Cuckoo

Curve | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 1993)
• Original Release Date: September 21, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000000W4L
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,260 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Missing Link

2. Crystal

3. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

4. All of One

5. Unreadable Communication

6. Turkey Crossing

7. Superblaster

8. Left of Mother

9. Sweetest Pie

10. Cuckoo

Editorial Reviews

CURVE Cuckoo (1993 US 10-track CD album including Missing Link picture sleeve)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Throw out your Evanescence LPs now, March 1, 2004

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Greekfreak (Pusan Korea (South)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cuckoo (Audio CD)

I'll try my damndest not to be an old fart, but the fact is that bands who've subsequently copied earlier bands cannot be given due props for the simple fact that they're only photocopies.

Curve set the bar with "Doppelganger", then raised it even higher with the singles collection "Pubic Fruit". But as a link between those two albums, "Cuckoo" hardly comes off as lacklustre. In fact, it meshes the softer, more melodic feel of the first album with a new vitality/abrasiveness.

"Superblaster" was the lead-off single, and it's a fine tune, but hardly the best of the bunch. That designation belongs to "Turkey Crossing", "Crystal", "Missing Link", and especially "Unreadable Communication".

The latter is a track just begging to be placed in a movie somewhere. The dynamics of the song hearken back to earlier synth gurus like Japan and Gary Numan, but the delivery by Toni Halliday is unmatched, even to this day.

Listening to it now, it only makes me realize how good that band really was, and how ahead of their time they were. One of the most underrated albums of the 90s.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb second album from Halliday and Garcia, January 18, 2002

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Jay M "jay_mc" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cuckoo (Audio CD)

Critics were waiting for Curve to trip up with their follow-up to `92's 'Doppelganger'. But they didn't. Incorporating a more electronic feel to the album, Curve again thrilled fans and critics alike. Reviews posted here suggesting this is not as good as 'Doppelganger' are, in my view, completely unfounded. It is as good as their debut.

'Missing Link' goes all rock on us, but never loses its melody, proving Curve's versatility. 'Crystal' is a brilliant song. Combining a catchy chorus with Toni's intelligent lyrics and a bouncy bassline courtesy of Dean, this is a joy to listen to.
'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus starts off menacingly enough but evolves into an marvellously beguiling pop song with some beautiful vocal melodies. 'Unreadable Communication' gives all of that days electronic producers a run for their money. Its dubby electronics envelop into a wall of noise of guitars with Toni's voice cutting through it all.

Elsewhere, 'Superblaster' is a perfect pop song, pop in the true sense, not N'Sync! 'Left of Mother' shows a more acoustic side of Curve, albeit involving some electronics.

This group set the standard which Garbage took and copied. Originals will always be better, as will Curve.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most overlooked bands from the '90s, December 5, 2003

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Erica Anderson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cuckoo (Audio CD)

I first became familiar with the band Curve back in the early '90s. While my peers were into lesser desirable forms of music, I was heavily into alternative music. I came upon this particular Curve album when I was perusing the record store for new music. My curiousity was piqued and I bought "Cuckoo" on a whim. Too be honest I have not listened to "Cuckoo" in almost a decade. At the time, I wasn't sure what to make of the music. I wasn't quite the fusion of rock and techno as I am now. I recently put in "Cuckoo" into my stereo tonight and found myself enjoying it more than I did when I was in high school (or a freshman in college). If anything, "Cuckoo" was way ahead of its time. If there is a modern equivalent to Curve today, it would have to be the band Collide. And maybe Garbage but with a Scottish accent. The similiarities in kaRIN and Toni Halliday's singing styles (in my opinion) are obvious. Both women have a seductive style of singing while the music is often abrasive and caustic. "Cuckoo" is definitely harder than its predecessor "Doppelganger", more guitar-orientated. As I continue to listen to "Cuckoo", I find myself falling more in love with the album. The songs are simply wonderful. I particularly enjoyed the first four tracks. Curve is truly one of the most underrated bands in the past ten years. They deserve a lot more recognition than most bands today.