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Track Listings
| 1. Boys Don't Cry |
| 2. A Forest |
| 3. Let's Go To Bed |
| 4. The Walk |
| 5. The Lovecats |
| 6. Inbetween Days |
| 7. Close To Me |
| 8. Why Can't I Be You? |
| 9. Just Like Heaven |
| 10. Lullaby |
| 11. Lovesong |
| 12. Never Enough |
| 13. High |
| 14. Friday I'm In Love |
| 15. Mint Car |
| 16. Wrong Number |
| 17. Cut Here |
| 18. Just Say Yes |
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As Greatest Hits--and particularly the busking pavement jazz of "Lovecats"--reminds us, the best Cure singles were very often tangential exercises; they offered a goth-free playtime divergence from some of the weightier studiousness of those early albums. Or, as smudged frontman Robert Smith says of this 18-track collection, "Songs that are sung with a smile." This wasn't always true--witness the refrigerated fogginess of the classic "A Forest," the Blair Witch Project of its day. What this compilation does is focus attention on the Cure's perennial unpredictability--the breathless claustrophobia of "Close to Me," the New Order-lite of "The Walk," the brass- section embellished thrust of "Why Can't I Be You." Oddly, chart-wise, the Cure's lost weekend began immediately after "Friday I'm in Love," their most ebullient melodic moment and the ultimate "clocking-off to kick those heels" anthem. But at least the inclusion of two new songs, "Cut Here" and "Just Say Yes" (with Saffron from Republica), indicate that the Cure remain a healthy, ongoing concern. --Kevin Maidment
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Robert Smith and his mates in the Cure have never needed to follow trends to remain vital. Here are 16 gems by one of the most influential bands in modern rock- In Between Days; Why Can't I Be You; Boys Don't Cry; Let's Go to Bed; Close to Me; Just Like Heaven; Love Song; Friday I'm in Love; Mint Car; High , and more-plus two new songs!
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By The Scenario
Format:Audio CD
The Cure have already put out one of the most celebrated best-of's of the rock era, "Staring At The Sea", covering all the singles from their 1979-1985 period (definitely the fans' favorite era). They followed it up a few years back with an admirable companion, "Galore", which picked up where the previous volume left off. Those two CD's give you every single the Cure released up through 1997. I would suggest picking those two up and leaving this one (which only scrapes together a few choice selections from those albums and throws in two new songs) in the dust. If "Greatest Hits" at least contained two of their biggest breakthrough hits from "Disintegration" ("Fascination Street" and "Pictures of You"), I could recommend it for an ultra-casual fan, but without those two songs it barely merits mention. It doesn't even contain anything from "Bloodflowers", their last stuido album, the only one not covered on "Staring At The Sea" or "Galore". The completist will want it for the two new songs (what a [bad move] move by the band and the record company), but for the casual fan, get the previous two compilations and enjoy!
By Mike
Format:Audio CD
This CD has so many awesome tracks from the Cure. I love it almost as much as I love cheese. And let me tell you how much I love cheese. Very much. The Cure fans who arent stuck up about "well so-and-so song should've been in here" please get a life. Get this album.
Format:Audio CD
In August, 2004 - the Cure will be coming out with remastered versions of 'Pornography', 'Faith', 'Seventeen Seconds', & then they will possibly move on to remastering their latter albums
This greatest hits album, is remastered - Robert Smith knew he wanted his Cure albums remastered, which is why he decided to come out with another greatest hits album to kick off the remastered versions of the Cure's albums, everything more clear now?
Now if you're actually looking for a review on the album - get it, pick it up , awesome music... of course, it's from one of the greatest bands ever
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3.0 out of 5 stars
please!
The reason for my low grade is that they already released two greatest hits albums which are both better than this one. Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004 by mike
3.0 out of 5 stars
Average
There are some songs that do deserve to make the cut of greatest hits on that cd but tell me here where is "The Kiss" and "The Hanging Garden" tow ultimate... Read more
Published on Jun 8 2004 by P. R. Wolfe
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Fascination Street" should have been on here!
I was wondering why would they put a Greatest Hits album four years after they already did one in 1997. But this album goes back to 1979 and moves forward to 2001. Read more
Published on May 23 2004 by Preston L. Moreaux
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Cure's greatest hits
Don't get me wrong, The Cure are probably one of my favorite bands of all time but this Greatest Hits collection to me is pretty skimpy. Read more
Published on May 23 2004 by Barbara Streisands Love Slave
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not an immeadiate buy
The Cure were hardly ever a "hits" band, which makes this CD a puzzler. By omitting a large amount of earlier material and both "fascination Street" and... Read more
Published on May 15 2004 by Tim Brough
4.0 out of 5 stars
I thought I had screwed up, but...
When I first purchased this two CD set, I thought I had screwed up. Although, the Greatest Hits are good, they sound dated to me & I would have been happier with the inclusion... Read more
Published on April 17 2004 by Christina R. Mead
4.0 out of 5 stars
Really Good
Alot of people say this cd sucks because it doesn't have a few good hits. But if your not a hardcore fan this cd is pretty good for what it does have. Read more
Published on Mar 29 2004 by Clay Hillin
4.0 out of 5 stars
You're all wrong
This album isn't weak because it lacks the obvious greatest hits from the Cures' past. And it is by no means good because it contains more 'obscure' tracks, because these tracks... Read more
Published on Feb 25 2004 by honorable mention
4.0 out of 5 stars
Now hold on...
I read some of the reviews on this cd, many people complaining that this album just features the Cure's most mainstream/poppy tracks.
What's wrong with that? Read more
What's wrong with that? Read more
Published on Feb 20 2004 by "leyjfk6"
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for Casual Fans Not Veterans
My title says it all. It's too much of the lite and fluffy crapola for me, but probably alright for casual fans. Read more
Published on Feb 19 2004 by SandmanVI
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