The Cure's "Concert: The Cure Live" is very much a solid live album. The song line up is quite strong with classics like A Forest, Charlotte Sometimes, Killing an Arab, etc. There is not too much to say about this album apart from that if you are in the mood for some of the earlier classics then maybe give this a listen.

The Top is not a very great album. The album is very clearly the bands transitional phase out from the typical gothic rock. The album experiments with different styles such as in Track 3 Wailing Wall where the bands plays around with middle-eastern influence while also having a neo-psychedelic sound. Track 4 Dressing Up also plays with the neo-psychedelic sound. The only single off the album, Track 6 Caterpillar was a very clear indication of where the band was going by taking a more pop ... read more

Japanese Whispers does not feel like a proper album. Technically it's considered a compilation as the album really feels like 3 singles and then filler. The 3 main singles off this are Let's Go To Bed, The Walk and Lovecats. Personally speaking, Lovecats has the greatest appeal as the band play around with a more jazz-pop oriented experience. After coming off their work with Pornography, the album just doesn't hit the same. The band took a very different approach to their music and it shows. I ... read more

Pornography is seriously a hard album to listen to yet irresistible to turn away from. With the Robert Smith being a suicidal, drug and booze fuelled shell, the music reflects this feeling. The opening track, One Hundred Years gives a dark look into what is to come for the rest of the album. Track 2, A Short Term Effect continues the feel from the first track. Track 3, The Hanging Garden makes use of a tribal-esc drum pattern. This creates a cool atmospheric feeling. Track 4, Siamese Twins ... read more

Boys Don't Cry is essentially a better version of the bands first album, Three Imaginary Boys. The compilation albums title track serves as one of my personal favourite songs by the Cure. Track 6, Jumping Someone Else's Train is a fun and jumpy track to get down with. Track 8, Killing an Arab is a Bassists dream, with Bass reminiscent of the early 70's. The weakest new track, Plastic Passion still is a fun and groovy. Overall the compilation serves as a better version of the first album.

Master of Puppets is a continuation of the trash metal powerhouse, Metallica. After their work on Ride the Lightning, they released a second masterpiece. The album opens with Battery, a song with influences in classical Spanish guitar which evolves into a fast paced jam. The title track, Master of Puppets is a crowd pleaser in almost any circle. Welcome Home Sanitarium serves as a more somber and somewhat darker track on the album. Disposable heroes is a personal favourite with sharp riffs ... read more

Metallicas Ride the Lightning is what can only be considered a masterpiece of thrash metal. The album holds such a dear place in the hearts of Thrash fans all over the world. The fast paced sporadic nature of the title track, Ride the Lighting sets the pace for the album. The power and intensity of For whom the Bell Tolls is a brilliant example of a song to get down to. Fade to Black switches to a somber and reflective tone and does it beautifully. Creeping death is a sharp and powerful example ... read more

Faith is very much a non-memorable album. The album sticks with the gothic and dark themes as seen in the earlier albums but unlike the others *only* sticks with this genre. If you're looking for a good gothic album, Faith is good but there certainly are better options. The only song that truly sticks out of this album is the song Primary which saw some popularity amongst fans. Overall the album is very much a forgotten portion of the bands history.

Kill 'em All is a brilliant example of early underground Thrash metal. The gut-pounding riffs on songs like Seek and Destroy, Hit the Lights and The Four Horsemen are still some of the greatest and most memorable riffs in metal. history. Track 5, (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth was the worlds introduction to the stunning the work of Cliff Burtons potential as a metal bassist. Overall the album shows a strong start to their discography.

Three imaginary boys serves as an introduction to the cure. The album is a very clear display of many of the bands early influences. The song Fire in Cairo serves as an example of as a starting point of the bands iconic sound. Foxy Lady and Object both show punk influences. Overall the album serves as an excellent example of the Cure.

Not my favourite of all of their albums but I love the bass in the album. The song A Forest is a wonderfully dark experience. The title track wraps the album up beautifully and the song Secrets is a crazy good and somewhat surreal experience.