The Top

Recorded in the midst of Robert Smith's tenuous tenure with Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Top is arguably the most hedonistic record the Cure ever produced. Essentially Smith and Lol Tolhurst working with studio musicians (this being the period when the Cure's lineup was never assured), it's an album obviously recorded under stress, drink, and drugs. More wildly experimental musically than anything before it, it laid the foundations for the Cure's pattern of unpigeonholable albums that were to erase their reputation built by Pornography and eventually culminating in Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. That said, it's still very much a Cure record. Heavy on the percussion and quaint keyboard effects that were so big in the '80s, the melodies ("The Caterpillar," "Shake Dog Shake") are unmistakably Robert Smith. The big change this time around is his ability to fuse the paranoia and neuroses of former work (Pornography) with his newfound use of pop melody and outside influences (i.e., world travels, sounds, instruments) to moderate success ("Wailing Wall," "Piggy in the Mirror"). A more psychedelic descent than Pornography, The Top is a transition, never really feeling like a full-length release, but it does meld all former phases of Rob and co., which would fully gel on The Head on the Door. At best an imperfect record, The Top is a necessary step in the evolution of the band. 

做这张专辑的时候，除了鼓手之外，其他人都离开了the cure，所以所有的乐器除了鼓都是萝卜一个人干的！

1984年第五张录音室专辑 专辑时长:40:55 销量:60,000[BPI] AllMusic:2/5 The Guardian:4/5 Pitchfork:6.9/10 Q:2/5 Record Mirror:3.5/5 Sounds:2.5/5 Uncut:4/5

我一直想说，很想说，强烈建议，这张专，能和Faith，Wild mood swings并列为“怪异三部曲”

热评第一说错了啊…[呆]之前的鼓手Lol Tolhurst在这专担任了键盘手，这专的新鼓手是Andy Anderson，除了键盘和打击乐以外的活的确都是萝卜一个人干的

Robert Smith：主唱、吉他、低音吉他、键盘、风琴、录音机 (3)、小提琴 (6)、口琴 (9)、制作；Lol Tolhurst：键盘；Andy Anderson：鼓

这是被严重低估的专辑啊 萝卜头才华横溢的个人秀