Sonic Temple

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Haven’t got an OG to compare but given that that the OG is close to an hour on one disc. I’d be guessing this album has definitely benefited from being mastered into two discs. Eric Singer - drums during first demo version of Sonic Temple 1988 (credited with "special thanks") Vote up content that is on-topic, within the rules/guidelines, and will likely stay relevant long-term. What is perhaps the true highlight of the band in general though, is the nature of the lyrics themselves. Astbury stated in an interview following the release of 'Sonic Temple' that “...with all my lyrics I like to leave them open for people's interpretations and hope that people find themselves within my songs”, and on this particular album, that statement couldn't be any more true. It's the poetic nature of 'Soul Asylum', the mischievous descriptions of the 'Fire Woman' or the sense of realistic American lifestyles in 'New York City' that really show Ian Astbury and Co. to be an intelligent as well as an ambitious group of musicians. This aspect of The Cult's performance has rarely let down the band's most devoted fans, yet it is partly the cause of 'Sonic Temple' being as timeless as it is.

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If you want me to go through perhaps the only minor flaw in the album itself, then I suppose I have no choice. Even alongside the brilliance of every one of the songs listed above, the somewhat repetitive and unnecessary nature of 'Automatic Blues' seems to cut the flow slightly in an otherwise near-flawless album. The guitar work is groovy and the other instruments generally follow on as best as they can, but with the album running at almost an hour in length, one can't help but feel if 'Automatic Blues' was purely added as a filler. Interview: The Cult’s Ian Astbury on 30 years of ‘Sonic Temple’, making nice with Dave Grohl, and all things sonicPretty much a strictly better Love. I said Love sounded compressed, but I'm realizing now that that may have been a result of every song off the album sitting in the same range.

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Mfg. By WEA Manufacturing. ℗ 1989 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd. Sire Records Company, Marketed By Reprise Records, A Warner Communications Company a b Willman, Chris (21 May 1989). "The Cult 'Sonic Temple.' Sire". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 22 June 2020. There it is, my review of 'Sonic Temple'. Don't ask me why, but I actually prefer this to both 'Love' and 'Electric'.Neely, Kim (1 June 1989). "The Cult: Sonic Temple". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007 . Retrieved 18 May 2022. Recorded and mixed at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, B.C., Canada in September, October, November 1988 Leland, John (2 July 1989). "The Cult Dons the Armor of Heavy Metal". The New York Times . Retrieved 22 June 2020.