This is where The Cult went into the big leagues. Everything came together perfectly for this album, great songs that were made to sound superb by a killer production from Bob Rock. I know he has his haters in the rock world, but for a band like The Cult he was tailor made for them. I also think the album cover is really cool as well, with guitarist Billy Duffy giving it the big guitar hero pose.
This was The Cult’s fourth album, released in late April ’89. Four singles were released from the record: Fire Woman, Edie (Ciao Baby), Sun King, and Sweet Soul Sister. Of which, Fire Woman does it most for me. Every song feels as though it’s a big anthem, but the biggest sounding of them all is Souls Asylum driven by that big Zeppelin style drum sound – it’s my favourite on the album.
Glad to see they are still out there making good records, but this album is their career high point and is a worthy addition to anyone’s collection.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
