The Cult - Love (1985)

I am a big fan of The Cult but, I've always struggled into liking there album Love. It's possibly there most popular but, it's awfully light compared to my two favorite albums by them Electric and Sonic Temple. Throughout the album it sounds like they have that eighties new wave thing going which was completely dropped after the album. I mean there debut album before this one sounds like Duran Duran so they've come a long way. Some of the stuff on here sounds like U2 for some reason but, better. They do have the standout track "She Sells Sanctuary" that has past the test of time and probably one of the greatest rock songs of all time. It's hard to describe there musical approach, they had the psychedelic, goth, post punk and new wave thing going on so it's difficult to classify. One of the interesting aspects about this album is how the vocals of Ian Astbury completely take over like usually the music layers everything but, when he sings people pay attention. Songs to check out "Rain", "She Sells Sanctuary" and "Nirvana".

1. "Nirvana" – 5:24
2. "Big Neon Glitter" – 4:45
3. "Love" – 5:35
4. "Brother Wolf, Sister Moon" – 6:49
5. "Rain" – 3:55
6. "The Phoenix" – 5:06
7. "Hollow Man" – 4:45
8. "Revolution" – 5:20
9. "She Sells Sanctuary" – 4:23
10. "Black Angel" - 5:22