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Submitted by: Sass Jordan (Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

“Sad Cure – sitting in cold rooms – watching clocks” – the best quote ever from a British music critic regarding the content of this delightfully dismal record by one of my favorite bands of the 80’s. 

Fronted by the Goth Goblin, Robert Smith, it winds its way through the wasteland of grey sky and cold steel factories that small towns in the UK invoke. His arresting whiny – nasal vocals sound like they could never hold a candle to those who seem to be much better singers – but he CRUSHES it – every time. You cannot ignore a voice like Robert Smith’s. Love it or hate it, it is so powerfully personal, like the voices in your dreams, that you absolutely can’t ignore it. 

This record sounds almost disturbingly minimalist now, especially the drum machine sounds, but it got me through many cold, cold Montreal winter nights – being sad – sitting in cold rooms – watching clocks. The song, Seventeen Seconds, is a Cure masterpiece, in my opinion.

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Sass Jordan was a feature actor in the episodic tv show “Sisters”, and from 2003 to 2008 starred as one of the four judges on the hugely popular television series, Canadian Idol. She is currently working on new music while continuing to perform live concerts, and she is developing a webisode/podcast series entitled ‘Roadogs and the 10 Commandments of Rock” in support of her friend, Tom Petersson’s foundation, RockYourSpeech.com