Bloodflowers
by The Cure
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 54 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 54
  3. Negative: 3 out of 54

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  1. d_nasty
    May 10, 2011
    10
    Would have been the perfect album to end their career with but, we're all human so they went further than this. This is one of the best productions I've ever heard and I can't stop listening to it. Easily some of Smith's best lyrics and the bands most expansive arrangements since Disintegration.
  2. AliceX
    Jan 8, 2006
    10
    Truly this is one of the most beautiful albums The Cure have ever produced. It combines the simple instruments and arranges them in such a way to create something complex and full. Many will frown upon this album - do not listen to them, listen to the album. It captures a curtian emotion that not everyone can grasp. It does not sound like the typical Cure albums. It is mature, more developed.
  3. PerryL.
    Sep 9, 2001
    10
    It's been 1.5 years now, and it still seems totally fresh and powerful - easily the best fuckin' Cure album ever (and I have them all)!! If Bob finishes on this one, who could complain, but what would he do then?? Just one thing - unfortunately this album just didn't rate in Britain, and we didn't get a tour. A classic album, but maybe too late to catch our It's been 1.5 years now, and it still seems totally fresh and powerful - easily the best fuckin' Cure album ever (and I have them all)!! If Bob finishes on this one, who could complain, but what would he do then?? Just one thing - unfortunately this album just didn't rate in Britain, and we didn't get a tour. A classic album, but maybe too late to catch our disappearing fan base. Anyway, I'm Scottish and I still fuckin' love that album!!!… Expand
  4. JeffK.
    Apr 15, 2002
    9
    Amazing
  5. THM
    Dec 21, 2011
    9
    This was probably their last best album. The lyrics are what make it. The music is akin to Wild Mood Swings, Wish or an upbeat Disintegration. Typical Cure. The lyrics are truly transcendental, though.
  6. SteveH.
    Sep 8, 2002
    3
    This is the worst album they have put out. It is slow and lacks enthuisiasm. I got the feeling the band needed to put this album out to make money at the expense (no pun) of creativity.
  7. TeemuM.
    Aug 28, 2001
    10
    Snifff.... Gooodd..... aaahhh
  8. DaveS
    Oct 21, 2003
    9
    While Bloodflowers doesn't tread huge amounts of new ground for The Cure, its a development of Disintegration and Wish that is as fantastic as most of their work. It builds up tonnes of atmosphere, Smith's voice is still as good as it was 20 years before. Its a brilliant, relaxing and ultimately sad album, which doesn't do much to suprise but is a solid, light affair that While Bloodflowers doesn't tread huge amounts of new ground for The Cure, its a development of Disintegration and Wish that is as fantastic as most of their work. It builds up tonnes of atmosphere, Smith's voice is still as good as it was 20 years before. Its a brilliant, relaxing and ultimately sad album, which doesn't do much to suprise but is a solid, light affair that comes close to previous greats like Disintegration.… Expand
  9. BenjaminBunny
    Apr 17, 2004
    5
    No my friends, this is most definitely NOT a masterpiece on par with "Disintegration," and it is most definitely NOT their worst album either ("Wild Mood Swings" gets my vote for that). It's just The Cure doing Cure-esque songs with dense Cure production. No alarms and no surprises. Listenable from beginning to end as well as forgettable. For dedicated fans or completists only.
  10. RuslanN.
    Aug 2, 2002
    10
    Very even and deliberate album.
  11. StephenC.
    Aug 4, 2002
    10
    Bloodflowers is a unique masterpiece. Slow and unbelievably beautiful songs. This is a Cure album to sink your teeth into - there's a lot of lyrical and musical depth, even for this band. After a few listens, I was wishing the album was slower so that the songs would last longer. Absolutely stunning. stephen
  12. MarinaZ
    Aug 20, 2005
    10
    A wonderfull album by the goth/rock masters!!!
  13. CB
    Oct 7, 2001
    8
    I just want to say that as someone who has heard only the standard Cure before this album, I am now a fan. Love it.
  14. JohannesL.
    Mar 27, 2002
    9
    The Cure are back, and what a come-back!
  15. TylerP
    Dec 15, 2006
    10
    Closer to a ten than a nine, Bloodflowers is an excellent album. While it's highs are never as high as those found on Disintegration ("Disintegration", "The Same Deep Water As You", "Plainsong", "Pictures Of You"), it also lacks Disintegration's lows (the out-of-place "Lovesong" and "Lullaby"). A very sold listen with only one real flaw: Watching Me Fall is perhaps a minute or Closer to a ten than a nine, Bloodflowers is an excellent album. While it's highs are never as high as those found on Disintegration ("Disintegration", "The Same Deep Water As You", "Plainsong", "Pictures Of You"), it also lacks Disintegration's lows (the out-of-place "Lovesong" and "Lullaby"). A very sold listen with only one real flaw: Watching Me Fall is perhaps a minute or two too long. The title track is one of my favourite Cure songs of all time -- and that, my friends, is saying something.… Expand
  16. [Anonymous]
    Jul 27, 2007
    3
    fuck the Cure! They've lost it! Robert Smith looks like the goth Elvis and like Elvis circa the mid 70s he's not even a shadow of what he used to be. Not that they were all that great to begin with. If it weren't for the Scottish and the shoegazers the 80s would have been disasterious.
  17. SaraR.
    Nov 19, 2001
    10
    This album is not only melodic to the point of beautiful, Robert Smith is the Shakespeare of our time. Awesome CD!
  18. DrewD
    Jan 16, 2005
    10
    Maybe its because I'm turning 40 this year and feel like "nothing is new", I'm not sure...but BF is far superior to Disintegration, true genius.
  19. josht
    Nov 26, 2002
    10
    this is the best set of sad songs ever ,thank you robert
  20. jimmybob
    May 17, 2014
    9
    In all honesty I'm not the biggest The Cure fan in the world but it's essentially because they didn't make enough albums like this. If you liked Disintegration then you'll love this. It is their most melodic work with songs that you'll walk away singing to yourself for the rest of the day only to go back and listen to again as singing it to yourself can't come close to the beautifulIn all honesty I'm not the biggest The Cure fan in the world but it's essentially because they didn't make enough albums like this. If you liked Disintegration then you'll love this. It is their most melodic work with songs that you'll walk away singing to yourself for the rest of the day only to go back and listen to again as singing it to yourself can't come close to the beautiful musical arrangements that pack this album from it's dreamlike opening to it's dramatic finale. A work of genius from a band that unfortunately has had a far too inconsistent career… Expand
  21. davim
    May 3, 2015
    7
    Referred to by many as the last great Cure album; 'Bloodflowers' sees a return musically, to the gloomy and dark sounds that resemble the band's 1982 album 'Pornography' and their 1989 album 'Disintegration'. All 3 of these albums were in fact played in full during The Cure's 2002 'Trilogy' tour, and it's not difficult to see why. Lyrically, themes of loneliness and disillusionmentReferred to by many as the last great Cure album; 'Bloodflowers' sees a return musically, to the gloomy and dark sounds that resemble the band's 1982 album 'Pornography' and their 1989 album 'Disintegration'. All 3 of these albums were in fact played in full during The Cure's 2002 'Trilogy' tour, and it's not difficult to see why. Lyrically, themes of loneliness and disillusionment dominate, helping creating a sense of uncertainty for the listener. No singles were actually released from the album, but the track 'Maybe Someday' stands out as being the most beautiful track on the album - a powerful song that really demonstrates The Cure at their best. Nothing they've released since 2000 comes close to 'Bloodflowers'.… Expand
  22. raciocinio
    May 21, 2017
    9
    A Great The Cure Album
    Excellent Sad Songs

    Top 7 Bloodflowers Songs

    1-The Last Day Of Summer
    2-Out Of This World
    3-Maybe Someday
    4-Bloodflowers
    5-The Loudest Song
    6-There Is No If...
    7-39
    6-
    7-
  23. Szymi
    Mar 25, 2016
    10
    This is a real masterpiece. That 69 Metascore must be some kind of a bad joke. This one is really beautiful. The lyrics are fantastic, the music is hypnotizing.
  24. masseduction
    Jul 13, 2018
    10
    i love the how delicate and sad this album sounds. it's very pleasant and great
  25. metaknight346
    Jun 28, 2023
    8
    This is a solid entry in their discography. The first half of the album is really good and I can't believe I was thoroughly entertained with an 11-minute song ("Watching Me Fall"). That was my favorite track off the album. The second half kind of gets less interesting lyrically and sonically.
  26. babrand
    Jul 21, 2021
    10
    I always come back to this album for the poignant lyrics and mesmerizing sounds. More than that, this album really presages by two decades the atmospheric music that is now so common. Lovely and perfect for our post-internet age, but still twenty years too soon for the critics.

Awards & Rankings

98
#98 Best Album of 2000
19
#19 Most Discussed Album of 2000
25
#25 Most Shared Album of 2000

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. Wall of Sound
    78
    Fans who have waited patiently for a proper follow-up to 1989's acclaimed Disintegration should be pleased, if not necessarily bowled over by Bloodflowers, a deeply felt album with a similarly downcast mood.
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  2. Puncture
    30
    Smith focuses on his own artistic/existential questions to the exclusion of all else, including the record's production, which is completely monotonous, and its pace, which falls somewhere between a plod and a trudge. [#46, p.47]
  3. Rolling Stone
    50
    Smith is incapable of writing five bad songs in a row; even hopeless records (1992's Wish) sport some saving grace ("Friday I'm in Love"). But he can write four bad songs in a row, and Cure albums tend to leak filler like an attic spilling insulation. The latest, Bloodflowers, is half dismissible droning, an unforgivable ratio considering it's only nine tracks long.
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