The Head On The Door - The Cure

The Cure - The Head on the Door (1985) Producer: Robert Smith, Dave Allen In Between Days Kyoto Song The Blood Six Different Ways Push The Baby Screams Close to Me A Night like This Screw Sinking The Head on the Door is the sixth studio album by The Cure and it marks the moment in time where they made the leap from being a great band to an exceptional one. After their doom and gloom laden early 80's output, Robert Smith had resorted to the catchy synth pop that was found on Japanese Whispers. The psychedelic transitional album The Top followed, now one year later we have The Head on the ...  Read the complete review

A more consistent album than 'The Top,' 'The Head on the Door' shows off a more experimental and intriguing direction for the Cure than has been heard since 'Pornography' three years earlier. Lol Tolhurst's keyboards share the limelight with the guitars of Robert Smith and Porl Thompson, effectively diving the album between the lighter, bouncier keyboard led songs with the more rock-oriented offerings. The album still boasts a strong commercial awareness with the jolly romantic pop of 'In Between Days,' 'The Baby Screams' and the memorable, hand-clapping 'Close to Me,' but balances it out with harder material in the form of the distorted 'Screw,' the rocking ...  Read the complete review