Monday 17 November 2014

THE CURE "MIXED UP" 1990 ***


The pocket version of THE ROUGH TO ROCK - 100 ESSENTIAL CD's lists this as THE Cure album to have, which struck me as odd, so I had to get it out and re-listen. These are remixes/extended versions of Cure classics, with an emphasis on the, then current, Disintegration album. Two tracks were apparently recreated from scratch as the master tapes were lost (The Walk, A Forest). The sound is generally more electronic/dance-floor friendly but, more often than not, does not depart too much from the originals. I'd say that the album is, on the whole, enjoyable but far from essential.

**** for Close To Me (probably the only song benefiting from the remix), A Forest and Lovesong
*** for Lullaby (long intro), Hot Hot Hot!!! (nice dance version), Fascination Street, The Caterpillar, Never Enough, Pictures Of You
** for The Walk, Inbetween Days

1 comment:

  1. Nice but I prefer the classic versions without the annoying beat in the background...

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