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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PlainsongSimon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | Pictures of YouSimon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 07:26 | 17 MB | 47 MB |
| 3 | ClosedownSimon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | LovesongSimon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Last DanceSimon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | LullabySimon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Fascination StreetSimon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 8 | Prayers for RainSimon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 06:06 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 9 | DisintegrationSimon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 08:22 | 19 MB | 55 MB |
| 10 | HomesickSimon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 07:06 | 16 MB | 40 MB |
| 11 | UntitledSimon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 06:27 | 14 MB | 37 MB |
| 12 | The Same Deep Water As You | The Cure | Play | 09:23 | 21 MB | 59 MB |
| 72 mins | 164 MB | |||||
| 72 mins | 451 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David M. Allen | Engineer, Producer |
| 2 | The Cure | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Simon Gallup | Bass, Composer, Keyboards |
| 4 | Robin Hurley | Project Coordinator |
| 5 | Kevin Metcalfe | Producer |
| 6 | Roger O'Donnell | Composer, Keyboards |
| 7 | Robert Smith | Composer, Remastering |
| 8 | Roy Spong | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Richard Sullivan | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Porl Thompson | Composer, Guitar |
| 11 | Laurence Tolhurst | Composer, Musician |
| 12 | Keith Uddin | Tape Research, Transfers |
| 13 | Andy Vella | Art Producer |
| 14 | Boris Williams | Composer, Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |