This is a Hyper CD which contains regular audio tracks and provides a link to the artist's website with the help of an internet browser.
Personnel: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); Laurence Tolhurst (various instruments, keyboards, drums); Porl Thompson, Perry Bamonte (guitar, keyboards); Mathieu Hartley, Roger O'Donnell (keyboards); Michael Dempsey, Simon Gallup, Phil Thornalley (bass); Steve Goulding, Andy Anderson, Boris Williams, Jason Cooper (drums); Saffron (background vocals).
Producers include: Robert Smith, David M. Allen, Steve Lyon, Mark Saunders, Mark Plati.
Personnel: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboards, 6-string bass); Saffron (vocals); Perry Bamonte, Porl Thompson (guitar, keyboards); Reeves Gabrels (guitar); Mathieu Hartley, Roger O'Donnell (keyboards); Jason Cooper, Laurence Tolhurst, Steve Goulding , Boris Williams (drums).
Audio Mixers: Robert Smith ; Nye; Alan Moulder; Mark Plati; Mark Saunders; Allen; Paul Corkett; Perry Bamonte; Bob Clearmountain.
Recording information: 1979-2001.
Photographer: Stylorouge.
By way of distinguishing GREATEST HITS from the other Cure collections on the market, let's first note that most of the doom and gloom for which the band is often derided is largely absent here due to the disinclusion of most of their early material. The bulk of this disc is devoted to mid-period cure classics such as the simultaneously innocent and randy "Let's Go to Bed," the breathless, horn-driven "Close to Me," and the bouncy, jazz-tinged "The Lovecats." To prove that the Cure didn't peter out after the Reagan era, GH reminds us that the transcendently effervescent pop gem "Friday I'm in Love" and the hard-driving rocker "Never Enough" stand as tall as the group's earlier efforts. A couple of attractive new tunes are tacked on for the benefit of those who've already got everything else here.
Professional Reviews
Q (12/01, p.154) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Everything here attests to their consistency, invention and singularity....the real buying incentive is a limited-edition bonus CD featuring the hits in spartan, acoustic guise..."
Q (12/01, p.154) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Everything here attests to their consistency, invention and singularity....the real buying incentive is a limited-edition bonus CD featuring the hits in spartan, acoustic guise..."
Alternative Press (01/02, p.76) - 9 out of 10 - "...A reminder that the Cure doesn't simply make great records. They write great songs as well..."
