The Top - The Cure

The Cure - The Top (1984) Producer: David M. Allen, Chris Parry, Robert Smith Shake Dog Shake Birdmad Girl Wailing Wall Give Me It Dressing Up The Caterpillar Piggy in the Mirror The Empty World Bananafishbones The Top The Top is probably the ultimate example of 'The Transitional Album'. Everything about it reeks of indecisiveness and the LP lacks any sort of cohesive structure. The songs are far from bad, but they lack a certain something, which is no surprise when considering that Robert Smith played every instrument on the album, with the exception being the drums! This album is proof ...  Read the complete review

After reaching a peak with the delightfully dismal 'Pornography,' it seemed the only way for the Cure to go was up towards a more positive outlook, and greater commercial success. The departure of bass player Simon Gallup left Robert Smith effectively writing and recording on his own, and with only the addition of Lol Tolhurst's keyboards and the session drums of Steve Goulding, this is essentially a Robert Smith solo album disguised under the Cure name. Fortunately, unlike other semi-solo albums in the past, most notably the Pink Floyd works hijacked by Roger Waters, this has nothing of the indulgent ego project about it, and genuinely sounds a lot more ...  Read the complete review