release date: May 7, 1996
format: digital
[album rate: 2,5 / 5]
producer: Steve Lyon, Robert Smith
label: Fiction Records - nationality: England, UK
Track highlights: 1. "Want" - 2. "Club America" (3 / 5) - 3. "This Is a Lie" (3 / 5) - 6. "Mint Car"
10th studio album by The Cure was four years under its way, the longest time so far between the band's studio albums (but also the time the band has spent ever since on new studio albums). The band almost dissolved after Wish (1992) as band members left, was replaced and left again. By 1994 and the rehearsals for a new album the band solely consisted of co-founder Robert Smith and (new member) Perry Bamonte. Simon Gallup and Roger O'Donnell rejoined the band by the end of '94, and during the recording process of the album drummer Jason Cooper entered the band. The style is something new for the band as it's more mainstream pop / rock based, which perhaps explains the poor reception it faced. I actually, find it somewhat interesting, although, it's evident that it really lacks hit singles.
[ allmusic.com 3 / 5, Rolling Stone 2 / 5 stars ]
