The Cult - Pure Cult: The Singles 1984-1995
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Free Music Notes for Pure Cult: The Singles 1984-1995
Free Music Review: best of "most popular" Cult hits
Hit: 5 Stars
The Cult is the best under appreciated band in history. They date back to 1982 where they were known as The Southern Death Cult. Unknown to most The Cult is the first Alternative Rock Grundge band. During the Big hair rock days they were so different that they had no category.
This cd is the best way to get most of what you would love to hear again and again. It contains hits from the early days and later on in their carear.
This is also a excellent cd for a new Cult fan.
You can play this cd almost non stop and enjoy every minute of it.
Free Music Review: A fine overview and a thorough collection.
Hit: 5 Stars
"Pure Cult: The Singles 1984-1995" is a collection of singles by the Cult during the band's initial lifetime, stretching from the band's early days as psychedelic goths through the band's hard rock days and their eventual fade. The Cult seemed to have a knack for picking fantastic material for singles and this overview will provide most casual fans with pretty much eveything they need. For the more diehard types, there's a trio of single-only releases on this album that deserve attention.
The Cult rose from from the ashes of the Southern Death Cult-- a goth band in the early '80s featuring vocalist Ian Astbury that split up after issuing only one single (it along with other studio and live material available has been released under the title "Southern Death Cult"). Astbury, a singer of enormous presence, had reportedly grown bored with the goth style and formed a new band with Theatre of Hate guitarist Billy Duffy. The new project was called the Death Cult and after issuing an EP and a single (collected as "Ghost Dance"), shortened their name to The Cult, which is where this set picks up.
This collection nicely tracks the band's history, from their early days as psychedelic post-goths ("Spiritwalker", "She Sells Sanctuary") to the stripped back hard rock of "Electric" ("Lil' Devil", "Love Removal Machine"), the overarrangements of "Sonic Temple" ("Fire Woman", "Sweet Soul Sister") and "Ceremony" ("Heart of Soul") and the inspired sounds of the band's eponymous final album before breaking up ("Star", "Coming Down"). Put simply, it's about everything anyone knows by the band. If you're not too familiar with the Cult, this is a superb place to start, and if you are, you'll want it for "The Witch", "In the Clouds" and "Resurrection Joe"-- the former two are among the best of the Cult's later material. Highly recommended.
Free Music Review: The Cult - 'Pure Cult: The Singles 1984-1995' (Beggars Banquet)
Hit: 5 Stars
An absolute must-have nineteen track compilation of The Cult's singles over an eleven year time span.Not one lemon here.All 19 cuts totally kick ass!The Cult more or less HAS to be one of the better/best bands to come out of the '80's.Tag 'em as you like,but they're actually 'Heavy Goth-Rock'.Tunes here that are sure to keep this CD in your current rotation stack for awhile are "She Sells Sanctuary","Fire Woman",the awesome "Revolution","Rain","Edie(Ciao Baby)" and "Wild Flower".A true keeper.Free Music Review: Track listing
Hit: 4 Stars
1. She Sells Sanctuary
2. Fire Woman
3. Lil' Devil
4. Spiritwalker
5. The Witch
6. Revolution
7. Love Removal Machine
8. Rain
9. In The Clouds
10. Coming Down
11. Edie (Ciao Baby)
12. Heart of Soul
13. Wild Flower
14. Star
15. Resurrection Joe
16. Go West
17. Sun King
18. Wild Hearted Son
19. Sweet Soul Sister
Free Music Review: Not your run of the mill 80's hard rock band
Hit: 5 Stars
I am really disturbed with the constant references to Hard Rock and Metal acts when no one is giving these guys a proper comparison: Hard 1980's Goth-Rock. The Cult is the perfect hybrid of Punk, Goth and '80s Hard Rock. The Cult is on Beggars Banquet, a traditionally "gothic" label. Yes, yes. Ian Astbury DID depart from much of his goth sound, i.e. Southern Death Cult, but still, I think that true Cult fans should be able to identify the different aspects of their music.
Besides that, this album is a great compilation of songs. Perfect for a new Cult fan. There is a geat array of Cult tracks that are spread out across their entire career. Standout tracks are, of course, "She Sells Sanctuary", "Rain", "Wild Flower" and "Sun King".