As Greatest Hits--and particularly the busking pavement jazz of "Lovecats"--reminds us, the best Cure singles were very often tangential exercises; they offered a goth-free playtime divergence from some of the weightier studiousness of those early albums. Or, as smudged frontman Robert Smith says of this 18-track collection, "Songs that are sung with a smile." This wasn't always true--witness the refrigerated fogginess of the classic "A Forest," the Blair Witch Project of its day. What this compilation does is focus attention on the Cure's perennial unpredictability--the breathless claustrophobia of "Close to Me," the New Order-lite of "The Walk," the brass- section embellished thrust of "Why Can't I Be You." Oddly, chart-wise, the Cure's lost weekend began immediately after "Friday I'm in Love," their most ebullient melodic moment and the ultimate "clocking-off to kick those heels" anthem. But at least the inclusion of two new songs, "Cut Here" and "Just Say Yes" (with Saffron from Republica), indicate that the Cure remain a healthy, ongoing concern. --Kevin Maidment

2009-06-10 -- 5/5:: Where is A Letter to Elise?
The Cure is a great band and this colleciton of tunes is fabulous. My only complaint is that "A Letter to Elise" was left out of this compilation. That was a disappointment, in general if your going to have a greatest hits, it should include more than "some" of your greatest hits.

I still love it though.

2009-05-08 -- 1/5:: the cure greatest hits
I never received this item. I made complaints to the seller and to Amazon and never received an answer

2009-02-27 -- 5/5:: yes, it's been done, but still a great album
Yes, they already have a hits album (or two), but this has some of the later stuff, which new fans might be familiar with and want. I think this is a great first record, if you are looking to get a sample of the Cure. Hardcore fans might not be into it, but it's a good album for most.

2009-02-04 -- 1/5:: New Wave junk
I bought this cause The Cure kept coming up in my conversations with people. Boy, does this music suck. I actually burst into laughter while listening to these songs. It is so ridiculous and gimicky that it's almost like a Cinderella or Poison album.

2009-01-30 -- 5/5:: The Cure-Greatest Hits
This is a most awesome CD.All the best songs by the Cure are here,including "Lovesong" and "Lullaby".I highly recommend it to any and all fans of the Cure.The only thing that could make this an unbeatable CD was if the track "Burn" from "the Crow" had been included.