The Cure frontman Robert Smith recently opened up on The Cure’s discography. He revealed which of the albums is his “least favourite”.
Robert Smith reveals his favorite songs
The frontman’s reflection on the band’s songs comes as they are gearing up to share long-awaited new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’. It is set for release on November 1st and the record will mark the first from The Cure since 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream’, and it has already been previewed by two singles: ‘Alone’ and ‘A Fragile Thing’.
Ahead of the album’s release, Smith took part in a new interview, posted on the band’s new website over the weekend, and opened up to BBC Radio DJ Matt Everitt about which one song from each of The Cure’s albums he thought would fit with the new release.
As well as revealing which songs he’s most proud of – notably the title track from the ‘Faith’ album, ‘Disintegration’’s ‘Untitled’ and ‘Wish’’s ‘To Wish Impossible Things’ – Smith also went on to recall which release he doesn’t look back on so fondly.
Naming ‘Before Three’ as his favourite song from 2004’s self-titled record, he recalled how he isn’t a fan of the album.
“’The Cure’ album is probably my least favourite album that we’ve made,” he said. “I don’t like some of it, it’s the only album that I don’t think works. ‘Before Three’ is a good song, that would probably work.”
During the same interview, he also explained that he had a similar outlook on the song ‘The Last Day Of Summer’, taken from ‘Bloodflowers.’ However, he ultimately changed his opinion. “That’s become a favourite. I was never quite sure about it as a song, but I think it is a good song,” he recalled.
Other tracks listed as aligning with the sound of ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ included the title track from ‘Three Imaginary Boys’, as well as ‘Seventeen Seconds’ track ‘At Night’. Find the full list below.
The songs chosen by Robert Smith during the interview were:
‘Three Imaginary Boys’ (from ‘Three Imaginary Boys’)
‘At Night’ (from ‘Seventeen Seconds’)
‘Faith’ (from ‘Faith’)
‘Cold’ (from ‘Pornography’)
‘The Top’ (from ‘The Top’)
‘Sinking’ (from ‘The Head on the Door’)
‘If Only Tonight We Could Sleep’ (from ‘Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me’)
‘Untitled’ (‘Disintegration’)
‘To Wish Impossible Things’ (from ‘Wish’)
‘Treasure’ (from ‘Wild Mood Swings’)
‘Last Day of Summer’ (from ‘Bloodflowers’)
‘Before Three’ (from ‘The Cure’)
‘The Hungry Ghost’ (from ‘4:13 Dream’)
