THAT being said, if you enjoy losing yourself every now and then in a little Laether Strip, Shroud, Skinny Puppy, Kill Switch...Klick, Christian Death, what have you AND you can approach with an open mind the subject of other bands daring to manipulate the Cure's genius - you'll love it. Sure, the vocalists don't sound like Robert Smith, they AREN'T Robert Smith. And I don't think they're trying to be. This is not an endeavor to "improve" the Cure - just an attempt to pay tribute to them and to have a little fun. I adore this album, it offers up exciting new twists on some classics - most have a darker edge and the addition of some fierce dance beats uncharacteristic of the Cure, but nevertheless exhilarating.


Pay Attention   March 24, 2000
 5 out of 8 found this review helpful

This album is for relatively hard-core Cure fans, and Industrial-Metal listeners. I don't really reccomend it if you're incredibly stuck on Robert's voice and interpretations, because you'll never appreciate the re-makes. Bands like Leaether Strip, Kill Switch...Klick, and Bell, Book And Candle take songs like "A Forest", "Sinking", and "Shake Dog Shake", and bring them to their darkest depths of despair, to the point where they should maybe have been in the first place...but The Cure is very subtle, and has a distinct method to it's madness. I highly recomend it to anyone who's into the Cure's message and feel, but wants to go a little deeper, but who finds bands like Korn or Manson too foppish and lost in their own legend.

The bands on this tribute are all great in their own right. The liner notes say it best ; "We're not just jumping someone else's train.."

This is a really good album. You should buy it. Now. If you don't have the money, call...I'll wire it to you. It's that good.


ILikeIndustrialButThisIs...........Total Cheeeeeeze!   August 10, 1999
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

I first heard this cd from a friend of mine who had borrowed it from his friend: we both listened to it for the first time and were fairly dissapointed. I can understand perhaps liking the songs if i had never heard the originals. But i love the original songs by the Cure, so these seem like poor, bastardized facsimilies of once Curesong greatness...I like industrial and Goth but for the most part these bands do not maintain the passion, originality and personality that is in the originals, enfused by massive oozing Robert Smith goodness......no that sure doesn't show up here. No one can equal Robert Smiths voice, let alone song flavor and flow. I give it two stars though, for Lets Go To Bed covered by Crocodile Shop, for the amazing hilariousness of their cover, and for Sinking covered by The Shroud which is fairly true in styling to the original, almost to the point of mistaking it for the original until they start to sing. So basically, I do not recommend this album, but do find some manic Cure-head and borrow it from them so you can tape the good tracks........but don't spend the money for this CD......


An excellent tribute!   March 7, 2000
 2 out of 4 found this review helpful

This album is something that should be listened to by any cure fanatic. The version of Lullaby is fantastic and nearly warrants a purchase by the song alone. One problem that I found with the CD was that I found my self only listening to about 4 tracks most of the time although there are about 7 I enjoyed quite bit. This is an great buy, especially if you like like The Cure and are also into industrial and more gritty music.


What were they thinking???   July 18, 1999
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I adore The Cure. They are great live or in the studio. Their songs have a uniqueness that cannot be heard in any other music. This tribute cheapens The Cure. It sounds nothing like them. It's not a type of music I enjoy. However, you must be your own judge. If you are a Cure fan, listen to some of these samples and ask yourself if they are at all like the original. I don't see how it would be possible for any true Cure fan to own this.