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On The Surface, Wish Sounds Happier Than Disintegration, And The Sunny British Invasion Hooks Of The Hit Single "Friday
I'm In Love" Certainly Seem To Indicate That The Record Is A Brighter Affair Than Its Predecessor. Dig A Little Deeper And
The Album Reveals Itself To Be Just As Tortured, And Perhaps More Despairing. Granted, The Sound Of The Record, With Its
Jangling Guitars And Simple Arrangements, Is More Immediately Accessible Than The Epic Gloom Of Disintegration, But Nearly
Every Song Finds Robert Smith Wracked With Depression. Unfortunately, The Even-handed Production Makes The Record Sound
Very Similar, So It Is Less Compelling Than It Might Have Been, But There Are A Handful Of Gems ("High," "A Letter To
Elise, "Wendy Time," "Friday I'm In Love") That Make The Record Worthwhile