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As someone who's been into The Cure for just over 40 years, both loving and loathing their output in that time-frame, I feel entitled to share an opinion or two here. I'll keep it short though ;-) .
You could oversimplify things and say that there are two types of Cure music - the insanely jolly and the intensely melancholic. This being the case, I would take the intensely melancholic all day (or rather, night) long! No band (other than, probably, Joy Division) have ever captured, so eloquently, the sound of an isolated and anguished soul. In the case of The Cure, for 'isolation', listen to "Faith"; for anguish, try "Pornography" (the latter being my personal favourite Cure album and probably my favourite album of all time). So, where does this latest offering sit on the jolly/suicidal scale? ....
You know when you hear an album that ends on an epic, sweeping, melancholic 'anthem' of a song that seems to perfectly round-off the whole piece? Well, "Songs Of a Lost World" is an album that contains NOTHING BUT those sorts of 'final' tracks. The various songs don't rise and fall much in terms of mood/tone/tempo, with 'jolly jigs' here and 'weepy instrumentals' there (as on many Cure albums) - it's just a series of sublime, but somehow epic, power-ballads and introspective 'confessionals'. I love it! Best of all, Robert Smith is in his '60s now ... and he writes like he is! The lyrics are full of regret and a feeling of hollowness caused by the passing of time. Depressing if you're a teenager, but strangely reassuring if you're (nearly) as old as the band and are wondering where all that time went ;-) .
Anyway, if you're the sort of Cure fan who stopped dying their hair black (and crimping/back-combing it) and sold off your entire Cure back catalogue when they released the "Love Cats" single in 1983 (then punched yourself in the face for ever liking them at all when, "Mixed Up" came out in 1990) ... it may just be time for you to come back into the fold. Basically, if you liked, "Faith" and "Disintegration", but disliked most of, "Kiss Me", "Wish" and (most especially) "Bloodflowers", you should probably buy THIS one.
Similarly, even if you are a complete newbie to the world of '80s 'Goth rock' (a term that the band, quite rightly, despise and deny), this latest (last ever?) Cure album could well be a really good place to start your digging into their glorious past.
As for the product itself, I bought the vinyl LP and am pleased to report that (in spite of the inner sleeve adding a fair bit of 'dust' to the surface of the record) it plays very well and sounds full and clear. You should get Autorip included as well, so you can enjoy the 'click and pop-free' sound of digital, should you wish.
Closing thought: If Robert Smith decided to stop making music now and this was the last Cure album that he (and Simon) gave to the world, it would be the most beautiful parting gift imaginable. And, judging by the lyrics, it just might be!
Hope that helped!?
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