| The Cure | Primary Artist |
| Simon Gallup | Bass, Keyboards |
| Robert Smith | Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Porl Thompson | Guitar |
| Laurence Tolhurst | Multi Instruments |
| Boris Williams | Drums |
| Roger O'Donnell | Keyboards |
| Simon Gallup | Composer |
| Robert Smith | Composer, Producer, Engineer |
| Porl Thompson | Composer |
| Boris Williams | Composer |
| Lol Tolhurst | Composer |
| Dave Allen | Producer, Engineer, Contributor |
Anonymous
Posted October 1, 2010
This was by far one of the best of the Cure's albums. It was also one of the only ones not to feature a dominating amout of pop tracks. This is one of their dark albums that are in league with Faith, Seventeen Seconds, and Pornography. There are a lot of great songs and lyrics that really appeal to anyone into dark music. My only problem is I didn't like the huge amout of synth. It made it too new-wave, which the Cure most certainly isn't. A must-have.
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Posted October 1, 2010
The best gothic/darkwave album I have ever heard, nothing else needs to be heard.
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Posted October 1, 2010
While I liked the Cure, I never found them to be more than a singles band - in my opinion their albums would consist of a few great songs surrounded by filler. Disintegration is their "exception that proves the rule". Not only is it far and away the Cure's best album, it's one of the better rock albums of all time. Haunting, poppy, dreary, and all tied together beautifully. No better album to put on while sitting next to the picture window on a gloomy, rainy, fall day, watching the trees die. Robert Smith and the boys have yet to top it.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This album is perhaps the greatest alternative record ever made.It perfectly sums up the genre and is the blueprint of all that followed.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Though virtually everyone will disagree, this is NOT the best Cure album. By this time, Smith was really concerned with the hit single. This is the Cure for the MTV generation, not for those of us who had already been listening to the Cure for 10 years. Still, it has some good tunes, and is much better than Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This album blew me away when i bought it, i reccomend it for any cure fan or someone who defenitely wants to learn more about the darker parts of alternative music, Disintegration is amazing, the songs Plainsong, Lovesong(which is my personal favorite), Pictures of You, Same Deep Water As You, and Disintegration are the best on the Cd in my opinion.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Definitely the best Cure album ever. Hypnotic, beautiful, eerie, all at once. I defy you to hear the keyboard arrangements to "Plainsong" and not be mesmorized. "Pictures of You", "Fascination Street", "Untitled"... I could go on and on and on. The sheer anger/emotion of the song "Disintegration" is worth the money ALONE. BUY THIS CD. IT'S EXCELLENT.
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Posted October 1, 2010
I didn't discover The Cure until the late 80's, and when I did, I dove in headfirst. Robert touched me more deeply than any other artist before or since and I've never let go. I've spent hundreds of hours listening to this music -- much of it in headphones -- and still, I can hear something that I never noticed before. The layering effect so beautifully portrayed in Disintegration gives the music a depth few can hope to match. It is hard to pick a ''favorite'' Cure album, but this would have to be it. It is his masterwork. Buy it, embrace it, let it become a part of you, and as the label says, PLAY IT LOUD!
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Posted October 1, 2010
this is one of the best albums ive ever heard. its deep in hypnotic synth strings and a voice that is as hopeless as beautiful, if you buy this album you wont be disappointed, even if you are not a fan of the cure.
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Posted October 1, 2010
just like all of the cure's albums, robert smith writes amazing lyrics and beautiful music. definitely one of my very favourite albums. very signature cure, and along the melodic, intense side of things.
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Posted October 1, 2010
A mellow, enchanting, yet timeless piece of music that has not dated in the past ten years. The emotions in Plainsong, the romance in Pictures, the chilling undertones in Lullaby, through to the loneliness of Untitled; this truly is a rollercoastering masterpiece. An album that I treasured a decade ago, sorrowly missed when I lost it, and listen to endlessly.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This is by far the best Cure album ever. I've had this album since college. The melodies are haunting yet romantic and overlap each other with depth and complexity. These are true musicians who have stood the test of time. I've grown up loving the Cure. I hope they continue writing such beautiful music for many more years to come.
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Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Expanding the latent arena rock sensibilities that peppered Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by slowing them down and stretching them to the breaking point, the Cure reached the peak of their popularity with the crawling, darkly seductive Disintegration. It's a hypnotic, mesmerizing record, comprised almost entirely of epics like the soaring, icy "Pictures of You." The handful of pop songs, like the concise and utterly charming "Love Song," don't alleviate the doom-laden atmosphere. The Cure's gloomy soundscapes have rarely sounded so alluring, however, and the songs -- from the pulsating, ominous "Fascination Street" to the eerie, string-laced "Lullaby" -- have rarely...