{"product_id":"the-cure-seventeen-seconds","title":"The Cure – Seventeen Seconds","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe Cure – Seventeen Seconds\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cure – Seventeen Seconds is the band's landmark second studio album and a defining record in the development of post-punk and gothic rock. Originally released in 1980, it marked a dramatic shift from the brighter, more energetic pop of their debut towards a darker, more atmospheric and introspective sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Robert Smith and Mike Hedges, \u003cem\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e strips the band's arrangements back, allowing space, repetition, and atmosphere to become central to the music. Bass, sparse guitar, keyboards, and understated percussion create an unmistakably haunting sound that would become hugely influential on the alternative music that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album begins with the brief instrumental \"A Reflection,\" before moving into \"Play For Today\" and the beautifully restrained \"Secrets.\" \"In Your House\" and \"Three\" continue the record's dreamlike, minimalist character, creating a sense of tension through repetition rather than conventional rock dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide two contains one of The Cure's defining songs, \"A Forest.\" Built around a hypnotic bassline, atmospheric guitar, and Smith's increasingly distant vocal delivery, it became an essential part of the band's live repertoire and one of the most recognisable tracks of the post-punk era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe closing sequence of \"M,\" \"At Night,\" and the title track \"Seventeen Seconds\" maintains the album's sparse, melancholic atmosphere, ending the record with the same sense of isolation with which it began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e was a crucial step in The Cure's evolution and laid much of the groundwork for the darker sound explored further on Faith and Pornography. Its influence can be heard throughout post-punk, gothic rock, darkwave, and alternative music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssential listening for fans of The Cure, Joy Division, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Bauhaus, New Order, post-punk, and gothic rock, \u003cem\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of the most atmospheric and influential albums of the early 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Reflection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlay For Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecrets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Your House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Final Sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Forest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZKX7nCZgTNY?si=wAnehouoYI4mMYI0\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fiction Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54977781432662,"sku":"FIXD 4","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/1013\/7686\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_de572f58-382c-4976-865e-886eeab830d0.jpg?v=1786626603","url":"https:\/\/www.sounds-grounds.co.uk\/products\/the-cure-seventeen-seconds","provider":"Sounds + Grounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}