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Staring at the Sea: The Singles collects all of the Cure's biggest U.K. hits and best-known songs from the late '70s and early '80s. Spanning from "Killing an Arab" and "Boys Don't Cry," to "The Lovecats," "In Between Days," and "Close to Me," Staring at the Sea captures some of the finest -- and most influential -- post-punk music. At their best, the Cure were nervy, intellectual, catchy, and foreboding, all at once. No matter how carefully crafted the Cure's individual albums were, their finest moments occurred on singles like these, when they distilled their essence into surprisingly catchy, but decidedly left-of-center, pop singles. Staring at the Sea not only selects highlights from their uneven early albums, it collects many of the group's terrific non-LP singles. It's a definitive retrospective of the Cure and is one of the finest albums of the '80s. [The cassette version of Staring at the Sea was titled Standing on a Beach and included several B-sides.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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They must be gods
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- By Hayt03
- 9/21/2009 09:02:47
- This is a culmination of the Cures early years and was my most played album of thiers till Disintegration. All the smash hits that made them famous. Trivia time. Which album was unknown to most Cure fans till this album? Good ? Hayt. Three imaginary boys. The album with no name on it just a frig and a lamp. By the time people heard this album they could not even get TIB album and they wanted it. This album is a must for your Cure collection. I recommend " Killing an Arab and Lets Go to Bed." All the songs are good. I give it a 5 out of 5.
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