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Staring at the Sea - The Singles [Import]

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  • Audio CD (31 Dec 1993)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Fiction
  • ASIN: B00002615M
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,798 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. Killing An Arab
2. 10.15 Saturday Night
3. Boys Don't Cry
4. Jumping Someone Else's Train
5. Forest
6. Play For Today
7. Primary
8. Other Voices
9. Charlotte Sometimes
10. Hanging Garden
11. Let's Go To Bed
12. Walk
13. Love Cats
14. The caterpillar
15. In between days
16. Close to me
17. A night like this

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Big and moody, Staring at the Sea compiles some hits and near-misses of these excavators of the dark soul. Beginning with their earliest hits--the sparse "Killing an Arab", the aptly tedious "10:15 Saturday Night" and the charming "Boys Don't Cry"--this collection stops before the comparative giddiness of Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. Musicians first, brooding art types second, The Cure's unique instrumentation doesn't get the credit it rightfully deserves. The thrashy, trash-can break in "Jumping Someone Else's Train", the sprightly synthesized recorder of "Close to Me" and the techno-pop disco lines in "Let's Go to Bed" and "The Walk" are downright brilliant in their effectiveness and simplicity. --Steve Gdula


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This compilation of singles represents the first eight years of the Cure's history, spanning 1978 through 1985. STARINGAT THE SEA is a necessary volume in any Cure fan's collection, its 17 absolute gems ranging from the dark, minimalist "Killing an Arab" to the almost symphonic "A Night Like This". The collection traces the Cure's evolution from post-punk trio through the early years of the band's reinvention as gloomy and mildly psychedelic romantics.
STARING includes the catchy "Boys Don't Cry" and "The Walk", the Cure's response to New Order's early attempts at electronic dance music. Also present here are the hauntingly beautiful "Charlotte Sometimes", not available on any other compact disc, and "The Lovecats", one of the Cure's more unique-and most commercially successful-singles. This excellent compilation effectively summarises the growth of one of new wave's most formidableforces. STARING AT THE SEA also serves as an ideal introduction to the Cure.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Ideal intro to classic Cure, 1 May 2002
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I'm an admirer of the Cure rather than a fully paid up fan, and don't own any Cure albums other than this, but among the 17 songs here are 5 bona fide masterpieces.

I hadn't heard "Killing an arab" for 20 years, and for me it's the absolute best Cure song ever - the arabian-style guitar, the brilliant guitar work, the atmosphere, the desolate lyrics. "10:15 saturday night" is another work in the same mould - wonderfully atmospheric, brilliant guitar breaks.

"A forest" must be the definitive Cure song - hypnotic bass, guitar and vocals and swooshy sound effects over a drum machine - a bit Doctor Who-ish in a way, and totally - well, yes - brilliant. Then there's "The love cats" - a song which is virtually impossible to sit still to. Double bass and piano - your grandma would love it too. Finally there's "Close to me", a song that's sounds as if it's been put together in the kitchen with string and sellotape, which is what gives it it's charm.

There's a lot of other songs on this album, but for me it's those 5 that make this compilation a must have.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes I Dream, 30 Jul 2001
By Matthew Giuliano (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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"Staring at the Sea" is a collection of singles from the band's albums from "Three Imaginary Boys" (released in America as "Boys Don't Cry," with a few variations) in 1979 up through "Head on the Door" in 1985. This album provides a fine panorama of the Cure's progression from a power (punk) trio (Killing an Arab, Boys Don't Cry), through the heavily synthesized sounds of Faith (Other Voices), the gothic, drum machine of Pornography (The Hanging Garden), to the Cure's most complex (and commercially successful) arrangements in Head on the Door (Inbetween Days, Close to Me). New fans will instantly fall in love with Boys Don't Cry, Love Cats, Caterpillar, Inbetween Days and Close to Me. "Killing an Arab" was the band's first single, and despite its name, is merely an adaptation of Albert Camus' "The Stranger," not a reflection of any racial animosity. "Charlotte Sometimes" is a gem on this album. It was never released on a full-length album, yet it is a favorite of many Cure fans; the studio version is a bit sluggish, though, and fans will find that songs like "Let's Go to Bed," "The Walk," and "Charlotte" (though cleverly appealing as mid-80s antiquities) are literally transformed by the performances of these songs in the live CDs "Show" and "Paris." This compilation is outstanding, though. New fans are encouraged to check out "Galore," which is a collection of more recent singles that most people are more familiar with, but when you are ready to fall in love with the Cure, and you will, this album should immediately become part of your CD collection.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nuggets amongst the dirges, 6 Oct 2001
By corduroyangel@aol.com (Kendal, Cumbria) - See all my reviews
I'll admit, I'm not a committed Cure fan, but BLIMEY did they write some great songs! A lot of their album stuff, for which I just never had the patience and perseverance, is thankfully given another chance on this value-for-money compilation. How could anyone resist Love Cats, Let's Go To Bed or Inbetween Days? I've always loved Smith for his unnerving juxtaposition of the upbeat melody, the suicidal lyric and the frankly comedic video, mixed in various proportions according to the individual track recipe. Crazy, loveable, sexy and highly individual - I hate to break it to you but there'll never be another Cure. If you need proof it's Staring At The Sea.
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3.0 out of 5 stars staring at the sea
the actual cd is brill just as i remember but the service by elite digital was poor - it took 6 weeks for it to be delivered as apparently it had been lost in the post and i had... Read more
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Published 14 months ago by P. Philips

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic introduction to The Cure...
...but I do wonder why they insist on making a cd like this, with mostly singles from albums and then one or two non-album releases that you can't find anywhere else. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Most played album In Antarctica
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4.0 out of 5 stars Best of early Cure
The Cure, especially early Cure, is an acquired taste. This collection of singles presents their most accessible hits in chronological sequence for a tasty listening experience... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good
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3.0 out of 5 stars Staring at my shoes?
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Published on 27 April 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars great
By far the best Cure album ever done. Listen and Buy, worth it just for close to me and Lovecats
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