release date: May 22, 1984
format: cd
[album rate: 2,5 / 5] [2,58]
producer: David M. Allen, Chris Parry, Robert Smith
label: Fiction Records - nationality: England, UK
5th studio album by The Cure follows two years after Pornography (May 1982) and it's the band's first studio album after a move away from post-punk and gothic rock, and after having released several singles that suggested a clear change of style. The band is back to a trio with the core of Smith and Tolhurst supplemented by new percussionist Andy Anderson. The album is actually close to a solo album by Robert Smith who wrote most of the songs and played nearly all instruments by himself. Laurence Tolhurst is credited for playing 'other instruments'. To me this was more than a big change of style, and I have always found the album of little interest.
I purchased the vinyl album upon its release but later resold it back around the late '80s to finance new albums.
[ allmusic.com 2 / 5, Rolling Stone Album Guide 2,5 / 5 stars ]
