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Expanding the latent arena rock sensibilities that peppered Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by slowing them down and stretching them to the breaking point, the Cure reached the peak of their popularity with the crawling, darkly seductive Disintegration. It's a hypnotic, mesmerizing record, comprised almost entirely of epics like the soaring, icy "Pictures of You." The handful of pop songs, like the concise and utterly charming "Love Song," don't alleviate the doom-laden atmosphere. The Cure's gloomy soundscapes have rarely sounded so alluring, however, and the songs -- from the pulsating, ominous "Fascination Street" to the eerie, string-laced "Lullaby" -- have rarely been so well-constructed and memorable. It's fitting that Disintegration was their commercial breakthrough, since, in many ways, the album is the culmination of all the musical directions the Cure were pursuing over the course of the '80s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Pictures of the Cure
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- By Hayt03
- 9/21/2009 08:22:00
- I think out of all my Cure albums this is my fav. The last of the original sound that they were known for. The long intros and ends. The thing about the Cure is not just the lyrics but the beautiful music they play. Trivia time. When was the first US interview done. Good question Hayt. It was March 1992. Done right here in Arizona 4 hours before the concert here. I was one of the lucky few to sit in on that interview ( like I said in my Cure comment I am a CUREBABY). Robert Smith didn't do interviews because of his well known shyness. And also for those new Cure listeners Curebabies is the name we gave hardcore Cure fans in the 80's. Back to reality now. I recommend "Pictures of you and Closedown." Long live the Cure and of course I'm going to give my fav band a 10 out of 5.
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