Friday night I saw the great '80s hard rock, or acid rock (as lead singer Ian Astbury refers to it as) band The Cult play an excellent show. I saw them last year and they were very good too and I am not sure which show was exactly better, but this show was different in that they performed their entire 1985 album Love, which took up a bit more than half the set. I've been very familiar with their music in the past but, other than a couple of songs from Love, not familiar with the whole album.
This is a very good idea to play a good album from a band in their entirety. I've noticed Cheap Trick did it a number of years back, playing their first three albums separately in three separate shows. I've read about other examples of this but The Cult performing Love, was the first time that I've seen a band play a show like this and it made me really appreciate how good the album is. Last night I picked up the two-disc remaster, copied it to a minidisc, yes, Minidisc! Now I'll begin the process of familiarizing myself with all the songs on the album. "Phoenix" is really turning out to be a standout track!
I would recommend anyone to see The Cult on their current tour or any time that they are out, if you like hard rock, or course.
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