Mixed Up

Last year, The Cure's vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith declared to the weekly english publication New Musical Express that the band approached to the end and the LP Disintegration tour`89, would be the group last presentation live. Happily, that didn't happen. The keyboarder Laurence Tolhurst left, but the delirious english band The Cure, appeared in the end of the seventies, continues in full activity. MIxed Up, the new The Cure double album, is a re-recording and remixes compilation of the group largest successes. Among the 12 songs on the disc, 11 were chosen along its eleven years career, and a song, "Never Enough", is unpublished.
Mixed Up was reliased in London, at September, in the radio's illegal waves Cure FM. The event, that had the participation of all the members of the band and two Californian DJs - Louis Largent and Mike Halloran - especially guests, became an resounding success.
On Mixed Up, the music won more time than the original versions and became more dancing. "Lullaby", that begins the LP, is one of the Robert Smith favorite that, according to him, became more percussioned, but not losing its drama.
"Close To Me" and "Inbetween Days", the 1985 super sucess, won radically different versions from the originals. "A Forest" is other hit that contrasts with the music initial proposal. In Robert Smith opinion, "those music will make the people love or hate the disc ".
"Fascination Street" is weighed. "Pictures Of You" won a reggae version in the producing Bryan "Chuck" New hands, that intentionally didn't worry in maintaining its original characteristics and gave an irreverence touch to the music. "Lovesong", "Hot Hot Hot!!!" and "Why Can't I Be You?" are music that leave the essence intact. In spite of maintaining the personality, they became interesting for exploring more some elements.
"The Walk", 83, that represents the The Cure first attack in the electronic music world, won a irresistible more dancing 1990 version face.
Before the doubt about a unpublished song presence in the album, "Never Enough" was included.The Cure was convinced that would be a good form to finish a compilation with the great last successes with something new.
Versatile and unexpected, The Cure already suffered several modifications on its line-up. Now it introduces Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams and Perry Bamonte. For Mixed Up recordings, the band invited the producings Mark Saunders, Paul Oakenfold, Bryan "Chuck" New and Willian Orbit.
(PolyGram - november/90)