Songs Of A Lost World BioVinyl

The Cure’s *Songs of a Lost World* is an absolute masterpiece, and it has quickly become one of my favorite albums from them. From the moment I hit play, I was reminded of *Disintegration*—it has that same haunting, atmospheric feel that made that album so iconic. The melancholic yet beautiful melodies, the intricate layers of sound, and Robert Smith’s signature voice all come together in a way that transports you to another world. The album flows so seamlessly, with each song building on the last, and it’s clear that the band has poured their heart and soul into this. The lyrics are deeply introspective and poignant, capturing that sense of longing and introspection that we’ve come to expect from The Cure but with a fresh, evolved sound. What really struck me was how it manages to evoke nostalgia while still feeling like something new. It’s like a perfect blend of the old and the new, with echoes of their earlier work but a more mature, reflective tone. Every track is rich with emotion, and the music just seems to wrap around you, making it the perfect album to get lost in. If you’re a fan of *Disintegration* or just love the unique sound of The Cure, this album is a must-listen. It’s everything I hoped for and more—a true testament to the band’s timeless ability to create deeply moving and unforgettable music.

The Cure – Songs of a Lost World (Polydor/Fiction/Capitol) Oh My God! Although it seemed that the Cure, like Andrew Eldritch’s Sisters of Mercy, was destined to be a concert-only remember-when? band, Robert Smith and Simon Gallup (as well as the new players) have defied all odds and come roaring back after sixteen years with a stunning new release that seems to have created a brand-new type of fusion music: progressive Gothicism. Maintaining the somber sound that is the trade of the Gothic genre, Smith has added lush atmospheric keys that sound like they’re borrowed from progressive rock giants: a mesh of synthetics and possibly mellotrons that hearken back to the keyboard work of Tony Banks in the Genesis heyday (think the LP “Foxtrot” and the song “Watcher of the Skies”) or even the mellotron work of early King Crimson. Or the pure synthetics of electronic giants such as Klaus Schulze. It is masterful and a total redefining of the genre. Yet, it is obviously an outgrowth of their earlier works, primarily the band’s “Disintegration”. This from the mind that first fused Gothic with pop, now fusing Goth with an intense otherworldly sound. At its heart is still the semi-wailing cries of Smith, now trying to be heard through the Cocteau Twins-like web of pulsing guitars and beautiful keyboard chords. The atmospherics often take the lead over the vocals. For example, in “Alone” the cavernous/stellar mix continues for over three minutes before voices are even introduced. And in “End Song”, a ten-minute opus where the instrumentation is prevalent to such a degree that the emotion is already established by the musicians and the vocals seem an afterthought. You may have thought that earlier masterpieces by the Cure such as “Faith” and “Pornography” would be rated as the best works, but “Songs of a Lost World” now stands as probably Robert Smith’s finest contribution to contemporary music. (5 stars out of 5) MC Mahan

Absolutely love this CD but what's not to love it's The Cure. Every song is emotional as it is beautiful. One of if not the best Cure albums ever !!!

This is a really good album; but I am not hearing the breakout radio ready hit, The critics love it, and I like it too, certainly not a fail. As a fan from their first album (I still have an old collection of their first 10 releases or so on vinyl) there have been albums that were fantastic and others that were just ok. This is about a 6 1/2 on that scale for me, Definitely glad I purchased it and would recommend it to any fan of the band.

While listening to The Cure on my Alexa a song that I didn’t recognize suddenly was playing. I thought what is the name of this beautiful song? I was listening for the first time to Alone, the 1st song on the CD titled, Songs of a Lost World. I just listened to the entire CD while traveling in my car yesterday and it was ABSOLUTELY mesmerizing from the beginning to the end! What a masterpiece! I played it over and over again. The instrumental on each and every song has so many layers, each one complimenting the next. And then you later hear the gift of John Smith’s beautiful vocals. If I had to pick my favorite song it would be, ENDSONG, because I didn’t want it to END! The instrumental on that song was like waves crashing into the shore. Each one bringing in a different form. Today, I’ve been watching some YouTube videos with John Smith discussing this masterpiece. He was so open and honest. He shared about a promise he made to someone who was dying. And he promised this person he would be with them when they died. Unfortunately, he was not able to fulfill that promise. He said that promises are made to be kept and he felt very deeply about the promise not kept. He went on to say that the song titled, And Nothing is Forever, is that person singing the words to him. In my heart I believe John Smith, the Cure is genuinely very proud of this mesmerizing piece of art! I Loved every second of it!

Love The Cure, especially Disintegration era. This one hits those notes for me and shows just how incredibly relevant and powerful the Cure remain after decades of doing it.

Can’t really go wrong if you are a fan of the Cure.

The deluxe edition comes with 3 discs (CD of the album, instrumentla CD and a blu ray with high res versions). I knew this probably wasn't the deluxe version despite being titled as such as the photo only showed one disc and it was only $15 but for science I gave it a go. Obviously a great album and happy to have it on CD, just wanted to test out if this really was an amazing bargain or just someone failing to do their job properly. It was the latter. 5 stars for the actual album. Secret zero stars for false advertising.

Eins vorneweg: ich mag Alben, die eine gewisse Stimmung, eine gewisse Atmosphäre erzeugen. Und das tut SOALW ohne Wenn jnd Aber. Alone ist der perfekte Opener um sich in diese Stimmung zu versetzen. Beendet wird das Album mit dem - und da sind sich alle Keitiker wohl einig- epischen Endsong! Augen zu, Musik genießen! Und zwar mit einer gewissen Lautstärke, was The Cure ja auch immer augenzwinkernd empfehlen! Dazwischen sind weitere tolle Songs, jeder mit einer anderen Daseinsberechtigung. A fragile Thing ist dabei mein Favorit, Ohrwurmgarantie! Alle Songs bestechen durch tolle Rhythmen von Jason Cooper und teils richtig schön dröhnendem Bass von Simon Gallup. Auch auf den Konzerten der zurückliegenden Tour waren die Songs von SOALW die heimlichen Highlights. Robert Smith beschreibt das Album ja selbst als düster. Für mich klingt das immer zu negativ. Klar, es stimmt nachdenklich, es ist keine Partymusik. Umso mehr spürt man aber die Genialität des Songwriters Robert Smith. Till auch wie er seine persönlichen Schicksalsschläge, z.B. den Tod des Bruders verarbeitet. Er ist mit Haut und Haar bei seinen Songs dabei. Nichts oberflächliches, nichts belangloses. Daher mein Tipp: Zeit nehmen fürs Hören, komplett in einem Stück durchhören und wirken lassen. Das tut SOALW garantiert!

Ce dernier album est sublime. La voix de Robert Smith est toujours aussi incroyablement unique et claire, la ligne de basse de Simon Gallup est parfaite, le batteur, le synthé, le guitariste … tout est impeccable ! Depuis le premier vinyle de 1979 Three imaginary boys avec ce frigo sur la pochette que je trouvais insolite à l’époque, je suis restée fan malgré quelques titres pas géniaux sortis entre temps, (je parle d’après mon goût musical) J’écoute en boucle ce dernier album, les paroles sont présentes, et je me régale avec leur concert du 1 novembre 24 présent sur YouTube. Ils portent bien leur soixantaines, musicalement leur dextérité est intacte pour un concert qui dure 3 heures ! Bravo The Cure, merci pour ce son incroyable ! Encore … encore … encore … encore …

Vino en perfectas condiciones. Aunque eso sí, el formato digisleeve hace que sea algo complicado el retirar el disco, pero esto no me molesta ya que les hago una digitalización en FLAC. El Booklet es de muy buena calidad, el papel es bastante grueso, casi como cartón y el olor, ya sea por la tinta o el papel, esmuy agradable. Sobre el disco: obra maestra, qué obra.

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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