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The Cult have made it safe to headbang again with Beyond Good and Evil, their first disc of new material since 1994. After penning 60 new songs, the reconstituted band went into the studio with longtime producer Bob Rock to chisel their brand of hard-rock bombast into the lean, mean dozen songs found here. Falling somewhere between the raw power of Electric and the sophisticated message and melody of Sonic Temple, Beyond Good and Evil pairs Ian Astbury's lofty themes of temptation and spiritual regeneration with Billy Duffy's fierce guitar attack and an antediluvian rhythm section that recalls the days when dinosaurs ruled the earth. Hard-won spiritual battles colour the sometimes-nightmarish lyrics on songs such as "American Gothic" and the spooky "Ashes and Ghosts", but just when you're about to reach for the light switch to banish the shadows, he sings a simple love song to the late and sometimes great chanteuse Nico. --Jaan Uhelszki
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Cult's last release was 1994 and on the basis of this album compared to the lack lustre solo outputs of Duffy & Astbury, the break would have appear to have done them some good. Having powerhouse drummer Matt Sorum back from Guns 'n' Roses helps too.
Produced by the legendary Bob Rock, this is basically a cross between "Sonic Temple" and "Love" but heavier.
The album kicks of with a huge great riff on "War (the process)", goes straight into "Saint" and continues apace with "Rise". By now you know you're in for a good ride and the air guitars are very much out.
There's a little bit of groove and one ballad to break things up a little, Ian Astbury waxing lyrical about the usual stuff (gothic, ghosts, the sky and the Devil), but it's Billy Duffy's ferocious guitar that wins you over. A collection of great guitar driven rock tracks. If you liked The Cult before you'll love this.
Produced by the legendary Bob Rock, this is basically a cross between "Sonic Temple" and "Love" but heavier.
The album kicks of with a huge great riff on "War (the process)", goes straight into "Saint" and continues apace with "Rise". By now you know you're in for a good ride and the air guitars are very much out.
There's a little bit of groove and one ballad to break things up a little, Ian Astbury waxing lyrical about the usual stuff (gothic, ghosts, the sky and the Devil), but it's Billy Duffy's ferocious guitar that wins you over. A collection of great guitar driven rock tracks. If you liked The Cult before you'll love this.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
From the opening bars of War(The Process) to the full on blitz of My Bridges Burn this is The Cult at their most enduring.
It's all here.
You like the slow songs like Edie...you get Nico....you like Horse Nation from Dreamtime you get American Gothic.
Or you just want them to be what they always we're in the fans eyes...the best UK rock band since Led Zeppelin.
Check out Breathe...the first time I heard this I got goosebumps.
Billy's guitar playing is just as good as in the Sonic Temple days,the guy who taught Johnny Marr no doubt,but did Marr ever play anything as good as the stuff on offer here?
Nope,don't think so.
Ian's voice is still as striking as ever.
No mistaking Ian when he is in full flight.
This album is pure 100% Cult.
Buy it,listen to it,love it!
Simple as that.
The Cult are the most under-rated UK rock band of all time.
They deserve your time to appreciate them.
It's all here.
You like the slow songs like Edie...you get Nico....you like Horse Nation from Dreamtime you get American Gothic.
Or you just want them to be what they always we're in the fans eyes...the best UK rock band since Led Zeppelin.
Check out Breathe...the first time I heard this I got goosebumps.
Billy's guitar playing is just as good as in the Sonic Temple days,the guy who taught Johnny Marr no doubt,but did Marr ever play anything as good as the stuff on offer here?
Nope,don't think so.
Ian's voice is still as striking as ever.
No mistaking Ian when he is in full flight.
This album is pure 100% Cult.
Buy it,listen to it,love it!
Simple as that.
The Cult are the most under-rated UK rock band of all time.
They deserve your time to appreciate them.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Cult have gone back to their roots with an album that is possibly their best-ever. The high-watermark of their heyday career was Sonic Temple, but this comes close and possibly exceeds the quality of that album. What is a shame is that the record company and band parted ways soon after release and so the promotion for the album has been poor to say the least. If you like rock music of the AC/DC, Aerosmith type vintage then you will love this album - and it proves that the Cult can still produce great music, not just nostalgia for the 80s. Get it, turn up the stereo and campaign for a new album from Ian and Billy!
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REBORN
this album is back to the eletric days.sounds heavy and is very good.they were great at download.If download was to heavy, check out theire early albums as the SOUTHEN DEATH... Read more
Published 11 months ago by chelseaman49
Great comeback album, a welcome return
After a veritable age away, The Cult return with a remarkable record. Again, not a true hard rock record in the stadium sense, the band have built on the previous American-style... Read more
Published on 24 April 2007 by Adamski
BEYOND GOOD it's brillant !
I was never really a cult fan apart from buying the Electric they were only a "goth" rock band in my eyes which I happened to like a few songs! Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2004 by paul
They're back !
I'd have to admit that i bought this album out of nostalgia for the times in my youth when I discovered Love and Dreamtime and then fell for the whole Cult catalogue. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2002 by Some Bloke
Sonic Temple crumbles under new onslaught
There were days when I thought Ian Astbury had truly lost it, days when I thought we would never hear that passion again but from the opening chords of War (the process) and from... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2001 by G. Moore
Super-charged Cult at their best
I've been a 'background' Cult fan for many years, as I was never allowed to gigs as a teenager unless they were at the local yoof club, but this album has now made me crave for... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2001 by Marie Simpson
Welcome back - get ready to rock!
Bloody brilliant! I had been waiting for this album for ages, and was not at all disappointed. From the opening War to the closing My Bridges Burn this album never lets up. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2001
Disappointing wall of sound
I had high hopes for this album but I was sadly disappointed. Billy Duffy is a great guitar player and Astbury's voice is brilliant but on this album they are wiped out by a... Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2001 by "darsham"
Disappointing.
I found this record somewhat of a let down. On the basis The Cult's reputation and stuff I'd heard before, I bought it on impulse. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2001
lumphammer rifforama ala Sonic Temple period
Well,yes,this is a great ROCK album in a similar vein to Sonic Temple and Ceremony. War and American Gothic swing with midtempo lumphammer dynamism. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2001 by green_man_the@hotmail.com
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