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DISCID=4e117516
DTITLE=The Cure / Join the Dots (CD1)
DYEAR=2004
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=10:15 Saturday Night
TTITLE1=Plastic Passion
TTITLE2=Pillbox Tales
TTITLE3=Do The Hansa
TTITLE4=I'm Cold
TTITLE5=Another Journey By Train
TTITLE6=Descent
TTITLE7=Splintered In Her Head
TTITLE8=Lament (Flexipop Version)
TTITLE9=Just One Kiss
TTITLE10=The Dream
TTITLE11=The Upstairs Room
TTITLE12=Lament
TTITLE13=Speak My Language
TTITLE14=Mr Pink Eyes
TTITLE15=Happy The Man
TTITLE16=Throw Your Foot
TTITLE17=New Day
TTITLE18=The Exploding Boy
TTITLE19=A Few Hours After This
TTITLE20=A Man Inside My Mouth
TTITLE21=Stop Dead
EXTD=2004 Elektra/Asylum Records, Inc.\n\nOriginally Released January 
EXTD=27, 2004\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Normally speaking, a box set of no
EXTD=thing but B-sides and unreleased tracks would only be of interest
EXTD= to rabid fans, but the Cure have never really been a "normal" ba
EXTD=nd. While their longevity alone -- nearly 25 years -- is certainl
EXTD=y the most obvious clue to their uniqueness, Robert Smith's true 
EXTD=charm lies in his ability to craft memorable songs that inspire n
EXTD=othing less than emotional fervor in his and the band's fans. Ove
EXTD=r the years, the band's singles have achieved high sales and char
EXTD=t placings in numerous countries, while the albums have become ic
EXTD=ons in themselves, with thousands of ex-gloomy teenagers being ab
EXTD=le to remember things based on when, say, Disintegration or Wish 
EXTD=hit stores. While this successful output would usually be enough 
EXTD=to cement a band's place in the big picture, Smith is also blesse
EXTD=d with the ability to compile his work in a fashion that is secon
EXTD=d to none. For example, one of the best moves that he and the ban
EXTD=d made was back in 1986, when they decided to pad the cassette re
EXTD=lease of their 1986 singles collection, Staring at the Sea, with 
EXTD=most of the B-sides dating back from 1978 (the remaining B-sides 
EXTD=from the era were collected on the Japanese Whispers LP). Now in 
EXTD=most cases, this would have been a minor annoyance, pulling away 
EXTD=from the strength of the singles (and those singles were not only
EXTD= strong, but incredibly diverse) and filling space with songs tha
EXTD=t are put on the backs of singles for a reason. But in this case,
EXTD= the Cure were just as good (and in some cases more outlandish) a
EXTD=t making B-sides as they were hits. Unfortunately, when it came t
EXTD=ime for the Cure to do it again in 1997 with the Galore collectio
EXTD=n, the B-sides were nowhere to be found. While neophytes may not 
EXTD=have even noticed, those in the know were disappointed, to say th
EXTD=e least. Where was "A Japanese Dream" or "Harold & Joe" or "2 Lat
EXTD=e"? Subsequently, fans had to hunt down singles, soundtracks, and
EXTD= compilations for these gems, while others were left in the dark 
EXTD=as to what the band wasn't making readily available. So it's a bl
EXTD=essing that the Cure's long and happy relationship with Fiction r
EXTD=ecords came to an end. Wisely, the band decided to start fresh up
EXTD=on signing with their new label by cleaning house, remastering th
EXTD=e old albums, and bringing their fans Join the Dots: B-Sides & Ra
EXTD=rities, 1978-2001. Not only is it the ultimate companion to the o
EXTD=fficial releases, but it is, in a way, the new-super-deluxe-updat
EXTD=ed version of that cassette release of Staring at the Sea. Every 
EXTD=B-side, in order, with cleaned-up sound, liner notes, and explana
EXTD=tions by the man who made it all happen. All tracks, from "10.15 
EXTD=Saturday Night" (the B-side to the debut single "Killing an Arab"
EXTD=) to covers of "Hello I Love You," "Purple Haze," and "World in M
EXTD=y Eyes," to entries from the Bloodflowers singles, are an indicat
EXTD=ion that while the Cure made both strong albums and singles, they
EXTD= were not afraid to experiment along the way, and more importantl
EXTD=y, they didn't let pride keep them from not making them available
EXTD= to those who were willing to look for them. Their growth as a ba
EXTD=nd can be fully tracked in the songs here, the wild development o
EXTD=n disc one (which includes the B-sides from the Staring at the Se
EXTD=a cassette, the B-sides from the Boys Don't Cry re-release from 1
EXTD=986, and the Japanese Whispers B-sides -- as well as the extremel
EXTD=y rare "Lament" [flexi-disc version]) -- is easily their stronges
EXTD=t and most diverse era, with Smith growing artistically and music
EXTD=ally in leaps and bounds from track to track. The rampant growth 
EXTD=eventually gives way to the dark and heavy pop of the B-sides of 
EXTD=Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Disintegration, and Mixed Up on disc t
EXTD=wo. While the songs are strong on this second disc, they manage t
EXTD=o have less of the wild, experimental abandon that disc one has. 
EXTD=The Cure began to find a real niche by this point, and by disc th
EXTD=ree, the dream pop of the late '80s had developed into the stadiu
EXTD=m-sized gloom and doom that characterized 1992's Wish, their crit
EXTD=ical and commercial peak. Eventually the band's output would beco
EXTD=me more sporadic, and the level of consistency would be more of a
EXTD= trademark of the band than the experimentalism of old. Disc four
EXTD=, which covers the time from Wild Mood Swings to Bloodflowers (an
EXTD=d the admittedly odd Greatest Hits collection), is the "weakest" 
EXTD=of the collection, but there are still great moments to be found,
EXTD= with many remixes that give the original tracks a new interpreta
EXTD=tion. There are those who would argue that the band grew, and oth
EXTD=er would argue that it fell apart, yet there is no denying that t
EXTD=he majority of work on Join the Dots is extraordinarily strong. I
EXTD=t admittedly may be a bit too much for someone who isn't quite a 
EXTD=big devotee of the band, but it's a veritable godsend for those w
EXTD=ho've been waiting for this for years. No jumbled, out-of-order t
EXTD=rack listings, no glaring omissions (it's safe to say that the re
EXTD=issues of the albums will take care of any extra tracks, mixes, e
EXTD=tc., lying around) -- it's exactly what a rarities/B-sides collec
EXTD=tion should be. Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities, 1978-2001 is p
EXTD=roof that, while the band may falter from time to time -- as most
EXTD= do -- the Cure has, unlike most, really been paying attention to
EXTD= their fans' needs over the years. Thank Rob for that. ~ Chris Tr
EXTD=ue\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nA testament to the Cure's expl
EXTD=osive creativity, Join the Dots is also an ode to the band's rema
EXTD=rkable consistency. Spanning the group's entire career, it'll kee
EXTD=p fans happily burrowing away for hours; days, even. Disc 1 conce
EXTD=ntrates on Robert Smith's early growth spurts, when his jerky got
EXTD=h-pop blossomed with depth and savvy. Disc 2 recycles some of Kis
EXTD=s Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me's motifs (there's a touch of "A Thousand H
EXTD=ours" in "Breath," for instance), and pays tribute to their early
EXTD=-90s Mixed Up Madchester phase with "Harold and Joe." Elsewhere, 
EXTD=there are covers of "Young Americans," Depeche Mode's "World in M
EXTD=y Eyes," "Purple Haze," and three versions of the Doors' "Hello I
EXTD= Love You," as well as more recent material like an acoustic vers
EXTD=ion of "Maybe Someday" from 2000's Bloodflowers. The handsome pac
EXTD=kaging features a complete career retrospective partially narrate
EXTD=d by Smith himself. As a capstone to a brilliant career, Dots is 
EXTD=a sublime walk down memory lane for tortured hearts and melanchol
EXTD=y moods. --Matthew Cooke \n\nAmazon.com Album Description\nSubtit
EXTD=led - B-sides & Rarities 1978-2001 - The Fiction Years. First-eve
EXTD=r collection of hard-to-find gems in a career-spanning four-disc 
EXTD=remastered set. As The Cure nears its third decade at the forefro
EXTD=nt of pop culture, Universal, Rhino & Fiction/Elektra are celebra
EXTD=ting the band's remarkable career with this collection. 70 tracks
EXTD= compiled by Robert Smith, 25 on CD for the first time & 10 track
EXTD=s previously unreleased. Includes 76-page booklet featuring rare 
EXTD=& previously unseen photographs & a complete Fiction discography.
EXTD= Packaged in long-digibook format. 2004. \n\nAmazon.com Customer 
EXTD=Review\nFinally....the complete B-Sides !!!, August 7, 2004 \nRev
EXTD=iewer:  Jeffrey Baer "Critical Cure" (Thorofare, New Jersey Unite
EXTD=d States)\n\nOk....I don't have this box set yet, probably becaus
EXTD=e I've made my own complete collection of all the B-Sides. Someda
EXTD=y I'll remind myself to get this for the fact that it's an OFFICI
EXTD=AL release while mine is a mere creation of my own work. Anyway..
EXTD=..this doesn't lose any stars for the fact that the Robert Smith 
EXTD=has answered all the fans requests since 1998's release of 'Galor
EXTD=e - The Singles 1987-1997'. If you remember, it was released on (
EXTD=Limited Edition vinyl, cassette, and CD). All formats were the sa
EXTD=me, meaning it didn't include ANY B-Sides from 1987-1997, don't k
EXTD=now why, I guess we'll never know why. At any rate, fans were qui
EXTD=te preturbed to discover this so called "cheat" to Cure fans. 'St
EXTD=anding on the beach / Staring At the sea - The Singles 1979-1985-
EXTD=86' included the B-Sides from '79-'85-'86 (cassette only). That i
EXTD=s now out of print, and has been for some time now, 1995 to be pr
EXTD=ecise. SO......without further ado, here you have the long out of
EXTD= print B-Sides 1979-1985, plus the long awaited B-Sides never bef
EXTD=ore released in a collection of it's own, 1987-2001. "But...but..
EXTD=..but....it doesn't have 'Carnage Visors', it doesn't have 'The P
EXTD=eel Sessions', uhhhh....it doesn't have the 'Curiosity' songs". G
EXTD=ET OVER IT!!!! I'm sure Robert Smith is well aware of all this an
EXTD=d will release it accordingly. For fans who have the albums Faith
EXTD=, Pornography, and Three Imaginary Boys'. You all know Rhino Reco
EXTD=rds is releasing these in expanded editons, eventually. For all t
EXTD=hat are worried that they have to shell out more money for songs 
EXTD=they already have, do it anyway. "But what am I going to do with 
EXTD=the copies of those albums I already have", here's a novel idea, 
EXTD=there's a site called 'Ebay', and services within' 'Amazon' to ac
EXTD=comodate your needs, use them!! I'm sure any newbie to 'The Cure'
EXTD= will be most honored, and gracious to buy your old copies. This 
EXTD=collection 'Join The Dots' has been set out to do exactly what it
EXTD='s supposed to do, to compliment the material that hasn't been re
EXTD=leased on any of The Cure's albums! \n\nAmazon.com Customer Revie
EXTD=w\nA Boxed Set Worth Having, May 13, 2004\nReviewer: D.M. Davis (
EXTD=Salt Lake City, Utah)\nThe Cure's four disc "Join The Dots" boxed
EXTD= set is the rare box set that is a must have for both comnpletist
EXTD=s and novists alike. \nCompletists need it as it shows a complete
EXTD= alternate reality/history of The Cure (not to mention the wonder
EXTD=fully direct history of the band included in the liner notes). It
EXTD= parallels the many stages, phases, and styles that Robert Smith 
EXTD=and the boys have experimented with and morphed in to (and out of
EXTD=) while gathering the numerous rarities, b-sides, alternate versi
EXTD=ons and non-album tracks that The Cure have recorded over their 2
EXTD=5 year career. \n\nNovists need this set because to be honest - n
EXTD=early all of the songs are damn good. Many of these songs could h
EXTD=ave been on the albums proper (sometimes they were left off simpl
EXTD=y because they didn't fit the style of the album, or sometimes th
EXTD=e band had written an overabundance of quality material). "Pillbo
EXTD=x Tales" (with Banshee Siouxsie Sioux on background wailing) is g
EXTD=ood enough to be on either "Boys Don't Cry" or "Seventeen Seconds
EXTD=" but doesn't really fit into the style of either album. While "C
EXTD=harlotte Sometimes" b-side "Splintered In Her Head" would have fi
EXTD=t in on "Pornography" perfectly and foreshadowed what was to come
EXTD= with that classic album.\n\nFrom there the songs even get better
EXTD=: "The Exploding Boy", "A Few Hours After This...", and "Stop Dea
EXTD=d" all could have been on "The Head on the Door" and likely would
EXTD= have been had this album been made in the CD, rather than the ca
EXTD=sette, era. The tracks from the "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" era a
EXTD=re good typical cure tracks from that era with two standouts in "
EXTD=A Japanese Dream" and "Sugar Girl" that would have been great on 
EXTD=the album. The "Disintegration" album is near perfect as is and I
EXTD= wouldn't mess with it. That said, "Fear of Ghosts" is a perfect 
EXTD=fit for that album, while "To The Sky", "2 Late", and "Out Of Min
EXTD=d" are all good tracks that simply would not have fit in on "Disi
EXTD=ntegration" and were rightly left off for stylistic reasons despi
EXTD=te the fact that the songs are all very good. "Babble" is of a li
EXTD=ttle lower quality but is a sonic cousin of the song "Disintegrat
EXTD=ion".\n\nThe songs that are from the "Wish" era on these CD's are
EXTD= among some of the strongest and I can't for the life of me under
EXTD=stand why some of these tracks were left off of that album. "This
EXTD= Twilight Garden" is a flat-out masterpiece that would have fit i
EXTD=n on "Wish" or "Disintegration", while "Play" is an elegant and u
EXTD=nderstated ballad. Furthermore, both "The Big Hand" and "A Foolis
EXTD=h Arrangement" would have fit nicely as well as they are both moo
EXTD=dy pop gems that are similar to much of "Wish". Heck, the cover a
EXTD=rt of "Wish" is even based on "The Big Hand".\n\nInterestingly, m
EXTD=any of the tracks included on "Join The Dots" that were outtakes 
EXTD=from "Wild Mood Swings" are more "classic" sounding Cure than muc
EXTD=h of that album. "It Used To Be Me", "Ocean", and "Adonais" are a
EXTD=ll maudlin Cure-esque ballads while "A Pink Dream" is a frothy la
EXTD=tter day Cure pop piece ala "Friday I'm In Love", "High", or "Min
EXTD=t Car".\n\nFinally, "Coming Up" and "Possession" are "Bloodflower
EXTD=s" outtakes that indicate the original direction that album was t
EXTD=o take. Both tracks are solid with hard rock/techno beat overtone
EXTD=s in the general tone of "Wrong Number" from "Galore". I will adm
EXTD=it while I like these tracks I prefer the direction "Bloodflowers
EXTD=" ended up going in.\n\nFinally, "Join The Dots" collects the var
EXTD=ious soundtrack and compilation album songs the Cure have done. S
EXTD=ome are excellent, like "Burn" from The Crow and "More Than This"
EXTD= from the X-Files. Others are interesting such as the Jimi Hendri
EXTD=x and Doors covers, while a couple are misses - Judge Dredd's "Dr
EXTD=edd Song". Finally, the amazing "Greatest Hits" outtake "Signal T
EXTD=o Noise" which can serve as the single for this box set (although
EXTD= not officially) which is a good enough song to beg the question 
EXTD=as to why they are not recording a new album.\n\nIf you own every
EXTD=thing Cure or just the Greatest Hits - spend the $60 and get "Joi
EXTD=n The Dots".\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nA Treasure for Cure C
EXTD=ompletists, March 4, 2004\nReviewer: SandmanVI (Glen Allen, VA Un
EXTD=ited States)\nIf you are not a big Cure fan then go away. This is
EXTD= not for you. If you are keep reading.\nIt's great to finally hav
EXTD=e all of those wonderful B-sides and rarities in 1 place. And it'
EXTD=s about time those great songs from the b-side of the 'Staring at
EXTD= the Sea' tape got remastered (wasn't that outtake collection cal
EXTD=led 'Standing on a Beach'). You'll also get lots of remixes and c
EXTD=overs. Having 3 versions of The Doors' cover "Hello I Love You" s
EXTD=eems excessive but I'd rather have more than less - wouldn't you?
EXTD= They also have the Bowie cover "Young Americans". Wondering why 
EXTD=they didn't include Hendrix' "Foxy Lady" though. Do you realize T
EXTD=he Cure has done 3 Hendrix covers (Hey Joe, Foxy Lady and Purple 
EXTD=Haze)?\n\nThe most pleasant surprise was the inclusion of the pai
EXTD=nfully hard-to-find "To the Sky" from the b-side of the 'Concert'
EXTD= live tape release. The biggest disappointment is the non-inclusi
EXTD=on of the excellent "Forever" from that same release. Why o' why 
EXTD=can they not release this on CD?! And I'll bet you that it doesn'
EXTD=t find it's way onto any of the upcoming studio remasters because
EXTD= it wasn't a b-side from any particular release. Also missing are
EXTD= "Carnage Visors" and "Curiousity". Still the collection is nearl
EXTD=y complete and long overdue.\n\nThe packaging is very nicely done
EXTD=. It looks like a long, thin hardcover book (I didn't just say lo
EXTD=ng, thin and hard did I?) and includes loads of color photos span
EXTD=ning the band's history. Also includes a narrative history that I
EXTD= plan to read soon.\n\nOK now, less reading... more buying.\n\nAm
EXTD=azon.com Customer Review\nI Won't Lie, Not Everything The Cure Ma
EXTD=ke Is Good., February 19, 2004\nReviewer: R. Brown "fallchildren"
EXTD= (HSV, AR)\nSo let's get this out of the way right away. In my pe
EXTD=rsonal opinion pretty much everything starting with "Boys Don't C
EXTD=ry" and ending with "Disintegration" is the only Cure stuff worth
EXTD= even considering. Let's face it, the albums went down hill fast.
EXTD= "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" shows the song writing ability of a 
EXTD=drunken retard, "Blood Flowers" was a close-but-no-cigar attempt 
EXTD=at getting back into the mood of "Pornography" and "Disintegratio
EXTD=n", and "Wild Mood Swings" is just awful. Okay, I'll give you "Wi
EXTD=sh", "Wish" is the only great album The Cure have made since 89'.
EXTD= Which leads me, instantly, to tell you that Discs 3 and 4 on thi
EXTD=s collection are worthless. \nDisc Four is variant/remixed versio
EXTD=ns of stuff on "Wild Mood Swings" and "BloodFlowers", did we real
EXTD=ly need a remix of "Out Of This World" arguably the only good son
EXTD=g on Bloodflowers? I mean, come on, it's a somber acoustic guitar
EXTD= song, and now it has fat funky booty beats and microwave malfunc
EXTD=tion sounds? The only good song on Disc Four is "This is a Lie" t
EXTD=he only tolerable song on Wild Mood Swings, and the mix is basica
EXTD=lly just all string instruments, it's pretty, i'll say it.\n\nDis
EXTD=c Three starts off with B-sides from "Wish", which is an album I 
EXTD=like to begin with, and the B-sides are obviously related to the 
EXTD=feeling of that album, so those were songs I liked. However, disc
EXTD= three trails off into a bunch of horrible songs that The Cure ha
EXTD=d made for various sound tracks. Oh and just in case you weren't 
EXTD=enjoying yourself enough as it is, there are three versions of Th
EXTD=e Cure covering "Purple Haze" mixed in with "Wild Mood Swings" B-
EXTD=sides, a true excersize in torture. The only redeeming things on 
EXTD=this disc are the "Wish" b-sides, and the song "Burn" which The C
EXTD=ure did for the movie "The Crow", I consider this to be their bes
EXTD=t song ever (hence the reason robert smith lumped it in on the cr
EXTD=ap disc in the box set).\n\nDisc Two starts off bad with "Kiss Me
EXTD=, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" B-sides, get's better with the Disintegration
EXTD= b-sides, but then goes back to bad when I have to listen to thre
EXTD=e intolerable covers of The Doors song "Hello I Love You". God ki
EXTD=ll me now, please.\n\nDisc One is the best disc in the box. It in
EXTD=cludes B-sides from "Boys Don't Cry", "Seventeen Seconds", "Faith
EXTD=", some variant stuff from "Japanese Whispers", and some select B
EXTD=-sides from "Head on the Door"-era Cure. I really like this disc,
EXTD= and wish I could say all the others were as good. This disc is t
EXTD=he reason I passed the box-set off with three stars.\n\nHere's th
EXTD=e big problem I had with the box. NO PORNOGRAPHY B-SIDES!!! Porno
EXTD=graphy is my favorite album from The Cure, and I was hoping and p
EXTD=raying that this box-set would have some rare or variant stuff th
EXTD=at hadn't been released that would be on here for me to dance lik
EXTD=e a giddy school girl in the joy of it's presence, but no. And I 
EXTD=think there could have been more Disintegration stuff, I've got s
EXTD=ingles that have some B-sides from Disintegration that weren't on
EXTD= the box. Anyway, I was thoroughly disappointed by this Box Set, 
EXTD=it's been a while since I've been able to say I bought anything n
EXTD=ew from The Cure that was awesome, and unfortunately I have to ke
EXTD=ep waiting. One upside to the Box Set you ask? The book that it c
EXTD=omes in is cool.\n\nKey Songs: Leave me alone I don't want to tal
EXTD=k about it...\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nNicely Presented, Ne
EXTD=arly Complete, February 10, 2004\nReviewer: Thomas Horan (Chapel 
EXTD=Hill, NC)\n\nThis pretty terrific box of b-sides and rarities was
EXTD= originally issued in the UK and has now been released here in Am
EXTD=erica. Though it's a welcome collection anywhere, it was intended
EXTD= for a British audience, so space is consumed by songs which most
EXTD= US fans have already, while some material that's probably easier
EXTD= to obtain in England is sadly excluded. \nFor example: 10:15 Sat
EXTD=urday Night, Plastic Passion, Just One Kiss, The Dream, The Upsta
EXTD=irs Room, Lament, and Speak My Language have all been available f
EXTD=or years in America on such albums as Japanese Whispers and Boys 
EXTD=Don't Cry. While stuff like Curiosity, Carnage Visors, and the cl
EXTD=ub mix of the Boys Don't Cry single were only briefly available i
EXTD=n America (generally on cassette) and at stiff import prices. May
EXTD=be these gems will appear as bonus tracks on the forthcoming reis
EXTD=sues, but it's an expensive hassle to rebuy albums you've had and
EXTD= played for years just for a handful of otherwise ungettable tune
EXTD=s that could easily have been included here. So much exquisite ca
EXTD=re went into the liner notes and packaging of this four-disc set 
EXTD=that it might have been worth the extra time to prepare a US vers
EXTD=ion to satisfy Cure completists on this side of the pond. \n\nI a
EXTD=lso think there are some rare but useless songs on this compilati
EXTD=on that again just fill space. Do we really need multiple version
EXTD=s of mediocre covers like Hello I Love You and Purple Haze? And t
EXTD=he remixes are almost all inferior to the originals. \n\nMy compl
EXTD=aints are kinda nit-picky, but since only hardcore fans will like
EXTD=ly purchase this box set, buyers should probably be aware of them
EXTD=. \n\nIn sum, Join The Dots is a highly enjoyable release that ne
EXTD=edlessly falls just short of perfection.\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\n
EXTD=The Cure includes: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar); Porl Thompson (
EXTD=guitar); Simon Gallup, Michael Dempsey (bass); Lol Tolhurst (drum
EXTD=s).Producers include: Chris Parry, Robert Smith, Mike Hedges, Dav
EXTD=e Allen, The Cure.\n\nCompilation producer: Robert Smith.\nRecord
EXTD=ed between 1978 & 2001. \nIncludes liner notes by Robert Smith, S
EXTD=imon Gallup, and Johnny Black.\nIncludes 76-page book.\n\nA remar
EXTD=kable four-disc set of B-sides and rarities, JOIN THE DOTS serves
EXTD= as a sort of alternate history for the Cure, one of the world's 
EXTD=most beloved post-punk/alt-rock bands. Painstakingly compiled by 
EXTD=Cure frontman (and the group's only constant member) Robert Smith
EXTD=, DOTS provides dozens of glimpses into the literal flip-side of 
EXTD=their singles by collecting many long-lost tracks, including the 
EXTD=classic songs previously featured only on the cassette version of
EXTD= STARING AT THE SEA: THE SINGLES.Disc one begins in the late 1970
EXTD=s and consists of early tracks that show the Cure in a wildly adv
EXTD=enturous mode--tearing into the punky "Pillbox Tales," drifting t
EXTD=hrough the gloomy "Descent," and bouncing along to the oddly danc
EXTD=eable "Throw Your Foot." By disc two, Smith and the lads have bec
EXTD=ome college-rock heroes, and despite their goth looks, they move 
EXTD=steadily into poppier territory on songs such as the synth-laden 
EXTD="Breathe" and the upbeat "Hey You!!!," eventually settling into t
EXTD=heir dreamy post-DISINTEGRATION era on "This Twilight Garden," "H
EXTD=alo," and "Home" on the third and fourth discs. Also included are
EXTD= cover tunes and remixes, topping off an impressive collection th
EXTD=at features many could've-been A-sides (particularly "The Explodi
EXTD=ng Boy," "Harold and Joe," and "Signal to Noise") and reveals why
EXTD= a younger generation has become entranced by the Cure's dynamic 
EXTD=sound.
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