Disintegration - Cure, The

The Cure achieved international success in the eighties with their infectious mix of pop beats and a darker, gothic style in both their lyrics and general appearance. Their 1989 release ‘Disintegration’ did not have the same instant success of their earlier albums due to its much different style, but many of the band’s fans consider it to be the pinnacle of their creative and musical achievement. STYLE I’ve never really been a fan of the Cure, but after hearing a couple of songs from this album I wanted to hear it in its entirety. In many ways this is atmosphere-heavy ‘mood’ music with occasional catchy rhythms and choruses, and as ...

When i finally found some cure albums on here (it took a while seeing as searching for things is becoming increasingly difficult) and saw that no one had written a review on disintegration, i was amazed. How can this album be overlooked? Ok, so the cure arent as popular as say, robbie williams, but still, come on!!!!! If you ask a cure fan what their favourite album is, chances are it'll be this one. Its one of the now revered 'trilogy' which consists of Pornography, Bloodflowers, and this one, disintegration. It is very much a darker album than the more upbeat Wish, and perhaps thats why Wish got to No.1 in the album charts, and this didnt, but its ...

The latter half of the '80s saw the Cure bring a sparkling pop flavour to their music, revitalising a band that seemed to be heading toward self-destruction after the intensity of albums like 'Faith' and 'Pornography'. It was with mixed reactions then that fans and press greeted the news that 1989's 'Disintegration' was going to be a return to the mood of earlier albums. When it arrived however, any fears were proved unfounded. Though Robert Smith's lyrics occasionally floundered in the same sea of melodrama as 'Faith' and 'Pornography' (as in 'Prayers for Rain'), the album contained some of his best ...