The Cure edged into new territory with Wild Mood Swings, but nevertheless drew scorn from certain quarters because it eschewed goth rock for pop, both pure and twisted. For 2000's Bloodflowers, Robert Smith decided to give the people what they wanted: a classic Cure album, billed as the third part of a trilogy begun with Pornography and continued with Disintegration. That turns out to be more or less true, since Bloodflowers boasts all of the Cure's signatures: stately tempos, languid melodies, spacious arrangements, cavernous echoes, morose lyrics, keening vocals, long running times. If that's all you're looking for, Bloodflowers delivers in spades. If you want something transcendent, you're out of luck, since the album falls short of the mark, largely because it sounds too self-conscious. As one song segues into the next, it feels like Smith is striving to make a classic Cure record, putting all the sounds in place before he constructs the actual songs. That makes for a good listening experience, especially for fans of Disintegration, but it never catches hold the way that record did, for two simple reasons: there isn't enough variation between the songs for them to distinguish themselves, nor are there are enough sonic details to give individual tracks character. While Disintegration had goth monoliths, it also had pristine pop gems and elegant /p>
eo-psychedelia; with a couple of exceptions, the songs on Bloodflowers all feel like cousins of "Pictures of You." The album is certainly well made, and even enjoyable; however, its achievement is a bit hollow, since it never seems like Smith is pushing himself or the band. Nobody else can come close to capturing the Cure's graceful gloom, but it's hard to shake the suspicion that Bloodflowers could have been something grand if he had shaken up the formula slightly.
Attention fans of The Cure! Their track The Last Day Of Summer will be aired on Aural Bliss this coming Sunday night (1/14).Aural Bliss airs from 10PM-Midnight EST on Auralgasms Radio. You can also expect to hear from The Daysleepers, Suede, Spiritualized, Cocteau Twins, Trespassers William and Delerium this week.Join the chat during the show to meet some like minded listeners and profess your ...
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"No i won't do it some moreIt doesn't make any senseIf it can't be like it wasI've got to let it rest"-- "Maybe Someday" by The Cure
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Yup, it's here. I'm officially too old to even leave a good-looking corpse. Although my wife would beg to differ, haha.To be honest, last year I was quite depressed about my birthday. Work wasn't going well, there were lots of things going on in and around the family that made the prospect of being 39 not very appealing. I was kicking against the pricks, so to speak. I even left my own birthday...
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"One last time before it's over One last time before the end..."Why is it just before the flame turns blue did I want to feel her one last time? What was I thinking? It's not like it would have changed anything. She standing there nervously is trying to get away with her words. It's as if she's attempting to untangle herself from our expired love. She kept her head done not waiting me to see he...
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Attention fans of The Cure! Their track The Last Day Of Summer will be aired on Aural Bliss this coming Sunday night (1/14).Aural Bliss airs from 10PM-Midnight EST on Auralgasms Radio. You can also expect to hear from The Daysleepers, Suede, Spiritualized, Cocteau Twins, Trespassers William and Delerium this week.Join the chat during the show to meet some like minded listeners and profess your ...
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"No i won't do it some moreIt doesn't make any senseIf it can't be like it wasI've got to let it rest"-- "Maybe Someday" by The Cure
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| 1 Out of This World |
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| 2 Watching Me Fall |
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| 3 Where the Birds Always Sing |
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| 4 Maybe Someday |
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| 5 Coming Up |
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| 6 The Last Day of Summer |
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| 7 There Is No If.... |
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| 8 The Loudest Sound |
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| 10 Bloodflowers |
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