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Disintegration (Remastered)

The Cure

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Album Review

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. [Universal Japan's 2008 reissue included bonus tracks.]

Customer Reviews

The Cure's most romantic album

I am shocked that only two reviews exist at the time of my writing this. Disintegration is one of the best albums put out by The Cure, and one of my favorite releases by any band. Simple yet effective drums, subtle bass, and the rare guitar chords are all woven together with one of the most densely-layers and flowing synthesizer-heavy compositions I have ever experienced... Of course, Robert Smith's vocals croon and wail appropriately, and the resulting potion is one of love, loss, redemption, and pure romance. I would recommend notable tracks, but in all honesty this entire album can be played through without skipping to acquire the full aesthetic.

For those of you pondering purchasing the "Deluxe Edition" recently released - don't. The "remastering" has simply melted all sounds into one, and the thick forest of discrete noise that makes this album a treasure has been lost to modern technology.

This album is great for rainy days, as a previous reviewer stated, AMAZING through headphones, and a must-own for anyone who has ever been in love.

disintegration remastered

great to get this when i did. so sorry i threw my original cassette away; i could have used it for comparison. anyway the itunes download is just fine. i just got the vinyl reissue yesterday. it's better, but the i tunes is just fine, and it's a great album. i sort of remembered the '80's as not very good musically. but it was great, and this is one great example.

Masterpiece

This album is a cutting edge masterpiece and must own for music lovers from all genres

Biography

Formed: 1976 in Crawley, England

Genre: 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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