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. The Cure
Search: Whats Going On
by: The Cure
Release Date June 28, 2004
From the word go we hear Robert stumble over a rubbish bin repeating "I can't find myself" like a drunk looking for somewhere to either puke or die.
This is the sound of the Cure pretending to be the Cure. It's like they didn't really want to go through it all again but some eager record company chimp convinced them to do it anyway. So out comes the battered Cure suitcase full of second-hand howling and crying. Where once the sheer genius of Smith's songwriting ability propelled the band through moments of uplifting joy and gleaming dark introspection this album recycles yesterday's tears with the sincerity of a dying politician.
The Cure were innovators. But that's all in the past now. Don't be sad. There's plenty ... Read More:
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