In the early eighties, The Cult emerged as a stereotypical British post-punk / goth band. From the third album Electric (1984), the group around singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy started to inject that sound with unadulterated metal and hard rock. Supported by Astburys recitation and lyrics full of shamanism and Indian symbolism, The Cult grew into a real rock group that was especially
… successful in America in the late eighties. At intervals, during which arguments and drinking problems were not over the air, Astbury and Duffy kept meeting again regularly to write new material with alternating rhythm sections. The duo is in good shape on their ninth album Choice Of Weapon. Aided by producers Chris Goss and Bob Rock, their mystical and solid rock sound comes to full bloom. Duffy is the man of catchy riffs that invariably include psychedelic resonant drones. Astbury's voice is a raw edge richer but sounds no less inspired and driven on this classic sounding The Cult album. (MR)more
