The Cure - Disintegration (1988) [24 bit FLAC] [vinyl]

The Cure - Disintegration (1988) [24 bit FLAC] [vinyl]

Released: 1988, Remastered 2010
Genre: Pop/Rock
Style: Alternative
Codec: FLAC
Bit Rate: ~ 3,000 kbps
Bits Per Sample: 24
Sample Rate: 96,000 Hz
Cover: Front

01 Plainsong
02 Pictures Of You
03 Closedown
04 Lovesong
05 Last Dance
06 Lullaby
07 Fascination Street
08 Prayers For Rain
09 The Same Deep Water As You
10 Disintegration
11 Homesick
12 Untitled

Expanding the latent arena rock sensibilities that peppered Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by slowing them down and stretching them to the breaking point, the Cure reached the peak of their popularity with the crawling, darkly seductive Disintegration. It's a hypnotic, mesmerizing record, comprised almost entirely of epics like the soaring, icy "Pictures of You." The handful of pop songs, like the concise and utterly charming "Love Song," don't alleviate the doom-laden atmosphere. the Cure's gloomy soundscapes have rarely sounded so alluring, however, and the songs - from the pulsating, ominous "Fascination Street" to the eerie, string-laced "Lullaby" - have rarely been so well-constructed and memorable. It's fitting that Disintegration was their commercial breakthrough, since, in many ways, the album is the culmination of all the musical directions the Cure were pursuing over the course of the '80s.