Three Imaginary Boys (studio album) by The Cure
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Three Imaginary Boys is ranked 8th best out of 37 albums by The Cure on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Cure is Disintegration which is ranked number 32 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 27,773.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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70/100  | 5 days ago | Tuur | | 67/100 |
75/100 | 04/03/2024 19:08 | siripii | | 76/100 |
80/100 | 04/02/2024 01:37 |  imacgill | | 80/100 |
55/100 | 03/15/2024 23:24 | RadioGraaah | | 77/100 |
70/100 | 03/08/2024 08:19 | plasmicmist | | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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HoldenM 09/06/2023 21:54
One of those debuts where all the pieces are there, and there are even a few strong highlights, but there's plenty of room for improvement. Luckily, we know just how much room The Cure is able to find moving forward. Relative to their highs, it's hard not to see Three Imaginary Boys as much more than a footnote even for the debut of one of the most consequential bands of the 1980s. On its own, it's still a notable post punk record worth a few spins.
My favourite Cutre album from their best era imo
This album is good new wave effort, but nothing very original. I love its instrumentals and vocals a little less. I also think that its best tracks are great and it shows future potential of this band.
Jboy56 01/10/2022 11:12
Kinda boring new wave
santropez 03/09/2019 12:44
Best track: "Another Day"
Weakest track: "Foxy Lady"
Highs: Grinding Halt, Fire in Cairo, Subway Song, Three Imaginary Boys, 10:15 Saturday Night, Accuracy
Lows: Meathook
Best Tracks: 10:15 Saturday Night, Fire In Cairo
nitomano 12/30/2016 01:40
Favoritas: Three Imaginary Boys, Another Day, Object, Fire In Cairo
The first Cure album is a great punky rock'n'roll record. 10:15 Saturday night, accuracy, grinding halt, and, fire in Cairo, are all superb. The cure really were a proper band at this moment and they would never again sound so energetic, punchy, and outright enjoyable. Good album.
Grzywa 01/20/2016 22:58
Good debut album, sounds more punk than anything they did afterwards. Best tracks: 10:15 Saturday Night, Another Day, Fire In Cairo, Three Imaginary Boys.
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