The Cure - 4:13 Dream (2008)
Thursday, October 30, 2008
After a few singles released over the last couple months the Cure finally dropped their 13th studio record entitled 4:13 Dream. The cd starts off with a long instrumental introduction full of mid tempo moodiness and whimsical percussion bells. Robert Smith comes in with echos and reverb and the song takes you back to the 90s era of big sonic Cure. Track 2 "Only One" has to be the worst Cure song ever written and I just skip past it each time I listen. Track 3 "Reasons Why" is stripped down reminiscent of early Cure before the textured layers of keyboards and organs. Track 4 "Freakshow" is quirky and scattered but intriguing at the same time. Think Wild Mood Swings without the horns and more guitar. The next couple songs settle into the typical late Cure style and keep the mood and tempo.
Track 7 "Hungry Ghost" was lifted from the Cure circa 1982. Track 11 "Sleep When I'm Dead" is probably my favorite song on the cd, the nostalgic feel and haunting guitar dominate and fill your head. The Cure are not trying to reinvent themselves here, they have so many styles already and just pick and choose portions of each. The cd doesn't flow like Bloodflowers or Disintegration, there are tempo changes with highs and lows. There are bits of light and happiness that shine through as well. Like the last record The Cure are taking their history and building on it. They take the good and bad of the last 3o years and weave in new interpretations. That doesn't mean the cd is just mediocre, it's quite good and one that you can find yourself going back to over and over. Depending on your favorite Cure era you might skip over some tracks and hit repeat on others.
Posted by mardenhill 10/30/2008 10:06:00 PM
Labels: Music
