Closedown (track)
by The Cure
Closedown appears on the following album(s) by The Cure:
- Disintegration (track #3) (this album) (1989)
- Entreat (track #2) (1990)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 30 hours ago | Siromynian | 17,672 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 23:58 |  serpico | 3,370 | 91/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2026 10:27 |  Ilolahti | 1,617 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 15:33 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2026 03:56 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.1/100, a mean average of 83.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.5.
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Most underrated song on the album.
Very unforgettable
Probably the most underrated track on the album. The bass is just flawless.
Just like Plainsong, the reference to Joy Division is never far away in this song. This time it is mainly the strings in the instrumental chorus that make the comparison relevant.
AAL2014 11/30/2017 19:41 | #202392
Damn, does anyone else hear the tone of the bass and the motif of the drums being an influence on Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor of Tool?
What a great track.
brilliant
craola 08/25/2016 07:05 | #173460
this is the album's real gem.
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