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The Cure – The CureJune 29th, 2004  or  iTunes Price: $9.99 Genre: Alternative Released: Jun 29, 2004 Customer Ratings (83 Ratings)
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View More By The Cure Our ReviewOddly enough for an album that bears the weight of being the first self-titled album from a band 25 years into their career, The Cure is not one of Robert Smith’s conceptual juggernauts. While the sound is still sweeping and grand – guitars and keyboards either come drenched in reverb and cathedral echo or with a hefty use of electronic manipulation – the songs do not entail the same epic doom of the band’s most cherished work. That isn’t to say Smith is either lighthearted or that the band lacks commitment. “Before Three,” “Us or Them“ and “Labyrinth“ spotlight the group’s trademark twisting melodies and emotionally inflated gnashing and belong in the band’s Hall of Pain as much as anything from other high-water marks as Pornography, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Disintegration and Bloodflowers. But coming from a guy who threatened to put an end to the group, well, there’s an unusually joyous bounce in his voice for a tune called “The End of the World.” It’s great fun, though it could make the faithful a little suspicious.. Customer ReviewsThe Biggest Letdown (2 stars)I have been a fan of The Cure for a long time, and I have to say that this album is the biggest letdown of any before. How can you go from something like Bloodflowers to this in just one release. I feel like Rob and company tried too hard to release something dark and gloomy, and the end result is just too much of a letdown. Yes, I do have this release because I am a fan, but do not listen that often. Even Wild Mood Swings is better than thi Always a pleasure (5 stars) You couldn't get a better CD if you're curious, or if you are a new cure fan. For the tried and true old school fan, it will not disappoint. This release is full of the ever delightful mix of emotional ups and downs that any Cure enthusiast has come to enjoy... Starting out with all dark and dire dreamscapes of "Lost" and "Labyrinth" then churning around it swings up to sing-songy ditties like "(I Don't Know What's Not hidden behind a wall of sound (4 stars) Robert's vocals stand out prominently on this album unlike on most of his other works. The feedback seems more pushed back and not quite in your face. I think this is what gives this album its unique sound, and it takes a little getting used to. I gave it 5 listens before I decided I liked it...and once I did, it grew on me. Gone are the treble happy rifs a la Friday I'm in Love, or Three Imaginary Boys. This album is comparatively "fla 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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