Posted by KB on 4/23/2026 to
Reviews In Brief
Underrated album. 4-13 Dream is better than you remember. There are songs that could have found a home on "Kiss Me.." or "Disintegration" or even "Head on the Door". Which I think is the problem that the critics and fans had. Which Cure was this? Smith mopes, growls and coos over swirling guitars and mood. I played this on Smith's 67th birthday recently without any expectation- I figured why go to the tried and true all the time- and I was very much pleasantly surprised. Cure fans dust this one off. It deserves more goth love.
Favorite Songs: Underneath the Stars, The Only One, Freakshow, Sleep When I'm Dead, It's Over
