- new wave, post-punk, rock, alternative rock
- 35 min
- 13 tracks
- Fiction
Three Imaginary Boys is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Cure, released on 8 May 1979 by Fiction Records, and reached number 44 on the UK Albums Chart. It was later released in the United States, Canada, and Australia with a different track listing as a compilation album titled Boys Don't Cry.
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Character
Character-led, grave, spare and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Blender3/5 ★
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Irish Times3/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.7/10
- Record Mirror4.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Smash Hits8/10
- Sounds5/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 110:15 Saturday Night3:42
- 2Accuracy2:17
- 3Grinding Halt2:49
- 4Another Day3:44
- 5Object3:01
- 6Subway Song1:58
- 7Foxy Lady2:29
- 8Meathook2:18
- 9So What2:37
- 10Fire in Cairo3:23
- 11It’s Not You2:50
- 12Three Imaginary Boys3:16
- 13The Weedy Burton0:54
13 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Cure
- Label
- Fiction
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- CA
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