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The Cure
by Cure
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Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating:
2.6891
Avg. Critic Score:
2.9400
The Cure Rank 3 Reviews
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Dot MusicIt's not a perfect record, but "The Cure" does achieve something quite remarkable and unexpected. It leaves you looking forward to their next one. ...more
Tiny Mix TapesThis is a much better effort than anything they've done in quite some time. ...more
Rolling StoneThe new album is their most adventurous and passionate since Disintegration. ...more
PlaylouderKeep giving it a whirl though and it becomes something rather exquisite. ...more
Stylus MagazineThere are entirely too many nods to the past for this album to be a fresh start, yet it refuses to slip comfortably into place in their catalogue. ...more
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nme.comCure have been together longer than most NME readers have been alive. Robert Smith, his hair, his lipstick, his band, his songs about claustrophobia, love, loneliness, love, huge spiders and love, they've always been there. Twenty-five years since ...more
Austin ChronicleBrighter than Bloodflowers, denser than Wish, The Cure presents Smith as a wild-haired sorcerer's apprentice, conducting another mad symphony of infatuation and angst. ...more
PitchforkInvoking Disintegration is ridiculous, but The Cure is remarkably more thrilling a listen than the band's most recent guitar-heavy predecessors. ...more
Pitch Fork MediaThe Cure will probably earn higher marks in hindsight than it commands on first listen, but even in the current context-- Smith as Cronus eating his children-- the album is a worthwhile parting shot from an icon that's earned a thousand second ...more
E! OnlineIt's hard to imagine a set of songs that better reflects every phase the group has navigated through its turbulent career. ...more
Los Angeles TimesThe lyric invention of past Cure albums is missing, but the pop transcendence emerges in fits. ...more
Flak MagazineIf approached with a substantial amount of skepticism and wariness, The Cure is not a complete disappointment. In fact, it's often surprisingly good and sometimes even great. ...more
BillboardSome of its most appealing material in recent memory. ...more
PopMattersNot the fresh start the band truly needed, The Cure at least succeeds in validating the current lineup of the band, as it is a compelling reminder of what made the Cure so great for so long. ...more
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