The Cure’s Pornography at 44: How the Album Turned Despair Into a Template for Indie Rock
A solemn record of dread and despair, wherein The Cure forego the light and dwell amid shadows and sorrow.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: 1980s music
Album Reviews8.4/10
The Cure’s ‘The Top’: Ambition, Unevenness, and One of Their Most Interesting Albums
A record of contradiction: a dark, ambitious work wherein ambition and discord contend within one soul.
Album Reviews6/10
94 East & Prince’s ‘Cookhouse Five’ Is a Warm Session, Not a Statement
A 21-minute, five-track album from 94 East & Prince offers a warm, raw session. Our review says it's a modest listen for dedicated fans, scoring 6/10.
Album Reviews8/10
Prince Review: Nine Tracks, One Man’s Ambition
Prince's 1979 self-titled album review: a confident step forward with standout funk tracks, but ballads stall the momentum. An 8/10.
Album Reviews9/10
Dirty Mind: The Album Where Prince Torched His Own Blueprint
A look back at Prince's 1980 album Dirty Mind, a raw, sexually charged landmark that broke from his polished past and redefined funk for the decade.
Album Reviews4/10
Posthumous ‘Dream of a Lifetime’ Scrapes the Vault and Lets Filler Drown Its Few Great Songs — 4/10
Marvin Gaye's 1985 posthumous album 'Dream of a Lifetime' mixes unfinished funk experiments with classic soul, a fragmented document of a brilliant artist.
Album Reviews4/10
46 Years Later, the Album That Tried to Freeze an Endless Vacation Still Sounds Like It Missed the Wave
A review of the Beach Boys' 1980 album 'Keepin' the Summer Alive' — a polished but hollow nostalgia trip that fails to capture their former vitality.
Hawks & Doves Splits Neil Young Down the Middle, Acoustic Grief on One Side and Flag-Waving Bar Songs on the Other
A record split in two: quiet old songs on one side, quick country songs on the other. Nine tracks, thirty minutes, no true settling.
Album Reviews7.2/10
44 Years On, Six Thriller Tracks Still Earn Their Keep — and Two Never Did
A weighing of Jackson's Thriller, note by note, shadow and rhythm together, told in a manner Poe himself might set to paper.