The Cure - Boys Dont Cry

Artist:

Cure (The)

See Also:

Levinhurst Wire (Punk) Bend of the River (DVD)

Description:

The Cure: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar); Michael Dempsey (vocals, bass); Lol Tolhurst (drums).
Recorded at Morgan Studios, London, England in 1979.
Inaugurating the shadowy gloom/blissful pop combination that became the Cure`s trademark, BOYS DON`T CRY contains healthy portions of both, along with a dose of punk-fueled angst befitting the times in which it was recorded. Robert Smith reveals himself as an alarmingly developed songwriter--though he was still in his late teens when these songs were written, his compositional abilities are as impressive as the potential they reveal.
The album produced a string of hits, several of which were to remain signature tunes for the group throughout their lengthy tenure in pop`s upper strata. The title track, as touchingly naive and vulnerable a love song as one could ask for, is the album`s best-known song. "Killing An Arab," based on a famous passage from "The Stranger," attracted controversy while it displayed Smith`s burgeoning taste in exotic compositional textures. The gently bizarre "10:15 Saturday Night" is a calm study in dynamics, while "Jumping Someone Else`s Train" is a cry for individuality, a sentiment truly at the heart of this and all the group`s work.

Album Information

Release Date:

11/14/2006

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Gothic

Label:

Phantom Records (England)

Catalog Number:

8150112

Original Release Year:

1980

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

DDD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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