Pornography

by The Cure

Overview

Later hailed as one of the key goth rock albums of the '80s and considered by many hardcore Cure fans to be the band's best album, Pornography was largely dismissed upon its 1982 release, witheringly reviewed as a leaden slab of whining and moping. The truth, as usual, is somewhere in between: Pornography is much better than most mainstream critics of the time thought, but in retrospect, it's not the masterpiece some fans have claimed it to be. The overall sound is thick and murky, but too muddy to be effectively atmospheric in the way that the more dynamic Disintegration managed a few years later. For every powerful track like the doomy opener "One Hundred Years" and the clattering, desolate single "The Hanging Garden," there's a sound-over-substance piece of filler like "The Figurehead," which sounds suitably bleak but doesn't have the musical or emotional heft this sort of music requires. Pornography is an often intriguing listen, but it's just a bit too uneven to be considered a classic. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	04/01/2008
Label:	Vinyl Lovers
UPC:	8013252900235

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Cure   Primary Artist
Simon Gallup   Bass,Noise,Vocals,Voices,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
Robert Smith   Bass,Cello,Flute,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Voices,Keyboards,Lead Vocals,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass)
Lol Tolhurst   Drums,Noise,Vocals,Voices,Keyboards,Percussion
Laurence Tolhurst   Drums,Keyboards

Technical Credits

The Cure   Producer
Phil Thornalley   Engineer,Producer,Assistant Engineer
Mike Nocito   Engineer
Simon Gallup   Composer,Producer,Photography
Chris Blair   Mastering Engineer,Digital Remastering
Robin Hurley   Project Assistant
Reggie Collins   Project Assistant
Amanda Smith   Project Assistant
Robert Smith   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Executive Producer
Lol Tolhurst   Composer,Producer
Kenny Nemes   Project Assistant
Ben Kelly   Cover Design,Sleeve Design
Bunny Lake   Photography
Julien Potter   Reissue Design
Laurence Tolhurst   Composer
Daryl Bamonte   Project Coordinator
Kerstin Stelter   Photography
Shinjiro Kawashima   Art Research
Minoru Harada   Product Manager
Philippe Hamon   Photography
Robert J. Smith   Reissue Producer
Michael Kostiff   Photography
Chihiro Nozaki   Art Coordinator
Matthieu Hartley   Composer
Gallup   Composer
Joe Black   Project Coordinator