Disintegration
by The Cure

Robert Smith wanted something for he to be remembered, because in his opinion, before this album, he never really achieved his potencial. On with I actually agree with him. If he wanted to make a masterpiece, well, he made It. I couldn't describe how much this album describes my sense for music, every direction It takes both musically and lyrically are just about perfect to me. The atmosphere, the long-winded intros, the moody guitar lines, Smith's delivering, I Just love it. And who cannot cry listening to "Plainsong" and "Pictures of You" in a sequence? (Edited)

"Best album ever". Is that so? It's personally not my favourite album, but it's very hard to debate with this statement. Everything in this album is an infinite out of ten: The production, the writing, the emotion, the performances... My love for this one keeps growing at every listen. (Edited)

A dark, foreboding masterpiece that is consistently fantastic for the entire run time. The Cure know how to make a brilliant atmosphere and this record is the pinnacle of that for the group. It is pessimistic, moody and extremely over powering. The music almost forces you to become introspective with every listen making me ponder everything I have ever known even though I have listened to it countless times. There is truly nothing better in my opinion than sitting alone in a pitch black room with the sound of this record playing in the background and just getting completely lost in the gloom and despair. The album opens with Plainsong which perfectly introduces us to The Cure's sound with a grand and beautiful instrumental display that will hook you straight away. Then on the other end of the album, Untitled closes the release on a much darker note with about a 3 minute instrumental conclusion that gives you enough time to truly take in what you experienced. Everything in the middle of the bookends are just as phenomenal as well with the obvious huge hits being absolute masterpieces. The ones that are a little less well known are just as good as the big songs as well with the run of tracks 8-10 being a personal highlight. I really could pick out any song on this album and it would be amazing as the music is just that consistent on here with not a single song letting it down. This is primarily due to the outstanding instrumental work across the whole group as well as the lyrical and vocal contributions from Robert Smith. The lyrics on here might not be his darkest, as that belongs to Pornography, but they surely are melancholic and every track deserves attention for its words. He truly is a genius with his writing and if you have never looked into his lyrics then you really should as he is in my opinion the greatest song writer of all time. Finally, we have his delivery which suits the style and atmosphere perfectly creating a cohesive and consistent masterpiece that is a monument to how good records can be. Overall, not only is this album packed full of quality from the start right up to the very end but it is also one of the most important releases I have ever come across as it has changed my life completely which is a testament to just how outstanding it is. (Edited)

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Joy Division's "Atmosphere" stretched over 70 minutes. So yeah, it sounds good. (Edited)

What a beautiful album it is, as close to pefection as The Cure ever got simultaneously creating the definitive goth rock album. Slow-pacing of this album with its tracks lenght and long instrumental parts only gets you into a better mood to listen to this dark, magical piece of music. In the first half we have some of their most original and well executed songs like Pictures Of You depicting the feeling of love that cannot be realised, Lovesong which is in fact one of the best love songs ever written and sung with as much clear passion as it could have, nostalgic Last Dance evoking feelings of lost love and reminding that things won't ever be again as they were before, unsettling Lullaby with nightmarish imagery and explosive Fascination Street. What is even more amazing to me is second half made of long songs giving you lasting feeling of loneliness and hopelessness through their melancholic melodies and depressive lyrics. Prayers For Rain sets stage perfectly for the rest of it, especially The Same Deep Water As You and Disintegration are beautiful, dark and haunting songs of despair. And Untitled closes this album as perfectly as Plainsong is opening it. This also feels like their most fully realised concept since Pornography, but in a bigger, less apocalyptic and more charming way. And here they're as instrumentally great as they never were before. (Edited)