: It serves as the opening chapter of the band's acclaimed "gloom" period, followed by Faith and Pornography .
: A more pop-oriented track that retains the album's signature tension through sharp guitar hooks. The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
: Features sinister chords and the phased guitar sound that became a hallmark of the band's aesthetic. : It serves as the opening chapter of
Robert Smith stripped the band's sound down to its bare essentials, opting for a cold, minimalist production style. opting for a cold
The Cure = Seventeen Seconds. 1980 Fiction Records. (Polydor Ltd).
The album introduced several "family jewels" that remain central to the band's legacy: