But these were the years during which they coalesced into this whole iconic thing, the Cure—a sound, a look, and a sensibility that a few kids in every other high school could build whole identities around.

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Maaaaaaaybe the 1989 Allied plant pressing, also using the Masterdisk metalwork, might sound ever-slightly different to a dog’s ears, but generally all 3 ought to sound similar to each other. Answers are spread throughout the Forum, so I thought it would be good to have one single thread where findings can be summarized every once in a while, for future reference. Smith thank you, this LP sounds great: dead quiet vinyl, great bass, I admit it does sound a bit compressed because of digital remastering.It was intentionally created with headroom to spare, and designed to be full of space—every instrument surrounded by air, every echo trail clear and audible, an album that was above all comfortable to listen to. It’s not meant for playing, it “crackles and pops”, and finally, as it is a test pressing picture disc – it lacks a picture! The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Last Dance and Lullaby (which even involved Smith dancing) shook lightness from potential sludge and Fascination Street balanced a metallic edge, a receding melody and a throw forward to hard rock, with an energy that was still outward and never less than danceable.

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It's taken me ten years to reach the point where I feel comfortable singing a very straightforward love song. This is a prime example of where the CD is a better sounding and more complete version of this album. All lyrics are written by Robert Smith; all music is composed by Smith, Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, and (officially, in credits) Lol Tolhurst Disintegration track listing No. Pictures of You", while upbeat, contained poignant lyrics ("Screamed at the make-believe/Screamed at the sky/You finally found all your courage to let it all go") with a "two-chord cascade of synthesizer slabs, interweaving guitar and bass lines, passionate singing and romantic lyrics.In any case, that power is what controlled Prayer For Rain and almost obscured the fact that it is not that good a song. At the end of the Kissing Tour in support of the album, Smith became uncomfortable with the side effects of being a pop star and moved to Maida Vale (in West London) with fiancée Mary Poole.

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Displeased with the swollen egos he believed his bandmates possessed, Smith entered what he considered to be "one of my non-talking modes" deciding "I would be monk-like and not talk to anyone. It’s not an emo whine, and it’s not a big miserablist mope, either; one of its most popular tracks, “Lovesong,” was written by Smith as a wedding present for his wife. He sought to abandon the mood present on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me and the pop singles they had released, and rather recreate the atmosphere of the band's fourth album Pornography (1982).Mastered with wide dynamic range and plenty of headroom so it can be turned up loud as the booklet instructs. Výsledkem je emocemi nabitá kolekce písní, které se pohybují od temných a zádumčivých až po hymnické a povznášející. A lot of them are mostly “intro”: The steady pulse of bass and guitar underneath, while glacially huge synth lines and liquid guitar melodies sparkle through the foreground. If that song wasn't on the record, it would be very easy to dismiss the album as having a certain mood.

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The band's 1987 double album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me was commercially successful, with a sold-out world tour booked in its wake. Smith deliberately sought to record an album that was depressing, as it was a reflection of the despondency he felt at the time. Songs like this aren’t organized around parts and movements, just steady repetition and emotional build.Disintegration became the band's highest charting album to that point, reaching number three in the United Kingdom and at number 12 in the United States, and producing several hit singles including " Lovesong", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Surely the music benefits from having the many tracks spread over double the vinyl space, allowing deeper bass (of obvious importance with Fascination Street), and the LONG playing time of this album demands it? Following completion of Disintegration, Smith noted that the Cure had "despite my best efforts, actually become everything that I didn't want us to become: a stadium rock band.