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 Review by: uniontumbleweed See others by this writer The Cure's Official Website (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 Published on November 11th 2003
I thought this an appropriate time to rediscover this record, in light of the recent release of the "Trilogy" DVD. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Cure, they are one of the most influential pop/rock/new wave bands to come out of the early 1980's. The Cure are an ever-changing entity, who began as a three piece outfit playing straight ahead pop rock songs with a bitter, sarcastic, and self destructive twist. In their later years, they would be credited as the genesis of the Goth movement, a label they absolutely detest. They have experimented with all types of sounds, ranging from an early punk influence to massive, orchestrated opuses, to a shelved album of dance music, of which only two songs ever saw the light of day.
"Leave me to die/You won't remember my voice/I walked away and grew old/You never talk/We never smile/I scream/You're nothing/I don't need you any more"Smith's lyrics on "Pornography" are as brutal as they are elegant; he speaks only what is true, and real, and what others dare not speak. He leaves the listener feeling justified and understood, and his subjects ashamed and horrified to continue being the rotten picture of themselves that he paints. Echoes of The Cure ring throughout the punk and emo world still, opening the door for the sincerity and emotion behind such now renowned songwriters and self proclaimed fans as the Alkaline Trio, Face to Face, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional, and countless others. If you're in the market for something new, and can wrap your head around something a little bigger than emo/screamo/punk rock sound-alike bands, "Pornography" is an excellent place for the young and disillusioned to begin their journey into the wonderful world that is The Cure. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
greatest album of all time. This album is brilliant, not my favourite but still amazingly good. Disintergration is a better record than this one I think. That guy sucks the cure suck, the 80's sucked, sucky sucky= super sucky Said it before and I'll say it again...Dignin! You gotta have love for the mixtape. I was raised on that shit just like a bunch of other kids. Having two sides to work with is just better than an 80 minute cd. The mixtape is an art form. I have not yet made a mix cd that can compete with the mixtape format. but as soon as double sided cd's come out it will be on! hey, I thought we were discussing porn? All my tape players that record have been completely destroyed...so I have been making CD-R's lately. I know I have betrayed tradition...but after income tax time I am buying a new stereo, so the fun can begin again! Ken- Rock. Glad to know some people are keepin' it real. I've been buying cassettes in 10 packs and going through them in less than a week. I mail a bunch out, but i have somewhere around 40 in a big coffee can in my car. "Whenever I meet a young punk I try to throw them a mix tape and they look at me like I just handed them a fucking alien placenta. What gives? Who doesn't love the fuzzy warmth of analog? (especially when going from vinyl to tape..mmmmmmmmmm)" Cassettes rule. Im sure many are aware of my unfortunate love of Thrice, and there new album is so overproduced...but 40 minutes later, I have a nice warm fuzzy cassette, and it sounds like our friends with way to much studio money are recording back in 1994 again! huzzah for the beauties of analog. Digital needs to die and quick... Janelle's comment gots me thinkin' (which is hazardous to my health)... this could be the best comment thread ever here. we're talking about the cure and porno. damn. seriously, cherish this thread. You can't go wrong with anything by Sylvia Saint. Id start with Sticky Faces 9-12, before that its all amateur bullshit. What I want to know is, If I was to start my pornography collection, what would be the best way to start? few comments: >>If I was gonna start my Cure collection, what should be my first purchase? Ah The Cure...I still like Staring At The Sea - The Singles...cassette all the way!!!! If I was gonna start my Cure collection, what should be my first purchase? I love all that is The Cure! Awesome band. And the Trilogy is a kick ass DVD. Truly an amazing album. The Cure is simply awesome. You have to hear the robert smith song "all of this" on the new blink 182 album http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/blink/blink_182/ i actually don't like a lot of the cure's discography, but i LOVE this record. this is the sound of utter despair. though i'm sure there'll be lots of "this isn't punk!" comments, but a great record is a great record. see also: disintegration, head on the dooor. great album, great band this is truly an amazing album...the sound is muddled, but i think it lends to the overall mood of the songs. kinda like joy division "closure". I love this band and album. The riff to "100 Years" is simply hypnotic. Pornography is going to be remastered and rereleased in 2004. This is a good thing, because i think the recording quality of the original is muddy sounding, especially the drums, compared to their later classics like Disintigration |
