Reviews
Ranked #20 in Nme's List of the `Greatest Albums of All Time.', "...A Work of Genius...", Ranked #157 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", Ranked #8 in NME's list of The 50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s - "...`Sad,' `depressing,' and `really, really depressing,' CLOSER is one man's eloquently articulated angst set to a spine-tingling, soft-focus soundtrack...", 10 - Classic - "...a benchmark against which, if nothing else, all those early Cure albums sound a bit silly....", Ranked #2 in the Nme "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums"., 4 Stars - Excellent - "...CLOSER is less clattering and disturbingly more haunted....Martin Hannett's delicate production prized every last shivering nuance. On one level it's a terrifying last testament. But Peter Hook's becoming a great bassist...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Prickly synths and lurching grooves suggest an ascetic version of disco, and Curtis sings as if he's hanging on by a thread...", Ranked #56 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Albums of the 80s" Survey. (November 1989), Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever"
