The Cult -Best, Bester, Bestest?

Sonic Temple gets the most plays from me. But, I have always thought Electric was a more Original/groundbreaking album. I choose Electric on that opinion only. Listening to Fire Woman right now just to confuse myself further.

i only have Sonic Temple, it's interesting & i like Fire Woman a bit, but nothing ever made me want to dig further.

Sonic Temple was my introduction to the band, so that one gets the nod. When these guys are firing on all cylinders, they are untouchable. Seen 'em in the live setting too and they were awesome. Unfortunatlely, I've always felt that their albums are kind of hit-and-miss. I'm not familair with the Southern Death Cult pre-Love era.

Love - ok. Something interesting going on, but not quite gelled
Electric and Sonic Temple - creative peak., top of their game
Ceremony - pretty good, but starting to show chinks in the armor
The Cult (or Ram) - dull as dishwater
Beyond Good & Evil - MONSTER comeback, just awesome
Born Into This - the sequel to dull dishwater
Choice of Weapon - the jury is still out on this one. Initial reaction is it's pretty darn good. Time will tell if it holds up

I should re-invest in Love, Ceremony and the s/t discs. I had them all at one point, then ditched them. I sometimes think I want them again, then other times, not.

I like Sonic Temple, didn't care for Electric (didn't really like what Rubin was trying to do to one of my favorite bands). Love is the best album by far for me, an absolute classic that still gets heavy rotation on my playlist. After that album was when they started to change to try and break in the colonies, by opinions here, it worked too.

Electric followed by Sonic Temple. Everything else is meh.

" Electric' maybe because it was my introduction to the band, and loved the AC/DC vibe to the disc

Sonic Temple for me.....

Electric by a wide margin, the rawness is just what that band needed. Sonic Temple just didn't have the same impact once things got all polished up.

Beyond Good and Evil for me. I'd all but given up on the band until this one came out. Now I've given up again.

How many of you have the Rare Cult boxset? There's some really interesting stuff on there, like the Peace sessions, which was recorded (and scrapped) before Electric and features most of the same songs, with very different production.

Unfortunately, this boxset now costs an arm and a leg. I bought it at a used shop years ago before the price skyrocketed.

Electric, Sonic Temple, and Beyond Good & Evil are my faves.

tohostudios wrote:

Beyond Good and Evil for me. I'd all but given up on the band until this one came out. Now I've given up again.

Have you heard their latest, Choice of Weapon? It's pretty good. Maybe not quite a classic, but miles better than Born Into This. It doesn't sound forced or labored, just doing what they do best.

Voted Sonic but I agree with FF.

Sonic Temple, the only one I have. I never really checked into anything else by them.

Love/Beyond Good And Evil/Electric

I'd go with Love as my "best" pick. Although I'm starting to really get a love for that Southern Death Cult release.

I thought Choice Of Weapon was a really strong record and one of my favorites for last year.

Love probably. But Sonic Temple is excellent.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

Beyond Good and Evil for me. I'd all but given up on the band until this one came out. Now I've given up again.

Have you heard their latest, Choice of Weapon? It's pretty good. Maybe not quite a classic, but miles better than Born Into This. It doesn't sound forced or labored, just doing what they do best.

Yep. Downloaded it legally. It's better than Born Into This but still not something I really like.

It was better but only compared to the turd that was Born Into This. Even the cover of Born was well, bad.

Dark Horseman wrote:

It was better but only compared to the turd that was Born Into This. Even the cover of Born was well, bad.

True. After Born Into This, an album full of fart noises would have sounded like a symphony in comparrison. They had nowhere to go but up with Choice of Weapon.

Sonic Temple
Electric
Love
Ceremony
Dreamtime


and depending on my mood, Dreamtime will get a lot of play. I like the vibe on that album.

Love first and then sonic temple. for me...I liked the look of the band as well as the sound in the love era...

Electric gets my vote. Sonic Temple a close second.

Sonic Temple

Sonic Temple and Choice of Weapon are my favourites.