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Rating: "4:13 Dream", thirtieth studio album by the Cure.
I'll start by saying that I won't be very objective in reviewing this album; the Cure have been one of my favorite bands since I was 14, and now I'm 30, so you can do the math on how long I've been following them. I always listen to them with pleasure, but since Wild Mood Swings, they no longer give me the same thrill. However, I must say that with "Underneath the Stars", the first track, the album starts off really well. It may not add much to what has been said so far by Robert Smith's band, but this piece is enjoyable.
From the second piece until "Sleep When I'm Dead" everything remains fairly flat, it’s just the latest Cure we’ve seen on MTV, nothing special, they pick up again towards the end with the last three tracks, but by then it’s too late.
They should start daring again.
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By John Smith
An album that represents a pleasant surprise for those who, like myself, believed they were artistically finished.
Underneath the Stars so close to the atmospheres of Disintegration, particularly the wonderful Plainsong.
By Imaginaryboy
This latest work is a worthy chapter of a discography spanning 31 years that wants to keep going, even when Dark is no longer in vogue and New Wave is dead.
4:13 Dream marks the splendid return of Porl Thompson's guitars, and is a very good album... boasting a less symphonic but very well-packaged and played sound.
By terzaposizione
The hope that it was finally a return to the glories of the past is given by the first Track "Underneaththe Stars".
An absolute must-buy if you’re a fan… don’t buy it if you’re not… listen carefully if you are becoming one.
