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The Cure - The Top (1984) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2006]

Posted By: gribovar
The Cure - The Top (1984) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2006]

The Cure - The Top (1984) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2006]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 695 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 249 MB | Covers - 139 MB
Genre: Post-Punk, New Wave, Gothic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polydor (9840012)

Recorded in the midst of Robert Smith's tenuous tenure with Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Top is arguably the most hedonistic record the Cure ever produced. Essentially Smith and Lol Tolhurst working with studio musicians (this being the period when the Cure's lineup was never assured), it's an album obviously recorded under stress, drink, and drugs. More wildly experimental musically than anything before it, it laid the foundations for the Cure's pattern of unpigeonholable albums that were to erase their reputation built by Pornography and eventually culminating in Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. That said, it's still very much a Cure record. Heavy on the percussion and quaint keyboard effects that were so big in the '80s, the melodies ("The Caterpillar," "Shake Dog Shake") are unmistakably Robert Smith. The big change this time around is his ability to fuse the paranoia and neuroses of former work (Pornography) with his newfound use of pop melody and outside influences (i.e., world travels, sounds, instruments) to moderate success ("Wailing Wall," "Piggy in the Mirror"). A more psychedelic descent than Pornography, The Top is a transition, never really feeling like a full-length release, but it does meld all former phases of Rob and company, which would fully gel on The Head on the Door. At best an imperfect record, The Top is a necessary step in the evolution of the band.
CD 1 Tracklist:
01. Shake Dog Shake
02. Birdmad Girl
03. Wailing Wall
04. Give Me It
05. Dressing Up
06. The Caterpillar
07. Piggy in the Mirror
08. The Empty World
09. Bananafishbones
10. The Top

Total time: 40:55

CD 2 Tracklist (Rarities 1982-1984):
01. You Stayed… (RS Home Demo)
02. Ariel (RS Home Demo)
03. A Hand Inside My Mouth (Studio Demo)
04. Sadacic (RS Studio Demo)
05. Shake Dog Shake (Studio Demo)
06. Piggy In The Mirror (Studio Demo)
07. Birdmad Girl (Studio Demo)
08. Give Me It (Studio Demo)
09. Throw Your Foot (Studio Demo)
10. Happy The Man (Studio Demo)
11. The Caterpillar (Studio Demo)
12. Dressing Up (Studio Alt Mix)
13. Wailing Wall (Studio Alt Mix)
14. The Empty World (Live Bootleg)
15. Bananafishbones (Live Bootleg)
16. The Top (Live Bootleg)
17. Forever (Version) (Live Bootleg)

Total time: 01:05:01

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The Cure / The Top (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 1)

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Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

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The Cure / The Top (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 2)

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Thanks to Figurehead

See also:
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds (1980) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2005]
The Cure - Faith (1981) [Japanese Edition 2005]
The Cure - Pornography (1982) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2005]
The Cure - Disintegration (1989) [3CD Deluxe Edition 2010]
The Cure - Galore: The Singles 1987-1997 (1997)