Mixed Up

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I loved the last album of theirs, but the next one mixed up, love the remixes, and still remember the songs, third CD is completely different but it's still good

As I'm still waiting / longing for the elusive Wish remastered deluxe edition, I was pleased to see that the remastered deluxe campaign is now finally back on track. Torn Down instantly intrigued me as Robert has given us 16 new remixes of classic tracks, I had to get my hands on it, I queued up early outside a record store on Record Store Day and managed to get my hands on both Mixed Up and Torn Down.I instantly listened to the Torn Down picture disc, whilst downloading the mp3's to add to my iTunes Match, the first 6 tracks are quite impressive, I genuinely enjoy what Robert has done to these songs, especially M & Just One Kiss, but A Night Like This deserved a lot better than the treatment it got, it's quite dull and Like Cockatoo's isn't very interesting either. After a few listens I quite liked Plainsong and From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, but Want is awful, the original is one of the few highlights on Wild Mood Swing, and it's now been butchered. Never cared for either Never Enough and Cut Here in their original form and this hasn't changed here.The Last Day of Summer is the highlight on this collection, absolutely beautiful and melancholic, I think I actually prefer it to the album version, Robert has brought those string synths to the front of the mix and concentrated on the most beautiful parts of the song. Definitely recommend this if you're planning on cherry picking these tracks.Lost is okay, but It's Over is atrocious, it just sounds like chaotic noise, no melody, the vocals do not fit the track at all, an unfortunate way to end this collection, and a bad way to represent 4:13 Dream, I was quite hoping for a synthed up, pads blaring number to make up for the lack of synths on 4:13, but oh well.Regarding the Mixed Up Extras, it's great to have those original 12" extended mixes on CD, some of the remixes are better than the remixes which ended up on the main Mixed Up album, such as the extended version of Pictures of You. Let's Go to Bed, Just One Kiss, Boys Don't Cry all great. Some of the left over 1990 remixes towards the end of the disc don't live up to much though, probably why they were left off, although the Red mix of Primary is quite good though.Now the main Mixed Up album, I'm listening to this on vinyl and the audio sounds great, Robert has done a great job remastering this, definitely recommend getting this on vinyl, the tracks really come alive. This disc is worth it for the 12" extended versions of the Disintegration tracks, especially Fascination Street. The Walk, A Forest, Hot Hot Hot, all great too. As mentioned above, Never Enough does absolutely nothing for me and in my 12 years of being a huge fan of The Cure, it just won't grow on me.Overall, a great expanded edition of the Mixed Up album, and Robert obviously put a lot of effort into this release, especially with 16 new remixes on Torn Down, even if there are a number of lacklustre moments, it's definitely worth purchasing the 3CD set and the main Mixed Up album on vinyl.I'll be listening to this non-stop with the anticipation of seeing them in Hyde Park in just over a week, I can't wait!

Actually my favourite Cure album, I love the extended mixes, and the tracks are placed in a meaningful progression, rather than just thrown on. The remastering is top-notch, as always, and the second disc has a bunch of really good mixes on (almost as good as the first disc). I had a tape edition of the album back in the 90s, which had the Why Can't I Be You? mix on, but unfortunately that wasn't included on the original CD version, so its nice to get that back on this deluxe edition.The third disc is Robert's new mixes and it's... OK. To be honest I found it kind of boring. It seems to be a lot more about refining the tracks and cleaning things up -- but that also removes a lot the stuff that made the tracks exciting in the first place! I've listening to it 3-4 times so far, I'll give it few more listens to see if it grows on me.

It's The Cure buy if you like them

Always loved this album, and now it’s been expanded with almost all the missing 12” versions missing from ‘78 to ‘90, bar for 3 all of which had newer versions made for this album or single b-sides at the time. Robert Smith said either the masters weren’t available or weren’t worth including (shame about the original Primary 12” and wish it was here).Disk 3 is new mixes and gets the least play, but is certainly worth a spin for some newer songs getting a remix treatment.Wish he’d hurry up with the deluxe Wish release though !!

I guess i shouldn't have bought it, though it was gonna be a first edition and nope its a reissue of the reissue.

Marvelous collection with Bonus Candy by the one and only Sir Robert Smith!