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Robert Smith pulled another surprise from his trick bag on WILD MOOD SWINGS, an amazingly fresh album for a band that at this point had been at it for over two decades. Here Smith's penchant for catchy melodies laid against song structures that build in intensity continues.
WILD MOOD SWINGS includes some of the most cheerful tunes Smith has ever penned, including the festive "Strange Attraction," punctuated with bells and ukuleles, and the jaunty joyride of "Mint Car." "The 13th" is perhaps the most original song on the album, its melody relying on a Spanish fanfare (the first extensive use of a horn section on a Cure song since 1987's "Hey You!"). WILD MOOD SWINGS is a solid collection.
Recorded at St. Catherine's Court, Avon, England and Haremere Hall, Sussex, England.
Personnel: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, 6-string bass); Perry Bamonte (guitar, 6-string bass); Chris Tombling, Mister Chandrashekhar, Leo Payne (violin); Sue Dench (viola); Audrey Riley (cello); William Gregory, Will Gregory (saxophone); John Barclay, Steve Dawson , Jesús Alemańy, Steve Sidwell, Sid Gauld (trumpet); Richard Edwards (trombone); Roger O'Donnell (keyboards); Simon Gallup (bass guitar); Jason Cooper (drums, percussion); Ronald Austin, Louis Paylou, Louis Pavlou, Mark Price (drums).
Audio Mixers: Robert Smith ; Adrian Sherwood; Alan Moulder; Mark Saunders; Paul Corkett; Paul Q. Kolderie; Sean Slade; Spike Drake; Steve Lyon; Tim Palmer; Tom Lord-Alge.
Recording information: Haremere Hall, Sussex, England; St. Catherines Court, Avon, CT.
Unknown Contributor Role: Leo Payne.
Arrangers: Robert Smith ; Ronald Austin; William Gregory; Will Gregory; Audrey Riley; Sid Gauld.
The Cure: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, 6-string bass); Perry Bamonte (guitar, 6-string bass); Roger O'Donnell (keyboards); Simon Gallup (bass); Jason Cooper (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Leo Payne, Chris Tombling, Mr. Chandrashekhar (violin); Sue Dench (viola); Audrey Riley (cello); Will Gregory (saxophone); John Barclay, Steve Sidwell, Sid Gauld, Jesus Alemany, Steve Dawson (trumpet); Richard Edwards (trombone); Mark Price, Ronald Austin, Louis Pavlou (drums).
Entertainment Weekly (5/10/96, p.72) - "...WILD MOOD SWINGS...reveals Smith, now approaching middle age, to be a reasonably well-adjusted pop star whose best new songs are downright inspiring..." - Rating: B
NME (Magazine) (5/4/96, p.62) - 7 (out of 10) - "Huge panoramic vistas of maudlin introspective guitar tinkling....you'll soon find yourself remembering why you [love] them....a grab bag of all The Cure's myriad specialties..." Wild Mood Swings Music | List Price | $9.97 (You save $0.68) | | Category | Rock Albums, Alternative CDs, Rock/Pop, Gothic | | Label | Fiction / Elektra | | Orig Year | 1996 | | All Time Sales Rank |  31126  | | CD Universe Part number | 1095835 | | Catalog number | 61744 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 07, 1996 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Robert Smith; Steve Lyon | | Engineer | Steve Lyon | | Recording Time | 61 minutes | | Personnel | Robert "Big Bert" Smith - vocals, guitar, 6-string bass
Simon Gallup - bass guitar
Roger O'Donnell - keyboards
Perry Bamonte - guitar, 6-string bass
Jason Cooper - drums, percussion
William Gregory
William Gregory
Mr. Chandrashekhar
Also: Steve Sidwell, Richard Edwards, Chris Tombling, John Barclay, Steve Dawson, Sid Gauld, Audrey Riley, Sue Dench, Will Gregory, Leo Payne, Mark Price, Jesus Alemany, Louis Pavlou, Ronald Austin |
Cure Wild Mood Swings Songs Wild Mood Swings Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   This should not be your first cure CD
Start anywhere else but here. Too much pop. Not one of the cure best. I think must Cure fans would agree.
Submitted by jayknoblock73 (Chandler, AZ)
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Strange Attraction
It took me a few days to get used to the songs on this album, because there's such a weird mix of the band's style of rocker songs (Club America), gloomy love songs (Bare,Jupiter Crash etc) strange pop songs (Mint Car) and an ode to mariachi bands? (13th)...saw them in concert when this album came out, and after that it just made me like the songs even more.
Submitted by nuwaver74 (Miami,FL)
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If you think that the band has separated from their "gloom" roots, just listen closely to the lyrics and the moods in which they are presented. You'll soon enough realize that once again the Cure has express yet another form that is true to their style. Wonderful, simply wonderful.
Submitted by a reviewer (China Lake, CA)
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Cured ?
After 4 long years since their latest studio release (Wish, 1992), The Cure are back with a vengeance. Many have proclaimed the band dead, and a few stated they'd never record anything better than WISH... Sorry to spoil the party, but I disagree ! Wild Mood Swings (or WMS, for short) is yet another great gift. Robert Smith & his medics are proving once again that they still can deliever the goods. WMS is - as the title of the CD suggests - a swing of wild moods. From the bitterness of the opening track (WANT) to the jazzy 13TH, from the cynical humor of STRANGE ATTRACTION and JUPITER CRASH to the joyful MINT CAR, or the darkest feeling of broken love (TRAP), The Cure are experimenting with sonority and feelings. You'll never face the same emotion fron song to song. Get prepare to get your mood swing !!! Is this an album of maturity ??? Is the Cure's cured from their depressive approch toward life ? Well, I don't think so, and Doctor Robert seems to have plenty of tricks for us down his medical bag. WMS as the future sound of The Cure ? Why not !
Submitted by a reviewer (Sherbrooke, QC)
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