saw them open for Guns n Roses last year and they were a little underwhelming......ian was very lazy with his vocals Canadian album certifications – The Cult – Sonic Temple". Music Canada . Retrieved 22 November 2022. British album certifications – Cult – Sonic Temple". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 22 November 2022. 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. Interview: The Cult’s Ian Astbury on 30 years of ‘Sonic Temple’, making nice with Dave Grohl, and all things sonic

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Sonic Temple (liner notes). The Cult. Beggars Banquet Records. 1989. BEGA 98. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b Willman, Chris (21 May 1989). "The Cult 'Sonic Temple.' Sire". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 22 June 2020. 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. Eric Singer - drums during first demo version of Sonic Temple 1988 (credited with "special thanks")

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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. The Cult‘s 1989 album Sonic Temple is getting the 30th reissue treatment in September with a series of expanded physical sets. Pretty 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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Sweet Soul Sister"&"Wake Up Time For Freedom" were remixed at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA. in December 1988Leland, John (2 July 1989). "The Cult Dons the Armor of Heavy Metal". The New York Times . Retrieved 22 June 2020. Vote up content that is on-topic, within the rules/guidelines, and will likely stay relevant long-term. There it is, my review of 'Sonic Temple'. Don't ask me why, but I actually prefer this to both 'Love' and 'Electric'.