It seems to me that this song is a major indicator of why the Cure is known (rather stereotypically) as the gloomy, "goth-rock" band that mainstream music media portrays them to be.
Gloomy? At times, deliciously so...and self-indulgently perfect at it; though by no means is that the only feeling their music conveys. "Goth"? Not at all, Robert Smith says, and I agree (although I am certainly no expert at what is and is not goth...I am only a die-hard Cure fan, and that's basically as far as it goes).
In short, "Cold" is a fanastic song, and it's every bit as frigid as the January air here in Wisconsin. I would suggest that immediately after listening to this song, switch right on over to "Do the Hansa," or "The Caterpillar," for a delightfully amusing contrast.
London After Midnight, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, it's kind of the thing for a big goth band to deny them being "goth". and not all goth songs are gloomy, look at Bauhaus, many song's they've done aren't gloomy and are positively upbeat
London After Midnight, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, it's kind of the thing for a big goth band to deny them being "goth". and not all goth songs are gloomy, look at Bauhaus, many song's they've done aren't gloomy and are positively upbeat
It seems to me that this song is a major indicator of why the Cure is known (rather stereotypically) as the gloomy, "goth-rock" band that mainstream music media portrays them to be. Gloomy? At times, deliciously so...and self-indulgently perfect at it; though by no means is that the only feeling their music conveys. "Goth"? Not at all, Robert Smith says, and I agree (although I am certainly no expert at what is and is not goth...I am only a die-hard Cure fan, and that's basically as far as it goes). In short, "Cold" is a fanastic song, and it's every bit as frigid as the January air here in Wisconsin. I would suggest that immediately after listening to this song, switch right on over to "Do the Hansa," or "The Caterpillar," for a delightfully amusing contrast.
London After Midnight, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, it's kind of the thing for a big goth band to deny them being "goth". and not all goth songs are gloomy, look at Bauhaus, many song's they've done aren't gloomy and are positively upbeat
London After Midnight, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, it's kind of the thing for a big goth band to deny them being "goth". and not all goth songs are gloomy, look at Bauhaus, many song's they've done aren't gloomy and are positively upbeat