The Cure - Faith (Deluxe Edition)

Artist:

Cure (The)

UPC:

602498218341

See Also:

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Description:

The Cure: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Simon Gallup (bass); Laurence Tolhurst (drums).
Engineers: Mike Hedges, Graham Carmichael, David Kemp.
Digitally remasted U.K. version.
If you ever observed (or were) a pale depressed-looking teenager dressed entirely in black, sitting in the corner scribbling frantically into a marble bound notebook, then you already understand the Cure. In the 1980s, the Cure provided the soundtrack for an entire generation of misfit toys, and if SEVENTEEN SECONDS was a wake-up call for the dispossessed, FAITH is the daily affirmation. Scaled back down to a three-piece with the loss of keyboardist Hartley, the Cure is a lean, mean fighting machine, ready to rumble.
"Rumble" is the best way to describe the propulsive bass playing of Simon Gallup, whose rolling bass anchors both mid-tempo numbers like "The Drowning Man" and faster fare such as "Primary." While no new ground is broken ("Doubt" is basically a rewrite of "Play for Today"), FAITH is stunning in its simplicity and haunting beauty, as evidenced by "All Cats Are Grey" and "The Funeral Party." Even drummer and mascot Lol Tolhurst`s minimal beats work to perfection next to the spare-yet-effective instrumentation of "Faith." This is quintessential Cure.

Track Listing:

DISC 1: FAITH (DELUXE EDITION):

1. Holy Hour, The
2. Primary
3. Other Voices
4. All Cats Are Grey
5. Funeral Party, The
6. Doubt
7. Drowning Man, The
8. Faith
9. Carnage Visors: The Soundtrack

DISC 2:

1. Faith - (previously unreleased)
2. Doubt - (previously unreleased)
3. Drowning - (previously unreleased)
4. Holy Hour, The - (previously unreleased)
5. Primary - (previously unreleased)
6. Going Home Time - (previously unreleased)
7. Violin Song, The - (previously unreleased)
8. Normal Story, A - (previously unreleased)
9. All Cats Are Grey - (previously unreleased, live)
10. Funeral Party, The - (live)
11. Other Voices - (live)
12. Drowning Man, The - (live)
13. Faith - (live)
14. Forever - (live)
15. Charlotte Sometimes

Album Information

Release Date:

04/25/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Gothic

Label:

Universal Distribution

Catalog Number:

9821834

Original Release Year:

1981

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Portions copyright 2005 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.

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