: Plainsong - good for high vibes Pictures of you Lovesong - slaps Lullaby - most diff on the album, really enjoyed though Disintegration Untitled
Fun fact: there was a brief period of time in which I called The Cure my favorite band despite knowing less than a dozen songs by them. As much as I loathe that principle, I find there's something endearing about its innocence. Album #9. As much as I admire what's going on here, I tend to prefer The Cure in tight pop mode, which I think is fair given that mode has produced some of the best singles of all time. Still, this has impeccable (impeccable!) atmosphere for days, even if the languid song structure can feel repetitive. Most of these tracks taken in isolation are perfectly devastating; put them together and I start to feel lost. Still, this is more than just an early influence, it's a fully-formed work on its own, and I'm glad to have finally heard it.
Great pop music. Very atmospheric. Better than expected.
I was surprised how much I enjoyed this album. I liked the synth in it and how it just had this grove. Some of the vocals I could have gone with out but overall I’ll have to check more of the cure out.
I like this album more than I thought I would. While it’s a pretty sad sounding album, there’s a lot of pretty musical moments. The vocals weren’t bad, but often the weaker parts of the album for me. I’ll likely return to this. 4/5
Very introspective, seems like the root of a lot of things that came after
atmospheric
My toddler wanted to know the name of multiple songs and he danced through the whole thing, but he had a meltdown through 2 songs for unrelated reasons. 4/5
Lots of "the hits" on this album. One or two I'd not heard. Plainsong was a surprising opener for the album. Much better than I expected it to be based on its name.
Really strong album that, surprisingly perhaps, has aged very well - a lot here even beyond the hits. (Though the music video for Lullaby used to give me nightmares as a kid).
Schönes, melancholisch aber nicht deprimierendes Album, typisch Cure.
7/10, very experimental, but i do like other albums from them more. Lovesong is one of my favorite songs.
cold, and dark, and ominous. And with some bangers. But thats it, for me at least
Really liked this one. Feels like the precursor to the indie bands Plainsong, Pictures of you, Love Song
Lullaby song MUST have been the inspo for Charlie’s spider song on Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia, surely. This is pretty good I don’t actively seek out The Cure beyond the obvious hits (Friday I’m In Love, Boys Don’t Cry) but I found some bangers in here for sure. Don’t love how LONG most of the songs are but whatever!
I am ashamed to admit I never listened to a Cure album before. This was really good and something I will definitely come back to again.
I liked this one more than I thought I would. As someone who owns a shit ton of emo/pop-punk, I was familiar with The Cure as a big influence on a bunch of my favorite bands, but I'd only heard a few of their original songs before (I've heard a bunch of covers). This still sounded very much like an album from the 80s, but it was also pretty good.
Probably the cure's best in my opinion, but what do I know?
Pretty good. I already liked a few songs on here so it’s good to listen to the whole thing
Man. Now I’m just sad.
I’m not one to shy away from my feelings, but I really have to be in the mood for 72 minutes of doom and gloom (no matter how gorgeous or iconic it might be).
Loved the opening track and Pictures of You.
Probably the greatest Cure album and it is a mighty thing. Sparkling, gloomy exhilarating, echoes of early New Order.
Epic soundscapes with delicate melodies woven through.
Plainsong // Pictures Of You // Lovesong // Lullaby // The Same Deep Water As You // Disintegration // Untitled 3.5-4/5
When this was released it would probably have been an easy 5*. 34 years of life later it has lost something of its relevance.
Cool album. Most of it was a quite a bit different than the singles I'm familiar with. Enjoyable.
Loved the instrumentation. Ro ert smith is a good singer.
A great soundscape with even greater songs punctuating
Strangely the first time I heard these tunes was on the "Mixed Up" LP that had a bunch of guest remixes. It was my first foray into "alternative" music as a new teen, and I really liked it. Hearing the originals not long after that, I remember having to adjust to the cure's *actual* sound and not the remix stuff, warming up to it, then preferring it. It holds up well I think, and many of the songs should be regarded as classics now. It's not quality all the way through but it's generally at a high level of craft, creativity, and pop sensibility.
Solid overall album with mainstream influence throughout that Cure rock sound.
Musically creative. Don't care for lead singer's voice, but the instruments make up for it. Title track least favorite. Standout is the catchy "Lovesong".
Time flew by in an enjoyable way
I think this was like a 3.5 for me. Pretty decent. Some of the songs just keep going though but it overall wasn't bad
More mellow than I thought
Favorite album from The Cure. It hits wherever 2006 lives in my body—I loved this album in high school, and had Lullaby and Same Deep Water on repeat on those Sad Goth Girl days. That watery, sad sound is just so good. 4.5/5
I’ve realized that the Cure is so much more than their hits. This is another complete album. I’ve become a fan. 4.3/5
The last classic Cure album, but around the period when they started to make these inconsistent double albums. Disintegration is way too long but contains a hidden 5 star 38-minute album if you simply cut it to Plainsong (5 star, in need of a proper shoegaze remake - after all the song is a blueprint for the sound of a band like M83), Love Song (5 star), Lullaby (super 5 star), the title track (5 star), Pictures of You (4 star), Homesick (4 star) and, say, one out of the set {Closedown, Prayers of Rain, The Same Deep Water As You, Untitled}.
Carefully built up, atmospheric songs, well executed. One has to be in the mood for this.
7.5/10
While I’m still a bigger fan of boys don’t cry, this is by far my favorite cure album I’ve gotten on this list. It’s a little long and sometimes the songs start to drag since they average around 5 minutes in length but overall I was never annoyed like I was when I listened to pornography. This is a good balance of their earlier, lighter stuff and their later heavier stuff. Homesick and love song were standouts.
TIL The Cure are boss :O
Much better than I remember l, back in the day I never had much time for Cure as I found their music so melancholy. This was a lot more listenable than I had remember and enjoyed the album
Depressing and beautiful. This helped define the genres that I love. I really appreciate this album upon the first listen. It has a few songs I know and love, but even the others had dynamic appeal. Accompanying, whiny-guitar arpeggios and soft delayed vocals. The spacey sadness cuts right though me!
Sweet album! Pictures of You.
title track is my fav, album itself is sadly a little overrated but still great.
Listened Before? Y This is a Cure classic. Accessable enough to new listeners but with lots of complexity they're known for. I love it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Pictures of You
bastante escuchable
nice mood but not the one for me
I was pleasantly surprised by this album, especially for its age. I loved the atmosphere it created throughout and how tastefully the synths were done. I also never noticed how good the bass guitar was on Cure songs until now, the production is just great. I definitely see why this album is lauded.
Classic emo/goth
Amazing collection of early emo/synth pop. Instruments create a consistent mood throughout the album. Whispers of 80s pop apparent throughout, with more darkness and hopelessness.
Listened Before? No A full 7 years after Pornography, which I really enjoyed; we'll see how their sound matured... Opens on a super spacey synth ballad Plainsong. Feels awfully shoegazey (not that that is a bad thing, just a departure from Pornography). Pictures of You is a bit more confident sounding, but maintains a similarly astral soundscape. I really enjoyed this song. Lovesong is a jam that was first introduced to me by 311. I prefer the original in its 80s punky glory. Bassline on Fascination Street is super throaty.. reminds me a lot of Mudshovel by Staind. Jam. The guitar progression on Homesick feels really familiar, but hard to place. This was background noise for a data entry task for most of the mid-section, but I enjoyed it being there. I will say that from Pornography to this album, The Cure certainly refined and changed their sound quite a bit. I have a preference for the earlier album, but this one is quite nice in its own way. This album was much more "flowy" and spacious in tone and felt much more laid back and/or depressed. While the album runtime is a bit lengthy, I honestly didn't mind. I never found myself bored or looking forward to the exit. This is a strong 4, leaning 5 for me. Perhaps on repeated listens I'll give it the nudge, but for now, 4 seems appropriate. Added to Library? Yes
Moody, gothic, and hypnotic. The instrumentation was beautiful. Standouts: Prayers for Rain; The Same Deep Water As You; Disintegration. 5/5.
I've always been a bit on the fence with the Cure. On one hand, I like some of their early stuff, remember it having a place at goth night clubs back in the early to mid 80s, nothing that would ever induce me to listen to a whole album, but not awful. One the other hand, they released "Love Cats", which was monstrous. This album didn't really change my view. I found myself hoping for instrumentals, as Robert Smith's voice was just a tiny bit too petulant and whiny in places. Many times he didn't start up any singing until halfway through a track, which suited me fine. By the end I was actually quite enjoying it.
Really cool
- First time I’ve heard The Cure - Very unique sound that I’m loving - Pleasantly surprised with it, but a little long with some snoozing
Dark, mysterious and ethereal. Highlight was Plainsong.
actually really good
Never given The Cure the time of day after hearing Boys Don't Cry and Friday I'm in Love years ago and dismissing them as some kind of poppy prototype emo. This was great though. Certainly one to come back to.
Not a super huge fan very dark but not in the way that i like, lowers my mood. Never the less, great musicians, extremely talented. Not a fan of gothic rock, but the cure make it hard to hate. 4/5
A great mix of energetic post punk and slower 80s dream pop. The only drawback is I feel the 80s digital reverb kinda drags it down at points but at the same time I couldn't imagine the album without it.
4* despite it being a sunny Friday afternoon listen!
Hyvä mutta.. Naulaa popilla.. Poppi on viesti.. ei viestin väline(niikuin joissain kauneissa teoksissa).. Not the medium of the album.. just.. the album... ......pop....... ...Mainstream sonnakaivelua siis.. Mutta hyväähän siis neljää pukkaa..
Don't really know The Cure beyond their radio hits, so interested to see what a full album is like. Pictures of You -- 2 songs in, very much enjoying the vibe so far Cool album overall. I don't know that many songs particularly stood out, but nice vibes and a kinda "falling apart" type feeling most of the way through. Like it felt rickety somehow?
better so far. Like a chill version of stuff. almost a 5.
Lullaby <3 Fascination Street <3 Pictures of You <3
post punk alt art rock from 89, uncomplete but 10\7 so far
I never really understood why people love The Cure so much. And when I started out with this album, I didn't feel much. Then it got better at the end somehow. I wasn't particularly fond of Lovesong which was the most listened to song, but The Same Deep Water as You, Lullaby, abd Homesick stood out to me. And after re-listening a bit, I think I have to give this a 4 since I feel like the overall bar was still quite high, and like I mentioned, there were some good songs that I definitely liked. And yet when I look back, it probably isn't any album I'll remember as being "particularly good". It's weird; deciding it must be rated a 4 and still not understanding what people like so much about a band.
But if you open your mouth Then I can't be responsible For quite what goes in Or to care what comes out
Top 3 Songs: 1 - Lovesong (4) 2 - Lullaby (6) 3 - Pictures of You (2)
Unique voice, great music and lyrics. Pretty good album!
I'm always surprised at how much I enjoy listening to The Cure, but I still will rarely ever choose to put it on. The song writing is so good, but there's just something about the vibe overall I don't seek out, but enjoy once I'm there.
I liked this but didn't love it. It felt a little over-long, and the songs ended up being too similar. Wish I liked it more. 3.5/5
I’ll be honest, this would be a top 5 or 10 album if it was instrumental. I’m not the biggest fan of Robert Smith’s voice (again, not an emo guy), but I love his music. A-
The synthiness was awesome on this album. It went very well with all of the instruments especially the bass on Lullaby I could listen to this album on repeat while taking down the almighty Mecha-Streisand
Never really dug into the Cure, just know that 311 covered Love Song. Really like the gloominess of the album. This would slap on a rainy day. Really dig the guitar effects and synths on a lot of these songs. I'm going to listen to more of The Cure.
This album was so good but god it was long. I'd be more mad if it wasn't so atmospheric and beautiful.
I was so blind to The Cure for so long. Something went click about a year ago and I totally get it now. This is an epic album. Robert Smith has a voice that captivates. Totally worth repeat listens.
Wow, what an epic album. This has to show everything The Cure is capable of. Some of it I really like, a lot I find okay, some I'm not into. But I have to give credit where credit is due.
really enjoy!
A classic 80s album
Yeah I like me some Cure...
Gloomy, gorgeous, dark and dreamy, total mood of an album. Quintessential album by the Cure, the album it took a decade for the band to evolve their way up to, but totally the sound you hear in your head when you think of the Cure. The band takes their time laying out each musical idea, with only two songs clocking in under five minutes. It takes a little patience to settle into this vibe, but it's a pleasure to just let the sound wash over you. Fave Songs: Fascination Street, Lovesong, Pictures of You, Lullaby, Disintegration
I wasn't excited to pull this album, but ended up enjoying it a lot. The Cure and Robert Smith are widely known to be so very very sad all the time, and I generally don't want music to bum me out. With that said this album wasn't quite so sad and gloomy as I expected. The melodies are deep and have a hopefulness to them, and even at times get a bit jaunty. Overall a pleasant listen and subverted my expectations.
This album has a couple of very strong tracks (Plainsong, Lovesong, Lullaby), but overstays its welcome in the second half, particularly because the last couple of songs are extremely long compared to the rest. This wouldn't be a problem if The Cure managed to fill this excess time with additional interesting ideas. Sadly, they don't, making the album quite uneven. It's still very good, but misses the mark of true greatness. 3.5/5
This took me a few listens to appreciate, but I’ve come to really like it. Fav songs: Lovesong, Homesick, Pictures of You