Pure Cult: The Singles 1984-1995

Artist: The Cult
Label: Beggars UK - Ada
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 607618202620
EAN: 0607618202620
ASIN: B00004STYJ

Release Date: 2000-06-06

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Tracks:

She Sells Sanctuary
Fire Woman
Lil' Devil
Spiritwalker
The Witch
Revolution
Love Removal Machine
Rain
In The Clouds
Coming Down
Edie (Ciao Baby)
Heart of Soul
Wild Flower
Star
Resurrection Joe
Go West
Sun King
Wild Hearted Son
Sweet Soul Sister

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Customer Reviews:

Pure Cult The Singles 1984-1995 - Good..........2007-01-10

Pure Cult The Singles 1984-1995 is a good addition for anyone that is forming a "Music that I will be listening to 20 years from now" library. I'll be keeping it for life. I finally have Wild Flower & Lil Devil on CD and I am not letting go of this CD for those two reasons for starters!

Pure Cult: The Singles 1984-1995.......2006-11-10

Memories of "big hair" 80's and the mullet. Great album, a band ahead of its time that didn't fit the 80's pop metal scene.

best of "most popular" Cult hits.......2006-09-13

The Cult is the best under appreciated band in history. They date back to 1982 where they were known as The Southern Death Cult. Unknown to most The Cult is the first Alternative Rock Grundge band. During the Big hair rock days they were so different that they had no category.

This cd is the best way to get most of what you would love to hear again and again. It contains hits from the early days and later on in their carear.

This is also a excellent cd for a new Cult fan.

You can play this cd almost non stop and enjoy every minute of it.

A fine overview and a thorough collection........2006-04-12

"Pure Cult: The Singles 1984-1995" is a collection of singles by the Cult during the band's initial lifetime, stretching from the band's early days as psychedelic goths through the band's hard rock days and their eventual fade. The Cult seemed to have a knack for picking fantastic material for singles and this overview will provide most casual fans with pretty much eveything they need. For the more diehard types, there's a trio of single-only releases on this album that deserve attention.

The Cult rose from from the ashes of the Southern Death Cult-- a goth band in the early '80s featuring vocalist Ian Astbury that split up after issuing only one single (it along with other studio and live material available has been released under the title "Southern Death Cult"). Astbury, a singer of enormous presence, had reportedly grown bored with the goth style and formed a new band with Theatre of Hate guitarist Billy Duffy. The new project was called the Death Cult and after issuing an EP and a single (collected as "Ghost Dance"), shortened their name to The Cult, which is where this set picks up.

This collection nicely tracks the band's history, from their early days as psychedelic post-goths ("Spiritwalker", "She Sells Sanctuary") to the stripped back hard rock of "Electric" ("Lil' Devil", "Love Removal Machine"), the overarrangements of "Sonic Temple" ("Fire Woman", "Sweet Soul Sister") and "Ceremony" ("Heart of Soul") and the inspired sounds of the band's eponymous final album before breaking up ("Star", "Coming Down"). Put simply, it's about everything anyone knows by the band. If you're not too familiar with the Cult, this is a superb place to start, and if you are, you'll want it for "The Witch", "In the Clouds" and "Resurrection Joe"-- the former two are among the best of the Cult's later material. Highly recommended.

The Cult - 'Pure Cult: The Singles 1984-1995' (Beggars Banquet).......2006-03-07

An absolute must-have nineteen track compilation of The Cult's singles over an eleven year time span.Not one lemon here.All 19 cuts totally kick ass!The Cult more or less HAS to be one of the better/best bands to come out of the '80's.Tag 'em as you like,but they're actually 'Heavy Goth-Rock'.Tunes here that are sure to keep this CD in your current rotation stack for awhile are "She Sells Sanctuary","Fire Woman",the awesome "Revolution","Rain","Edie(Ciao Baby)" and "Wild Flower".A true keeper.

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