Purity

Purity Artist: The Essence
Label: Anagram UK
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5013929209527
ASIN: B000007YPN


Release Date: 1988-08-18

Purity


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Tracks:

  1. Last Preach
  2. Reflected Dream
  3. Cat
  4. Blind
  5. Never Mine
  6. Endless Lakes
  7. Forever in Death
  8. Salivation
  9. Waving Girl
  10. Purity
  11. Confusion
  12. From My Mouth
  13. Swaying Wind

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Pure Genius.......2007-01-06

I've had difficulty finding out much about this band, even in the Online Age. The one thing you'll hear repeatedly is comparisons to The Cure. There's no denying the similarities to Robert Smith's band, especially albums such as 'faith' and 'pornography'. However, on several songs The Essence show more pop sensibilities and turn the goth/emo Cure influences down just a bit. To some ears, this makes the songs more catchy, giving them an 80s Euro pop feel. To others, it'll make them sound like Cure-wannabes. Personally, I enjoy the music alot, especially when I'm not in the mood for something as emotionally weighty as The Cure. My copy of 'purity' has a few fewer songs on it, but is still a solid listen for anyone liking 80s Euro pop, early Goth pop, or early 80s The Cure (assuming you don't mind the somewhat copycat nature)

5 out of 5 stars The Essence .......2005-01-03

I am happy to finally be able to write a review of this outstanding group, that even having a very well trained ear, I would SWEAR...that Robert Smith is on lead Vocals. I bought this "record" in the UK in the mid 80's, only because I seriously thought that it was Robert Smith singing. This group sounds exactly like "The Cure from the "CD's Pornography and 17 Seconds" However close they may sound to each other...it is not R. Smith on vocals it is "Hans Geertsma" as noted inside on the record sleeve complete with lyrics that are so similiar to The Cure. Just look at the song titles, in the song "Forever in Death
the Lyrics...give me your faith to cover me...
like a shot through my head...
and then death forever sleep...
in my mouth the taste of you...
my eyes turn wet...
with desire to put my life...
into your hands...
put some of the Cures earlier days, spooky music with alot of echos, and the typical screatching voice of Robert Smith...and you seriously believe it is The Cure, the Entire record I own is a classic, and I love it. all the songs on this record have the typical cure trademark sounds, and the lyrics and song titles are so similiar, makes you think...hope someone else feels the same way as I do.Jason

2 out of 5 stars

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