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Welcome to the forum, jonmaxx.

As you mention you only recently got into The Cure, just out of cure-iosity (see what I did there), what album or song first drew you to The Cure? In other words, from what album or song did you start listening to them?

I am learning how to use these forums, so I hope I am replying to your thread correctly.  

I love what you did there, btw

So I had always known about The Cure and was familiar with a couple of their songs growing up, namely "Friday, I'm in Love" and "Lovesong".  Beyond that, I hadn't listened to their discography, but was always told that with my taste in music that I would absolutely love them.

During the lockdown when we couldn't go out for a while, I decided it was time to dive into some bands that I said I would listen to, but never had the time.  I did what anyone without a clue would do, and I Googled "Best Cure album", which led me to "Wish".  I now know that this is completely up for debate, but nonetheless, it was the first album I listened to from beginning to end.  I knew as soon as those first notes of "Open" started that I was completely in love.  I quickly picked out all my favorite jams, and if I can come away with more than 5 favorite songs on an album, it's a top favorite.  Open, FTEOTDGS, Wendy Time, Doing the Unstuck, FIIL, TWIP, End..... Just an absolutely enthralling love affair from beginning to End.

From there, I made a little game to pass the time, and I downloaded and listened to a new album every week.  That kept me looking forward to the following week and helped me get through Quarantine / Lockdown.

My most absolutely favorite song ever from The Cure is "Doing the Unstuck" because I'm absolutely enamored with that song.  I absolutely love the idea of completely tearing your world down and destroying everything you know in order to achieve your own happiness.  It was one of those songs with those juxtapositions that I would come to love RS for as time went on.

Thank you for asking me.  I'm already starting to feel at home!  <3 

I think if I were to put them in order, my top 3 would be:
1. Wish
2. Wild Mood Swings
3. The Cure (2004)

My least favorite album is "The Top".. I've really tried to like it.  Aside from "Shake Dog Shake" and "The Caterpillar", I really can't get into it at all..    But luckily I have all these other albums to listen to in order to make up for it.. lol

I also want to mention that I listen to "Join the Dots" very regularly, and even though it's not an album, per se, I love a lot of those songs that are on there!

Oh man, you're gonna be branded a witch and a heretic for liking WMS....... hahahahha kidding. though I'm still amazed at how much people here dislike it. it's polarising!

I found that The Top is a difficult listen for a lot of people but you find the hidden brilliance in it if you listen hard to the tracks. I don't mean that the goodness is buried, what I mean is because of the unique nature of the sound and song structure and composition, it's harder to appreciate for a lot of folk, than say The Head on the Door. I'd suggest keeping it in rotation and give it some time. It's gold. 

Piggy in the Mirror
- listen to the keys that play in 0:25 to0:30 how they dance along the ivories. Same with the ones 0:49 to 1:11, the rhythm they play! wowowo. Plus the way RS sings the words, listen the wild melody!
- the nylon string guitar solo!

Dressing Up.
- Go put on the version from Paris, that's what cemented that for me. Just a deep and layered beautiful song.. 
-Again with the insane vocal melody and notes dancing around! 

The Empty World
- The little drummer boy drums, the bassline that repeats that note that anchors it..
- The stark vocals telling the story. 
This song really picks up a weird vibe and runs with it!

Bananafishbones
- Listen to the synthbassline from 0:27 how it bounces bow, bowwww, boooowwwwww...
- You can't really hear it so pronounced in the album version but in later versions the guitar at 1:30ish.. Live it rips and you can really hear the constrained fervor in the album version. 

The Top
- the bassline that rhythmically kills me.. Oh man... 

Or, not. Whatever you like!