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Description: Genre: Indie Rock & Punk - New Wave & Post-punk / Artist: The Cure / Audio CD released 2001-03-19 at Polydor Group / ... more Newest Review: ... with keyboards playing over the repeated bass. It’s slow, its sad, and I love it! I used to frequently be reduced to ... more |
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by themoomin - written on 13.07.01 (Very useful, 77 readings)
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In 1992 I was 16, and suffering from a broken heart. It was so badly broken that I thought I’d never get over it. Then I found my salvation, in the form of a band of lipstick-smeared, huge-trainered, backcombed boys, and the rest, as they say, is history. I went to see The Cure play the Wish tour in 1992. Held in Dundee’s Caird Hall, with half the school attending, it was a pivotal couple of hours that shaped my life, and my musical taste, back into some semblance of order. I still have my ticket. After the gig I was hooked. They sounded like nothing I’d ever heard before, with lyrics that I could relate to and music that was neither ...
by lexijoe - written on 08.07.01 (Somewhat useful, 23 readings)
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I have been a fan of the Cure since 1991, when i first saw a documentary on them on MTV. The first album I bought was Wish and I was suddenly a hugh Cure fan. I went from happy whilst listening to Friday I'm in Love to very melancholy whilst listening to Trust. It is a very emotional album and I think that like most Cure albums every song tells a story. Wish is essential listening for every cure fan and also every music fan as there is something in there for everyone. I recommend this album as a great album that is one of my top ten always. Letter To Elise has got to be my all time favourite song, it is tragic and yet uplifting. It ...
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