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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0042283935327 Label: Polydor Group Manufacturer: Polydor Group Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Polydor Group Release Date: March 19, 2001 Running Time: 72 minutes Studio: Polydor Group Sales Rank: 2318
Amazon.co.uk Review: Disintegration is a pop album realised on an epic scale. Most of its 12 songs are long mood pieces that develop slowly around the listener. Anchored by complex drum patterns, the layered guitars, soaring bass lines and rich keyboards blend to create a lush, evocative soundscape that captures the ear immediately; and for all its length, the album is never boring. The lyrical focus is intensely personal throughout, and, with the exception of "Love Song", the mood is overwhelmingly dark and brooding. Here are songs of remembrance that, through their deep candor, transcend the individual level to explore universal longings and fears. Robert Smith, his vocals plaintive or angry or despairing, unfolds a tapestry of loss. Broken bonds, old lies, missed opportunities, belated realisations. Anyone who has experienced the joy and sorrow--especially the sorrow--of love will find his or her deepest sentiments, noble and petty alike, echoed poetically here. --Al Massa
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Icy Majesty, emotional splendour
I am something of a Cure-virgin, having only really ever been aware of their more famous 45's (Love Cats, the one with the days of the week in it - you're getting the picture).
However, I've been really bowled over by Disintegration. On first listen it seemed rather maudlin and self-pitying (Smith's unashamedly emotional delivery needs some getting used to in these days of arch, eye-brow raised, ironic pop). Repeated listens have revealed that there is something rather more complex ... Read More
Rating: - The best album ever!!!
I'm a big fan of The Cure and have adored them for longer than I care to admit, but this album is by far my favorite. Although other Cure albums are brilliant, this one keeps the same atmosphere through the whole album which for me, makes it stand out. Definately the soundtrack to my youth as I was in my late teens when this came out and I was at that time the sterotypical teenager who heard this and thought "At last, someone who understands me!."
However many years later, I still listen ... Read More
Rating: - The beginning of the end......................
A reviewer at the time of release said "Phew! there's not much room to breathe in here" and they were absolutely right.
The overall feel and sound of this recording is almost suffocating and that's a shame because this could have been a truly great Cure album. It's true to say that in many respects the Cure were going through the motions by this stage but Smith's musical talent had yet to vanish entirely.
Part of the problem is the production. It's stodgy. I don't think anybody ... Read More
Rating: - The best cure Album by a country mile!
In the late 70s/early 80s I had been into Joy Division et al in a big way and subsequently found The Cure to be a perfect augmentation to my playlist. Faith and Pornography were my faves; Kiss Me and Head were great LPs too but, when Disintegration came out I was knocked sideways!
There's no need to add anything to the many positive reviews already posted here, except to say this album is quite simply the best thing they have ever done.
Rating: - Robert Smith may have found the "feel & sound" he has been longing for for so long!
Disintegration show cases The Cure & especially Robert Smith bring together all aspects of their music prowess that has been cultivated over many years. The scales are very delicately balanceed with the two distinct sounds that have been The Cure before this album "melodic spirtless tracks & out & out pop tracks. It is timless in that respect & could have been recorded yesturday, it is a top ten album of all time, which is evident by the fact that most of the songs appear on their set lists ... Read More
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