Electric

Wrong album again, Dimery. Either The Cult's previous album, "Love", or the next one, "Sonic Temple", are the "must listen" discs. On "Love", the band was darker and more authentic-sounding. "Sonic Temple" had the smash hits, thanks to the Midas touch of super-producer Bob Rock. "Electric", under the Zen tutelage of Rick Rubin, is a transitional album, streamlining The Cult's sound to something closer to AC/DC than Joy Division. None of it really mattered, though. The whole thing was about to be left in the dust by Guns 'n' Roses.

I feel like I should like The Cult more than I do

Okay so a pretty short one this album. Its i guess hard rock frim the 80s and after this album i also gave a listen to the “Love” album and that one is imo better. Electric was definitely also good, surprisingly i never heard of them maybe because im not really in the hard rock genre but still great, especially the electric guitar plays holyyy.

first listen some good tones but too forgettable

Okay, didn’t have any stand out tracks for me, felt like just another 80s hair metal band.

Almost a parody of itself

This was a pretty good album. I had a vague recollection from youth that The Cult were not for me, but if the rest of their discography is like this album then I was completely wrong. I could hear the comparisons with AC/DC that others had already made.

Very classic rock

Meh, they are just a mis mash of 80's hair metal rock. Its not bad, but I feel like they don't really stand out as anything special in this genre.

This is some balls out butt rock. At first I liked it... okay yeah this is pretty cool... I guess... meh... it doesn't play well for repeat listens. It's all too samesy for me and I was pretty sick of it by the end. They just have one level of rock awesomeness and that's just what they do. 4 songs in the middle of the album were "not bad": Aprhodisiac Jacket, Electric Ocean, Bad Fun, & King Contrary Man. That cover of Born to Be Wild was awful. It felt like they were trying to bend the song in ways that it really shouldn't.

This kinda felt like British butt rock. Nothing particularly wrong with it, they cranked out some nice guitar riffs and drumbeats, but there was something kind of generic feeling about it to me.

This is hard rock for people who like hard rock. Also, GenXers like myself. 😂

Tis is the 80s MF

3,5, hay cosas acdc, está bueno

The most egregious faux-American accent since John Osbourne started talking about dangerous pigs. This is fine - I never liked the Cult at the time, seeing them as music for poseurs and girls, but this is ok. Solid heavy rock, although it is all a bit samey. Not quite a 4, but a very high 3.

I had no idea these were the She Sells Sanctuary guys, it seemed more like they were aping AC/DC and Van Halen more than putting their own work out there. Its better than a good chunk of the British rock this list has put forth, but maybe because its a departure from those hallmarks. I didnt hate this, but it didnt really stick with me either (that guitar solo in Love Removal Machine is pretty cool though) a lot of the songs just seem familiar due to sounding like more well-known tracks by other bands. I can picture this being played in a pool hall back when they still allowed smoking indoors.

Ok. A bit tedious

It was fun, but I think I might be hitting a little bit of classic rock fatigue. Lets get some variety!

Solid, but profoundly unremarkable. I'm sure it sounded dangerous at the time.

While I appreciate the rocking nature especially for late 80s I can't help to think all the songs sound the same. Mostly great on their own but not an Album of diversified themes. Love Ian's voice and their popular hits.

First Price-AC DC

3/5

Favorite Track: Love Removal Machine

Yeah, it was fine. Wouldn't choose to listen to it again but it was fine while it lasted

3/5 just for that cover

Another decent entry

On the surface, great stuff. But after a bit Ashburys voice gets old to me. Can’t really explain it

As someone who knew Buzz Burrows of Southern Death Cult, I have never got over him being discarded by Astbury

Decidedly mid. I strongly prefer the previous record "Love" which has a lot more energy. Kind of shocked that this is on the 1001 and "Love" is not.

Not bad. A little homogenous sounding. I'd enjoy listening to this again.

I liked the sound and the rock. Vocally, was weak. Felt like they couldn’t keep up with the rock

"The album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band's sound from gothic rock to more traditional hard rock." :(

80s rock. If you're into it, you'll love it. Some classics that are always on the radio.

This one surprised me. I'm not really into this genre but I kind of liked it. I wouldn't seek it out but I wouldn't object to hearing it again.

Pretty average catchy rock with too many yeaahhhhs for my taste. Rating: 3

Solid rock for sure, but think I’d rather just listen to AC/DC.

Good album but sounds fairly generic these days

Horrendously boring, 40 minutes of the same two sonic textures. It’s like if you asked ChatGPT to make an 80s hard rock album

From Wikipedia: “The album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band's sound from gothic rock to more traditional hard rock . . . in an effort to capitalize on the popularity of hard rock, glam metal and heavy metal in the 1980s.” While I applaud and encourage any and all bands to abandon goth rock for whatever reason, I feel like the Cult should have gone even farther in their quest to sell out. I still hear some of their original sound in this, and it sucks. This album was certainly a step in the right direction though, because any step away from goth rock is always in the right direction. Goth rock is the South Pole of sucking. Any direction you move is always going to be North, i.e. less sucky. You know when the lame dad in Kiss make up screams “Rock & Roll!!!” while making devil horns and you get a whole body cringe? This is that moment in album form. If you’re in the mood for completely generic hard rock, then this is a good choice (except for the abysmal “Born to Be Wild” cover) but that’s not a mood I find myself in very often. For what it is - a late-80’s copy of AC/DC, late 70’s/early 80’s Stones and Zeppelin but with more annoying vocals - this is fine. But why would you want what this is?

I haven’t asked him yet but I think my dad is going to say this rocks (he did, but it’s not his favorite). Great guitar shred music but the songs are bad. Also how many times does dude have to go “uuOWWW”. Fits the same niche as the AC/DC album from last week for me. A little upset that there’s probably going to be at least two more of these on the list.

Not my favorite, not the worst. This kinda falls into the "butt rock lite" category for me. I do like a lot of the guitar composition, but not a huge fan of the vocals. There were moments throughout the album that I liked, but probably won't listen to this frequently.

We’re chugging through a bunch of albums today to catch up, so nothing too in-depth. Good thing this album is superficial cock rock. Better than AC/DC, worse than Billy Idol. Another signature fat sausage mix by Rick Rubin, Jesus Christ

If bands were Pokemon then The Cult is one of those Pokemon with split evolutions, like Wurmple. It's up to you, it evolved from Steppenwolf at level 1983 and at level 2000 it evolves either into The Strokes or The Darkness, depending whether your Indie or Glam stat is higher. You know what I mean by this? You don't? Awww nuts. Anyway, it's a fine album, I've heard it before in different albums though 3/5.

*painfully* generic

i am, more than anything, confused about this album. why is it here? like, on this list but also in the world in general. why did the band that made she sells sanctuary suddenly sell out and become ac/dc lite in the late 80s? are any of these songs actually popular or do they just feel familiar to me because they lift riffs from other, better songs? why did they feel a need to cover steppenwolf? all this and more on today's episode of beyond belief: fact or fiction. i'm your host, jonathan frakes also i guess i do like some of these songs. sue me. favorites: wild flower, lil' devil, love removal machine, born to be wild, outlaw

This pretty good but definitely of its time and this album is missing some absolute classics

Ok. Just.

Great album

p567. 1987. 3 stars. Brit Guns'N'Roses clone. Points deducted for excessive guitar wankage and redundant covers.

Klassieke rock die al veel eerder veel beter is gedaan. Op dat maar eens te onderstrepen hebben ze 'Born te be wild' gecovered. Waarschijnlijk het beste wat deze band eruit kon halen, maar veel minder dan het origineel. De kracht van dit album zit in de catchy ritmes; het is een plaat die kwaad kan voor de nekspieren. Omdat het binnen het genre verre van het beste is, zal ik het niet snel nog eens opzetten en verdient het een 3. Ik voeg het eerste nummer toe aan mijn likes, dat lijkt mij voldoende om over te houden aan deze schijf.

I'm kind of surprised this one was seen as a must. I always gravitate towards Sonic Temple, which I think is a more polished and dynamic album overall.

Proper of its time. Questionable Born to be wild cover, but overall an enjoyable listen

Repetitive Hard Rock, it kinda slaps but gets boring.

It’s a shame The Cult abandoned the dark, atmospheric post-punk/hard rock fusion of their masterpiece "Love" for a more straightforward sound on "Electric." While the bone-dry production due to Rubin’s influence made it a stark departure, the original "Electric Peace" mixes show glimpses of their earlier style. For years, I struggled to compare it to "Love" and "Dreamtime," but judged on its own, it’s still solid—Astbury’s vocals and Duffy’s riffs elevate tracks like "Lil’ Devil," "Peace Dog," and "Love Removal Machine" above most hard rock of the era. 3/5

Decent enough of an album. Nothing too special.

The singer sounds like he's the only one genuinely enjoying himself. It's unusual for this list – which tends to favour music with great instruments and bad singers. But in this example, the vocalist is having a good ol' jam (complete with rock screams and clichés), while the guitar, bass, and drums plod along somewhat repetitively. The bass sticks loyally to static chord-roots, and the lead guitar riffs, while fairly catchy, aren't varied enough to keep a whole lot of interest for the listener. Same problem with most of the percussion. "Unadventurous" is the word that comes to mind. I guess rock didn't have anywhere to do except alt and Britpop at this point in time, but there's still plenty of good hard rock from the 80s, and this is simply not the best example of it. That being said, The Cult imitates some seriously great (legendary, even) sounds from the likes of Guns 'n' Roses and Led Zeppelin. (And in that regard, you really can't go wrong even if you lack creativity.) The guitar solo in Electric Ocean sounds exactly like the song title and it's a darn cool track. Love Removal Machine is carried by its riff, which is good only because it sounds near-identical to Start Me Up by the Stones. But copying is fine, I guess, if it's copying something good. There isn't a single song that "misses", and there are a few mild standouts. A textbook 3-star record. 3/5 Key tracks: Wild Flower, Electric Ocean, Love Removal Machine

Cool, but nothing I haven’t heard before

Good old 80s rock. The Cult was probably not cult for me. I haven't heard anything from them yet. I did enjoy the album a bit. However, there are many other albums by many other bands that are better in my opinion and that I prefer to listen to. 3/5

Generic hard rock made worse by the knowledge that the band was so much more interesting before this album.

The record sounds good, but gets boring quickly as about every song sounds the same. 2.5/5

Decent but not memorable

Bon album de rock que j’ai apprécié écouter Un peu trop rock à mes oreilles d’où seulement 3 étoiles

Was quite fun surprisingly. Not really my music however it was not bad at all.

Not sure I’ll ever go back and listen to this again, but I sure was struck by the strength of Astbury as a singer. There exists a reality in which he is the singer of my favourite band. The Cult just isn’t it, musically. Rounding up, but with confidence.

Not a cult I'm interested in joining. Overall I guess its a decent example of the genre (Glam-Metal? Hair Metal?), just not really my jam.

Solid rock album. Appreciate that it's not super power ballad stereotypical 80s, but there weren't any songs that really stood out to me. Their "Born to be Wild" cover was weak.

Sounds like Mother Love Bone. I like the production, too, even if its not perfect.

It was fine

Not my jam

ok

01) Wild Flower - 7,5 02) Peace Dog - 7,0 03) Lil' Devil - 7,5 04) Aphrodisiac Jacket - 6,5 05) Electric Ocean - 6,5 06) Bad Fun - 6,5 07) King Contrary Man - 6,5 08) Love Removal Machine - 7,0 09) Born to Be Wild - 7,5 10) Outlaw - 6,5 11) Memphis Hip Shake - 6,5 TOTAL: 6,86 (69/100) Current ranking: 300/451

I feel this is fairly rated. Nothing special but no skips.

A pretty decent hard rock album. I prefer the sound of Love better which has more subtlety and space than this more straight forward album. What I like; their penchant for writing ear-worm riffs that are immediately recognizable. Case in point, Love Removal Machine. What I don't like; Ian Astbury tendency for vocal histrionics. There is no doubt he has a powerful voice just needs to rein it in from time to time. Also the guitar work can get a bit over the top but generally Duff sticks to creating powerful riffs and lovely melodies. And the cover of Born to be Wild is a mistake that should never have made it to tape. 3.5 stars

Classic 80s album. Not much else to say

About what I was expecting. Rock from the 80s. I did not have a bad time listening to it, but I'd argue it's not significant.

Another one - generic, not bad, but not special.

Astbury can surely wait and this is a fun record to listen to. Some good jams, but that cover of Born To Be Wild was ill-advised, to say the least.

Sure, ok.

Competent, but oh so generic.

Love The Cult, but ripping off Start Me Up then following with a cover of Born To Be Wild seems completely unnecessary. Keeps it at a 3.

#469. Add another tally to the list of one hit wonders' wrong albums from this book. 3/5: okay at best

super mid

I liked this, but got tired of it by the end.

Slay!

Poor Man‘ s Guns’n Roses

hey, not bad!

Good rock I guess, not really for me but maybe I would have liked this in 1987. Maybe I wouldn't have though

Nice sound and good guitar riffs. This feels very 80s rock in a good way. I hadn't heard about the band before but now that I have I will probably add a few songs to old-school rock playlists.

Meh…. It’s okay, not offensive enough to warrant 2 or fewer stars. It just sounded saccharine to me, like the way mediocre pop sounds sweet as boring candy. In this case it sounds like honeyed heroin.

Amazing sound! The songs were pretty similar but they were good, so I'm okay with it

Probably wouldn’t have picked this but liked the diversity of the music. Not too much like the hair band.

This is a rock album.

80% Best: Wild Flower; Electric Ocean; Love Removal Machine Must-Hear? Almost

Take a bunch of local bar bands, throw them into a battle of the bands-type show, slip in The Cult, without the flash and professional stage gimmicks and listen. Is The Cult's music distinguishable from the others, are they any better, would they win? My point is, The Cult sound so generic and underwhelming, how did they get them on this list? Their music is okay, I don't not like it, but in a music world with hundreds and thousands of bands that sound similar, do they deserve airplay and arena tours more than any of those other no-name bands. Do "Joe Blow and the Nobodys" deserve just as much attention? And apart from the "cool" name, The Cult must have won the musical lottery. At least a good bar band can play competent cover songs, The Cult's version of, "Born To Be Wild" is an uninspired head-shaker (not in a good way) on an otherwise so-so album.

Cultin levyistä Love ja Sonic Temple on mun mielestä parempia. Tämmöstä ihan ok hyvin tehtyy rokkii 3/5

Tavallaan ihan punttia vipattava levy mut jotain jää puuttumaan, ei aivan nappaa matkalle rock'n'roll-helvettiin.

It was all fine, but not really groundbreaking in my opinion. It sounds like the kind of band you'd hear in a bar on a Saturday night.

It was more palatable than a lot of rock from this subgenre, but overall not something that captivated me.

Worst album cover of all time, but the music's not that bad. Pretty fun hard rock. That being said, putting this, a fairly standard hard rock album, on here instead of "Love", their previous album (with their biggest hit) that's a cool mix of hard rock and goth, is another one of those picks that can only be explained with the "Council of Magic 8-Balls" theory. I won't elaborate. 5 albums remain.

This album was thankfully A LOT better than its cover. Still not amazing though, the energy was there but the riffs were very simple and generic and just left a lot to be desired

I just didnt see what most people saw in this it wasnt that good. It felt like stereotypical rock you would find in the 80's. The best song on here was Love Removal Machine and the worst was easily Peace Dog and Memphis Hip Shake.

It's pleasant. Classic hard rock, I think. It meets my expectations but nothing more. I'm in a good mood today for this, but any other day? I have no idea. 2.5-3/5 seems a decent evaluation. Half of the riffs and sounds give me deja vu.

Absolutely nothing wrong with this Absolutely nothing particularly special about it either mind

If Def Leppard stuck to the basics. More tolerable but less fun?

Reading the wiki blurb, and knowing that they fell off hard I was a bit worried this was going to be crap and a complete cash grab (I love Love)…but it’s pretty good. The classic vocal style is still there though the distortion effects have been scaled right back, so it still sounds like The Cult (with a bit of AC/DC in there)

solid rock album. strong guitar and good energy.

A fun album by a classic rock band. But a must-listen-before-you-die album? I think not...

It’s ok. Nothing standout on this album.

I recently was introduced to post-metal band Sleep Token. They’re good but I have to admit there were times I was wondering if I was listening to pop ballads, groovy metal or broadway inspired pop rock. There is no mistaking the Cult. This is tuning the motorcycle rock. This is riding to the local dive bar rock. This is pitching a girls butt rock. This is missing two teeth in the mug shot rock. Memphis Hop Shake, Bad Fun and Electric Ocean were key tracks. Did anyone else get The Rolling Stones “Start Me Up” riff in Love Removal Machine? The only song I didn’t like was their down-tempo Born to be Wild cover. You can definitely hear the influence they had on bands like PJ, and especially early ‘00s Jet. This was fun!

Ganska slätstruken rock som är gjord 100 ggr innan detta album och 100000 ggr efter

Rockin and ok

A good album, I enjoyed Lil' Devil and Born to be Wild.

3 stars

For every innovative and influential album from the 80s that deserves the recognition it gets, there are two completely unnecessary records that provide absolutely nothing which counteract the good one. I never thought the would come where I’d find a band that puts even AC/DC to shame in terms of making the most generic rock music ever, but even they are more interesting than this. This is so predictable, it’s maddening. I fail to see what the purpose of music like this really is. Maybe you are just looking for something fun and mindless? I don’t know, I’ve heard some pretty dumb and mindless music before and even this sounds bad. It begs the question of what really drives someone to make this kind of art. Drugs? Pure boredom? Too much money that you don’t know what to do with? I have no idea. I’m being a little harsh though. I guess this isn’t actually all that bad. But I can tell that it provides me with zero stimulus. Not one neuron is firing while this is playing. I just look for more of an actual experience when I’m listening to my music, and this gives me nothing. It’s like the Madonna equivalent of rock music. This is possibly the most 5/10 album I’ve ever heard in my life. I guess technically I heard was objectively bad. None of it made me groan or cringe or nearly fall asleep. But I also wasn’t impressed by any aspect of the music itself. Singer is decent, but has no real standout moments. The guitar playing and drumming are also pretty run of the mill. But almost every song starts the same, and I felt like I could almost what I was going to hear next in each song. This basically exhausts any ideas it has in its first song, and just rides that for the next thirty-something minutes. It sucks too, because before making this record, they used to be a post-punk band. Not sure where the change came from, but this could have been something much more interesting. Rating: 5/10

Liked the opener wildflower a lot! Pretty fun meathead rock. The rest of it was pretty generic, good guitar though. Solid 3 veering to a 3.5

Guitar solo on Love Removal Machine is so damn good, and the filmclip ticks off every rock cliche. The Cult are a hard band to work out - some of it is more punk than cock rock, but there is also a lot of .... cock rock. Some bad songs on here, but the good songs get to three stars.

I wasn’t impressed by this at all until ‘Bad Fun’ transported me back to the most happy memories of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games of my youth. From there on to the end of the album, I simply smiled and let the boys rawk.

Straight forward rock and roll.

I'm not a fan of hard rock, so I honestly got through this by not paying it much attention. It didn't seem to be particularly bothersome hard rock, at least.

Had only heard Fire Woman before this. Like the vibe, looking forward to giving it another listen!

80’s hair metal. I like the genre and this album had some good tunes which I enjoyed while listening to it but it was quickly forgettable after the album ended. Not memorable.

Hair metal. Nothing really special here, nothing to differentiate this from other more famous bands, no songs really stuck out to me afterwards….and yet I still had a good time listening to this album. I just liked the driving guitars and the sound.

Could listen all day but it was very generic.

Feels dated

You know what's funny, as soon as this thing started I thought the lead singer, Ian Astbury, sounded a lot like Jim Morrison revived in the '80s hair metal scene. Well turns out the guy fronted a The Doors tribute band with some of the Doors' core members. Pretty cool - I haven't listened to that tribute band but I can only assume he does a good enough job. As for 'The Cult' and this album in particular, it's pretty good all things considered. I mean this sound has gotten kind of stale for me - but I genuinely have no complaints when it comes to the vocals, playing, and song structures here...it's just they're nothing really special either. I did like the song 'Lil Devil' quite a bit.

It was alright

Not their best

Short circuit.

Generic

This scratched an itch for 80s rock without being glam metal. Their Highway to Hell cover is probably one of the worst I've ever heard.

I mean, again, I'm sure they have their fans and all, there are just better bands playing that kind of rock. Also it's an album from 1987, but it sounds way outdated.

Feels very generic at times, which is a pity because the guitar work is good, and the music is otherwise exciting. I’ll agree that it always feels like they’re about to play “She sells Sanctuary” and you realize how vanilla the album is without a very similar sounding songs presence.

The Cult decide they want more money and so move on from their goth roots to more standard 80s hard rock - and it works. This album is great, stoopid, dumb, fun. Does it need to be on this list? Probably not, but I'm glad it is. Best Tracks: Wild Flower; Lil' Devil; Love Removal Machine

A grab bag of all sorts of different influences, loopy and heavy. Very enjoyable.

Not bad, just kind of average. There were some good moments where I was into it, tho.

Another one in the hair metal books. Interesting to see where the bar of hardness in rock was at the time.

I have heard them on the radio, but never felt the need to buy an album. "She Sells Sanctuary" from their previous album is more to my liking than anything on this one. I did not like their cover of 'Born to be Wild' the rest was fine.

Perfectly serviceable.

Yep, that sounds exactly like an okay rock album.

I've always liked the Cult's sound. But it's really limited to their hits. Because when listening to a whole album every song starts to sound like Fire Woman.

Pretty decent Rock music. The vocalist doesn’t over do it and is in the nice mid range and the songs Rock. It’s on the tin (kinda has a Billy Idol vibe on some songs) 3/5

Just some simple hard rock really. There isn't anything particularly bad about Electric, and I find quite easy to listen to. It went by somewhat fast. However, a lot of the songs sound similar, so I honestly have no idea what a lot are even called. There's nothing really unique about Electric, though it at least sounds like The Cult. They have a vocalist with a recognisable voice at least.

Yet another glammy rock. Except this one is actually quite decent.

80’s hard rock that I forgot about as soon as I stopped listening

I am a bit torn on this album. Yes, I found myself enjoying it, as I do generally like glam and heavy metal of the 1980s. That said, these guys were more or less reinvented to fit this trending sound, and it shows; they don't sound nearly as passionate or "into it" as many of the 80s glam metal bands who were truly made for the genre. Again, I enjoy it, but it sounds a bit generic if I'm being honest. I feel like one of the most obvious displays of this is their cover of "Born to be Wild" -- it's just anemic compared to the original. Now all that said, I am also a fan of goth rock, which is what made these guys famous on their previous album, "Love". Most of what I knew and enjoyed by The Cult is from that goth rock era. It's a bit odd to hear them forced into this new bubble, and to have that represented on this project rather than what they were actually most known and praised for. As I mentioned, I couldn't help but enjoy this, and further, I can't help but stan The Cult's vocals. So this still comes out okay in the wash, in my book.

Ja, lässt sich gut anhören.

Mid

Was alright, only one song was a bop

I'm definitely not the biggest fan of 80s hard rock, but this was actually fairly enjoyable. The riffs are great throughout and the vocals have that 80s hair metal style but a bit subdued instead of sounding like parody like usual.

Some decent energy and easy to listen to. I didnt get through it all but it seemed to give me enought to go on.

naaaaaa de locos los the cult

3.4 1x catch up 10/1 on plane

Not that it was bad but what are they doing on here 💀

Some fun vibes in here, but falls a little short of being truly 'electric'.

Straightforward rock, reminded me of AC/DC at points

Not really my favorite thing, but this was some competent hard rock

It’s like they knew Guitar Hero was coming and wanted to get all their songs on there

not for me

Not bad!

way better than I thought it'd be. and then it has any right to be, really!

Fairly generic but still a good listen

This was a pretty straightforward, 80s rock and roll record, and I mean that in a great way. Very catchy hooks, choruses you can sing along to, and some killer guitar solos that were the highlight of the album for me. Also have some 80s punk influence in there as well which is always a welcome addition for me. I might just have to throw some of these songs into the rotation every once in a while. Notable Tracks: - Wild Flower - Peace Dog - Bad Fun - shout out Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 - Love Removal Machine - should out Guitar Hero: World Tour 6/10

Fun “hair metal” or semi punk vibes. Not my jam but I would’ve vibed hard to this in my teens!

I realized during this album how little time I spend listening to uncaveated rock music. This is like, rock music. No prefixes, nothing. Vocal wailing, guitar neck slides, lots of the same tempo. Overall well crafted i guess, just extremely generic.

This sounded very imitative of a lot of other 80s hard rock. Like, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't special. I didn't feel like they did anything on this album that I hadn't heard before.

having never heard of the cult before, this feels like it was answering a call for "please give me the rock and roll i know and crave, but new" would have loved for born to be wild not to be there tho. 3.5

Classic rock

Best Song: Bad Fun. Exactly the kind of rolling rhythm that works with this style of music. Worst Song: Born To Be Wild. This cover is truly awful. It strips the original of all its speed and intensity (i.e., its wildness) and turns it into a plodding stomp. Born to be Mild. Overall: It isn't bad, but it also just kind of sounds like AC/DC if they rolled around in the dirt for a little bit.

Not bad, not stellar. Pretty standard fare angsty rock music, but well put together.

This is fine, it's listenable, but it's not in the same class as some of the better rock that we've had. Sounds quite rock-by-numbers really, it's a bit too smooth around the edges to be really interesting, a bit tribute act really. That said, it's pretty listenable, I like the singer's voice, just not enough going on. A low 3/5.

I like the Cult style but... This album isn't that exciting. Lots of very similar tracks, and the few catchy tunes are very cheesy to 2024 standards. Rated "Cool but won't listen again".

Pretty decent but there was a very not great cover of born to be wild.

This one really surprised me. I remember the cult from she sells sanctuary. which was a absolute cracking tune. That was blasted on many a nights out. The album really showed me how tight these guys are and musically talented. The individual songs were nothing out of the ordinary but it will make me come back round to them and listen to some other of their albums.

2.5

Generally okay, although that Born To Be Wild cover was... something. Maybe that shouldn't have been included.

Can't really do hair metal. I like sanctuary by this band but that's about. Shame this wasn't even that album. The fact this was coming out the same time as Metallica were releasing stuff makes me wonder who on earth was going to see the cult. Slightly different genre, yet 10x worse. 2.5*, first track the only one worth saving down.

Honestly, fairly surprised by this one. It's better than I expected, but people are all saying it's not the best Cult album so I'll have to check them out. It's a good mix of 70s and 90s rock even though it came before the 90s. However, the first song that autoplayed after this for me was Led Zeppelin and it put it all into context. It's good, but it isn't legendary.

Decent album, not putting it on again though. The cover is useless.

Tightly produced, straight up rock album. Well made, but not for me.

On this occasion the music struck me as quite monotonous, although there is a good energy. The Born to be wild version doesn't add anything.

This is pretty solid!

This is a tight band, but the songs aren't particularly great and dude's voice is rather Muppet/Ray Romano-like. 3/5

I liked it. Guitar centric, so that makes sense. Didn't realize they did "Fire Woman". I would listen - the music holds up.

Nice sound

I was hoping it'd be a bit better than what it was - it's a nice short album which is fine, but they sound 10 years older than their release date. It all kind of sounded the same and there weren't any tracks that jumped out at me. Also included the cover of "Born to be Wild" which I don't like on albums in general. 5/10

Classic old hard-rock

helt anstændigt musik, lidt forgettable, men bliver løftet af en virkelig god sanger. Jeg troede det var fra 90'erne, han ville passe godt ind i et grungeband

Another one for the air guitar hall of fame. Sleazy and fun with shades of Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and probably a bunch of other hard rocking and drinking, tight leather pants wearing bands. Sure, it’s generic but when it’s this much fun, who cares?

Ganz viel Rock. Das kann ich schon mal hören aber nicht über längere Zeit

Pour comprendre le choc "Electric", il faut rembobiner de deux petites années. En 1985, The Cult, mené par le duo mystico-macho Ian Astbury et le guitar hero Billy Duffy, sortait "Love". Et "Love", mes amis, c'était la grande classe. Un disque de post-punk grandiloquent, teinté de psychédélisme, de romantisme gothique, avec des arpèges qui tombaient comme une pluie fine sur un cimetière londonien. C'était un album pour les poètes maudits en perfecto, pour les filles qui lisaient du Rimbaud en fumant des clopes. C'était beau, c'était ample, c'était... sophistiqué. On avait "She Sells Sanctuary", "Rain", des morceaux avec des tiroirs, des ambiances, des subtilités. The Cult, c'était le rock intelligent qui pouvait quand même te faire taper du pied. On les aimait pour ça. Et puis, 1987. Le drame. La trahison. "Electric" débarque et c'est un parpaing. Fini la dentelle, les atmosphères éthérées, les questionnements existentiels. Astbury et Duffy sont partis aux États-Unis et ils ont ramené dans leurs valises un type. Un barbu en short, qui s'appelle Rick Rubin. Ce nom vous dit quelque chose ? C'est le mec qui, à la même époque, produisait les Beastie Boys, Run-DMC et Slayer. C'est le pape du son brut, le boucher du rock, le type qui te prend une chanson, lui arrache toute la graisse, les fioritures, les chichis, pour ne garder que l'os, le nerf et le muscle. Et c'est exactement ce qu'il a fait avec The Cult. Les premières sessions de l'album, qui devait s'appeler "Peace", sonnaient encore comme une suite logique à "Love". Rubin a tout écouté, a hoché sa grosse tête et a dit, en substance : "C'est de la merde, on jette tout et on recommence". Et ils ont recommencé. De zéro. Avec un seul dogme : AC/DC. Oui, vous avez bien lu. Le but était de faire un album qui sonne comme AC/DC. Et le pire, c'est qu'ils ont réussi. "Electric" est un album de hard rock dans sa plus simple, sa plus pure, sa plus jubilatoire expression. C'est court, c'est direct, ça ne s'embarrasse d'aucune fioriture. Chaque morceau est construit sur un riff de guitare de Billy Duffy, un riff gros comme un camion, joué sur une Gretsch White Falcon ou une Les Paul qui semble avoir été directement branchée dans un réacteur d'avion. La batterie de Les Warner martèle un rythme binaire, caverneux, sans pitié. Et par-dessus, Ian Astbury, qui a rangé ses atours de chaman poétique, se transforme en pur chanteur de hard rock, un croisement entre Bon Scott et Jim Morrison sous stéroïdes. Le résultat est d'une efficacité redoutable. Des titres comme "Wild Flower", "Lil' Devil" ou leur reprise démoniaque de "Born to Be Wild" sont des leçons de rock'n'roll. Ça ne pense pas, ça fonce. C'est une décharge d'adrénaline, un coup de boule musical. C'est l'album qui prouve que The Cult n'était pas juste un groupe post-punk maniéré, mais une authentique machine de guerre rock, capable d'incarner le genre mieux que 90% des groupes à cheveux longs et aux pantalons en cuir de l'époque. Ils ont fait un album de hard rock américain plus authentique que la plupart des groupes américains. C'est un tour de force. Alors, pourquoi ce 3 sur 5, bordel ? Eh bien, c'est là qu'intervient mon ressenti personnel. Et le hard rock, même quand il est fait avec ce talent-là, ça reste... du hard rock. Pour nous, les enfants de la new wave, les apôtres de l'indie-rock, les disciples du post-punk tortueux, cette musique, aussi brillante soit-elle, a toujours eu un arrière-goût de... simplicité. De binarité. C'est une musique qui ne doute pas. Qui ne pose pas de questions. Elle affirme. Elle roule des mécaniques. C'est la bande-son parfaite pour boire des bières en faisant des doigts d'honneur, et c'est très bien comme ça, mais ça manque de ce vague à l'âme, de cette complexité qui nous faisait vibrer chez The Smiths, Joy Division ou même sur l'album "Love". On respectait la puissance de feu, mais on regrettait la poésie. C'était comme si notre pote intello et sensible était revenu de vacances transformé en quarterback décérébré. On était content pour lui, il avait l'air de s'éclater, mais ce n'était plus vraiment notre pote. Et c'est tout le paradoxe de cet album, et la raison de cette note bâtarde. Objectivement, "Electric" est une bombe. Un 5/5 sans hésiter pour l'énergie, l'intégrité, l'exécution. C'est un disque essentiel dans la discographie du Cult, le pont brûlant entre le sommet artistique qu'était "Love" et le sommet commercial que sera "Sonic Temple". C'est la preuve par le feu que ce groupe avait des couilles grosses comme des pamplemousses. Mais subjectivement, pour le coeur du vieux con que je suis, c'est un 2/5. Parce que le coeur, lui, est resté de l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, dans les brumes de 1985, à écouter "Rain" en se demandant ce que l'avenir nous réservait. L'avenir, c'était ce disque. Une claque, certes. Mais une claque qui nous a laissé un peu sonnés, et un peu orphelins. La moyenne, donc. Un 3 sur 5. Une note de respect, pas une note d'amour. Et dans le projet "1001 Albums", le respect, c'est déjà pas si mal. Allez, santé.

Spicy stuff

Menestyksen toivossa bändi ja Rick valjastavat käyttöönsä raskaimmat aseet: AC/DC, Zep, Stones... Lopputuloksena on kova aloituskolmikko, pari muuta erottuvaa hetkeä ja miellyttävä vaikutelma huumorintajusta. Terävyys ei kestä ihan koko levyn ajan, mikä on näin peruspalasista kootussa musiikissa ymmärrettävää - helvetin vaikea laji.

A pretty solid rock album. Nothing to write home about, but I did enjoy it. Not a fan of the Born to be Wild cover if I'm honest.

It was an all right album but wasn't something I could get all the way through

I was able to catch these guys live at a festival just recently. Very cool. Very rock n roll. I do know some of their tunes, not all.

Pretty cool

Great pure rock stuff that brings me back to my GTA years.

I have learned a few things. 1. Contrary to what I thought there must be not many more than 1001 albums in this world. If even an album as un-original, un-inspiring, un-interresting and boring as this makes the cut choice must have been very limited indeed. 2. Even cults can apparently be un-inspiring. I always thought a succesful cult had to have an inspiring leader. Maybe that is one of the problems here. 3. There are more albums containing music I don't give a crap about than I ever thought possible. PS. Born to be Wild nah, Born to be Mildly Irritating at best (or worst depending on how you look at it).

Good albeit a little samey. I always pictured the cult (technically speaking) as a step between AC/DC and The Doors, if that makes any sense

Quite fun British hard rock from the 1980s, though it is samey throughout and nothing stood out or was very memorable.

HL: "Peace Dog", "Love Removal Machine", “Electric Ocean”

It was middle of the road old school rock but I still quite enjoyed this. The singer was a bit of a Jimmy Page rip off, this whole sound must have been on the way out in 1987, and there were no stand out tracks but I had a good time all the same. Hard to recommend it really, you may as well listen to led zep and have a much better time, but it was a painless listen. 2.5.

Can't say much more than what the others have said. Not as good as AC/DC, but good enough to pass the time.

A very bog standard Rock album. I'm surprised this is on the list, not because it was bad but it just felt more like "babies first rock band". Highlights: Peace Dog Lil' Devil Love Removal Machine

This isn't bad at all, in fact it's hard not to enjoy a lot of it, but I find it hard to be excited about this kind of rock. Much like AC/DC and the like, I knew what I was going to get before I started listening. Didn't disappoint I guess. I wouldn't have known it was these guys who did "she sells sanctuary"..... What a tune that is, not on this album unfortunately though :( The wiki says this was their transition from Gothic rock to hard rock, think the former would've been more interesting... 3.5

Didn't hate it, but it didn't really stand out. A couple songs were good enough to give this a 3

Klassisk rock.

vittukun näyttää homolta bändiltä. jotain välillä rolling stones ja AC/DC... heh ei tiedä hyvää bändille kun ensimmäinen mieleenjäävä asia on se että kuulostaa muilta bändeiltä.. noh imitoidut bändit ovat miellyttävää musiikkia ja kopiokone on jättänyt erityisen hyvää jälkeä joten onnistunut albumi tämähän on... tainsitten kaiken tämän viimeaikaisen meiokriteetin ympärillä tämä kuulostaa paremmalta.... meh, kolme wild flower

Pretty standard 80s cock rock. It’s not terrible. 6.2/10

This be some 80s rock

Surprised that I hadn't heard of this band previously. Nothing jumped out to me that made them distinctive from other 80's rock bands, but still thought the music was good.

I think I always had The Cult earmarked as a goth outfit &, although I quite liked their hit single, She Sells Sanctuary(1985), I paid them scant attention. I’d never heard this album before & was delighted to find that, really, it’s pretty much just a loud rock’n’roll album.it’s a good listen. But very derivative. The big single off the album, Love Removal Machine, could be a Led Zeppelin outtake. And they make a reasonable fist of Steppenwolf’s Born To Be Wild. I enjoyed it more than I expected to.

I like King Contrary Man, I kind of like Bad Fun

I liked this one but not as much as other, similar albums of this time/genre.

Pretty good British pub rock album. Doesn't take itself too seriously.

Global avg oikeassa.. Aikoihin elettu... samaa biisiä 10 kertaa.. vai kuknka monta.m jaksa laskea.. kiva lopetys.. muutama tunenttu biisi siellä..

🎧Well I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. Wild Flower thru Bad Fun had me pretty locked in, it loses steam in its second half half though. Singer sounds like Billy Idol, I’m almost positive I’ve heard songs from this record in bars/restaurants and assumed it was him

Fun album but not something I’ll seek out.

Not bad rocker to end my work week.

Pretty good. I'd listen to more. I don't think it breaks any ground or anything though

3.5

I enjoyed it more than I thought but nothing unique about it. Rating: 3.3

Of it's time. Not a tonne wrong with it. Bery up the middle rock n roll that doesn't do much to separate itself from the he pack.

"AI, please generate a hard rock album." And that's how this album was created. Nice guitar riffs.

61%

This is kind of fine - a bit of a throwback and a bit of a forerunner of those oh-so-clean studio polished 90s rock tracks. The Steppenwolf cover is entirely unnecessary and feels like the band run out of steam. Once you get them in the first few tracks, you kind of don't need the rest.

Some reasonably good late 80s rock.

Fun rock, not very memorable

Like a lot of bands (Wolfmother, The Strokes) these guys didn't bring anything all that new to the table. Still, if you like AC/DC & Zeppelin (or at least their most simple hard rockers) this shouldn't be too much of a slog.

All kind of blends together for me, but some pretty good stuff in here.

I enjoy this rock. So parts of tracks are a little dated, but otherwise it's a good middle of the road album! Even with the rocked out version of Born to be Wild. High 3/5

Gran Turismo introduced me to The Cult, and although none of those songs are on this album, it started a musical path that would lead me to discover many other bands I wouldn't have otherwise. In terms of this album, I just like the unique flair to the singer's voice. It has a certain haunting quality that I can't quite pinpoint the comparison here, but it's in a range of dio, Danzig, or idol. None of those sound quite right. The majority of the album sounds kind of corny now, but in a better way than that description would normally fit (save the born to be wild cover, that wasn't great). Overall a okay album, curious about why this was the album picked out of the Cults catalog, unless there is more than one on the list. Favorite track "Love Removal Machine" 3/5

they are only on the list because of their nationality. (bri'ish)

Generic must a few good songs

You know Turning this on and hearing 'Wildflower' I said, alright now we're talking. This was the kind of Rock I was hoping for from Hanoi Rocks. This is the rock and roll I can appreciate. Driving home on thursday afternoon with the windows down, Cult blaring, arm rested out the window throwing winks and peace signs to the cancer patients waiting outside my girlfriend's workplace to pick her up. I felt cool. That being said, I don't think its that great. It's good filler rock music and I could imagine going to a show of these guys and having a fantastic time, but it wasn't particularly memorable or replaceable. This would seemlessly slip into a rock playlist but it won't stand out very much. I wanted to give this a 4 but I think 3.5 is about right. It's better than middle of the road, but this is the best of the best and I don't see myself revisiting it any time soon.

Ok

I would play Dungeons and Dragons with Eddie Munson with this on in the background. Forgettable but not bad.

It was okay.

Very generic.

it's generic, it's pub rock, it's fish and chips, but the fish is juicy and the chips is crispy. it's OK

Such a joyous day, for we have been blessed by yet another british rock!!!!!!!!! This is truly the most amazing thing to ever happen. Favourites: wild flower, aphrodisiac jacket, love removal machine. It was just okay, good instrumentals but nothing groundbreaking. 3/5

This is truly one of the rock albums of all time. Its instrumentals were playing, and the vocals were performed by one of the most singers I've ever heard. 3/5.

Ok here we go with another generic British rock album. Don't hate it, I actually liked some of the songs, but overall I'm just kind of indifferent to it. Also had some cool guitar solos. It's been a good run the past 6 days but all good things must come to an end, we are back to the default score of 3. Favourites were Wild Flower, Love Removal Machine, Born To Be Wild, and Outlaw

Good album, good songs.

Album 379 of 1001 The Cult - Electric Rating : 3 / 5 If you traveled to another part of the country to visit your cousin and he raved all about some band who he thought was the greatest thing since sliced bread but they were only known in that region...this could be them.

Strong out of the gate with Wild Flower. Peace Dog is a bit of a louder, more straight-forward rock song. Something about it hits really right for me -- could be the punchiness of the drum fills. The intro guitar riff sounds super familiar on Bad Fun. Took me a minute, but I was able to place it: it sounds very similar to Superunknown by Soundgarden, but is slightly different. Can't say I loved the Born to Be Wild cover. They made it their own, but I prefer the original. Memphis Hip Shake was a fun one. Really enjoyed the sway to the song; guitar reminded me a bit of Billy Squire for some reason. I'm glad for having listened to this one. I don't think I'll go back any time soon, but I really did enjoy this dip into 80s metal this morning. Solid drum and guitar work throughout and very crisp production. This sits somewhere around a high 3 for me. Plenty to enjoy with only a few standout moments.

Pretty mid.

Perfectly fine hard rock album with some drum smacking and booming power cords. I know a few Cult songs that I really like but sadly none were on here.

Would've thought this was Rick Rubin's first production credit and not even close. This dude has been around forever. Opening riff reminds me of that AC/DC song. The Born to Be Wild isn't as good as the original but still solid. Just doesn't flow as well. Pretty solid hard rock album. Nothing crazy but just reminded me of some AC/DC throughout.

that cover of born to be wild is bad

I liked this album very much. I can see where some may say it sounds a little one note, but it was a rockin good time and great production by the great Rick Rubin. Billy Duffy’s guitar work is distinct and awesome. I would have loved to have seen them live back in the day. Fav tracks are “Lil Devil” and “ Love removal machine”. So-so rendition of “born to be wild”, I prefer the classic there. Above average though.

When I bought this album the week it came out I had very high expectations and hopes. Primarily driven from my love of the band’s previous efforts. Most notably their 2nd album “Love” which produced such timeless numbers as “She Sells Sanctuary” and “Rain.” But I was confused then and remain confused today why the band would make such a drastic stylistic change given the breakthrough success of Love. Billy Duffy’s guitar work is always great but I think this was a failed attempt to change their sound and probably only makes the list due to the Rick Rubin tie in, who was known for literally matching the guitar tones to those of AC/DC and Zeppelin when the sessions were underway. Giving it a 3 because admittedly they did rock on these numbers when I got a chance to see them live.

I’m just a sucker for some good ol fashion rock. Get a fat guitar with distortion, add some nice riffs and solid solos and I’m in man.

Straight forward Rock

3-4

Pretty standard cock rock on this one. There were several impressive moments of wailing guitars. Overall decent, 3 stars

Pretty rocking, a nice change in pace from the previous albums I’ve been listening to in this list.

Solid album but nothing that stood out as transcending or culture shifting. That sounds harsh for an album I enjoyed but with this list you have to grade on a curve.

Storms out of the gates with 3 crunchy, OTT, winning tracks - Wild Flower, Peace Dogs, Li'l Devil. Followed by 4 bland, underwhelming songs that never needed to be recorded. Track 8 -Love Removal Machine- offers a moment of hope. Can they rally and pull this back? But then a disappointing cover of Born to Be Wild and 2 more tracks that aren't even worthy of being called filler finish off an album that feels like it could have been so much better. The production is great - vocals, guitars, drums and bass clearly separated out letting the band sound tight and focussed. A simple approach that Rick Rubin did very well with at a time when bands were mushing everything together in a distortion-pedal wall of sound to try to sound like Led Zep.. It works great for the Cult on tracks 1,2,3,8 - This was a cracking EP.

Rocking it

There's nothing exceptional about this album, nor anything completely awful. There's solid musicianship, the singing isn't that bad, and the vibe is good. It's just nothing special, especially for an album released in 1987 when you couldn't change the radio dial without stumbling onto a band with the exact same sound.

Extremely average and generic.

Just forget it quickly.

Un culte en tout cas pas voué par mon père qui a qualifié cette musique de "sautillante", ce qui est probablement le pire jugement qu'on puisse porter sur un album de hard rock. Puisque que vous n'aurez à partir de jeudi prochain plus aucune nouvelle de mon père, le père de robvipère, je vous laisse ici une adresse courriel qui vous permettra de vous enquérir de ses nouvelles robertestleperedemikeladd@gmx.com

Un album un peu trop sautillant pour être qualifié de hard rock... Il s'agirait de grandir... Si vous aussi, comme le père de robcrémière, vous aimez prendre un air hautain pour mépriser les avis musicaux peu éclairés de votre fils, vous pouvez postuler à la prochaine vague de recrutement pour la caverne aux vinyles à l'adresse mail suivante: robertestleperedemikeladd@gmx.com

In the 80s, being a dedicated Goth, I was in love with the Love album. She sells sanctuary and Rain were classics and dance anthems in my world. Then The Cult went Hard and they lost me. They seem to be channelling the Rolling Stones crossed with Guns N’ Roses. If this was Love it might be a 5. Not so Electric for me.

I'm a big fan of The Cult, but this album does not rank among my favorites in their catalog. Astbury is a bit too raw, the riffs are a bit too derivative — not to mention the cover of Born To Be Wild. Where Love, the predecessor, is way more alternative (and much better IMO) and the album after this is magnificent (Duffy's guitar tone is superb on that), as are others after this release, Electric lacks the defining characteristics that make me love the band and I don't understand why this album is so revered.

The Cult is a really solid rock band, and this is no exception. It's not Top 10, but it'll get a re-listen.

Very 80s rock sound, I quite enjoyed it though

I didn't love this. I didn't hate it. It was indeed hard rock.

I wasn't impressed by the looks of this hard rock from '87, but when it started, I thought that it may not be so bad...yeah, but is also was not so good. I don't know what it was that I was supposed to take away from this, but I must of missed it because there was nothing there for me and I don't think that I am any better off in life.

I don't know if The Cult would've been a more interesting band if they'd followed their earlier approach. It's a good album but I didn't find it very impressive.

Fairly generic Rock, like a lower league AC/DC, but still thought it was all right

Fun rock album. Though I wonder if they realized Rubin was trying to turn them into AC/DC. It works in their favor, and especially for this list, but in general I would rather listen to AC/DC.

I imagine that this is the type of music Wayne and Garth were reviewing on Wayne's World.

Two albums in a row with absolutely abominable cover songs smack in the middle. What are the odds? Also: this is not an essential album! It's just fine!

I like big, dumb, fun rock music, and this is pretty big, pretty dumb, and pretty fun.

i feel like you can only get the full picture of a record like this if you listen while riding a motorcycle, not like a full on chopper, but a classic harley or something like that

Slightly heard of them, I expect some generic hard rock, but if there something unique in it I will see. I'm thinking of listening to albums twice, before I rate them, because first listen isn't fulfilling, but idk about that yet. (I didn't do that(future me)) First song, male vocalist I see. Already feel the hard rock pumping. It feels like the guitar is doing the same thing, I mean it's permanent wave. I like his emphasized vocal delivery. The production exists with that clinking sound when chorus(?) comes in. I see a woman in the cover, she better sing too. Also the cover is weirdly satisfying to look at. I want more lyrics. Second song, almost same vibe, but the drums are more superior. Higher vocals and longer too. He talked fast there, if he could keep that up almost to rap, would have been nice, but that's linkin park. Long outro. Ooh riffiing was too good in the background. That mumbling baby, though vocally high, was amazing, I think bridge. Dramatic finish off, and I was wrong about it being an outro fully at the end. Third song, seems catchy. The guitar is the best between the songs I've listened. The progression when the chorus starts is remarkable. Solo is just a without-vocal version of instrumentals, nevermind the riff came in. Too much lyrical repeating, at this point I can only like his voice. Fourth song, aphrodisiac, I've heard that word in another song today, dk which. As a lover of rock, I don't find this different from other songs in the genre, as in it doesn't give me something new or remotely catchy, nevertheless I would bang my head to this if it came up. I wonder if I should also see the visuals to this, seems funner. There's three videos, but I've missed two of them already basically. Well I'll watch em later. Fifth song, production is quite good I can everything clearly and in a very satisfying way. velvet underground let the girl sing in one of their albums once, I want the same here. Particularly the song isn't drastically different from other ones, if we forget the lyrics. Sixth song, energetic start. I don't find lyrics my style, idk what that means exactly, but there are some lyrics that I can sing and feel like a different or me character, this one's none, or I'm just not understanding them. Solo is soloing, kinda scratched my ears. The "ow"s are too good. Seventh song, another song about the devil, might be about something else symbolically. I do like that they don't feel restricted in that matter. Oh wow that solo ending BAM BAM BAAM, reaaaly enjoyed that. Added this to my playlist. 8th song, this is one of the most popular of the album. The classic start of the drummer. It ain't as good I thought it would be. Solo is amazing, but it doesn't stand out. 9th song, catchyy. His delivery is different here I like it more. The after chorus drum Bamming is lovely. What a long solo. Forgot to say before he's screaming a lot, and he's got the vocals for it in a hard rock way though. Nothing beats that 7th song pause-everything-Bam-the-drums moment yet. 10th song, energetic again. Rough vocal start. I don't know what more to say about these songs. They're good, however, they're too many of them already. I like the almost transitions in a way that the energy never stops. 11th song, I like the drums, the background ones. Loooong solo, and I'm kind of sick of it already. It's progressive in some parts, but the tempo stays the same, it's almost too annoying. I've heard no chorus or bridge that was mesmerising, nor the lyrics that I would want to repeat, they didn't let the girl sing. Howeveer I like hard rock and I can see the work, just not my everyday vibe I suppose. So I give this 3 stars for being too repetitive, but not boring.

I enjoyed the drums and guitar! Dad rock rocks!

I thought it was bland arena rock, it seemed formulaic. Aphrodisiac jacket was good 3*

Half a star lost for the awful Born To Be Wild cover

Just some old-fashioned straight guitar rock and roll. Sometimes dumb, mostly fun, always loud. There are some questionable lyrics here and there that have aged poorly, but these moments are few and far between enough to not detract heavily from the experience.

this was pretty cool, ngl.

competent, dare say workmanlike rock. Young boy sounds like a low rent danzig though. One of the songs, I think love removal machine has got the start me up, ie worst stones song riff. Still they are masters of the stop/start either exiting or entering noise with the boom/crack 16ths. And low rent danzig is still on the danzig spectrum.

Not bad. Reminds me of a more classic rock oriented Misfits. I don't love his voice but it's fast and energetic.

Average to be honest, I liked a few tracks but it was a bit samey.

Why does The Cult songs all sound so close to the same thing?

Nothing spectacular, but still a solid hard rock record. Fun catchy riffs and decent vocals.

Standard run of the mill hard rock

Enjoyed it

This feels like the dad version of that a-ha album where there’s one famous song and then the rest is just ok. I don’t really have anything negative to say about this but I already barely remember anything about it despite listening to it this morning.

not bad but also not my best listen

In the course of doing this project, I've realized something important about '80s metal: it is the inverse of '80s movies ratings. If I go back and watch a movie from the '80s that is rated PG-13, I often find myself thinking, "man, there sure is a lot of language and innuendo in this for something rated PG-13!" Movie ratings back then were just not quite as strict as they are now. The opposite is true when it comes to MUSIC from the '80s. I listen to these '80s metal bands that were so controversial back in the day and think, "Man, these are really tame. I hear worse than this on the radio in the grocery store." The big, bad, scary metal is just... safe. Nothing to get fussed about. Anyway, this was... fine. Glammy hair metal isn't my jam but it's alright for what it is.

Consistently good, but maybe because the songs are so similar, they all blend in and I can't really tell them apart.

Typical rock band fair, it's OK, not something I would add to my listening plan. The cover of Born to be Wild is awful.

Das Album davor ist besser

Pretty good although nothing too special. I probably won't listen to it again tho.

Rockin album, not bad at all

Starts interesting, but feels mediocre and repetitive after a few songs.