Seventeen Seconds - The Cure

Description: Genre: Indie Rock & Punk - New Wave & Post-punk / Artist: The Cure / Audio CD released 2001-03-19 at Fiction / Disc #1 ... more

Seventeen Seconds - The Cure ... Tracklisting
1 At Night
2 Final Sound
3 Forest
4 In Your House
5 M
6 Play For Today
7 Reflections
8 Secrets
9 Seventeen Seconds
10 Three

Newest Review: ... one thing, but to create a boring, unengaging and unlistenable mess, is quite another. A Reflection is almost laughable - ... more

... little more than a few solemn piano notes roll out, as the occasional strike of the guitar attempts to provide backup. Using instruments sparingly to add layers of depth is something I'm all for, but here the execution of simplified instrumentation is just appalling. I'd go on to describe the other two instrumentals but I just don't have it in me. Robert Smith, why have you forsaken me! Play For Today is the first 'proper' song on the album. The track is underpinned by Lol Tolhurst's deadpan drumming, and Smith has...more

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Seventeen Seconds - The Cure: The Cure's second is possibly their worst, please stop that ... (704 words)
by - written on 06/05/09 (Very useful, 100 readings)
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In 1980 Robert Smith ensured that for the band's second release he would have complete creative control over the direction of their music. There have been two changes to the line-up of the band since Three Imaginary Boys. Firstly, Simon Gallup has replaced Michael Dempsey on bass. Secondly, Smith has employed Matthieu Hartley to play keyboards. It's fair to say that Matthieu's synth work adds a new dimension to The Cure, giving the band's music further depth. It's a far cry away from the New Wave/Punk sound that the band had fostered on their debut. So, without a further a do, let's crack on with the songs. I'm going to mention the ... Read the complete review

Seventeen Seconds (273 words)
by - written on 26/05/08 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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'Seventeen Seconds' is a great step beyond its predecessor 'Three Imaginary Boys' released only a year earlier, introducing the Cure's atmospheric gothic sound and arguably making for their defining record, or at least the one that contains their definitive song. With its hypnotic guitar jangle, cold electronic drum beat and foreboding narrative, 'A Forest' is the pinnacle of eighties gothic rock, and still a staple of the band's live set that usually sees the song's length stretched out beyond all proportion. The main failing of this album is that every other song tends to sound like an inferior version of exactly the same thing, opting for a consistent tone ... Read the complete review

Seventeen Seconds - The Cure: The Cure - Seventeen Seconds (1264 words)
by - written on 08/03/08 (Very useful, 131 readings)
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"Seventeen Seconds" was the second album released by the punk/goth band, The Cure. It was released in the April of 1980 although it did not probably make it into my vinyl record recollection until around five years later. Originally released on the Fiction record label this is the only Cure studio album to feature keyboard player Matthieu Hartley. In 2005 Fiction records teamed up with the band's current record label, Rhino and re-issued this album to mark its 25th anniversary. This re-issued version has been digitally remastered and not only contains the original ten tracks that featured on this album, it also comes with a second CD disc that ... Read the complete review