The Cure – Pornography (Limited Edition, Clear Red Vinyl) Symphonic Metal reaching ever upwards from an

reaching ever upwards from an already lofty base of early achievements

THE TRUTH IS

gauzy guitars of “Do This To Me” find Bardo world-weary and desperate for resolution

Containing the perfect portions of instrumental and vocal conglomeration

The album is a capsule of weeks in a hospital bed and recovery back at his Portland home

The Cure – Pornography (Limited Edition, Clear Red Vinyl) Symphonic Metal reaching ever upwards from anThe Cure: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Simon Gallup (keyboards, bass); Laurence Tolhurst (keyboards, drums). Engineers: Phil Thornally, Mike Nocito, Robert Smith. Recorded at Rak Studio One, London, England. For a band that's known worldwide as the premier purveyors of goth rock gloom and doom (though hardly incapable of sparkling pop gems), it's no small thing to identify a particular album as their darkest, most disturbing sonic