How the Cult Reinvented Themselves on 'Electric'
Two years after the neo-psychedelic triumph of 1985's 'Love,' fans and critics who thought they knew the Cult got a big surprise with 'Electric.'
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Two years after the neo-psychedelic triumph of 1985's 'Love,' fans and critics who thought they knew the Cult got a big surprise with 'Electric.'
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Electric was released on Sire Records. It was the follow-up to 1985’s post-punk / gothic rock hit Love, which produced the hit “She Sells Sanctuary,” as well as the singles “Rain” and “Revolution.” It was the band's breakthrough record, coming on the heels of 1984’s Dreamtime, which had them firmly ensconced in the burgeoning U.K. goth scene. Founding members Billy Duffy (guitar) and Ian Astbury (vocals) both had respectable pedigrees in that scene. Astbury had fronted Southern Death Cult, and Duffy had played guitar in Theatre of Hate, two notable bands making the rounds at...