Now Listening: The Cult - Pure Cult
As I’m sitting here, thinking about what to rustle up for my next “big” posting, I’m listening to a very good album by The Cult - Pure Cult: The Singles 1984-1995. It’s a cracking album, pretty much the best material released by the band, with the exception of some of their best album tracks, such as “The Hollow Man”. All the top singles are here, from the earliest classics such as “Resurrection Joe”, “She Sells Sanctuary”, “Rain” and “Revolution”, through “Lil’ Devil”, “Wild Flower” and “Love Removal Machine”, to later material such as “Star”, “In the Clouds” and “Coming Down (Drug Tongue)”.
The early material by the band was indie rock, with punkish origins, but from the mid-’80s onwards, the band reinvented themselves as a raunchy rock band in the mold of AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. This gives almost a feeling of listening to two completely different bands as we work our way through this album, something I find curiously refreshing.
Overall, this is an excellent retrospective of the bands singles releases. Great foot-stomping, raunchy, full-blooded R&B based blues rock. A highly recommended album!
Phil
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