The Top
by The Cure

From timtooky 04/10/2014 18:42 | #108960 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

some years ago, i saw an awesome french movie. there was this chemistry teacher, who kidnapped and burried a young woman alive. and later he tries to explain to her boyfriend, why he had done this. he said: "i had to do something completely bad, so that my good doings become really significant. because, how can you measure something without comparison."
i wouldn't say that the top is something completely bad, but maybe they became numb after three magnificent albums and had to create something completely different, to do something great again...

this is the album that changed the game. the cure went from dark goths to great pop songwriters. it may not be their best album but its importance for the band's sound evolution is undeniable. The Top is actually a very experimental album more than pop and there's a great diversity between the tracks which space frome Shake Dog Shake, which is probably the heaviest song on the album, and Dressing Up, which is kinda quiet but still very sad sounding. The Caterpilar is a fine pop tune too. some of the songs on the album are forgettable but The Top is definitely worth a listen.

From Kalos 02/01/2014 08:53 | #101983 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

one day someone decided this album sucks, so now..you Know.. The Top sucks", like "one hot minute" "from genesis to revelation", albums that suck without a reason...UNDERRATED!!!

This album, while definitely being one of the groups weaker albums, isn't actually that bad and is actually pretty good. It is far from the highs of their career but there is quite a few gems you can find on this album that are really worth exploring. For example, songs like Wailing Wall, which is brilliantly composed and has some great lyrics on there. This is true with most of the record with little lines cropping up which are just pure poetry. Sonically it is a bit repetitive though and lacks a bit of substance in places compared to their other records and could do with a few more layers for us to explore. Overall, this is a decent record and if you are a Cure fan, like me, you will find lots to love but if you aren't then maybe give this album a miss as there are better albums like Disintegration that you should be listening to first. (Edited)

From meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/20/2013 19:44 | #76736 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

The Cure exploring more poppy territory. Nowhere near the level of classics like Faith and Disintegration, but definitely worth a listen