WILD MOOD SWINGS (aka the worst Cure album by a country mile)

I love how you can see a wall of bills advertising the “Mint Car” single in Mike Leigh’s 1997 film Calendar Girls, which then segues into a brief conversation among the two protagonists who talk about no longer following the band

I still like this, still listen on occasion. It's in my "headcanon" as the Cure's last album--not near the heights of about everything through 'Disintegration,' but to my ears, better than 'Wish' and certainly far, far better than the 'Wild Mood Swings' that was actually issued:

This has stayed in my rotation all month. And after spending more time with 'Connect the Dots,' probably contains most of my favorite Cure b-sides. . .

The Cure - 'This Is A Lie'
'Wild Mood Swings' Reconsidered

01 - Adonais
02 - Jupiter Crash*
03 - A Pink Dream
04 - Treasure*
05 - Home
06 - Waiting
07 - Dredd Song
08 - It Used to Be Me
09 - Numb*
10 - Ocean
11 - Bare*
12 - This Is A Lie (Ambient Mix)

Total Time: 53:43

* From 'Wild Mood Swings'

― Soundslike, Tuesday, August 15, 2017 12:34 AM (five years ago)