Wild Mood Swings (studio album) by The Cure
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Wild Mood Swings is ranked 14th best out of 37 albums by The Cure on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Cure is Disintegration which is ranked number 31 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 27,783.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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70/100  | 05/09/2024 22:05 | TastyandTemptin | | 71/100 |
70/100 | 02/04/2024 19:38 | asimpkins | | 69/100 |
50/100 | 01/01/2024 19:35 | Cheboygan74 | | 51/100 |
85/100 | 12/13/2023 22:55 | Jamison2210 | | 73/100 |
65/100 | 12/13/2023 19:49 | Kali | | 74/100 |
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HoldenM 09/08/2023 22:29
So ends The Cure's imperial era. Wild Mood Swings is by no means a disaster. In fact, like all Cure albums up to this point, it's varying degrees of good. The worst I can say about it is that there are a few moments that verge on repetitive. Nothing is an outright mistake, and even the experiments that don't fully land are still compelling. It's somewhat disheartening to see such a fruitful streak end, but so it goes. If Wild Mood Swings is guilty of anything, it's trying a little too hard. The songwriting is, by and large still there, but takes a backseat to the stylistic swerves peppered throughout. If anything, the strongest tracks tend to be the most familiar, where nothing is overthought. Still, I'm not immune to the corny charms of this thing. A record that might not be The Cure at their best, but that is still worthy of them.
Helios 08/10/2023 01:15
I really like this one. I understand that it's a very low Cure release, but the name of the album fit perfectly how the tracklist is: a wild change of moods (and some moods are very bad actually).
TheDude85 02/24/2022 19:21
Fails to scale the pinnacles of mid-80s albums by the band. A bit of a letdown.
Probably my second favourite Cure album. I have no idea why Club America is the lowest rated song on the album, it's my favourite. Mint Car, Trap and Return are also great.
Album Rating: 77.57
(1,086/14)
1. "Want" 5:06 - 79
2. "Club America" 5:02 - 69
3. "This Is a Lie" 4:29 - 82
4. "The 13th" 4:08 - 77
5. "Strange Attraction" 4:19 - 84
6. "Mint Car" 3:32 - 79
7. "Jupiter Crash" 4:15 - 78
8. "Round & Round & Round" 2:39 - 73
9. "Gone!" 4:31 - 85
10. "Numb" 4:49 - 82
11. "Return" 3:28 - 67
12. "Trap" 3:37 - 70
13. "Treasure" 3:45 - 83
14. "Bare" 7:57 - 78
lleon79 07/20/2019 17:18
Some underrated songs in here, but in general, it's very uneven. One of the worst Cure albums, but enjoyable nontheless.
santropez 04/15/2019 23:44
Best track: "Bare"
Weakest track: "Round & Round & Round"
Takes a couple of listens to sink in. It's more often the sadder songs like Treasure and Bare that become favourites.
junodog4 08/26/2013 22:23
...it seems the Cure were struggling to keep up with the times...
Mint Car is godly. It's happiness as music notes.
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