Seventeen Seconds

Nearly 5 stars. I really really like it

Classic album love the cure but some songs are a bit weak

The cure luistert zo lekker weg, het is nooit helemaal mijn muzieksmaak maar het klinkt wel lekker. Zeker het nummer The Forest :)

Surprisingly modern! Not one to go in our regular rotation, but a solid good pick.

Chillig, klingt nach The Cure, aber chillig

More like a 4.5

A good album all around.

The cure is much better than I thought

Goodish

mysterious dark vibes but still sounds like The Cure(tm) as opposed to Pornography

yeah its pretty good :)

Emo electro-rock.

Decent listen with some great tracks.

I was excited for this as listened to a lot of The Cure but never this album in its entirety. Overall, don’t think it is my favourite album of theirs, but it still made me wish I’d been alive at a time I could have danced to this in a club. I unashamedly grinned while listening to most of it, despite its sad moody topics. And it has one of my favourite songs of all time on it - The Forest. Literally time travelled back to being 17 for 5 minutes while that played! Highlights: I love it when an album is a complete “piece” with intro, interval tracks, songs mixed - makes it a performance and I loved that. Will never be able to fault guitars and bass on a record by The Cure - pure 80s perfection. Lowlights: The Cure are too good to end a track on a fade out! Top tunes: Play for today and THE FOREST - I mean everything about this track is awesome. Rating: 3.5

Not my favorite Cure album, mostly fades into the background. But it has “A Forest” on it and “A Forest” rules so… three stars?

I love The Cure and I'd consider this an overlooked album. It's a bit dreary & dark - this is rainy day, looking out the window stuff. You can get a feel for where the band will go in the years to come, but it's missing the final ingredient that eventually makes them superstars. I like "Play For Today", the classic "A Forest" (great driving song), "Secrets", "At Night", & "Seventeen Seconds". Is it Top 1001 because it lays the groundwork for a HOF band? It really only has one hit that people know, it may have been influential I'm not sure. 3.5 stars but I need to round down.

Väldigt neutral. Inget som är dåligt, men det är heller inget som fastnar eller utmärker sig.

I’m not crazy for The Cure but this was pretty good!

Just ok

Nice sparse guitar sound. The mood is good but it stays a little too quiet for me.

Pretty ok

I like them, but this album is a little boring, compared to later albums I like more.

Seventeen seconds - Great basslines and guitar tones. Really liked the instrumentals, felt like good previews for each half of the album. Felt kinda sad but in a confused way

As a long time fan of The Cure, I was embarrassed not to know this album already and excited to listen to it. I read that this album intentionally had a lot of instrumental openings to the songs and that the band had some specific musical experimentation going on with this album. I appreciated learning that The Cure was more punk before this record but was understanding that Robert Smith had a unique voice that they could apply to different sounds. I listened closely for the stripped down instrumentals. I felt like the first half of the album sounded more like The Cure I am most familiar with and the end got more punk, which was cool to hear. I don’t know that I would go back to this album though except for “In Your House.”

6/10. Their second album, it has a completely different feeling from their debut. It brought a much darker, haunting feel to it, but this was by design by Robert Smith, wanting a more introspecctive and atmospheric style, which he said was his true vision for the band, much unlike their first album. The album is decent, if not a little boring at times, but all the songs togetether create a unique sound that influenced theirs and others music for decades, spawning into the massive band we know today.

Mellow, kind of slow moving album. Probably great for a rainy day. It’s relatively bare bones with somewhat simple synth melodies and drum tracks. The vocals are the stand out. 3.1/5.0

I know the cure but not any of these songs. It was really the vibe for the rainy morning we're having here

i’ve never been a huge fan of the cure. robert smiths voice doesn’t really do it for me. however their instrumentals are always a winner, captivating and atmospheric. this album has a great balance between lyric heavy tunes and instrumental yumminess. i like the transitions between songs, particularly the final sound > a forest

Very chill.

3 stars The evolution from their first album to this in less than a year is pretty incredible. Their first album had a mix of poppy punk and some Sex Pistols lite, but Robert Smith figured out the sound very quickly. “A Forest” is classic. Other songs work well. I’ll say that overall as an album it’s less interesting than other stuff they’ve done.

RATING: 7/10 HIGHLIGHT: A Forest LOWLIGHT: Secrets

not my favorite cure album, had two good songs on this one but this was a weak one for me

It was not bad, I quite liked the instrumentals. However, the album didn't make me want to listen to any of the songs again by themselves.

Moody goth rock from a man who ended up doing a duet with Olivia Rodrigo? Putting on Seventeen Seconds feels like stepping into a monochrome, dreary world where everything slows down to a crawl. Sparse? It's got it in abundance. Atmospheric gloom? We got jangly, reverb-drenched guitars, driving bass lines, and an eerie, hypnotic space that captures the absolute essence of early post-punk right here! While some might find its minimalist structure a bit too brooding, tracks like "A Forest" and "Play for Today" stand out as undeniable masterpieces that effortlessly bridge the gap between haunting despair and mesmerizing beauty.

3,5/5

⭐⭐⭐+ Mörkt, mystiskt och dramatiskt. Ett exempel på album som är bättre som helhet än sina enskilda spår. Det är inte så många jättestarka spår men inga är dåliga och det är mer ett sound och känslan som är behållningen där spåren flyter ihop och bildar en helhet. Ett album man lyssnar på från början till slut Tycker om albumet och kan tänka mig att lyssna på det igen men bristen på riktigt starka spår drar ner till en stark 3a. Bäst är Play for today, A forest

Seventeen Seconds was a pretty solid album. This is the album that i would put in the middle of the 3 Cure albums due to it not having as many heavy hitters as Disintegration but thankfully is much less dissonant than Pornography. The songs here have this gothic sort of feel that i quite enjoy, the musicianship is good, and i can absolutely appreciate this album's legacy as it inspired quite a few new wave bands after it. The main issue i have with this album though is the fact that many of the songs kinda just meander around without doing all that much. Other than that, this is a solid entry in The Cure's lineup, just not their best. Best Song: A Forest Worst Song: At Night Side note: To those of you that were expecting my album rankings for The Cure here, well too bad because i'm waiting to review Songs Of A Lost World when it gets added before i put my rankings so you will have to wait until then, sorry.

listened before

It’s fine jingly jangly music. The tone is pretty dark. Mostly I was bored.

3/5

Gothic

Number: 230 Familiarity: Aware (2) Rating: 3 Before: ======= OMG, I just had The Cure exactly 1 week ago, Pornography. I gave that one 2. And exactly 1 day ago, I had my 3rd Bruce Springsteen album, which I gave a 4. Now if you had asked me back in the 80's, who I'd rather listen to, The Cure or The Boss, I'd have definately said The Cure. Nowadays, I'd say The Boss. Anyways, I'm not familiar with Seventeen Seconds at all, I think. But I'm sure I must of skimmed through it at least once before when I was putting together my best of 1980 list, unless maybe it wasn't available on my streaming platform back then. After : ======= Low 3. Should not be on this list, imo.

Very distinctive and very Robert Smith, I don’t love it, and don’t own it, but it’s decent

Very old fashioned sound

Bleak with a couple of brilliant highlights 3.4

Not bad considering I don’t like the cure!

A bit samey. A Forest is obviously a classic. Not sure on the rest...

Really enjoyed this. Having only been familiar with Pornography and Disintergration previously, this was a little light relief. There’s something about The Cure bringing a feeling of doom to things. Whilst this is very much of its time, I liked it a lot. Will revisit too!

It is okay?

Not bad

A fun listen throughout. Needs the right kind of atmosphere but I think I’ll be back.

spooky

First Listen Favorites: In Your House A Forest Secrets Honorable Mentions: At Night

Enjoyed it, would listen again

I think it was just kinda the same? Idk just kinda moody guitar. I liked A Forest and M best probably? I feel like the ones with lyrics made it more interesting because some of the instrumental ones were just very repetitive

Meh

This album has all the foundations of just about every 80s song, but done really well. I have a feeling a lot of 80s music I don't like was failing at trying to be The Cure.

Much more mellow than i expected! Realizing I’ve had not a clue what genre The Cure is. Just read the term “gloomscapes” via wiki describing this album’s influence on “gothic rock” … gloomscape is so good jfc. A Forest is a vibe I want to like this a lot more than I do? Omg influence on Edward Scissorhands’ look is v good

very vampy

Had a creepy, zombie vibe to the singing but overall can’t complain, very middle of the road grungy rock to my ears.

I thought they were big?

Short and tolerable. I wish all the other mediocre albums on this god forsaken list were like this.

Bland and mediocre, I found very little to enjoy here. The Final Sound was a stupid waste of time inclusion, and I'm just glad the album was short.

I am a big fan of the Cure. It has Robert Smith’s distinctive vocals. Not as dark and gloomy as some of their work. Guitar stands out. Kind of a quiet album. Vocals come in late on some of the songs. Best songs: Play for today, A forest, and 17 seconds. An average album. Three stars

Okay ish. Cure can be good.

But more mellow than interesting.

I just don't think I get the cure. Better than pornography was.

Classic of the cure. Feels all the same but still beautiful

The album is brilliantly cohesive, but it lacks the emotional depth, compositional richness, and sustained brilliance of Disintegration. It feels like the blueprint rather than the cathedral.

Actually pretty solid album. Was not expecting that. Enjoyed this one from start to finish.

Easy listening but a lot sounds the same

I was surprised by this one - moody, synthy, overall pretty decent.

231. not bad

I know and love a few songs from The Cure, but haven't really gone into their discography much... This one is not so much my thing, unfortunately. Really like a few of the songs, but the rest feels a bit too ambient, if that's the right word to use. I think I'll enjoy some of their later albums a lot more.

para ser the cure me aburrio un poquito. mucho mas tranqui de lo que esperaba. igual destaco su sonido inigualable y característico, te amo robert smith

*Not incredible but not bad *A little too dreamy for me *If I'm going to listen to The Cure, it wouldn't be this album

-Spooky intro -drums on the first real track remind me of joy division

This is not really The Cure that I grew up with since I started listening to them around Disintegration. Still, I enjoyed it – was surprised at how much of the album is instrumental or has very few vocals. Almost reminds me of what you put on in the background for your dinner party or if you were studying. I see that it is at times moody and smacks of the dark, Goth Cure that we've all come to know and love, but overall I found this to be a bit more relaxed, and G-rated Cure.

It's... good? Or at least not bad, but The cure isn't really my thing anyway

This album's vibe is like those dreams where you can fly in. Or like an out of body experience. That's how it feels to me at least. It's a bit repetitive.

#39 - The Cure - Seventeen Seconds ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Cure is one of my absolute favorite bands. I was super happy to get one of their albums for today, even if it’s one of their mid-level ones. This was The Cure’s second album after Three Imaginary Boys(Uk - very good)/Boys Don’t Cry (US - excellent). You can hear their sound continue to develop here into what will culminate into 1989’s Disintegration. This is a good but not great album.

The album was fine? Nothing really stuck out to me, in a good or a bad way. I'd say middle of the road, no takeaways for me.

Enjoyed this hauntingly soothing album.

has its moments

A Reflection was fine especially considering it is an intro. I like the guitars in Play for Today, but I don’t care for the smash/whip sounds or the lyrics. Secrets was okay, but not too exciting. I liked In Your house musically, but not lyrically. Three was weird but cool. The Final Sound was spooky lol but just an interlude of sorts. A Forest has such great movement and buildup. I really enjoyed the guitars on M. Love the bass in At Night. Seventeen Seconds was okay. Just slow like most of the songs on the record.

Dark, spare tunes make this maybe the Cure’s least immediate record, but it rewards repeated listens and A Forest is a banger.

Early Cure is still great.

Probably need headphones to get the full experience, as the vocal track seems much quieter than the instrumental track, but the general vibe of the album is good. Not anything different than any other The Cure album, so you know what to expect.

Emo can be moody AND groovy, wish more 2000s bands had taken note. This is just fucking cool. The album is an entire mood and I really don’t think anyone was doing that in 1980? I’m really listening in the context of classic rock and punk of the 70s, and it’s just damn fresh. They groove, they use weird chords, production is interesting. Not all the songs work well, but the album is cohesive in what it’s after. If some of the songs were better I’d give 4 stars but I really appreciate the swing they took with this one.

A wholeheartedly mid album. I really expected it to be more exciting or heavy-hitting, but it was pretty ambient overall. Not my thing but glad I listened. 5/10

You can hear them figuring out their sound. A strong early effort.

sehr sehr cool und atmosphärisch würi gern nonel aktiv lose i d freu mi ufs paleo

alright. a little boring for me 3/5

If you've never heard The Cure before, definitely see why this wouldn't be your thing. Thought this was really cool to hear where they started. The foundation and potential is clearly there. Really cool sound, but nowhere near what they ended up going on to make

...detuned piano effects. So, another Cure record that gives me the sensation of standing in a very long, slowly moving queue. But now with the addition of mild vertigo.

This music is just kinda there.

It was alright

Thin, moody, and withdrawn. Pretty evocative, if not always gripping. Interesting to hear this band’s much more atmospheric earlier albums as I mainly know them from their pop hits.

It was ok but quite slow, not our favorite cure album

Lidt for stenet til mig.

spooky

I'll give it points for being atmospheric and brooding, with a cool guitar sound and overall vibe. That being said, this album is not the main attraction for me, rather the soundtrack to something else. It was fine in the background while I was doing some admin but not going to be a regular feature

Never been that fussed, always thought they were a bit wet. This didn't adjust my opinion

So dark and moody. I loved it. One complaint is that the songs do all have a similar sound, so if you’re not paying attention they can kind of run together.

A lovely collection of tunes, but they sometimes drone on into boredom.

Vibes for the night drives

I'm not too fond of The Cure, but so far they're just "alright".

I know I've never listened to this through before. It strikes me as very atmospheric. I have not been enraptured by The Cure in the past — not long ago, I had a conversation about how I had a hard time distinguishing between three bands of this era that have really strong followings. It's fine, but it doesn't make me want to delve deeper.

Kinda melancholic

My theory on "The author of this book was a scene kid and promotes a disproportionate amount of post-punk/new wave music to validate his youthful energy" still holds

A solid album and one of the less depressing of The Cure’s earlier works. The whole thing has a sort of cool, eerie vibe to it especially with some of the instrumental tracks which makes the album pretty cohesive overall.

This album has a lot darker sound than the other Cure albums.

I am about to see The Cure play at a festival next weekend, so that is a nice coincidence. I was largely indifferent toward them until recently. I became a bit of a fan, but nothing too crazy. Which I feel you can say about this album as well, nothing too crazy. I feel this is a rare occasion in which an album is a bit too short for my liking. There are definitely some highlights, but just not enough to warrant a higher rating. 3/5

This is The Cure pretty much still finding themselves. All the building blocks that would lead to the seminal Disintegration are alreas here, they juat need some more refinement. This is definitely not among my fave The Cure albums, but it‘s still an enjoyable listen. Funnily enough the generator assigned me this album the day Robert Smith released a song with Olivia Rodrigo.

Meh. It was fine.

Stabil gut, aber in Anbetracht dessen, was diese Band alles veröffentlicht hat, finde ich es recht unspektakulär.

Great Songs: Play for Today Good Songs: A Reflection, Secrets, A Forest, M, At Night Mid Songs: In Your House, Three, The Final Sound, Seventeen Seconds Bad Songs:

sad and somber but alright

Like the cure, not this album so much

i can't say this sort of hyper-atmospheric airy tone is very much my thing, but i didn't dislike having this album play in the background of my thoughts. while i do think the songs sounded a little monotonous, i get that was sort of the intention with this record so i honestly can't complain.

So desperately moody. I kinda like it

Really good at setting a vibe and sticking to it. I definitely didn’t hate the music. But I don’t really feel like they wrote any songs on this whole record. It sounds like just vibes and no cohesive songwriting. I don’t really feel like I can give more than a 3, as most of it felt half written.

Gloomy, miserable, the end of post-punk Cure. This much Paul and I agreed upon, however, he scored 2 stars, me 4. So we compromised on 3.

bien, no mucho para mí pero bien

A Forest is a banger, rest meh

Very sparse. A specific, gloomy mood. I appreciate it and acknowledge it's influence and quality. I can't love it.

Other Cure albums stuck with me more, but still enjoyed this. 3.3/5.

These guys sure know how to beat you over the head with a chord progression. At least they had the decency to write most of these songs in a minor key.

temones increíble álbum chill

This early album shows a lot of development on the gothic sound they pioneered. Dark, eerie, and subtly mysterious, the tracks are understated and evocative. It has a low-budget production that showcases bleak minimalism. I don't latch on to it as much as their later pop-oriented hits or higher production albums, but it's a good listen.

More familiar with Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me era. Quiet little album, very subdued. I prefer later albums

Certainly not as riveting as some of their other work. It’s very minimalist, great mood-building and atmosphere but it takes too long for anything to land.

Enjoyed my time with this album, even if it wasn't my favorite. I understand the appeal.

A moody, minimalist early album from the kings of mope. It contains one great song, "A Forest," a couple others that are pretty decent such as "Play for Today, " but many songs sound incomplete or like fragments of songs. The faraway vocal effect on some songs is eerie and dreamlike but I can't help but feel it's more like an album of demos. The mood is ominous but most of the songs feel half baked.

False, it is actually much longer than that

never heard of this one, secret cure??? overall good gothy vibes, kind of quintessentially the cure? it's good 💥a forest

Much more dark and experimental than I was expecting. It’s good but from a first listen I prefer their later stuff.

Good music, but stuff I appreciate more than actually enjoy

Not my favorite cure album, but I like it still.

Darker than their later stuff

Pretty solid but didnt wow me.

Classic cure sound, something you can play in the background.

Fine enough music but almost too ethereal, slides right off of me, nothing to grab onto

The minimalist spooky approach can be very intriguing, but then it became flatter the second/third time around. I was very down with the big scary ahhh version of The Cure on Pornography. I guess this is the crippling anxiety quiet kid version of The Cure. More tame on the fearful sound, perhaps in an unsettling way itself. But there's more space that while I can admire from a certain point of view, is ultimately empty. I think only one track stands out for sure, the penultimate "At Night". The rest is either hit or miss. I'm a big fan of that dark gothic Unknown Pleasures/Juju sound. But those records make larger splashes while this settles in its subdued waters. Certainly a step that should be lauded in the band's career, but not a strong buzz for the long term. It also lasts longer than seventeen seconds (6/10, 3/5 on this scale)

*1980. *A little more subtle, minimalist, and bleak than other Cure albums. Feels pretty goth. *Only 38 mins. *The Cure is always solid - there are no standouts here though. RATING - 7/10

I’ve never really gotten in to the Cure, not sure what it is but something just doesn’t engage me like it should. Sure, “Friday I’m In Love” is a good track but I never really saw the greatness. This album at least peaked my interest more than the others. It had less big sound scapes and more raw guitar emotion. That sat right with me. Forest was my favourite song and the other were ok too. I might be a bigger The Cure fan if they took a different direction in later albums.

2.8

Enjoyable but nothing super memorable for me. I enjoyed the mood and atmosphere. 3.5/5.

Man, my shoes are pretty dirty. I was able to get a good look at them and ponder the sadness in my soul for what sure felt longer than seventeen seconds. Oh well, on with the black eyeliner. Pretty good album overall, though definitely not as dynamic as some of their other work.

It’s good! Still not too well-versed in early Cure (Cure-ly) so the more raw sound might take some getting used to, but there’s just a good amount of this band i like more.

A Reflection - 3/5 Play For Today - 4/5 Secrets - 3.5/5 In Your House - 4/5 Three - 3.5/5 The Final Sound - 3.5/5 A Forest - 4.5/5 M - 3.5/5 At Night - 3.5/5 Seventeen Seconds - 3/5

Just not the right day

Enjoyable albeit a little underwhelming. RYM: N Saved a song: N

Interesting.

i dont like how quiet roberts voice is in some of the songs, i can barely hear him. the album builds a cold vibe tho, its not bad. the title track is probably my favorite. A forest seems to be a fan favorite but i dont get why.

Arrancó y dije chau hoy me pego un tiro. Después no está tan mal e incluso algún tema me gustó. Dicho esto no queda guardado.

Pretty decent sounds - I did like the haunting nature of some of the music - but not really my favorite genre. Really liked "A Forest" which also turned out to be their top single on the album. Overall pretty solid . 3

Har fortsatt svårt för rösten men det instrumentala är bra! Stark 3a

Otroligt svag för the Cure. Kan inte bestämma mig om jag föredrar det här atmosfäriska deppet eller den förra vi hade uppe, som var tyngre. ”A forest” och ”at night” höjdpunkter. Det här var gothdeppigt och kul, men blev ändå sugen på att få upp det mer låtfokuserade, mindre experimentella och poppigare Cure nästa gång. Stark 3a i alla fall.

tyvärr lite för tråkigt men också en vibe

Faller ju platt när man vet att Disintegration hägrar

Seventeen Seconds is calm, moody, and easy to listen to if you enjoy quiet music. The songs create a strong atmosphere, but many of them sound similar, so the album loses some excitement. I liked the feeling it creates more than the individual tracks, even though several moments are genuinely memorable.

This album, for me, truly marks the beginning of the 1980s sound as we know it; the new wave elements are fresh and timeless, Smith's vocals are emotive and keening. The music is bruised and brooding, steeped in angsty guitar twangs and gothic-esque textures, sitting on harmonies that mediate between pleasant and intentionally discordant. While very much a harbinger of The Cure that was sure to come, this album still tends to feel like a run-up, as some ideas and sounds are still left needing development.

I feel like this would be best on a long train ride through a sketchy city at night before a huge event. This whole album feels likes it's building up to something. It's calm, it's focused, it's spooky. It doesn't build up to anything, the title track feels like an unresolved ending

The jangly guitars, the emotion and the styling is all here - the part missing is arguably the melodies.

I'm no great lover of The Cure, but I'm not a hater either! I think they're fine and write perfectly good songs, but the production just leans a little too into the 80's sound that I would never choose to stick on. Still, good time!

When the band was most popular, it had a reputation for an unusual and eclectic sound and in my opinion this album personifies that reputation. I would not classify these songs as rock and roll, and they were definitely unique. While listening to "A Reflection" and "The Final Sound" I had to check that they were part of the album as I wasn't sure if they were part of the album or part of something else. I'm really on the fence regarding this album. I don't hate it, but I'm not sure I really like it either. Best song, "M".

Early indie, very raw and unproduced. A Forest is a stand out on this album. Much of the other songs have similar format, moody guitar and lyrics with simple drumming. Good listen nonetheless.

Pretty good. Not quiiiite my type of music methinks. Feels like being lost in a fog.

Not as moody as other albums by them. It felt like they discovered what a guitar was. Nothing really hooked me. I didn't need to hear this. But I didn't hate it out of the gate.

At some point I thought the record was stuck... but it was still pretty chill

Decent. No more, no less. It accompanied me through my morning routine without making a fuss.

meh

I have strong (and possibly unpopular) opinions of The Cure, but Seventeen Seconds is a decent album. Relatively compact and showcasing some of the band's strengths in theming and songwriting.

If this had been the first Cure album I heard instead of Kiss Me, I’d have written them off instead of becoming a fan. Low energy and no bite.

Very minimal compared to their later work, especially disintegration. As a sophomore effort, they developed tremendously from this.

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

No bad

7/10

Not the best from the Cure, especially since I listened to “Disintegration” yesterday, but enjoyable. Don’t love the short tracks, but at least they do their thing and finish quickly.

Decent, but didn't hit as hard as Kiss me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me or Disintegration

Great production - it just isn’t my kind of music.

I.. did not particularly like this. I like goth music, but The Cure is a band that I just can’t seem to get into very much. This was my first time listening to a full album from them, and.. it was extremely boring to me. Maybe this wasn’t the right album to have as a first full-length Cure listen, or maybe I just had to be there in order to “get” it. Who knows, maybe I’ll revisit it another time and like it more. But I would be a liar if I said I enjoyed this listening experience. If an album has me checking to see how much longer a song has until it ends.. not a good sign. It just felt very monotonous to me. Now, I love Robert Smith as a person and I deeply respect The Cure for how incredibly influential they were, and continue to be, in the goth scene. I can definitely see why someone might really like this album, but it failed to do much of anything for me. I’d have to give this one a 3/5. It wasn’t BAD necessarily, but.. just unremarkable. Album highlights: In Your House, A Forest, At Night

3

Nice and moody, a sort of hint at their later sound as compared to eg. “Boys Don’t Cry” from their first album

First time listening a The Cure album and must admit kinda surprised. A lot of vibes and atmospheric sounds, ehich I can tell influenced lots of bands I listen to, although, it can be boring, even being a relatively short album. Forest is by far my favourite track, and yeah, might give it another listen. 3/5

Its was just okay, not bad, but not good either

I was previously familiar with The Cure, but not this album. This is a bit different from The Cure sound I know, but I do see the elements of that sound here in this earlier album. This has some pop/new wave elements which are typical of the time period, but I can see where their direction would be going too. I wouldn't mind hearing this again, but probably would seek out other Cure albums over this one.

A favorite from The Cure for sure.

6/10

Siendo sincero, no soy muy fan de The Cure. Reconozco que es una gran banda y que tuvo un impacto importante, sobre todo dentro del rock gótico, pero no es un género que me atraiga demasiado. En general, las canciones me resultaron bastante repetitivas. La excepción fue "A Forest", donde entiendo perfectamente por qué es la más destacada del álbum ya que logra salir un poco de ese esquema más lineal que tienen los demás temas. También rescato algunos detalles puntuales, como el riff oscuro y pesado de "At Night", que realmente me gustó, aunque no pasó mucho más allá de eso. En resumen, sé que es una banda muy buena, pero no termino de conectar con su música en general, ya que pertenece a un estilo con el que no me identifico demasiado. Mi calificación sería un 6/10.

Very chill. Added sum to my playlist. Very good album to listen late night :)

Enjoyed it, but not more than three stars' worth. ★★★

Had a difficult time listening to this one, most of the songs have no lyrics which i get isnt a criteria on its own but, even when there was lyrics, i felt it was just to fill in the gap of having just music, which sometimes sucked because the music itself was really telling of the emotion it was trying to procure.

Not the best The Cure album, but still good

Good, but imho not the best of the Cure

Tera me na bedak, ali sve u svemu dobro je.

Great

This is another group that gets mentioned in the Goths(2017) song Abandoned Flesh. That definitely made me want to like it more than I do. I did like it, but I'm not sure that I would listen again. It was very atmospheric and I liked the mood the album captured but none of the songs really stood out to me. One of the reviews mentioned it being a good rainy day album which makes sense to me. Maybe I'd enjoy it more if I was in the right place for it. Fav song: M Least fav: The Final Sound

Some stuff I quite liked and then also some weird choices: the background noise in A Reflection made me think there were building works happening outside my office and the mixing on Secrets and At Night was like the lyrics were being whispered. Overall fairly unremarkable album. Favourite song: A Forest Least: A Reflection

Not really a huge Cure fan, especially back in 1980 - I was more of a Judas Priest / Ozzy / AC/DC kind of listener. But I can see its appeal. It is a bit more minimalist and instrumental than I thought it would be.

Okay, niot my thing but i shoudl relisten a few more times

this was an ok album. I enjoyed listening to it while making dinner but probably would not search it out to listen to it again.

Stand-out tracks: A Reflection, Play For Today, Secrets, M, Seventeen Seconds

Really chill mood setting cure. Didn't seem like much lyrics and felt short but thought it was great. (But think they do better)

The Final Sound

Good

The cure is a total blind spot for me (a lot of these artists are). I liked this a lot actually but I kind of feel like the music was so nice and the guys voice almost ruined it? Favorite is the forest

their other stuff is better but good for background like working

Good will revisit

The forest är en klassiker, annars inte bästa skivan.

Just not a huge fan of The Cure

The Cure is de band waar de sfeer overweldigend is, maar het pure vakmanschap niet overschaduwd zoals dat bij sommige andere goth/post-punk bands wel het geval is. Dit album scoort gigantisch hoog op het eerste onderdeel, en is misschien wel het sfeervolste album na 'Disintegration' en 'Pornography', maar heeft te weinig memorabele songs om echt op hetzelfde niveau mee te doen. Maar mijn hemel wat blijft 'A Forest' een dijk van een nummer. Eén van die weinige liedjes waarbij je bij elke luisterbeurt weer verstelt staat van de klasse. 7/10 Highlights: M A Forest

The Cure started to get their sound on this LP. A Forest is the 5 star and best track by far but there are lot of slow burn number that get better with listening even if the album isn't quite as good as the ones that followed it.

It was alright by me

A little better than a 3 I think but not quite a 4 for me.

Gótico y post punk cómo esperas de un álbum de ellos. Increíble lo SUMO que suenan algunas canciones, lineas de bajo, o ritmos. Oscuro album. Y pocas canciones bien hit. Banco la búsqueda. 6/10

another one. probably was really interesting when it came out but, weren't really arsed

3/5

I have no idea what kind of vibe The Cure is going for with this album. It would be like a totally different genre every few songs. It was interesting, but I can't really say I liked it.

I'm playing catch up and have to review a few albums I missed, so I was really hoping that I wouldn't have to play a record that would require pondering on lyrics. Fortunately, this album had barely any singing. But in spite of that this is still a solid album. I like The Cure, generally speaking, but I'd never even heard of this record. It's not a sophomore slump following a poppier Three Imaginary Boys. And while there weren't many tracks that stood out, the consistent tone of the album shows a band that was mature enough to take a sound that was less commercial and make the best of it. Three Imaginary Boys has great tracks, it’s definitely punkier with songs like Object and So What. But these tracks with the electric drum kit and the bass that drives the melody like on Play for Today are phenomenal. Did I need to hear this before I die? It’s an easy album to turn on and just vibe with.

My reviews are becoming a challenge in finding clever ways to say "it's ok"

Dreary, dark, and full of potential. Pretty experimental but you can absolutely hear their future.

I always want to like the Cure but I kind of just don't. Oh well.

A descent album. Not my favorite of theirs, nor their most popular. Maybe a few too many instrumentals for a band not known for them, but certainly a listenable album.

I really just need to do a full Cure discography listen ... enjoyed this one, may enjoy it more with multiple listens.

Turns out … I only like a handful of Cure songs , the rest I’m indifferent about

Leuk, kan op achtergrond

Good chill alter vibe I like

I have a soft spot for the cure. Always like there sound.

Spooky

A Forest is one the great Cure songs. M is also awesome. But the rest of this album sounds like a band that is starting to develop its sound but hasn’t yet matured. The music is not as complex and rich as the Cure’s later music becomes. It’s also kind of repetitive. Again, the foundation of what’s to become a great band is clearly there. You can hear it’s coming. Just not there yet. But still really good.

Idk what to think, maybe Im just not the album person, butttt that are not good albums

estuvo bien, ok, un roce diferente a lo que pensaba de the cure y mas bien aburrido to a veces pero me gusto, mucho instrumental y ya al final no me engancho tanto

The Cure is fantastic at creating a particular type of dreamy soundscape. This one had a few nostalgia bombs, and some great tracks. Overall I think it would be perfect if you were in a particular mood but outside of The Forest and Play for Today is lacked a certain something for me. I had Disintegration a few weeks ago, I fail to see how those two were different enough to justify two Cure albums on a list of 1001 when there are so many amazing artists out there.

Es bueno, pero no algo que me haya volado la cabeza Me agrada que me haya hecho sentir como en Twin Peaks, o si estuviera en un viaje nocturno en carretera buscando respuestas a algo que me está dando vueltas a la cabeza. I'd listen to it again...

Lot of electronic stuff going on here, not what I was expecting for some reason. Decent, but I wouldn't relisten.

Not what I thought the cure sounded like. Some cool instrumental sections but overall pretty average

Another example of an album that came out a little ahead of when I started discovering my own musical style. I'm familiar with many songs on the album but not the album itself. I was introduced to The Cure a little bit later. I might enjoy listening to this every no and again.

Slow and kind of meandering. Lacks the quality they have on their other albums. Not necessarily a bad album though. 3/5 Probably won’t listen again

Good album. But unfortunately, I've already listened to Disintegration which blows this out of the water. Still, excellent addition.

Fave songs are A Forest, M and Seventeen Seconds.

Enjoyed it, not a great knowledge of the cure so good introduction

This is my second Cure album after Disintegration. Immediately, I notice that they kept it a single album, rather than a double. It does sound a little poppier in some respects, with more hooks and less drawn-out atmospheric songs. However, it's still unmistakably a Cure album, and their trademark mournful lyricism and downbeat vocals are very much present here. Many of the songs feel somewhat drawn out despite being only 3 or 4 minutes in most cases. This is not as good as Disintegration, but it is still a solid album worth a listen.

Solid.

Love the forest but not sure on the rest tbh

6/10, easy listen, quite chill.

Aight

Bland rock. Kinda good, calming.

Meh. Nothing memorable about this album and most of the songs sound about the same. (3)

This one didn’t grab me immediately. It’s stark, minimal, and pretty relentlessly dark. Compared to some of the band’s later, more expansive work, it feels restrained to the point of emotional distance. That said, it grew on me as it went along. The repetition becomes hypnotic rather than dull, and the bass-driven minimalism creates a strong sense of atmosphere. Tracks like “A Forest” show just how effective the band can be with such a sparse palette. I respect what it’s doing and appreciate the mood it establishes, but it doesn’t quite hit the emotional heights I know this band can reach. A solid 3.5—thoughtful and influential, even if not fully resonant for me.

A bit too dark and somber for my taste. The tracks I liked the most (Play for Today, A Forest) I feel were the most energetic ones. There’s still a lot of cool riffs in this album, and the vocals are quite pleasant, so I definitely liked it, but the atmosphere was not my thing. 7/10

Quite enjoyed this

kinda just meh

Mediocre

Scrotums

It's fine. I like The cure. I enjoyed the vibe of this album, maybe it is for a certain mood that does not pair too much with sticky hot summer in Buenos Aires but still, fun and haunty.

It's a soft and calm record, it shows where they come from in a musical stand point, tenderness and relaxing environments. A legend in the making.

Never got into this band but I don't hate them either. But this is a great example of early 80s mopey alternative music. Overall a pretty good album.

3.5

Poor first half great second half, A Forest is one of my favourite Cure songs and Seventeen Seconds is also great

Iconic vocals and guitar sounds. Album starts a bit slowly and plainly. This album certainly doesn't feature The Cure's most ear-wormy songs or radio-friendly hits (A Forest is the stand-out track) but there is a nice sound throughout it all.

Disintegration is already on the list and its the first I got so the rest are going to pale in comparison. Dont think we need to listen to 3 Cure albums before we die. 2.5/5. Raising to a 3.

Når The Cure er bra, så er de jævlig bra. Denne syntes jeg var helt ok og relativt kjedelig. A Forest er platas høydepunkt, og den vipper den fra en 2er til en 3er.

Liker viben på skiva. Mista litt fokus av og til.

Blir litt repeterende og flat.

Kule greier. Sterk treer!

Possibly the best Cure record I’ve heard aside from Disintegration. Still not my thing on most days

more lyrics

I enjoyed it all the way through, but very little stuck with me. It’s good as a vibe album in the background when I’m doing something else, but I think I’d get bored of it on its own.

this genre tends to be a bit slow for my taste and that is present here but this is still incredibly solid, and i don’t really have anything bad to say about it. very well put together.

I should love The Cure, what with my dubious tastes and all. I have listened to all of their albums before, a teenage exploration in trying to hunt down my next obsession, but beyond the singles I already enjoyed, I didn't discover many new songs I liked. I dismissed them as a singles band I respected, if didn't love. It'll be interesting to see if I have changed. My thoughts on the band haven't really changed, but paying closer attention now there are more non-singles I enjoy. I doubt I'll ever be fully on board with Smith's vocals. Even having heard this album several times decades ago, there wasn't anything I remembered. This debut doesn't have any big hitters, but they have their mood down pat already. Opening with an instrumental is pretty ballsy, or silly, depending on how you look at it. Secrets is a banger. The angular, jangly guitars which would be a trademark of the band and much of British alternative through the decade, is not a sound I'm overly found of, but here the gloomier mood seems to suit it. Plus the riffs are solid. The album feels a little cheap now - dated in its production quality. The drums feel wafer thin. The dreary mood and jangly sound starts to feel repetitive by the second half, and at that point the lack of any big hitters starts to make the process feel like a slog. Not their best album by any stretch, but like all of these lists which rank by importance, the fact that this was their first carries some weight.

I’m surprised to see a Cure album without any of their radio hits on this list. This was very goth as you might expect

lyssnade inte så noga

Actually good album. Legendary. I need to go back to it sometime

I dont have an outspoken opinion on the cure.

My second album from The Cure after Disintegration and while I did enjoy it, I didn’t like it anywhere near as much. There are some great songs on here, M and A Forest in particular. Just as a whole it didn’t blow my socks off like Disintegration did. Maybe it needs another couple of listens. Top Track - A Forest

was listening to this while on the road,, towards the end it gets really eerie

Really enjoyed the first two songs and the whole ambience is very cool. Definitely understand the 'gothic rock' description haha! The Forest is a great tune

Very atmospheric, but honestly feels a bit bare at points. Not my favourite version of The Cure. 6/10

This didn't do anything for me, OK background music though

leider BORINGGG

nicht spannend, schade

Have not listen to much of the cure other than their radio hits. This was good I especially like the live cuts on the deluxe release. Would give 3.5 if I could.

Twas fine not my favorite Cure album

An ok album, with some great ideas but very few fully realized. I see potential, and I see a lot of talent, but also not a fully mature sound, cause all the tracks give poser energy a bit, and they sound too much a like. If it had been by a lesser known band, it probably wouldn't be on there, cause it is not that special. But it shows promise and I didn't actively hate it

Yeah ok

Not my favorite Cure album, kind of boring comparatively

It was ok

mid, a few good songs. incredibly boring intro.

Pretty solid. Not my favorite by the cure but solid.

Liked it!

No es el disco que más me gusta de The Cure, pero me parece muy digno. A Forest y Seventeen Seconds son muy buenos temas.

6/10 - soft rock a la the cure, not bad

A very different album to their debut _Three Imaginary Boys_, moving quickly away from the post punk that dominated that release to a sound more typically associated with the band. I don’t feel they’ve perfected it yet though, these songs felt like they were going places that they didn’t quite get to but there was more than enough to keep it interesting

mah la prima parte non mi è piaciuta molto, poi ho apprezzato di più

Capisco che questo album ha segnato la svolta più dark e gothic rock dei Cure, quindi ne riconosco l'importanza, ma se devo dire che mi ha entusiasmato no. A forest è bella, ma le altre canzoni non mi hanno colpito.

Loved this album!! I have never heard of the Go-Betweens but I really liked their music on this album.

I like this band, but I don’t know about this album.

Suitably moody for a wet January drive to work. Dark and brooding with some lush guitar sounds that I love the feel of. No catchy 'tunes' or lyrics but some lovely guitar rhythms that I was happy to soak up.