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JimmyTheSaint
...when were they last heard from?
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In my opinion the Cult are all style no substance. Sure, they look the part and certainly have swagger and attitude. But have they contributed anything 'vital' since "Wildflower" or "Love Removal Machine"?
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JimmyTheSaint
That's a serious question. Any number of dumbass 80's hair bands could have penned "Fire Woman".
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JimmyTheSaint
And "Edie" is just cock rock balladry akin to what Def Leppard, Poison, Warrant and Aerosmith were producing around the same time.
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JimmyTheSaint
Again, it's nice that you guys are so passionate about them. But that doesn't mean I'm wrong in my assessment.
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JimmyTheSaint
So far, all I've read here is that they have a great album from '84 and have attempted many musical directions.
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JimmyTheSaint
...when were they last heard from?
Not sure what you mean by 'last heard from' so I'll start with...
2006 Return To Wild tours
2007 Return To Wild tour, BORN INTO THIS LP and tour
2008 BIT tour continued
2009 LOVE LIVE tour (Beggars Banquet Records reissued LOVE in several formats)
2010 Every Man And Woman Is A Star and Embers EPs, tours
2011 EMAWIAS/Embers tours continue
2012 CHOICE OF WEAPON LP, tours
2013 ELECTRIC '13 tour (Beggars reissued ELECTRIC with PEACE, the abandoned post-LOVE LP they recorded that was completely re-recorded with Rick Rubin and turned into ELECTRIC)
2014 spring, summer tours
2015 new LP, tourQuote
JimmyTheSaint
In my opinion the Cult are all style no substance. Sure, they look the part and certainly have swagger and attitude. But have they contributed anything 'vital' since "Wildflower" or "Love Removal Machine"?
Yes. But it doesn't matter to you anyway and what your version of 'contributed anything vital' is, at the very least, skewed.Quote
JimmyTheSaint
That's a serious question. Any number of dumbass 80's hair bands could have penned "Fire Woman".
Ahhh. You see, that's the problem. No one else did. And not one dumbass 80s hair band had the sound of The Cult either. So... I can't stand Fire Woman when they play it live - it's a kickin' LP track/single - but you're way off on that one.Quote
JimmyTheSaint
And "Edie" is just cock rock balladry akin to what Def Leppard, Poison, Warrant and Aerosmith were producing around the same time.
That's hilarious. Edie sounds like Tumbling Dice compared to what you compared it to.Quote
JimmyTheSaint
Again, it's nice that you guys are so passionate about them. But that doesn't mean I'm wrong in my assessment.
Ass-ess away then...Quote
JimmyTheSaint
So far, all I've read here is that they have a great album from '84 and have attempted many musical directions.
Uh huh. And Can't You Hear Me Knocking is boring.
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DandelionPowderman
Was that Brett Michaels guesting on NYC?
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GasLightStreet
From the ELECTRIC 13 tour...
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DandelionPowderman
They are mainly working and touring in the US. Which side of the "ditch" did you have in mind?
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DandelionPowderman
They are mainly working and touring in the US. Which side of the "ditch" did you have in mind?
Don't hear much talk about them, and they pretty much have disappeared from the airwaves, satellite included.
Now that's not necessarily the be all and end all.
I just find them to be pretty irrelevant in the grand scheme.
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GasLightStreet
From the ELECTRIC 13 tour...
Did they do songs from Electric "Peace-style" on this tour?
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DandelionPowderman
They are mainly working and touring in the US. Which side of the "ditch" did you have in mind?
Don't hear much talk about them, and they pretty much have disappeared from the airwaves, satellite included.
Now that's not necessarily the be all and end all.
I just find them to be pretty irrelevant in the grand scheme.
Luckily, many other fans don't.
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DandelionPowderman
Was that Brett Michaels guesting on NYC?
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GasLightStreet
From the ELECTRIC 13 tour...
Did they do songs from Electric "Peace-style" on this tour?
No. They played ELECTRIC in its entirety in order sans Born To Be Wild, which they replaced with Zap City for all but two shows I think (I was at one of them - it was the only disappointment of the show, not hearing Zap City).
And Billy made sure to represent the LP to his highest ability and pretty much played it the way the album is! I was floored. Because that means he had to dial it down a bit and actually restrain himself. It was awesome. Have you ever seen the goofy Lil' Devil video?
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JimmyTheSaint
Not known for doing covers, but certainly known for doing rewrites. Wildflower is just ACDC's Rock n Roll Singer with different words. I'm sure ACDC didn't mind - but it's not the only time the Cult appropriated a known riff in one of their signature tunes, as Stones fans well know.
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JimmyTheSaint
The Cult are all style and little substance. Maybe they are still a big deal across the ditch, but they barely register on this side of the Atlantic. Currently residing with Spinal Tap in the "where are they now file" - although at least the Tap weren't trying to fool anyone with their parody. That, and they were fiction.
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JimmyTheSaint
I'll say it again, mediocre head banging bullspit. I'm surprised that so many fans of the world's greatest rock n roll band have such an affinity for them. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.