Our next Album of the Month Club will feature The Cure Disintegration on Tuesday 25th July 2023 at 8pm BST.
The Cure’s seminal album Disintegration stands as a timeless masterpiece that continues to captivate listeners across generations. Released in 1989, this landmark record encapsulates the band’s signature dark and introspective sound. From the haunting melodies of ‘Pictures of You’ to the introspective lyrics of ‘Lovesong’, the album delves deep into themes of love, loss, and emotional turmoil. Robert Smith’s distinctive vocals, accompanied by lush layers of atmospheric guitars and ethereal synths, create an atmospheric sonic landscape that resonates with a profound sense of melancholy. ‘Disintegration’ remains a profound and influential album, solidifying The Cure’s position as pioneers of alternative rock.
In advance of the meeting, Colleen will send out a ‘Musical Lead-Up Playlist’ of 10 songs – music that will set the tone for the deep album listening featuring The Cure’s inspirations and other bands in their milieu at that time.
At the meeting, itself, Colleen tells the story behind the album for about 20 minutes and then we listen to the album in its entirety without interruption following our listening guidelines – phones off and no talking. To be clear, its up to you to source whichever copy of the album you can get your hands on – streaming online, CD, vinyl – whatever it is. We don’t broadcast the album over Zoom as you won’t have a great listening experience.
After the album finishes we reconvene and have a discussion about the album and our listening experience.
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We hope you can join us and thanks for listening!
