THE CURE
BLOODFLOWERS
ALBUM FICTION, UNIVERSAL RELEASE: FEBRUARY 2, 2000 (JAPAN), FEBRUARY 14, 2000 (EUROPE AND THE REST OF THE WORLD EXCEPT USA, FEBRUARY 15, 2000 (USA) REVIEW: JANUARY 27, 2000


The legendary The Cure gives us their best album since "Pornography" and the entire album is actually good. This is of course a very nice surprise. Rumours have been circulating but hey, who could have believed that something like this would come out of the Cure factory?
"Watching Me Fall" is a good example of what kind of music Robert Smith and his companions do best. The sadness, the pain and the feeling of hopelessness are important subjects, just like in the good old days. There are no painful compositions like "Friday I'm in Love" or the majority of songs on the previous album "Wild Mood Swings".
We'll see if there will be more material from this classic band - rumours have said that this album would end their career. But that would surely be a great way to end their career...

JOHAN ASTEMARK