Hi !
Nice to see a list about the cult which is one of my favorite group also !
I agree with you the 1994 album is underestimated and is one of the best album from their discography. I also like the 1rst album very much wich is a the low bottom of your list. I bought this album when it was out back in 84 and at that time i was listening to hard rock and new wave bands like early U2 and the cure. Also liked siouxsie and the banshees or other groups like killing joke or the mission. It's maybe why this first album sounds familiar to me.
All i can say is that the cult is one of the rare bands where you don't have any stinker albums. Even Hidden city which is in my option the worst album they did is a correct album i think !
At the moment i'm rediscovering "ceremony" and i like it more and more...

Reminds me I want to do the marathon trough all their albums. Back at the time I was only going with the compilation Pure Cult (1993) and I loved it. I am unaware of any other of their albums (with the exception of Ceremony, which I used to own, but got rid off for some reason). Really time to go through their catalogue. Writing it down now, will do asap...

Written by jeffster69 on 20.08.2022 at 21:48

Hi !
Nice to see a list about the cult which is one of my favorite group also !
I agree with you the 1994 album is underestimated and is one of the best album from their discography. I also like the 1rst album very much wich is a the low bottom of your list. I bought this album when it was out back in 84 and at that time i was listening to hard rock and new wave bands like early U2 and the cure. Also liked siouxsie and the banshees or other groups like killing joke or the mission. It's maybe why this first album sounds familiar to me.
All i can say is that the cult is one of the rare bands where you don't have any stinker albums. Even Hidden city which is in my option the worst album they did is a correct album i think !
At the moment i'm rediscovering "ceremony" and i like it more and more...

Yes great band with no low points on their career , I hope Dreamtime grows up on me

Written by Redel on 20.08.2022 at 22:42

Reminds me I want to do the marathon trough all their albums. Back at the time I was only going with the compilation Pure Cult (1993) and I loved it. I am unaware of any other of their albums (with the exception of Ceremony, which I used to own, but got rid off for some reason). Really time to go through their catalogue. Writing it down now, will do asap...

Great band really good music no low points on their discography

So, I have done the marathon now. And I can say that I really like this band. Almost naturally my preference lies clearly on their pre 1994 albums, since before the marathon I have only been really familiar with the 1993 compilation, which compiles all their best songs up to that point and which I all like quite a bit.
My favourite albums are probably Sonic Temple and Love. Then come Ceremony and Electric. Now, the 1994 and the 2001 albums are interesting since they mark quite cut in their style. A cut I dont really appreciate, but they are good albums despite of that. The debut is quite alright, but they hadnt quite reached their style yet I would say. In the 2007, 2012 and 2016 albums I didnt find much to dig unfortunately.