Team Rock asked Hundredth what their 10 most unexpected albums of all time were, and 1 of their picks was 'Disintegration':
Chadwick: "The Cure is probably my all-time
favourite band and I am fascinated with their journey. Robert Smith has
crafted many moods through many albums but to me (and many other Cure
fans), Disintegration is the most prolific, and at the time, unexpected.
Coming from the 1987 Double LP Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me,
which is basically an amalgamation of everything The Cure had been up to
that point, Smith wanted to write a masterpiece before turning 30 and
he stunned Cure fans with Disintegration. An ebb and flow of
distaste and dissatisfaction built upon a slight shimmer of hope. A
curveball that I think solidifies The Cure as one of the most versatile
bands ever."