Disintegration

by The Cure

Overview

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 been so well-constructed and memorable. It's fitting that Disintegration was their commercial breakthrough, since, in many ways, the album is the culmination of all the musical directions the Cure were pursuing over the course of the '80s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/28/2010
Label:	Fiction / Polydor
UPC:	0600753245682
Rank:	3065

Tracks

1. Plainsong
2. Pictures of You
3. Closedown
4. Lovesong
5. Last Dance
6. Lullaby
7. Fascination Street
8. Prayers for Rain
9. Same Deep Water as You
10. Disintegration
11. Homesick
12. Untitled

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Cure   Primary Artist
Robert Smith   Primary Artist,Soloist,Multi Instruments
Boris Williams   Drums
Simon Gallup   Bass,Keyboards
Roger O'Donnell   Keyboards
Porl Thompson   Guitar

Technical Credits

Boris Williams   Composer
Lol Tolhurst   Composer,Musician
The Cure   Composer,Producer
Simon Gallup   Composer
Robin Hurley   Project Coordinator
Wendy Waldman   Composer
Roy Spong   Assistant Engineer
Bryan "Chuck" New   Mixing Engineer
Richard Sullivan   Assistant Engineer
Robert Smith   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Remixing,Performer,Remastering,Instrumentation,Mixing Engineer
Andy Vella   Art Producer
Laurence Tolhurst   Composer
Smudger   Engineer
Anne Marie Doyles   Engineer
Chris Bevington   Engineer
Bruno Brunning   Engineer
Gallup   Composer
David M. Allen   Engineer,Producer
Madonna   Composer
Mark Saunders   Producer
Roger O'Donnell   Composer
Porl Thompson   Composer
Roger Williams   Composer
Prince   Composer
O'Donnell   Composer
Keith Uddin   Transfers,Tape Research
Paul Simon   Composer
Kevin Metcalfe   Producer