The Cure – Pornography Vinyl

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Singer Robert Smith was determined to make the Cure one of the most distinctive groups of any age. After jaunty power pop was in vogue, Smith shifted to tone poems and ethereal freakouts. However, with ‘Pornography’, he entered the downward spiral that prompted the greatest music of his career. The title track is sheer hell as Smith abandons music altogether. but the remaining tracks are among the finest the ’80s had to offer. ‘One Hundred Years’, with its grinding riff, ‘Siamese Twins’, with its stuttering beat, and ‘the figurehead’ (“i laughed in the mirror for the first time in a year”) are gothic studies in terror par excellence. Nothing sounded like ‘Pornography’, not even other Cure records.

Tracklist
A Side
1. One Hundred Years
2. A Short Term Effect
3. The Hanging Garden
4. Siamese Twins

B Side
1. The Figurehead
2. A Strange Day
3. Cold
4. Pornography

Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 31.19 x 31.19 x 0.41 cm; 278.11 Grams
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2008
Country of origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom

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The artist

About The Cure

Robert James Smith (born 21 April 1959) is an English musician who is the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the Cure, a post-punk band formed in 1976. His guitar-playing style (including his use of the Fender Bass VI), and distinctive singing voice shaped the sounding identity of the Cure. His fashion sense (often sporting a pale complexion, smeared red lipstick, black eye-liner, unkempt wiry black hair and all-black clothes) were highly influential on the goth subculture that rose to prominence in the 1980s. Smith's other work includes playing the lead guitar as a member of Siouxsie and the Banshees from 1982 to 1984 and being the co-founder of the short-lived band the Glove in 1983. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cure in 2019, and Rolling Stone magazine ranked him as the 157th greatest singer of all time in 2023.

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The release

About Pornography Vinyl

Pornography Vinyl is a release by The Cure. This edition is supplied as vinyl. Musically, it sits within All Products and Brit Rock.

GenreAll Products, Brit Rock, Indie

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