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Billy Morrison is a success story 30 years in the making
"I didn't do a thing in the music industry until I was twenty-nine"
Today's random #Discogs choice The Cult and Electric 1987. What an album! I have a massive soft spot for The Cult. Had a little boogie round the living room to this. Favourite track Love Removal Machine. #nowplaying#music#TheCult
#GreatAlbums1980s - #TheCult – Electric (1987). The Cult became superstars by making their hook-driven post-punk sound suddenly like AC/DC and Status Quo. This bridging of sensibilities was uncommon in 1987, forging producer Rick Rubin's legend as the great conciliator between cool kids into indie music (or rap) and suburban dads into classic rock. "Wild Flower" and "Love Removal Machine" became scuffed denim anthems. Only an abysmal "Born to Be Wild" caused the set to lag.
#GreatAlbums1980s - #TheCult – Love (1985). Before they invaded the heavy metal parking lot, the Cult were a revved-up post-punk outfit, like Echo & the Bunnymen with bigger amps. Love is remarkable for its hooky choruses – like if Cheap Trick had been from Yorkshire instead of Illinois. "Nirvana," "She Sells Sanctuary" and "Rain" still pop from speakers – not quite timelessly, because of the splashy 80s reverb, but as a sign guitar rock would survive the synth-pop era.
In reference to the Billy Duffy interview linked below, he mentioned this AC/DC song that came out more than 10 years before The Cult's Electric album - I'm embarrassed to admit I had never heard this track before! If you're a Cult fan you'll know what I'm talking about when you get to about the 15 second timestamp in the video linked below #music#TheCult#ACDChttps://youtu.be/xxqCEPBDZxk?si=I6mFHLqolMT-3GnY
"She Sells Sanctuary" is a classic song by British rock band The Cult, featured on their second studio album, "Love," released in 1985. The track was unveiled as a single on 13 May 1985, climbing to number 15 on the UK Singles Chart by July the same year.
Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy were the core of The Cult, a very hard rock band from the late 80s. This song's about someone Astbury once knew, and we mean that in the biblical sense.
This single came from the 1987 album "Electric". Rick Rubin produced, and crushed much of the musical genius out of the mix. Energetic, fun, but they've done better and they'll do better.