Bloodflowers
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Studio album by The Cure
Released February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)
Recorded 1998–1999, St Catherines Court, Avon, RAK, London
Genre Gothic rock, Darkwave
Length 64:29
Label Fiction (UK)
Elektra (U.S.)
Producer Robert Smith, Paul Corkett
The Cure chronology
Wild Mood Swings
(1996)		 Bloodflowers
(2000)		 The Cure
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Blender 4/5 stars[2]
Pitchfork Media (7.5/10)[3]
Robert Christgau (dud)[4]
Rolling Stone 2.5/5 stars[5]

Bloodflowers is the eleventh album by English band The Cure, released in 2000. The album is seen as a sombre return to form by critics and fans alike. Robert Smith has expressed on several occasions that the album is the final part in his "trilogy" (the 3 albums he feels best define the Cure), the first being the 1982 album Pornography, and the second being the 1989 album Disintegration.

Contents

History [link]

Bloodflowers is considered by many Cure fans to be a return to the band's roots after the stylistic departure of Wild Mood Swings. It is the third and final album in Robert Smith's "trilogy" of the three albums he feels most express The Cure. In 2002, the band performed Pornography, Disintegration, and Bloodflowers in their entirety to a Berlin audience, and released the recording on DVD in 2003, titled The Cure: Trilogy.

Bloodflowers was a moderate success, debuting at #16 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, eventually selling 300,000 copies in America. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2001.

The album is the last so far to feature extensive use of keyboards. The 2004 album The Cure uses keyboards much more sparingly and after the departure of Roger O'Donnell following the release of the album and the following tour.

On the 2007-2008 4Tour, the band played "Out of this World", "Watching Me Fall" (once in Mexico City on October 22, 2007), "Maybe Someday", and "Bloodflowers" at various shows.

"39" was last performed on the 2004 Curiosa Tour.

Except for the 2002 Trilogy shows in Berlin, the other songs have not been played since the 2000 Dream Tour, although "Last Day of Summer" was soundchecked for 2008, but never played.

Track listing [link]

All songs written and composed by The Cure (Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell). 

No. Title Length
1. "Out of This World"   6:44
2. "Watching Me Fall"   11:13
3. "Where the Birds Always Sing"   5:44
4. "Maybe Someday"   5:04
5. "Coming Up" (Bonus track on the Australian and Japanese versions of Bloodflowers. It also appears on all vinyl versions and Join the dots box set.) 6:26
6. "The Last Day of Summer"   5:36
7. "There Is No If..."   3:44
8. "The Loudest Sound"   5:09
9. "39"   7:20
10. "Bloodflowers"   7:31

Complete Session [link]

  1. "Possession" – 5:17 was released in the Join the Dots box set.
  2. "Just Say Yes" – was re-recorded and released in the Greatest Hits collection.
  3. "You're So Happy!" – A cover version by a Cure Tribute band circulates P2P networks.
  4. "Heavy World" – is speculated to be released on the Bloodflowers reissue.
  5. "Everything Forever" – is speculated to be released on the Bloodflowers reissue.

Promos [link]

No commercial singles were released from Bloodflowers, but two promotional singles were released to DJs and radio stations.

  • "Out of This World" in January (Europe) & May (U.S.) 2000
  • "Maybe Someday" in January (U.S.) & April (Europe) 2000

Personnel [link]

Production [link]

  • Producer: Paul Corkett, Robert Smith
  • Engineers: Paul Corkett, Sacha Jankovich
  • Mixing: Paul Corkett, Robert Smith
  • Mastering: Ian Cooper
  • Project coordinator: Daryl Bamonte
  • Photography: Perry Bamonte, Paul Cox, Alex Smith
  • Logo: Alexis Yraola

Charts [link]

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2000 The Billboard 200 16
Top Internet Albums 2

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2000 "Maybe Someday" Modern Rock Tracks 10

References [link]

  1. ^ "Bloodflowers Review". Allmusic.com. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r465158. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "Bloodflowers Review". Blender.com. https://www.blender.com/guide/back-catalogue/53544/bloodflowers.html. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Bloodflowers Review". Pitchforkmedia.com. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1691-bloodflowers/. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "Bloodflowers Review". Robert Christgau. https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=cure. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  5. ^ "Bloodflowers Review". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thecure/albums/album/248545/review/5943735/bloodflowers. [dead link]

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