The Cure Album: “Pictures of You”

The B-Sides are the only reason I bought this single. They're live renditions of DISINTEGRATION tunes from the '89 Wembley performances, and they're amazing. I really hope Robert finally fulfills his promise of releasing a full show from that era sometime within my lifetime.

The version of "Disintegration" included is the best performance of the song I've ever heard. Starting off with a random guitar riff, and exploding into a quicker, stronger version of the song, it's amazing to listen to with headphones on. "Fascination Street" is always a ROCKING live tune. I'm glad they included "Last Dance" and "Prayers For Rain" as well, since they're not as well-known as other songs from the album.

One word of warning, there's a two second glitch in the middle of "Last Dance." I've looked into it, and it's apparently in quite a few copies of the US Pictures of You single. It's nothing big, and certainly doesn't take away from the killer performances available on the disc.

Trust me, if you want to hear The Cure at the top of their live game, buy this. It's short and sweet.

I, as did another reviewer, passed up on buying this single because it didn't have any b-sides. I, also, am a completionist and found this at a local record store and decided to buy it since it was the only single from Disintegration which I didn't own. Pictures Of You is an outstanding song but if you buy this single for anything, get it for the live performances. 'Last Dance' is even more ethereal than the studio version, 'Fascination Street' is even more powerful and driving, 'Prayers For Rain' is more gripping and tense, and 'Disintegration' is more breath-taking and energetic. These tracks are taken from the famous Wembley '89 concert, where and when the mega-rare (now collector's item) Entreat was recorded. Don't make the same mistake as I did and pass this one up. If you want to hear some of The Cure's best live work, get this single at once, it's relatively inexpensive as well.

if there is a God, it would be this CD. i mean if you listen to this version of Pictures of You with like headphones, you will be moaning the word 'wow'. it's just great, god-like. amazing. The Cure is the best. Robert's voice touches you in this CD, sure, you can find these songs on Disintegration, but this single is the best made.

Simply put, the live songs on this album are the best live recordings of the Cure I've yet to hear. Better than Show, better than Paris, and although I haven't heard Concert, from what others say it's surely better than that as well. These are four of my favorite songs off of Disintegration, all performed brilliantly. "Last Dance" seems to be underrated from what I've seen others say, but to me is the point during Disintegration where the album really starts moving towards the meat of the album, really starting to dig into the brooding, plaintive mood that climaxes with "The Same Deep Water as You" (which, unfortunately, is not one of the live tracks on this single). Roberts elongated howl on "Prayers for Rain" on "RAaaaaaiiiinnn" is stunning...he seems to hold onto it for an eternity. "Fascination Street" and "Disintigration"...well, not much needs to be said, they're concert classics, and for a very good reason. These songs are performed with such passion and energy - the closest to the real thing without actually seeing them live (which is an experience that STILL affects me to this day years later...) I can't believe I waited so long to get this. Absolutely essential Cure.

This is the BEST song EVER recorded. (no doubt at all...)

Specially the album version which is the full-length. What I don't understand is WHY the extended remix is skipped on this one?!?! It's released only on the vinyl version, so get that one... I like the live versions but (unlike the other 3 single CD's from Disintegration) here we miss the EXTENDED REMIX VERSION!!!