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Favorite cult album...

Doug - 4-18-2003 at 09:36 AM

After much listening and descision...

My version of my favorite cult albums as follows...

1. Beyond Good and Evil
2. Electric
3.Love
4.Ceremony
5.The Cult
6.Sonic Temple
7.Dreamtime

whats your thought???:idea:

LOOOOOOOOOOVE ...

Homer - 4-18-2003 at 10:56 AM

... the best Cult record "Love" I've said this before, but what the hell, it bears mentioning again: Listen to the "Love" album again, then listen to the live recordings of tht record from the 1985/86 tours, then listen to live recordings of it from 1994/95, then listen to the live recordings from 1999/2000/1/2 - the "Love" album seems to get better with age. It sounded great to begin with, but,

"Rain", "Nirvana", the title track "Love", "Revolution","She sells Sanctuary" "Hollow Man" and "The Phoenix" kick ass more live than they do on vinyl, more energetic, more raw and passionate,
"Nirvana" has been re - arranged a couple of times, so there's variation with that song too,
"Brother Wolf Sister Moon" sounds better live, the few times that they've played it live, years after they recorded it then it does on vinyl (but I do miss the keyboards in the middle section, right after Billy's solos) ...
Ian's voice sounds better live during the songs listed above than on vinyl. The various different drummers The Cult have had have brought something different to those songs over the years ...
hell even the b - sides from this record that they've played live - "All Souls Avenue", "The Snake" all sound better live than on vinyl! Don't get me wrong, I like all of the other records The Cult have done, and these songs all sounded great to begin with, but again, no other Cult record has aged as well as "Love" has ...

... just my two cents ... plus tax ... :D

b.star - 4-18-2003 at 11:38 AM

LOVE

then the rest

Doug - 4-18-2003 at 11:57 AM

Hey homer I know where your at. Love has a special place for me its a great album and I've put alot of hours listening into it. The title track really sticks out as the best tune for me as its really mesmeric?! . Taking various narcotics to it as well does odd things to you, as you probably know.
I just happen to at the moment think that BG&E has more weight to it at the moment. Breath is just such an awesome tune...

HOLY shit!!

Real Astbury Girrrl - 4-18-2003 at 09:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Homer
... the best Cult record "Love" I've said this before, but what the hell, it bears mentioning again: Listen to the "Love" album again, then listen to the live recordings of tht record from the 1985/86 tours, then listen to live recordings of it from 1994/95, then listen to the live recordings from 1999/2000/1/2 - the "Love" album seems to get better with age. It sounded great to begin with, but,

"Rain", "Nirvana", the title track "Love", "Revolution","She sells Sanctuary" "Hollow Man" and "The Phoenix" kick ass more live than they do on vinyl, more energetic, more raw and passionate,
"Nirvana" has been re - arranged a couple of times, so there's variation with that song too,
"Brother Wolf Sister Moon" sounds better live, the few times that they've played it live, years after they recorded it then it does on vinyl (but I do miss the keyboards in the middle section, right after Billy's solos) ...
Ian's voice sounds better live during the songs listed above than on vinyl. The various different drummers The Cult have had have brought something different to those songs over the years ...
hell even the b - sides from this record that they've played live - "All Souls Avenue", "The Snake" all sound better live than on vinyl! Don't get me wrong, I like all of the other records The Cult have done, and these songs all sounded great to begin with, but again, no other Cult record has aged as well as "Love" has ...

... just my two cents ... plus tax ... :D


homer, i would consider myself a HUGE fan of the cult, and have been for years. and i LOVE the love album. but WOW! your knowledge on the nuances of the songs as they've developed through the years is mind bggling! such fine attention to intricate details. hats off dude!! :D
as for favorites.....i would have to say, it really rotates according to mood. can never say-YES, this is really above the rest. they are all awesome in their own right.
on love, Hollowman is crushingly beautiful. so is Revolution-man that song is haunting!
Southern Death Cult is AWESOME too-i have not heard anything that is as raw and as powerful as that!
Dreamtime is seriously pivotal. etc etc.

[Edited on 4-19-2003 by Real Astbury Girrrl]

Lizard Johnny - 4-19-2003 at 01:55 AM

1. ELECTRIC
2. SONIC TEMPLE
3. CEREMONY
4. BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
5. THE CULT
6. LOVE
7. DREAMTIME

[Edited on 4-19-2003 by Lizard Johnny]

Inka - 4-19-2003 at 04:31 AM

1. Beyond Good And Evil !!!!!!

2. Dreamtime

3. Ceremony

4. Love

5. Rare Cult


Tough Call!

Black Angel - 4-19-2003 at 10:49 AM

if i had to put it in order of best to worse then i guess it would go a little like this...

1. Love
2. Sonic Temple
3. Beyond Good & Evil
4. Dreamtime
5. Rockers Ravers Lovers Sinners (Pure Cult)
6. Rare Cult (7CD set)/Best Of Rare Cult
7. Electric
8. Ceremony

if i was to include Peace in there as a single album release it would tie for 4th place with Dreamtime :P

:flame:ON!!!

Doug - 4-19-2003 at 11:31 AM

Ceremony I think is a really underrated album. We've all listened to the demo stuff for ceremony to know that musically it's strong, its the production that makes it suffer in places. Tunes like ... white ceremony, earth mofo, indian, and heart of soul , not to mention red jesus as well are really good tunes and I think hold up. If only that album came out alot sooner it probably would have done alot better. The world (apart from us) was rejecting rock music and the cult suffered. Shame on the world. THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO...

Cultpjfan - 4-19-2003 at 11:54 AM

1.Ceremony
2.Beyond Good And Evil
3.Love
4.Sonic Temple
5.The Cult/Electric
6.Dreamtime

Not to say that any of them is better than any other........
I love it all but Ceremony is the album I have played the most over the years than any of the others.
The boxsets are great,same with the compilation cd's(Pure Cult,The Singles,High Octane Cult).
At the end of the day this band has not produced a bad album

thats interesting

Real Astbury Girrrl - 4-19-2003 at 07:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cultpjfan
1.Ceremony
2.Beyond Good And Evil
3.Love
4.Sonic Temple
5.The Cult/Electric
6.Dreamtime

Not to say that any of them is better than any other........
I love it all but Ceremony is the album I have played the most over the years than any of the others.
The boxsets are great,same with the compilation cd's(Pure Cult,The Singles,High Octane Cult).
At the end of the day this band has not produced a bad album


hhhmmmmmmmm! thats so weird. i too play this album alot. i turn to it for some kind of spiritual guidance or something. especially when things are kinda lookin really down for me, this album is a great pick me up.

and i forgot, RARE CULT is freakin unbelievable!!! that has to be up there on its own.:flip:

starrr - 4-20-2003 at 01:23 AM

1. beyond good and evil & electric

extra track: painted on my heart



ciao amici

romi - 4-21-2003 at 01:32 AM

1 • LOVE
2 • ELECTRIC
3 • DREAMTIME
4 • SONIC TEMPLE
5 • BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
6 • CEREMONY
7 • THE CULT

romi - 4-21-2003 at 01:32 AM

1 • LOVE
2 • ELECTRIC
3 • DREAMTIME
4 • SONIC TEMPLE
5 • BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
6 • CEREMONY
7 • THE CULT

still you rise - 4-21-2003 at 09:21 AM

1.Sonic Temple
2.Dreamtime
3.Ceremony
4.Rare Cult
5.Live at the Lyceum
6.Love
7.BGAE
8.Rare Cult

Holy barbarines would probably be up there somewhere but that's not the cult..8)

Great from top to bottom!

CultinMD - 4-21-2003 at 11:41 AM

1. Sonic Temple
2. Beyond Good and Evil
3. Love
4. Electric
5. The Cult
6. Ceremony
7. Dreamtime

I love the Rare, Demo and singles box sets, but since they really weren’t albums crafted by Ian & Billy for public consumption, I can’t treat them like the others that were.

damn i gotta pick one?? JUST ONE?!

sexualpanther3 - 4-21-2003 at 04:14 PM

man i cant choose on this one....................

i seem to play Electric a lot lately (prolly cuz im gonna get all LRM'ed up soon for prom), and i play Sonic Temple and Ceremony lots too. i dont know what all the fuss is about, but Ceremony KICKS SOME SERIOUS ASSAGE. its got the hard-hitting loud and screaching seem to go on forever guitar solos i like, and the right amount of belting from Ian of course. when Ian belts "YYYEEEEEEEEAAAA-HAAAAAAA!!!!" towards the end of the title track, it gives me chills everytime - no lie. now a good album to me is an album that can do that every time i listen to it, and the 3 mentioned do it everytime. thats what makes an album good - and it tells how ballsy it is in my book.

[Edited on 4-21-2003 by sexualpanther3]

sexualpanther3 - 4-21-2003 at 04:17 PM

oh yeah, and dont get me wrong, BG&E has the balls to make me happy. its good and crunchy - just the way i like it.

Fender-Man - 4-21-2003 at 05:40 PM

If I had to pick just one???....."Electric" ....because it reminds me of those crazy-care-free-days I had as a bright-eyed, wild-haired teen ! That album/CD/cassette/mp3 is very RAW, Sexy, and Violent (in a good way!).....Punches me in the face every time I crank it! MUCH PROPS to Rick Rubin on that one! ( also, Props to ol' Rick with his work on those SLAYER albums!!!)

Cultpjfan - 4-21-2003 at 05:50 PM

today i have been mostly listening to HIM


Beyond Good and Evil was in the car stereo for the past week and I have even got round to watching the live dvd again.
Even though I want to shoot the crowd everytime I watch it.
Nice to see Star in the extra footage bit.
Kinda of weird seeing the pic in the fan gallery with the blonde hair....i like the brown better.

romi - 4-22-2003 at 02:30 AM

Shit...... I forgot Live at the Lyceum...... I LOVE that show... I'm gonna put it between Love and Electric....

tooyoung - 4-22-2003 at 10:54 AM

From best to worst:
1. Beyond Good and Evil
2. Dreamtime
3. The Cult (these first 3 were close)
4. Love
5. Electric
6. Sonic Temple
7. Ceremony

If I could include Ghost Dance by the Death Cult, it would be first.

Favorite album

*Stonehorn* - 4-22-2003 at 11:11 AM

1) Love
2) The Cult, Sonic Temple, Electric, Dreamtime
3) Ceremony

So Hard Done By - 4-23-2003 at 04:10 AM

1. The Cult
2. Beyond Good & Evil
3. Love
4. Electric
5. Sonic Temple
6. Ceremony
7. Dreamtime

Young man blues - 4-23-2003 at 05:05 PM

:P

1 SONIC TEMPLE [maybe , the best rock album of my life ?]
2 LOVE
3 ELECTRIC
4 BG&EVIL
5 CEREMONY
6 DREAMTIME/THE CULT

8)8)8)

CapricornSister - 4-23-2003 at 09:29 PM

Tough to choose, it changes everyday.
Today it's like this:
1. The Cult
2. Love
3. BG&E
4. Dreamtime
5. Electric
6. Sonic Temple
7. Ceremony

Best & The Rest

MadMadMike - 4-24-2003 at 04:55 PM

1. The Cult ,., 1994 saw the band put out, song for song, its best and most mature record ever. This was the direction I wanted to hear Ian & Billy's music evolve into.
The Cult is best when they're something other than 'heavy' or 'metal'.

2. Love,., better than Ceremony, by just a little,., its the 'emotional content' of the songs that make these recordings unique to their catalog, and why these 2 records are better than the band's purposeful attempts at commercialism.

3. Dreamtime,., based on the strength of Horse Nation, Spiritwalker and Res Joe.

3. Electric,., better than Sonic Temple.
Cult for the masses, the money.
Bombast instead of atmosphere,., but killer live presentations.

4. BG&Evil,., Headpounding and frenetic, this record was better suited for a 'nu-metal' singer than a 40 year old poet. And you know it.

Still waiting for Billy & Ian to make an acoustic record and the 2 of them do a limited engagement tour of performing arts centers to present their work.

moya - 4-25-2003 at 06:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cultpjfan
Nice to see Star in the extra footage bit.
Kinda of weird seeing the pic in the fan gallery with the blonde hair....i like the brown better.


brown hair?! she has blonde hair on the dvd too!

Cultpjfan - 4-25-2003 at 09:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by moya
Quote:
Originally posted by Cultpjfan
Nice to see Star in the extra footage bit.
Kinda of weird seeing the pic in the fan gallery with the blonde hair....i like the brown better.


brown hair?! she has blonde hair on the dvd too!


then my eyes and my tv are fucked. :P

Electric - 4-25-2003 at 12:32 PM

ELECTRIC

..hands down

I listened to the ext.version of Love Removal Mach. today..almost made me cry..lol