THE CURE: Worst to Best (1979 - 2008)

[@santiagonoiser7811]

There is no worst...there is less good

[@samuelwills4637]

Fair call! aha

[@bassrocks4419]

I don’t think that the Cure has a bad album. Then again, they’re my second favorite band ever, so I might be a little bias 😅

[@Shelsight]

@@bassrocks4419 out of interest, who's first?

[@bassrocks4419]

@@Shelsight I doubt you’ve heard of them, but my favorite band ever is King’s X

[@alanfloyd5473]

@@bassrocks4419 I so agree. Love the Cure of course but also love this greatly underrated band Kings X. You know their Out of a Silent Planet album and song was inspired by C.S. Lewis's vintage science fiction novel of the same name. Check it out, it's really good.

[@albertocabezas282]

"Plainsong" is amazing. Once I was listening to this song in the middle of nowhere, on a very cloudy, windy day, mid Winter. The emotions it delivered to me were indescribable and powerful and I was almost crying, shaking and profoundly moved. If there is a Holy Trinity it must be the first three songs from "Disintegration". "Faith" is very very very underrated.

[@tigb1524]

I have had similar experiences with songs from Disintegration. And yes totally agree with Faith being underrated.

[@barrywhitesavedmylife7957]

Bloodflowers is incredible.

[@robinchatterjee4353]

BLOODFLOWERS IS AMAZING DEFS IN TOP 5

[@trip5156]

bloodflowers has always made me think they are the songs discarded by wild mood swing but revisited in a darker version .. I don't know why but it has always made me think this thing .. many guitar riffs present in bloodflowers sometimes robert already he did them during the swings tour .. it's just my opinion .

[@Watcher4111]

@@trip5156 bloodflowers was supposed to be much more techno crap but fortunately they changed the ideas

[@sethmatthews7394]

you know what's up

[@kenjisagaii8591]

Out of this world is a masterpiece

[@heikkijhautanen4576]

Disintegration is an aweinspiring album, Pure 10/10 record!!! and Faith is underrated Imo!!

[@JW-dh3nc]

Agree with all of these placings except for Bloodflowers. I personally really enjoy that album.

[@nonameorwhatever469]

there cure really is one of those bands where no matter what mood you re in, they have a track for it. from the deepest darkest depression, feeling lost or having lost, to being madly in love, happy and at the top of your game, they are there. The cure could soundtrack my entire life and they have most of it.

[@obdeisibcirrus993]

What would be an example of each of those emotions? Like what track corresponds

[@JohnDaigleJrJohnny]

I recently became a fan of The cure, my favorite album by them is Pornography, but would rather start really slow by listening to all of them.

[@samuelwills4637]

Absolutely, take your time! I think it took me 2-3 months to go through it all and have an appreciation for each record respectively

[@unlockeddoorzine3715]

My favorite Cure song is The Kiss. Recently got into the Cure, and I really appreciate the variety of sounds and moods in their discography

[@zoeherriot]

The live version from Trilogy is amazing.

[@CirclingTheDead]

I recently got into The Cure as well and this is also my favorite song from them… it’s such a standout track!

[@alsitair]

yessss def their best song

[@chrisman3965]

Same. The Kiss is insane awesome.

[@jonnyurch7242]

I’m not ashamed to say “Mint Car” is one of my favourite Cure songs; It may not be complex, or groundbreaking. But, it quite possibly makes me happier than any other song I’ve ever heard. Fantastic riff and gleeful lyrics. I just love it! I agree with Smith and genuinely think it’s a better song than Friday I’m in love. Or, at least I prefer it. Loved the vid, by the way!

[@ethank4820]

Yeah I agree I think it’s a really good song. I understand how it’s not everybody’s favorite but I definitely enjoy it, and I’d say it’s 100% my fav from wild mood swings.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Everything from 1981 -1985 for me. Faith is an amazing album.

[@carlinha-mitadas]

"all i want" is definitely the most incredible and underrated Cure song!!

[@HerveBoisde]

Agreed! No one ever talks about this gem from Kiss Me x 3. That guitar riff is amazing.

[@mr.noride7226]

One More Time is underrated. It sounds like the precursor to Plainsong.

[@Jay_Tee2023]

When I was in college in 1987, I always put on "Kiss Me" to fall asleep to & my roommate said "If I'm not asleep by that Egyptian tune, I'm NEVER falling asleep" lol

[@Jay_Tee2023]

Of course, he was referring to "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" no pun intended

[@spiffy8576]

Wild Mood Swings has always been one of my favorites, it's definitely a top three Cure album for me even today. Want, Jupiter Crash and Mint Car are three of their very best songs.

[@samuelwills4637]

That’s what’s great about The Cure, even records that others might consider weaker still have their fans. Jupiter Crash is good, I love Want too.

[@IfUfindthisURlost]

I love WMS too! But I can't get into 17 Seconds. I always imagine other people say they like it so much, to try and prove their fan credentials, but apart from 'A forest', I can't define any other tune on it. WMS keeps me guessing and takes the listener through a real journey of sounds.

[@tigb1524]

@@IfUfindthisURlost fair enough. I really love Play for Today, M and In Your House as individual tracks well. The eerie atmosphere of the album overall is what I love. IMO it needs to be played start to finish for the whole atmospheric effect.

[@IfUfindthisURlost]

@@tigb1524 Thank you for the reply. I agree with the album being an overall atmosphere, (verses defining melodies). I'll give it a re-listen and focus on the tracks you mention.

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

I always liked 'Strange Attraction' on it.

[@jastrel]

Each time someone talks wonders about Disintegration makes me feel so happy. This album has been the album of my life . Thanks 🙏🏼

[@stacey6818]

This was a terrific list! Although my order would be different, I love the analysis you put into each album. I can tell how much you enjoy their music. Great job!

[@alukuhito]

I love The Top and think it should be much higher on the list. Birdmad Girl is one of the best Cure songs. To me, The Top is like God says to Robert Smith, "OK, Robert. You've been a big music fan your whole life, you've been exposed to the best music, and you're an established rock singer-songwriter. Now, what do you REALLY want to do?" And The Top is Robert's answer.

[@samuelwills4637]

It’s a good album, with some good ideas - I just feel those ideas are better executed on other albums. It was a step in the right direction when the band were trying to find the sound between pop and post punk which I feel they achieved on the three albums that followed it.

[@alukuhito]

@@samuelwills4637 Fair enough. It's always been one of my favourites. I think it shows a little more of Robert's psychedelic side that gets overlooked by the emphasis on the "Goth" moniker.

[@HerveBoisde]

Honestly I think the album suffers from the production. I remember one magazine review said it sounds like Robert was just burnt out during the mixing and needed an extra pair of ears in the studio. It’s just kinda tinny and “off” somehow but the songs are great. Shake Dog Shake was a set opener for the longest time and you still can’t mess with The Caterpiller

[@auralepiphanies4055]

ok good this got some love, i was in the same boat. this album is weird and unique and fun and poppy. I know he was making this around the time he was with the Banshees and taking lots of acid so that explains alot. Its like The Glove.

[@onclebob2178]

1- Pornography 2- 17 seconds 3- Faith 4- Boys don’t cry

[@mariomanno1]

Pretty glad to see Subway Song get a special mention during Three Imaginary Boys. It's always stood out quite a lot to me. I'm not even halfway through their albums and I always overlook Japanese Whispers for some reason but having The Lovecats on it alone and it's less than a half hour long so there's no reason not to listen to it.

[@jasonmassplayingmusic5533]

My ranking of albums by The Cure… 1. Disintegration (1989) 2. Pornography (1982) 3. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me…(1987) 4. Faith (1981) 5. Seventeen Seconds (1980) 6. Head On The Door (1985) 7. Japanese Whispers (1983) 8. Wish (1992) 9. The Top (1984) 10. Three Imaginary Boys/ Boys Don’t Cry (1979) 11. Wild Mood Swings (1996) 12. The Cure (2004) 13. 4:13 Dream (2008) 14. Bloodflowers (2000)

[@samuelwills4637]

Great list, fairly comparable to mine!

[@The_cure_supremacy]

I definitely agree!

[@silentforest7147]

17 Seconds and Faith behind Disintegration. Not sure I can get behind that.

[@tessafosho2023]

that’s so hilarious because bloodflowers is the best album ever. it literally saved me from slot of things. but i live all their other stuff of course but this one is literally amazing. i feel robert smith is misunderstood. and bloodflowers was very underrated and never sang in concerts.

[@tessafosho2023]

literally the most beautiful lyrics was from bloodflowers

[@karlhengelsberg9377]

I started listening to the Cure when Kiss Me x3 and Disintegration were new albums. Both are masterpieces. Head on the Door and Staring at the Sea, the first compilation, were also popular at the time. I often gravitated toward the original "Goth Trilogy" (17 Seconds, Faith, Pornography) and found them all fascinating. Everything the Cure did well in their early years they made great on several of their later records.

[@bendybunny1318]

Thank you! Great video! I really like the way you include the visual of the vinyl. Your descriptions of the albums are spot on!

[@engenharte3424]

Thank you, really! You did a great job in summarizing The Cure's musical history in a few minutes. For me, who grew up completely taken over by this mood, rhytm and lyrics, it is just too much stuff to express in words so shortly. There was always two distinct musical flows to The Cure: their natural heavy, bitter self mocking way to compose and perform and the more comercial guided thing required by a big contract. The Cure is everything you said and more. Ocassionally I take my time to rediscover The Cure and it is always great.

[@mattowen9958]

17 Seconds and Faith are my Favourite Cure albums, very closely followed by Pornography. This for me is the best period of The Cure, Disintegration and Wish are the best from the later period, with WIsh being the last truly great Cure, let's hope their new one is a return to form.

[@patbassman8251]

I agree

[@STOKER_DayZ]

100% agreed. I was 15 when Disintegration came out and for a number of years I tought it was their masterpiece... but 30+ years on... for me their best albums are the ones I keep coming back to - - more than the others - that haven't really aged... that are timeless... and that for me is Seventeen Seconds and Faith. Half of Wish is great - and the b-sides are better than some of the album tracks. Friday I'm in Love is like a nursery rhyme crossed with a toothpaste commercial... and of all their post Wish output - there are probably just enough truly great songs to fit on one album. 1 Seventeen Seconds 2 Faith 3 Head on the Door 4 Disintegration 5 Pornography 6 KMx3 7 The Top 8 Japanese Whispers 9 Boys Don't Cry / TIB 10 Wish 11 Bloodflowers 12 WMS 13 The Cure 14 4:13 Dream

[@tigb1524]

I've been a fan of The Cure since hearing Love Song, Just Like Heaven and Lullaby on the radio growing up. I heard Disintegration when I was about 16 and thought it was pretty amazing, but then didn't really get into The Cure until some edgy friends introduced me to all of the back catalogue as I was going through some rough emotional shit in my late teens. I went to their Wish tour concert in 1992 and saw how incredible they are live, and have been to every concert of theirs near me since. I mostly agree with your listing and comments and can honestly say my top three are: 1. Disintegration, 2. Pornography and a tie between 3. Faith and 17 Seconds. My favourite tracks are A Forest, Fascination Street, A Strange Day and All Cats are Grey. Simon's bass is sublime, Robert's guitar is unmistakeably recognisable and his lyricism is beautiful and poetic. An iconic band that my kids know - I am glad to say they have grown up listening to The Cure and I hope they love them as much as I do.

[@dajafr]

4:13 is massively underrated in my opinion. I didn't like it much when it came out and forgot about it. Gave it another try during lockdown and after a few listens it clicked. It's a real slow burner, songs like Switch and It's Over are immense, typical Robert rants. I saw an interview somewhere where Robert said The Hungry Ghost is one of his favourite songs he's written. Then he said that people don't really appreciate it because it's not culturally relevant, unlike A Forest. When he said that, it changed my whole mindset towards the album and I just listen to the songs for their own sake now. The Cure don't hold the same place in music as they did 25 - 30 years ago but they are still a sincere band with their own vision and way of doing things. I'd put that album in my top 5 Cure albums

[@theorisoe3630]

Perfect Boy is one of their best songs I think.

[@jinxwadhill7260]

Totally true, their most underrated album in my opinion, it contains my favorite The Cure song : The Real Snow White and it has so much energy, really love it

[@LenOnTheDoor0000]

I have immense love for 4:13 Dream

[@whitneyschuster2439]

@@jinxwadhill7260 oh mannnnn I agree with this album being underrated, and it's definitely grown on me and shown more of its excellence with each listen... but I'm sorry, that song is bottom 10 Cure songs for me! so funny how taste can differ so much. what else do you like about it? maybe I'm missing out, and need a new perspective...

[@jinxwadhill7260]

@@whitneyschuster2439 I just love the melody of the chorus, and the overall ambiance of it, but you know, my opinions about The Cure's songs and albums are kinda weird for most people since Disintegration is my least favorite album from them and I also don't really like Faith much

[@tessafosho2023]

i love robert smiths style also when it’s a live audience the band literally is so in sync and just you can feel the passion with their songs and they appreciate all of them in their different ways. the cure is literally the best band ever

[@nickhybner8485]

So much content and my favourites change regularly. Just blessed to have my life long favourite band still playing live & producing music

[@nickhybner8485]

Oh and worst song? “The empty world” from The Top!

[@stevesnailfish]

All cats are grey !!! That was a very excellent review....I'm very old school with this band....I agree with your first choice as it's an absolute classic album....2nd favourite is Faith....

[@Chrester1]

Thank you soo much for guiding us threw all this albums, so many favourites, so many memorys

[@raletti75]

Great video. Very well thought out list. Can't argue with your reasoning. However here's my personal list: 1. Disintegration 2. Pornography 3. Head On The Door 4. Faith 5. Kiss Me 6. Three Imaginary Boys 7. The Top 8. Seventeen Seconds 9. Wish 10. Japanese Whispers These top ten albums I can listen to from start to finish and enjoy every song. After Wish it's a very different story. Each album has one or two songs that I like but that's it. So I'd rather shout out some of the great songs from those more recent albums than rank them. "Want"(as good as anything they ever did) "Lost" and "Labyrinth" (both could easily fit on Kiss Me) Underneath The Stars (just classic Cure)

[@jimmycburfield5997]

Thank you. I know many of the Cures’ most famous songs. I am a 47 year old man in the UK. I love indie music. This has absolutely inspired me to listen to a number of these albums properly. Excellent 👍🏻 a big thumbs up

[@samuelwills4637]

Cheers!

[@error4159]

I think Simon Gallup counts as a long time member, he's only been in the band for 40 years, lol

[@samuelwills4637]

Yep I believe he joined after Three Imaginary Boys, but he did have brief hiatus between ‘82-‘84

[@Shelsight]

True, but at the Rock ‘n’ Roll HOF induction, Robert mentioned him last - and as the guy who had been with him the whole journey. So there’s that…

[@gabrielbacon1175]

Nice summation. Love your enthusiasm for Disintegration, probably the most influential album of my life.

[@philippemarois5828]

I really enjoyed the list! I agree with most of the ranking ! Keep up the great work ! The only album that I would have put higher on my list is Bloodflowers! I would love to see your list for all the live compilation and best of albums, such as Mixed Up, etc. My cure favorite track of all time is « Plainsong »!

[@Mixcoatl]

Using my favourite Cure song as the background during your intro earns you an automatic thumbs up.

[@lewisdsd]

Amazing countdown, I totally agree with you, and it’s probably one of the best Cure videos I’ve had encountered, but perhaps I would have put Pornography above The Head On The Door, both amazing albums, but Pornography has just that unique vibe that I love that you can’t fund it in any other Cure album! Also, totally agree with each album descriptions, although I haven’t fully listened to those post-Disnitegration albums yet. Superb video, thank you, Samuel!

[@samuelwills4637]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ImaginaryBoy.]

Amazing video, and weirdly, the ranking is almost identical to how I would rank the Cure albums, except I would switch wild mood swings and bloodflowers around

[@samuelwills4637]

Thankyou! Glad you enjoyed it

[@ivanjovel7689]

Great video, keep up the good work!

[@samuelwills4637]

Thankyou!

[@ectoplasma5]

Wild mood swings has really good b sides,"a pink dream" for example or "it used to be me"or "ocean".If they would replace some of the the songs of the album,it could be my favourite cure album ,along with bloodflowers and Wish. But everyone to their own !

[@robinchatterjee4353]

I agree with you

[@TheSpiderShadow5115]

Agree

[@whitneyschuster2439]

you're so right, who the hell was responsible for choosing the tracks on that record hahaha

[@robinchatterjee4353]

@@whitneyschuster2439 Robert had final say haha

[@ectoplasma5]

@@robinchatterjee4353 If i remember right,Robert said the same thing about the b sides long time ago,and that he wanted to give some band members the chance to put co written songs on the album.That would explain the outcome.

[@BritishLegion666]

Great vid . Yes looking forward to the new one. Dream Lands

[@chrishuggett3697]

Thanks for making this video! Loved hearing your thoughts on each album. I think my list would almost be the same except I might put Wish at number 2. Nothing could ever top Disintegration though.. what a magic album

[@nicholassimon1419]

This was awesome! I’ve been into the cure to some degree for like 15-20 years but have recently gotten super into them and want to hear everything so it was cool to come across this. Not gonna lie I was hoping that one of the more recent albums I’ve heard less of had a surprise entry into the higher rankings for me to check out, but the self titled got a strong review and I’m keen to listen to that one more in depth today

[@jahoo9780]

I love the video, it's such a satisfaction to see other fans sharing their personal tastes and observations. Your passion and knowledge made me want to listen to all of these albums again, just to check if i agree with your choices. Big love from Poland, i'm waiting for more videos!!!!

[@samuelwills4637]

Thankyou!!!

[@hypnoticpigeon]

One of my favorite songs by The Cure and of all time has to be Doing The Unstuck off of Wish. I can't quite describe why but it just is; I don't even have a specific memory attached to it. I first saw it was a fun song to drive fast to but the more I listened to it the more I began to enjoy and appreciated it. There's something serene but faced paced, soft but rough, and just overall a beautiful track. I feel as if I'm being taken away from the hardships of this life and being transported to another world. There's an overarching feeling of escape and bliss (probably because of Robert's frequent drug use and the line "Let's get happy"). Every instrument and layer feels perfect to me. It just brings me so much joy.

[@samrees276]

Great video bro! subbed

[@samuelwills4637]

Sam Rees thanks man!

[@pamelahinchee8012]

I enjoyed this. Your choices were spot on. What you had to say about Disintegration was Wonderful. The part about, Everyone should listen to this Album. Nice collection of Vinyl BTW...I had a Disintegration Promo Cassette, unopened, in my Glovebox for YEARS! It got buried somehow and when I found it I was so Excited! I used to work in Record Store in Seattle during the late 80s, early 90s. Sad Day when they phased out the Vinyl. I digress. Great Cure Album Count Down.

[@samuelwills4637]

Thank you so much!

[@robinchatterjee4353]

My list: 1 - Disintegration 2 - Pornography 3 - Bloodflowers 4 - The Head On The Door 5 - Wish 6 - Seventeen Seconds 7 - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me 8 - Faith 9 - The Cure 10 - Three Imaginary Boys 11 - Wild Mood Swings 12 - The Top 13 - 4:13 Dream

[@sethmatthews7394]

wow! same top 4 as me. Very similar to my list. Id personally put faith quite a bit higher

[@robinchatterjee4353]

@@sethmatthews7394 yeh just saw this my list has changed quite a lot since I made it too…just the power of he cure!!

[@sethmatthews7394]

@@robinchatterjee4353 its interesting how cure fans have such vastly different opinions. honestly a tough one to rank.

[@Simonthecat88]

Wow, nice to see "the head on the door" and "Kiss me" getting some love ! I felt like the only one actually enjoying them. I discovered the band with an old cassette of "Japanese whispers" bought in a discount shop because I liked the art, still love it for its uniqueness.

[@trinapowell4436]

"The Head on the Door" is superb.

[@alanfloyd5473]

I love this line up of albums and the enthusiasm; music making "your soul ascend to heaven" is very evocative imagery. I agree with the number one choice. Used to listen to The Cure a lot whilst driving around Horsham and Crawley in my, at times, misspent and gloomy teenage years, and we just loved the fact that guys were from just down the road.

[@samuelwills4637]

Glad you enjoyed my video! Growing up near where the band were rocking must’ve added a whole other sense of connectivity I can only imagine! It’s something I feel with bands that are from Melbourne, but The Cure are one of the all time greats!

[@greensombrero3641]

great review ! thanks!

[@bourbonmiyano5051]

My list, it's gonna be different that most fans think: 14. 4:13 13. The Cure 12. Wild Mood Swings 11. Kiss Me 10. Bloodflowers 9. Head On the Door 8. Japanese Whispers 7. The Top 6. Three Imaginary Boys 5. Wish 4. Disintegration 3. Pornography 2. Faith 1. Seventeen Seconds

[@samuelwills4637]

It might be different, but I dig it!

[@chester9206]

Very good review 👍

[@seanpanigel5494]

Just started listening to the cure, first album I heard was pornography, don't know if I should have started with this album, but it was the thing that I felt like listening to the most. Loved every song in it, and some songs I went crazy about, like "one hundred years", and "cold", which I think are the 2 most depressing/dark tracks, but also my favorites. Loved that album a fuck lot. Definitely excited to listen to more of their stuff

[@tigb1524]

Oh yes! The unsettling vibe of 100 years is excellent! Pornography is great for when I'm feeling nihilistic.

[@seanpanigel5494]

@@tigb1524 yes it is. Second best Cure album in my opinion, after Disintegration.

[@maciejkedziora2260]

wow, I couldn't expect Bloodflowers under recent two albums. I prefer gothic post-punk oriented Cure (80-82) with Disintegration ahead. Good list! Can you do the same thing with Depeche Mode? ;)

[@samuelwills4637]

I’ve only listened to the first handful of Depeche Mode records, there are so many more artists I need to make a video on before I could even think about getting to them! But, perhaps, one day :)))

[@texasuavpilot]

Excellent review. Love The Cure!

[@rnkmode1876]

Gotta love The Cure. I always end up going to songs like Other Voices, At Night, Charlotte Sometimes, Same Deep Water as you, Disintegration and A Hundred Years on occasion.

[@ronsworld250]

A good video and a very good explanation of all the Cure records. The dark trinity albums (17 Seconds, Faith, & Pornography) and the ‘Boris’ period albums( HOTD, KMKMKM, Disintegration, Wish) are my personal favorites. That being said, I am a fan of the Cure’s entire catalog but I just like certain albums a little more than others.

[@joshfarrar1736]

Amazing video dude! Comparing close to me to ice cream really resonated with me. Subbed 👌

[@samuelwills4637]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video, I'll hopefully make more like this one in the future!

[@priyasundara]

Thanks for saying all the things I feel! We’ll done Sam!

[@Reani71]

I grew up with The Cure, been a fan since 1985 and my order is completely different: 1. The Head On The Door 2. Pornography 3. Seventeen Seconds 4. Faith 5. Disintegration 6. The Top 7. Bloodflowers 8. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me 9 . Wish 10. Three Imaginary Boys / Boys Don't Cry 11. Japanese Whispers 12. Wild Mood Swings 13. The Cure 14. 4:13 Dream I also need to mention that I really have a dislike for some of their most popular songs like Friday I'm In Love, Love Cats or Lullaby... I prefer their dark and brooding stuff and songs like The Last Day of Summer, Disintegration, A Strange Day, Want, Just One Kiss or Faith are what makes me happy as a fan.

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

_Wish_ is my mother's favorite Cure album, and after picking it up at a thrift store and listening to it, I can definitely see why. The whole disc is a roller coaster of emotions, sending you to blissful highs (High, Doing The Unstuck, Friday I'm In Love) before plummeting you to deep, dark lows (Trust, Open, A Letter To Elise). My personal favorite is still _Disintegration_ for its darker, more gothic tone, but _Wish_ comes a very close second.

[@seanp8220]

my mums fav cure songs are prob a letter to elise and High

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

​@@seanp8220My mother's favorite is Lovesong. It reminds her of a long lost love who introduced her to this band in the first place. Lots of fond memories!

[@tedlogan5628]

Was curious where “The Head on the Door” was gonna land. Picked the album up 3 months ago and it quickly became one of my favorite albums. “Disintegration” of course is my personal Best Album Ever, but it’s been a blast picking up a new Cure record every couple of months and absorbing each one with my undivided attention! 😎. Great List!

[@trinapowell4436]

I think "The Head on the Door" may be my favourite Cure album.

[@micolao]

almost totally agree with you except for wild mood swings, I really love it!

[@michaelgask]

Thanks Sam.. really interesting. We're pretty much in agreement in terms of worst to best. As you say, even on the worst albums, there are some gems (often the first song!), but with an album like WMS, even though there are tracks I really like, the singles and other "poppy" numbers are just so dire that I can't bear it. I feel lucky to live in an age where I can choose my favourite tracks from some of these worst albums and make a playlist avoiding the horrors. 🥰 Disintegration all the way, however. Wow. What an album.

[@silversonik1064]

So good thanks for the video :) (Seventeen Seconds...) :)

[@blackstreek]

Wonderful breakdown. Can't argue with Disintegration, it's easily one of the 100 greatest albums of all time. The special thing about the remainder of The Cure's discography is that each album's greatness will be determined by what time of a person's life that they listened to it. For me personally Pornography remains the greatest Cure album because it arrived at a time in my life when I was confused and felt the world was conspiring against me. It spoke to me on a molecular level in sound and aesthetic. It influenced my art, my writing, my photography, my dressing, my language. It was, for all intents and purposes, the most true thing that existed in my life at that moment. It started the foundation of a series of albums that would speak to me on similar levels: Depeche Mode's 'Violator', Nine Inch Nails' 'The Downward Spiral' and Public Enemy's 'Fear of a Black Planet.' I wouldn't have been able to personally access those records if it weren't for Pornography.

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

Great list, really enjoyed it. “Disintegration” is our favoriteCure album, highly recommend the UK pressing.🎧

[@Pontevitor]

Amazing video bro

[@samuelwills4637]

Thanks man!

[@videogamesbeast7924]

Hey man, just discovered your channel and already I’m hooked. Great to have a down to earth dude reviewing some of my favorite music. Most dudes that review on KZbin are pretentious and bias, but you’ve scratched me the right way! Keep it up brother!

[@samuelwills4637]

Thanks mate I really appreciate it! Hope to get back into making videos again soon

[@ViveMejorconJaimeVillarreal]

This video deserves a solid 10! Wow! You are a very talented music youtuber. 10!

[@samuelwills4637]

Thankyou!

[@patriciosotelo9007]

1 Three Imaginary Boys 2 Disintegration 3 Faith 4 Wish 5 Kiss Me 6 The Top 7 Seventeen Seconds 8 Pornography 9 Wild Mood Swings 10 Japanese Whispers 11 Bloodflowers 12 The Cure 13 4:13 Dream

[@eboethrasher]

What is crazy is that two of the best alternative albums of all time are considered to be Disintegration and The Stone Roses and both of them came out ON THE SAME DAY.

[@nigelfellows7525]

Thanks, I really enjoyed listening to your ranking and your thoughts on each album. It really resonated with me. The main albums I differ with you on are Wild Mood Swings and Bloodflowers. I'd put Wish higher as well. My list is: 1. Disintegration (1989) 2. Wish (1992) 3. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me…(1987) 4. Pornography (1982) 5. Wild Mood Swings (1996) 6. Seventeen Seconds (1980) 7. Head On The Door (1985) 8. Faith (1981) 9. Bloodflowers (2000) 10. The Top (1984) 11. Three Imaginary Boys/ Boys Don’t Cry (1979) 12.The Cure (2004) 13. Japanese Whispers (1983) 14. 4:13 Dream (2008) From what I've heard of the first 4 songs coming out of their new album 'Songs of a Lost World', it could rank quite high on the list, they sound incredible!

[@audiogob9392]

I usually listen to disintegration when it's raining.

[@nightshift8249]

My ranking from bottom to top (as of today): The Cure Bloodflowers (somehow can’t love it) 4:13 Dream (surprisingly catchy fare) Wild Mood Swings Wish (tho it has some of my favorites) Japanese Whispers Three Imaginary Boys Seventeen Seconds Kiss Me x3 Faith Pornography The Top (so odd, I love it) Head on The Door Disintegration

[@ethank4820]

My favorite song from The Top is dressing up.

[@samuelwills4637]

Such a great tune, doesn’t get mentioned enough!

[@jhill1023]

I am with you for the top 7…. Called the top 5…. Great call and perspective on their impact on music and all genres…. Excellent review….

[@liamsagucio9851]

I love Bloodflowers so much. I relate to it on a personal level.

[@janrieboldt2676]

what I think ,,watching me fall´´ is one of there best songs

[@ntz7358]

our ranking is quite identical !

[@ThomCurley]

Totally agree with your list. Nice.

[@michaelconnolly7681]

Excellent video. I agree with a lot of your choices. Definitely Disintegration is number 1 for so many reasons.

[@Spaceyoshi1]

Samuel, thanks a lot for this video… but i really think that you would but Faith higher if you would listen to it more often. The drowning man, all cats are grey and faith are all in my top 10 cure songs… they give me goosebumps. And espeicially the live version of faith in Orange or on the deluxe album

[@samuelwills4637]

If I was doing the list today I’d probably put it one one spot higher, depending on how I’m feeling it’s probably better than Wish but in saying that Wish is still such a great album. But all those albums on my list from Boys Don’t Cry onwards I’d listen to more often than Faith. I gave it an 8/10, but The Cure are such a good band even an 8/10 record may be ‘lower’ on my list. Faith is also arguably better than their debut but their debut offers a different type of sound that I love whereas Faith sometimes feels like Seventeen Seconds Part 2 and I’d just rather listen to Seventeen Seconds. So yeah, it’s tough!

[@Spaceyoshi1]

@@samuelwills4637 i see mate, it is a matter of taste after all. Thanks a lot for your list tho, I love cure content! I’m going to see them live in amsterdam next year actually!!! Omg that would be so awesome! What are your favorite songs of the cure? Mine are: From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea The Same Deep Water As You The Drowning Man Faith live in Orange 86/87 Apart Last Dance And then some b-sides that are so good you should listen! This twilight graden Ocean Halo The big hand Fear of ghosts A chain of flowers It used to be me

[@samuelwills4637]

@@Spaceyoshi1 favourite tracks include 10.15 Saturday Night, Play for Today, Other Voices, A Night Like This, A Thousand Hours, Lullaby, Edge of the Deep Green Sea - there are literally too many but I definitely would’ve mentioned my favourite ones in the video too :)

[@Spaceyoshi1]

@@samuelwills4637 from the edge of deep green sea haunst me… goosebumps everytime. I want to learn playing guitar everytime i hear that song

[@emelystrawberry]

a night like this is such a masterpiece. also can't wait to see them on their europe tour on october 17th 🤍🖇️

[@cameleonfleuri]

I pretty much agree with your compilation and comments!

[@patbassman8251]

The best two Cure LPs IMO are Faith and Seventeen seconds.

[@babyboomertwerkteam5662]

Do you listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees? Would love to hear your take on their worst to best. Funnily enough, when I bought a used CD copy of Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Scream, it came with a copy of The Cure's Disintegration inside the case (alongside the actual album I bought haha). The Cure is awesome, and Robert Smith even played in the Banshees a few times. Great video and agree with all your picks!

[@orangeweed14]

"Disintegration" is a masterpiece

[@magicjackm]

i'm glad you spoke fairly highly of the self-titled despite having it relatively low though i might be a little biased since that was the newest record when I got into them, I rank it very highly in their discog (talking top 5 sometimes top 3) and the bonus tracks/b-sides are so good as well

[@fribersson]

You forgot perhaps their best album: Join the Dots (the B Sides), so many gems ;-) Oh and "Mixed Up", excellent album of remixes. Their lives are great too. Joke aside, interesting to see your list. Wish is a masterpiece. Bloodflowers felt like a goodbye. I never got into the latest 2, and can't even remember any songs. Kiss Me is perfect, but most albums from Faith onwards work cohesively: each song brings something. Wild Mood Swings was weird: Jupiter Crash is excellent, Want just fell flat when the beat entered (I saw them live on that tour...). And Bloodflowers felt like they sobered up, were not trying to be, but were themselves (unlike Wild Mood Swings). I seem to remember David Allen producing most albums, before they changed their sound - and started sounding confused to my ears. Thanks for this video, I enjoyed it.

[@GopiKrishnanz]

Pretty neat ranking. Can't complain too much on the sequence, it's a personal preference I guess. For me, the top 5 would be 1. Disintegration 2. Faith 3. Head on the door 4. Japanese whispers 5. A tie between Wish and Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me Personally, pornography is too dark for me and 3 imaginary boys a little too minimalistic, but they're all good on an absolute basis I guess.

[@GopiKrishnanz]

Also, haven't you felt that KMKMKM is like a greatest hit compilation where pretty much every song can be mapped to or placed on one or the previous albums? - like hot hot hot and why can't I be you can sit with let's go to bed and the walk while the title song or snakepit can be in pornography etc!

[@classicalbum]

I enjoyed this vide as I'm beginning to explore The Cure

[@samuelwills4637]

Thanks for watching!

[@sledzeppelin]

Spot on.

[@22Hammy]

Disintegration was the best way to say goodbye to the 80s, the best decade for music. There isnt a single bad song on Disintegration.

[@ericraepsaet618]

Coward.

[@ericraepsaet618]

Standing on a beach. Colaberate.

[@ericraepsaet618]

Faith is great..

[@ericraepsaet618]

Don't want to admit it but disintegration was the coupe' de' gra'... We all know it by heart....

[@carolinescelestialasmr]

good review! i 100% agree

[@samuelwills4637]

Thankyou!

[@twistedviewlabs]

I only put WMS up a bit higher on the list because it was the tour I first saw them on. Fun fact, my first Cure gig was also where the Gone video was filmed in 1996. it was at The Great Western Forum in Inglewood, CA. I got to see them about 4 more times btw between 1997-2000 (probably why I enjoyed Bloodflowers a bit more too). Been a fan since at least 1986 and have never looked back. So psyched that not only is Wish FINALLY getting the deluxe reissue treatment but we're (hopefully) getting a new freaking album later this year (with Reeves Gabrels!). Cure for life! EDIT: My two all time, tied for #1 Cure albums are Disintegration & Pornography (in that order). So my list goes as follows: 13. 4:13 Dream 12. The Cure (agreed that it's a great album overall but it's the production that kills it for me) 11. Bloodflowers (only in this spot because IMHO, it starts off amazing then falls flat midway...but the closer title cut is divine....especially live). 10. Wild Mood Swings (in this spot only because I first saw them live on this tour...so I'm a bit biased) 9. Japanese Whispers 8. Faith/Carnage Visors 7. Seventeen Seconds 6. The Top 5. The Head On The Door 4. Wish 3. Three Imaginary Boys/Boys Don't Cry 2. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me 1. Disintegration/Pornography (tied because these both have seen the most plays by me)

[@ohnoitsthecatman738]

Though you cant see it, the cover of the Faith album is the same photo they used later for the cover of the Pictures of You single. I love The Cure, they were the first band I truly loved and continue to love to this day, The Head on the Door through Disintegration are the trilogy of my youth and still, at 45 I can say all three would be inmy top 20 of all time with Disintegration sitting atop where is has since i was 14

[@HerveBoisde]

Are you sure it was Pictures of You? I think the artwork for that single is a photo of Mary Poole looking in a mirror

[@ohnoitsthecatman738]

@@HerveBoisde Yep, I'm pretty sure it's the same photo, distorted beyond recognition but the same image originally. The Seventeen Seconds, Faith & Pornography era album covers were all characterised by heavy distortion. Unfortunately I don't have any reference for you to look it up but I'm positive this is something I discovered post the advent of the internet. I have been following The Cure since 1986, (I was 12) anything to do with Robert Smith fascinated me

[@neoninfusion847]

I really enjoyed the video and you know your stuff. I would agree with your assessment of the last four releases. But having anticipated each new release from Disintegration onwards, I have to say that Wish was a bit of a disappointment at the time. Place it side by side with The Top and you will see the undeniable creativity in the latter album verses Robert’s attempts to produce a big seller in Wish. It took me years to truly appreciate The Top and it probably came with a listen to those songs live in concert where they truly came to life. Anyway, thanks.

[@samuelwills4637]

Thanks for watching! Wish is definitely an album where Robert Smith was playing it safe, but I think it still comes together as being a super strong album. So on it’s own merit, I think it manages to balance the light and the dark very well, it’s just that other Cure records do it even better! High and From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea are two of my personal favourite Cure songs. The Top they definitely start to push boundaries and enter the ground of pop sensibilities but I think they only nail it when they reach Head on the Door and Kiss Me

[@neoninfusion847]

@@samuelwills4637 fair enough. The Top is admittedly ‘out there’ but I almost always value taking creative risk over playing it safe. The other thing that struck me with Wish is that the B-sides I believe are stronger songs than many of the tracks that made the album cut. I especially like the Big Hand, Halo and This Twilight Garden but who am I to tell Robert this, lol. I really your video, thanks again.

[@PabloYourself]

Good job, man. Go do something like this for pulp, stone roses, oasis, the verve, blur, etc. not a lot of ppl on youtube are doing videos like this so there will be an audience for it.

[@samuelhutchison8433]

Disintegration is such a great album that 3 of my fav songs of the cure are in this album.Prayers for rain.The same deep water as you. Plainsong.