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Seventeen Seconds – The CureMay 1st, 1980  or  iTunes Price: $12.99 Genre: Alternative Released: May 1980 Customer Ratings (37 Ratings)
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View More By The Cure Our ReviewAfter the sprightly punk-pop of their debut — Three Imaginary Boys in the U.K, Boys Don’t Cry in the U.S. — the Cure returned in 1980 with a retooled group and sound. New bassist Simon Gallup and temporary keyboardist Mathieu Hartley recast the group as a smoother, increasingly ambient unit. The emerging Goth movement with its emphasis on sparse, bleak soundscapes and robotic, disembodied rhythms would merge well with Smith’s penchant for mysterious and/or overly dramatic lyrics and the group’s eventual flamboyant fashion sense. But here the emphasis is on an austere minimalism that gives extra heft to every guitar note and each interaction between bass guitar and drum. Each album “side” began with an instrumental. (“The Final Sound” was meant to be a lengthy piece that was curtailed to 52 seconds by the band’s strict budget and the tape literally running out during recording.) “A Forest” was just upbeat enough to qualify as the album’s single and keep up the group’s public profile, but mostly these gorgeous, icy tunes (“Play for Today,” “In Your House”) stand as quiet songs where nothing specific comes into focus but the overall feeling is complete and satisfying. The expanded edition includes 15 rarities, including the early ‘Cult Hero’ single, several home demos and a slew of live tracks that illustrate the band could be just as eerie, if rougher and tougher, in the live context.. Customer Reviews17 Seconds - The Cure (5 stars)It is said that a group has a very difficult time coming up with a second album as you generally spend years writing and playing music that becomes a first album- Robert seems to have had no problem if you ask me! This album is a classic-must have for every Cure fan. This album is a world apart from the first album and yet a logical progression. The economic yet tasty drumming of Lol Tolhurst is sometimes mistaken for a drum machine- rest Quiet Brilliance (5 stars) Seventeen Seconds is the best sophmore effort I have ever heard. Remastering this particular album wasn't really needed, as the original recording is SUPER clean. I have been a Cure fan since 1983, and this seems to be the album I come back to the most. It is just fast enough to keep you interested, and quiet enough to sooth the nerves. Other Cure records get the credit, but make no mistake, Seventeen Seconds is where the Robert Smith starte One of their greatest (5 stars) Although The Cure has come a long way since Seventeen Seconds was released, you can really hear how they have evolved over the years. There's a lot of drum machine work on this album; sometimes it's incredibly hypnotic. If you're a die-hard Cure fan, this album is a must. BiographyFormed: 1976 in Crawley, EnglandGenre: Alternative Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s Out of all the bands that emerged in the immediate aftermath of punk rock in the late '70s, few were as enduring and popular as the Cure. Led through numerous incarnations by guitarist/vocalist Robert Smith (born April 21, 1959), the band became notorious for its slow, gloomy dirges and Smith's ghoulish appearance, a public image that often hid the diversity of the Cure's music. At the outset, the Cure played jagged, edgy pop songs before slowly evolving into a more textured outfit. As one of the...
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