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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075678344022
Label: Lava
Manufacturer: Lava
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Lava
Release Date: June 05, 2001
Sales Rank: 59691
Studio: Lava
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The Cult has made it safe to head-bang again with their first disc of new material since 1994. After penning 60 new songs, the reconstituted band went into the studio with longtime producer Bob Rock to chisel their brand of hard-rock bombast into the lean, mean dozen songs found here. Falling somewhere between the raw power of Electric and the sophisticated message and melody of Sonic Temple, Beyond Good and Evil pairs Ian Astbury's lofty themes of temptation and spiritual regeneration with Billy Duffy's fierce guitar attack and a antediluvian rhythm section that recalls the days when dinosaurs ruled the earth. Hard-won spiritual battles color the sometimes nightmarish lyrics on songs such as "American Gothic" and the spooky "Ashes and Ghost," but just when you're about to reach for the light switch to banish the shadows, he sings a simple love song to the late and sometimes great chanteuse Nico. --Jaan Uhelszki
Average Rating: 
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Play this in a multi-disc changer filled with The Cult and the flow from old to new is unblemished.
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If there is one thing you can count on with this band, it is consistency. Not necessarily can that be applied to release date gaps, for this one was a long time waiting for fans of this band. However, the album did not lack in any way when it comes to quality, while again retaining the key sounds and unique imagery that gave them "cult" status back in the day.
What does separate this album from others? That is easy with a first listen; it is the guitar playing of Billy Duffy. Duffy ... Read More
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I was really excited to see that The Cult released this album. This is the record that got me listening to them again. I hadn't really listened to anything from them in a long time, but when I caught the 2001 Concert on The Hi-def Voom network and heard these songs for the first time, I had to get it. I love this record and Every song on it. "Rise" sounds a bit like a return to the punkish sound from their past, and it is great! Another of my faves is "My Bridges Burn," to which Ian dedicates to Steve ... Read More
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Beyond Good and Evil glories in a couple of great meaty tunes, nice guitar hooks and somewhat understated production values. It is an album containing some interesting and at times bewildering lyrics and is proof positive that the boys still have it in them to create worthwhile hard rock numbers.
But there are some problems here. As per basically every Cult album ever, including the often referenced Sonic Temple, there are a bunch of fillers here. Now even the greatest albums usually have ... Read More
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This is a great power house album/CD of molten heavy metal refined to
the purest gold escence. Ian Astbury is one of the chosen great vocalists
of Classic Rock. He still delivers on this CD, a rock siren who shatters
the air waves. I rank him right up there with Robert Plant, Ian Gillen,
Bruce Dickinson, and Geoff Tate. Every song shows maturity, without
stretching his vocal range-- Ian can still put it out there.
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