Sonic Temple

Cult - Sonic Temple

Sonic Temple
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Artist: Cult
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2000-03-07
Music Label: Beggars UK - Ada
Soundtracks:
  1. Sun King
  2. Fire Woman
  3. American Horse
  4. Edie (Ciao Baby)
  5. Sweet Soul Sister
  6. Soul Asylum
  7. New York City
  8. Automatic Blues
  9. Soldier Blue
  10. Wake Up Time For Freedom
  11. Medicine Train

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Free Music Review: One of the great late-80's hard rock albums
Hit: 5 Stars

1989 was the year in which melodic hard rock was at its peak. Bands like Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, and Motley Crue were at or near their peak as their albums were selling millions of copies and pumping out several hit singles. Hair metal was also in full swing as bands like Poison, Warrant, Winger, and Slaughter were riding high on the charts. Another band that found its greatest success that year was a hard rock trio from the U.K. called the Cult. The band's previous releases, Love and Electric respectively, were both very strong and built the band's momentum. Sonic Temple would be the band's breakthrough release as it hit #10 on the Billboard charts and several of the tracks would receive strong airplay. Ian Astbury was one of the most charismatic singers in rock while guitarist Billy Duffy wrote some of the greatest guitar riffs since Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and AC/DC's Angus Young. While this would be the band's most successful release, listening to the album today makes you wonder how they didn't become superstars. Although several of the songs had hit single written all over them, the closest thing to a hit was "Fire Woman", which would peak at #46.

Every track here is top notch. "Sun King" is a killer hard rocker, full of Astbury's swagger and Duffy's fiery lead work. The aforementioned "Fire Woman" would be their biggest hit single and one of the best hard rock songs of the era. How this song didn't hit the Top 10 remains a mystery. "Edie (Ciao Baby)" is a majestic ballad that is one of the band's best tracks while "Sweet Soul Sister" is a catchy melodic rocker. While both of these songs barely grazed the Billboard Top 100, the songs still sound great today and are much more memorable than most of the hair metal songs that were becoming hits. The lesser known tracks are also very good. The hard rocking "Medicine Train" and "Automatic Blues" as well as the dramatic epic "Soul Asylum" are awesome tracks and feature a strong Led Zeppelin influence. "Soldier Blue" and "American Horse" contain guitar lines that are both heavy and melodic while "New York City" recalls the raw energy and enthusiasm of the New York Dolls. The remaining track "Wake up Time for Freedom" is also very good. All told, Sonic Temple is one of the great `80s hard rock albums. Highly recommended.
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