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Faith [Deluxe Edition] [Box set]

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Product details

  • Audio CD (2 May 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Commercial Marketing
  • ASIN: B0007OC7BE
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,039 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc 1:

Extraits
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. The Holy Hour 4:26£0.69
Listen  2. Primary 3:39£0.69
Listen  3. Other Voices 4:23£0.69
Listen  4. All Cats Are Grey 5:27£0.69
Listen  5. The Funeral Party 4:14£0.69
Listen  6. Doubt 3:11£0.69
Listen  7. The Drowning Man 4:49£0.69
Listen  8. Faith 6:42£0.69
Listen  9. Music From The Film Soundtrack Carnage Visors27:51Album Only


Disc 2:

Extraits
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Faith 2:55£0.69
Listen  2. Doubt 1:07£0.69
Listen  3. Drowning 1:50£0.69
Listen  4. The Holy Hour 4:47£0.79
Listen  5. Primary 4:21£0.69
Listen  6. Going Home Time 3:30£0.69
Listen  7. The Violin Song 3:36£0.79
Listen  8. A Normal Story 3:02£0.69
Listen  9. All Cats Are Grey 5:35£0.69
Listen10. The Funeral Party 4:36£0.69
Listen11. Other Voices 4:43£0.69
Listen12. The Drowning Man 5:47£0.69
Listen13. Faith10:22Album Only
Listen14. Forever 9:19£0.69
Listen15. Charlotte Sometimes 4:13£0.69

Product Description

Album Description
This is the Digitally Remastered Deluxe Edition of The Cure’s third full-length album, and comes in a plastic film O-card and double deluxe digipak with booklet, exclusive notes and pictures.

Originally a Goth-flavoured post-punk outfit, The Cure evolved into one of the truly seminal bands of the ‘80s, and ultimately one of modern rock’s most celebrated and influential acts. Guided by creative visionary Robert Smith, The Cure’s signature sound balances a dreamy pop savvy with a dark, brooding majesty and fuses superbly crafted, literate songs with a feverish emotional intensity. The band’s early catalog-newly remastered and expanded with a wealth of rarities-is a series of masterpieces that laid the groundwork for their phenomenal and enduring popularity. Faith is a milestone for Robert Smith lyrically, branching out into questions of faith and spirituality he never quite touched on so well ever again. A depressing record, certainly, but also one of the most underrated and beautiful albums The Cure put together. They would not touch on this sort of lush sadness so well again until 1989’s Disintegration.

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If you ever observed (or were) a pale depressed-looking teenager dressed entirely in black, sitting in the corner scribbling frantically into a marble bound notebook, then you already understand the Cure. In the 1980s, the Cure provided the soundtrack for an entire generation of misfit toys, and ifSEVENTEEN SECONDS was a wake-up call for the dispossessed, FAITH is the daily affirmation. Scaled back down to a three-piece with the loss of keyboardist Hartley, the Cure is a lean, mean fighting machine, ready to rumble.
"Rumble" is the best way to describe the propulsive bass playing of SimonGallup, whose rolling bass anchors both mid-tempo numbers like "The Drowning Man" and faster fare such as "Primary". While no new ground is broken ("Doubt" is basically a rewrite of "Play for Today"), FAITH is stunning in its simplicity and haunting beauty, as evidenced by "All Cats Are Grey" and "The Funeral Party". Even drummer and mascot Lol Tolhurst's minimal beats work to perfection next to the spare-yet-effective instrumentation of "Faith". This is quintessential Cure.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping The Faith, 28 Aug 2005
By Steven T. Jarvis "Skarekrow" (Thanet, Kent) - See all my reviews
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Memory, it is said is a terrible liar; it takes everything out of perspective and, if not kept in check, can convince one to make the most alarming assumptions. Don't' worry, there is a point to all this rambling and the point is that I knew I needed to own "Faith"; I knew I needed it for a number of reasons, because it was The Cure, because I had last heard it several years ago and, most importantly, because I had completely forgotten what the album was like. What I didn't realise; for these very reasons what an outstanding album it was and, indeed, still is!

It is to easy to refer to any album as a classic by definition of its age and durability; but the true definition of a classic album is one that may not appeal immediately, but improves each time it is heard. I am afraid the clouding of time caused me to relegate this album to my things to buy list for far too long - and the cost was mine. This is a superb album, because it is quintessentially one of The Cure's finest albums; it represents the transition from the stark brilliance of "Seventeen Seconds" to the even more imposing and sublimely dark Gothic masterwork that is "Pornography", as the Three Imaginary Boys stand alone once more.

I did myself a great disservice by not buying this album before, but the Delux Edition carries with it the wonderful chance to listen to rarities and unreleased tracks, including the most delightful Charlotte Sometimes (I met a girl called Charlotte "Sometimes" at a N-I-N gig in July - Hi, Charlotte), this song being a personal favourite of mine.

I do not believe it is possible to identify a single Cure album as being a "Classic" because they are all classics in their own right - and this album is no exception.And, as I have found, I enjoy it more each time I listen to it (quod erat demonstrandum).

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars an underrated gem, 28 Jun 2005
this is the first cure album that i bought and my favourite.
robert smith and co produce a fantastic desolate piece of work.
there's no doubt that it is a very dark album(not one to listen on a summer barbecue party!!!)
An album to listen at night with headphones and possibly dream
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional, 11 April 2006
By Coincidence Vs Fate (Warwickshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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I have bought many Cure albums - on and off - over the years. There are many that I don't - and probably won't - return to, but this is an exception. "Faith" has always been my favourite Cure album, closely followed by "Seventeen Seconds". It has a lustre that I don't think the band ever managed to capture again. The sound is sparse, desolate and beautiful. Even bleak in places. The album includes my favourite Cure single, "Primary", which could easily have been followed up with "Other Voices" but Robert had already moved on and decided against releasing another track from the album.

The Deluxe edition is a real treat as it includes many demos and studio outtakes that give the listener a real insight into how the Cure sound was honed.

Bag yourself a bargain.

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