The cure disintegration6/30/2023 ![]() This cohesive atmosphere of impending doom runs like a dark, red line through the LP and manifests in various shapes and forms. Inspired by his own existential depression back than (Smith was turning 30 and thought he hasn’t produced anything of profound artistic greatness yet) and the songwriter’s love for of hallucinogenic drugs during the recording process the album became an intense piece of gloomy psychedelic stadium rock. It are unusual twists like this that make Disintegration so tempting and an ongoing listening experience even if you listen to it for the 100th time. Closedown got this catchy keyboard pads but it takes two out of its four minutes before Smith actually starts singing. Pictures Of You is another example for a great pop tune but with a runtime of seven and a half minutes it’s obviously a bit too long. ![]() Lovesong is timeless and so is the funky groove of Lullaby which is still one of the band’s most popular songs despite lacking a proper chorus. There are great memorable pop songs on Disintegration but they happen to disguise them in the nocturnal musical surrounding they exist in. Smith has always been a brilliant songwriter and the ever-changing line-up of The Cure did its best to support him. The Cure in 1989, from left to right: Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Simon Gallup, Boris Williams The Cure always worked that way and the fact that they are planning to release their first album in eleven years in 2019 is partly also a reaction to people saying ‘They are done and have nothing to add artistically these days.’ Well, as you can see that’s not how they work. After their post-punk infected debut they quickly entered goth territory only to later release joyful songs like Let’s Go To Bed and In-Between Days ’cause they didn’t want to be labelled as the ‘miserable goth group’. Forever being a misunderstood character, leading man Robert Smith always tried to work contrary to expectations that outsiders had of his band. “I think it’s dark and it looks like it’s rain, you saidĪnd the wind is blowing like it’s the end of the world, you said.”ĭisintegration happened as a direct counter reaction to 1987’s Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me whose poppy direction was also a reaction to the band’s earlier work. Well, but you could actually say that about more of their albums than one might think. And while many people might argue it’s a typical Cure-sounding record its sound is indeed pretty unique within the group’s discography. On these twelve tracks Robert Smith and his band capture the essence of late 80s dark wave pop in an almost perfect notion. Nevertheless over the past twelve, thirteen years the eight full-length of The Cure became one of my all-time favourite records and I probably listen to it at least once every two months – and more often during winter times for obvious reasons. I actually had a short Goth phase in my teens but back then Depeche Mode have been my favourite choice for gloomy mood swings. I was five when Disintegration was released and I think I didn’t fully listen to it before my early twenties which is a shame. Unlike the Danish artist I was probably born ten years too late to live through a similar 80s Goth youth phase.
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