Thursday, January 12, 2012

Stains on the Memory

The Cure: Disintegration



Track List:

01 - Plainsong
02 - Pictures of You
03 - Closedown
04 - Lovesong
05 - Last Dance
06 - Lullaby
07 - Fascination Street
08 - Prayers for Rain
09 - The Same Deep Water as You
10 - Disintegration
11 - Homesick
12 - Untitled

I recently received this album in vinyl format, and did not hesitate to throw it in my record player for one second. Few albums have come along that simply blow my mind.  Start to finish, Disintegration is a truly remarkable work of art.  While much of The Cure's other work seems rather poppy and sappy, in a way, Disintegration is nothing of the sort.  During the writing of this album, vocalist Robert Smith became the epitome of the depressed, drug-addled rockstar. Unable to cope with the band's recent popularity and success, along with the stark realization that his thirtieth birthday was nearly upon him, he set out to write what I believe to be is one of The Cure's deepest and darkest releases with intentions to make a work more enduring. A certain presence can be heard, and felt, throughout the entirety of the album. Heartache, addiction, loss of youth, emptiness-- the pure honesty and emotion in Disintegration is almost unmatched by anything else I have listened to over the years. It helped me through the roughest times in my life, and because of that, it will always hold a special place in my heart.

Note: Not to be a hipster, but the brilliance really shines on the album's less popular tracks-- "Disintegration" and "Prayers for Rain" are personally my favorites. I highly recommend listening to them, if nothing else.

42 comments:

  1. Oh god This is so awesome, how have I never heard of this before :O

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  2. I have always loved The Cure and enjoyed their older hits. To me this album was a breath of fresh air.

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  3. An awesome album mate, thanks for the post

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  4. I'm also kinda into the ''cure culture'' myself, I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself!

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  5. Hard to find vinyl albums nowadays. Great story and review about this album.

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  6. This happens to be my fav cure album, with 'Pornography' being a close second. When you get the chance, check out 'Mixxed up', it's an excellent remix album they did, and has an extended mix of lovesong, as well as an awesome version of lullaby and fascination street.

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  7. i'll have to give this album a try! following!

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  8. My girlfriend is hearing them. But nice post!
    +1 following ;-)

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  9. like butterfly wings inside my head

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  10. Never really listened to the cure, but from what you wrote it definitely sounds good!

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  11. Never heard of them but have checked them out since and they're pretty good. Nice blog by the way.

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  12. I love The Cure. They are one of my favorite bands. I Will have to check out this album.

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  13. Didnt southpark include the cure in one of their episodes :D

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  14. Pray For Rain lyrics performed by Massive Attack

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  15. Good to know! Thanks! I'll look into this one, I'm a big fan of the Cure.

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  16. argh, wish i could find this in vinyl.... gonna have to hit the store again....

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  17. i always forget about this album.... so good though

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  18. vinyl is the way it's meant to be heard!

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  19. mmm The Cure, these guys are brilliant

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  20. Great blog! I was huge Cure fan back in the day, following you now!

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  21. Nice post, really getting into Cure thanks to you!!

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  22. ive been a fan of the cure for years, this makes me want to start listening to them again

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  23. The Cure has always been one of my favorite bands. Lullaby is a song that has deep personal meaning for me, and I think it's actually my favorite song.

    Another great yet underrated The Cure album is The Top. Smith was going through a rough time in his life and wrote many of the songs by himself. It's a true masterpiece!

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  24. the cure are a great band! following now!

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  25. yo brah great post ^_^ +following after re listening to this album ^^

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  26. ill give it a try and listen to this one :) +following

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  27. Wow thanks for this. Just searched on youtube. very impressed +following

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  28. My fav album from the cure, motherfucking robert smith!

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  29. I prefer Pornography, but this is an amazing album

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  30. Had that one aswell. Though mine broke.

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  31. Looked it up.. seems very cool, thanks :D

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