May 21, 2021

The Cure - Disintegration (1989) ☠


*U.S. first pressing. 
Contains 12 tracks total
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: New Wave, Dream Pop
Label Number: 9 60855-2
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☠: Selected by Lass
© 1989 Elektra Records
AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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.

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1 comment:

  1. Jenny JenMay 21, 2021

    "Disintegration is the greatest album, ever!" - Stan from South Park ❤️

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