The Cure - Seventeen Seconds (Deluxe Edition)

Artist:

Cure (The)

See Also:

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

Description:

U.K. remastered version packaged in plastic O-card with booklet and exclusive notes and photography.
Within the space of two short years the Cure mysteriously transformed themselves from a more accessible Wire/Buzzcocks hybrid into the grandiose-haired gloom merchants they resembled for decades. While the international success of singles like "Boys Don`t Cry" might have pointed to a continuation of the same formula, Smith decided to take the band into choppier waters. SEVENTEEN SECONDS marked the start of the Cure Phase II. Somewhat reminiscent of bands like Siouxsie & the Banshees (a group Smith played with for a few albums), SEVENTEEN SECONDS is not an album for the faint at heart.
The addition of perennial favorite Simon Gallup on bass and the short-lived but effective Mathleu Hartley on keyboards expanded the Cure`s previously sparse sound, adding layers of texture that complemented Smith`s longer, less accessible songs. While "Play for Today" hearkens back to the bands poppier days, "Seventeen Seconds" and "Secrets" show that the band was not about to turn back from its new approach. "A Reflection" is eerily beautiful, but the album`s true highlight is the perky-but-sad "A Forest." Perhaps one of the least-known but most influential records of the early 1980s, and a sign of things to come down the road.

Track Listing:

SEVENTEEN SECONDS (DELUXE EDITION):

1. Reflection
2. Play For Today
3. Secrets
4. In Your House
5. Three
6. Final Sound
7. Forest
8. M
9. At Night
10. Seventeen Seconds
11. I`m a Cult Hero (Vinyl Single by Cult Hero)
12. I Dig You (Vinyl Single by Cult Hero)
13. Another Journey by Train (Home Demo)
14. Secrets (Home Demo)
15. Seventeen Seconds (Live)
16. In Your House (Live)
17. Three (Alt Studio Mix)
18. I Dig You (Cult Hero Live)
19. M (Live)
20. Final Sound (Live)
21. Reflection (Live)
22. Play For Today (Live)
23. At Night (Live)
24. Forest (Live)
25. I`m a Cult Hero (Live)

Album Information

Release Date:

04/25/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Gothic

Label:

Universal Records (UK)

Catalog Number:

9821831

Original Release Year:

1980

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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