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Undoubtedly more commercial than previous albums, Wish nevertheless represented the Cure doing what they do best, oblivious to prevailing musical trends. Once again, Robert Smith tore out his innards and offered them to the listener (the wrenching and chilling 'Apart'), spitting bile in 'Cut' and effectively evoking the feeling of wretched, helpless drunkenness in 'Open'. Amid the darkness, there is still time for a couple of classic pop songs, particularly the catchy 'Friday I'm In Love', and the customary obsessive love odes. Although frequently dismissed by hardcore Cure fans as too pop-orientated, Wish managed to strike a balance between the extremes of utter despair and intoxicating joy.
Recorded at The Manor, Oxfordshire, England.
The Cure: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, 6-string bass, keyboards); Perry Bamonte (guitar, keyboards, 6-string bass); Porl Thompson (guitar); Simon Gallup (keyboards, bass); Boris Williams (drums, percussion).
Rolling Stone (5/14/92, p.101) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...this outstanding album, like all the Cure's best music, runs on its own brash logic, making a virtue of its emotional polarities..."
Spin (5/92, p.75) - Recommended - "...showcases [vocalist, guitarist] Smith's considerable skills as a craftsman..."
Q (1/93, p.69) - Included in Q's list of the 50 Best Albums Of 1992.
Q (May/92, p.72) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...comes respectably close to being the perfect Cure album..."
Uncut (p.91) - "[S]ome of the most straightforward pop The Cure had ever written."
Musician (6/92, p.96) - "...The Cure demonstrate considerable skill at laying down grooves to induce either dance or trance..." Wish Music | List Price | $9.97 (You save $0.68) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Alternative, Rock/Pop, Gothic | | Label | Elektra | | Orig Year | 1992 | | All Time Sales Rank |  12568  | | CD Universe Part number | 1095656 | | Catalog number | 61309 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 21, 1992 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | The Cure; David M. Allen | | Engineer | Steve Whitfield; David M. Allen | | Recording Time | 66 minutes | | Personnel | Robert "Big Bert" Smith - vocals, guitar, 6-string bass, keyboards
Porl Thompson - guitar
Simon Gallup - keyboards, bass
Boris Williams - drums, percussion
Perry Bamonte - guitar, keyboards, 6-string bass
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Wish Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews gut wrenching
i had only heard their stuff on the telly(lovecats etc,) before hearing this album at 15 and now i am absolutely in love with this band. my favourite song that i always play from this cd is "open" followed by "edge of the deep green sea". if you haven't heard much of their music this is a gentle introduction to the manic despair thing that they do, yes they can be happy, then they do songs like "apart".
so sad.....!
Submitted by mel (NSW Australia)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Strength in depth
I have to say, 'Wish' is an outstanding album, the Cure's best in my opinion. It's one of the few albums that you can let play from start to finish many times without having to flick between the 'decent' ones. They can be so happy and so sad: compare 'doing the unstuck' with 'to wish impossible things'! Beautiful, intelligent music that endures for ever.
Submitted by jamierichardcole (woking, surrey, UK)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  The edge of a great album
I have been a cure fan for a long time and i have to say this is a truly awesome album. From Open to End Wish is a great album. My favorites are amoung Pornagraphy,The Head on the Door, The Top,Disintegration,Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me,Bloodflowers and Wish.Wish a easy album to listen to,and I would recomend it to anyone,cure fan or not.
Submitted by Hunter Gilkerson (MT. Juliet TN, USA)
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one of my favourite albums ever!
All the songs on 'wish' are brilliant!I love this album!!!...people say it's to 'pop' or something, but they have obviously never listened to anything on it save 'friday i'm in love', and anyway, who say's that 'pop' is such a bad thing? 'friday i'm in love' is really cute and always makes you feel good!
('Apart' and 'cut' are my favourite songs though.)
'wish' is one of my favourite albums, not my favourite the cure album, (that would be boys don't cry) but it's definitely in my top ten!! BUY IT!!!!!!...if u want to that is..no pressure...
Submitted by znat (brisbane, QLD, australia)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No very good, but could have been better
as fantastic as some of the songs are on wish, i noticed that my favourite songs from these sessions were actually delegated to b-sides. i'll argue that if one removes "wendy time" and "cut" from the album, and instead includes "this twilight garden," "a foolish arrangement," "halo," and "the big hand," one would come away with a better album yet. smithy has himself acknowledged in interviews that it was "bloody stupid" of him not to include "this twilight garden" on the album, as it is truly one of the cure's best offerings. At least you can still find the song as a b-side to "high."
Submitted by a reviewer (detroit, mi)
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