全英チャート首位、全米最高2位を獲得し、バンド最大のヒット作となった9作目となるスタジオアルバム(1992年作品)の30周年企画。
Robert SmithとMiles Showell(Abbey Road Studios)の二人により最新リマスタリングが手掛けられている。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2022/07/29)
On the surface, Wish sounds happier than Disintegration, and the sunny British Invasion hooks of the hit single "Friday Im 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 Im in Love") that make the record worthwhile. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Rovi