The Cure has been my favourite band since the early 80s, and this album has exceeded all my expectations. I was very lucky to hear the 5 new songs played live, several times, during the 2022 tour. I think theme wise it's closest to Faith and Bloodflowers, sonically melds old and new. Absolutely beautiful album, for me, my favourite since Pornography.
Great video. I'm a bit new to the VC. Posted my first video in August. Just found your channel. I picked the Cure album up a week or so ago and really like it! It spent a few days on my turntable! Cheers
When I first bought Disintegration and Wild Mood Swings on cassette back in 1997 it took a few listens for it to click with me but once it did I was hooked. Same thing for this record, it took a couple listens but I'm really into this record right now where it's all I want to listen to. A beautiful, majestic, and atmospheric album.
Hi JT loving the review - a truly great sounding album well worth the wait - have you seen the Glow In The Dark Picture Disc with Heat Sensitive Outer Sleeve variant? - it’s a thing of beauty - can’t wait for the DD Danse Macabre De Luxe Boxset review/unboxing D 👍
one major difference is in the mastering. bernie grundman did the the black and maybe the white. the colored vinyl is by someone else. that said...i love it. i though it had a bloodflowers brooding vibe too...which i dug.
I personally like the album after a few listens. This is first cure album ive bought on release i got the half speed 2lp version from amazon and i think it sounds amazing also got 3 cd played it first on cd but it was only when i played the half speed mastered that i thought that’s really good love the songs shame only 8 . Great video enjoy. Joe
"A Fragile Thing" is being released on 18 November 2024 as a 7" vinyl single. Side A - A Fragile Thing (RS24 Mix) Side B - A Fragile Thing (RS24 Remix)
@@albinok4058No BSides. I think they are probably taking any extra songs and are going to put them in with the next batch of songs for the next 2 albums.
I know that most people Love The Cure and are CD calling the record a masterpiece so my opinion won’t be popular but I’ve listened a few times and don’t like it The music is compressed and the album is pretty depressing Would anyone play this for a party??? Sorry, I tried to like it but for me it’s not my thing
I'm in the same camp. I am a long-time Cure fan, but was uninpressed by this album, especially after so long. Yes, it 'sounds' like the Cure, but that is a problem, I prefer them being more experimental and melodic. Just to give perspective, I loath Friday I'm in love and High, but I feel I have already bought this kind of Cure album 3 or 4 times before.
SHOCKING OF BEAUTY !!!! I'M SHOCKED !! Songs of a lost world is absolutely BEAUTIFUL ! The CURE KING 👑 OF ROCK ! BEST BAND IN THE WORLD !
The Cure has been my favourite band since the early 80s, and this album has exceeded all my expectations. I was very lucky to hear the 5 new songs played live, several times, during the 2022 tour. I think theme wise it's closest to Faith and Bloodflowers, sonically melds old and new. Absolutely beautiful album, for me, my favourite since Pornography.
P.S. the instrumental disc is worthy a listen in itself.
Reeves Gabrels, most notably, played guitar with David Bowie (both in Bowie's solo and Tin Machine incarnations).
Great video. I'm a bit new to the VC. Posted my first video in August. Just found your channel. I picked the Cure album up a week or so ago and really like it! It spent a few days on my turntable! Cheers
When I first bought Disintegration and Wild Mood Swings on cassette back in 1997 it took a few listens for it to click with me but once it did I was hooked. Same thing for this record, it took a couple listens but I'm really into this record right now where it's all I want to listen to. A beautiful, majestic, and atmospheric album.
Hi JT loving the review - a truly great sounding album well worth the wait - have you seen the Glow In The Dark Picture Disc with Heat Sensitive Outer Sleeve variant? - it’s a thing of beauty - can’t wait for the DD Danse Macabre De Luxe Boxset review/unboxing D 👍
one major difference is in the mastering. bernie grundman did the the black and maybe the white. the colored vinyl is by someone else.
that said...i love it. i though it had a bloodflowers brooding vibe too...which i dug.
I personally like the album after a few listens. This is first cure album ive bought on release i got the half speed 2lp version from amazon and i think it sounds amazing also got 3 cd played it first on cd but it was only when i played the half speed mastered that i thought that’s really good love the songs shame only 8 . Great video enjoy. Joe
"A Fragile Thing" is being released on 18 November 2024 as a 7" vinyl single.
Side A - A Fragile Thing (RS24 Mix)
Side B - A Fragile Thing (RS24 Remix)
love your review, from france !
A Fragile Thing now has a physical 7” release 🎉
Any b-side?
@ Both mixes..
@@albinok4058No BSides. I think they are probably taking any extra songs and are going to put them in with the next batch of songs for the next 2 albums.
Dig the Confusion bumper music. I think it's their best in 25 years, maybe even better than Bloodflowers.
Honestly better than Wish too...easily, and that has 12 tracks!!!!
I know that most people Love The Cure and are CD calling the record a masterpiece so my opinion won’t be popular but I’ve listened a few times and don’t like it The music is compressed and the album is pretty depressing Would anyone play this for a party??? Sorry, I tried to like it but for me it’s not my thing
I'm in the same camp. I am a long-time Cure fan, but was uninpressed by this album, especially after so long. Yes, it 'sounds' like the Cure, but that is a problem, I prefer them being more experimental and melodic. Just to give perspective, I loath Friday I'm in love and High, but I feel I have already bought this kind of Cure album 3 or 4 times before.