Décimo álbum de estudio de la banda de Ian Astbury y Bill Duffy. El disco recupera un poco el pulso de sus primeras obras, mezclando la crudeza de Electric con las melodías y armonías de Sonic Temple.
Producido por Bob Rock, los temas están basados en la formación clásica guitarra-bajo-batería y apenas aparecen otros instrumentos distintos a éstos. El sonido es francamente bueno, con los instrumentos sonando cristalinos. La voz de Astubury suena como nos tiene acostumbrados, que parece que le hayan grabado en una primera toma, incluso con la edad se ha vuelto más ronca. Astbury aparece siempre "protegido" por las guitarras de Duffy, especialmente en los estribillos donde le respalda con esas armonías tan características suyas a modo de coros.
El disco es bastante potente, con riffs muy buenos y temas que enganchan a la primera: No Love Lost, Dance The Night, Hinterland... y especialmente Dark Energy o Avalanche Of Light, para mi gusto los mejores del álbum. Aunque hay dos o tres temas un poco más pausados, es difícil calificar a alguno de ellos de balada, alguno se acerca como In Blood o Sound And Fury pero son más bien blues pausados que baladas en sí.
Tracklist:
1 Dark Energy 4:28 2 No Love Lost 3:14 3 Dance the Night 4:16 4 In Blood 4:49 5 Birds of Paradise 6:27 6 Hinterland 5:06 7 G O A T 3:19 8 Deeply Ordered Chaos 4:32 9 Avalanche of Light 4:31 10 Lilies 4:17 11 Heathens 3:40 12 Sound and Fury 3:55
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THE CULT / Hidden City
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The Cult tenth studio album where Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury are the only members remaining of the original line up. Produced by Bob Rock, he plays the bass guitar in some tracks.
From RateYourMusic:
The Cult use the opportunity with this new record to channel the grandiosity of their AOR influence into a harder, more riff-based style, and actually hold their own really well. Everything about this album bleeds confidence: Astbury's vocals sound about as good as in the mid-90's, which is astonishing, and the guitar riffs here are surprisingly well-crafted. "Heathens" comes to mind, with its ridiculously simple but catchy melodic riff that buzzes over the verse. And Ian gives a hell of a performance that gives the track a live show feel, as he ad-libs passionately toward the end as the lead guitar bangs out a quite fitting solo to play the track out. I also really like "Birds of Paradise", in which we find some great lyricism about how the band have noticed a generation shift that has occurred in the last couple of years, which I actually really agree with, and the vocal progression on the chorus is one that will stick with you for the week to come. And what I really liked about Hidden City is that it delivered all the nostalgic Rock N' Roll! charisma of the 80's, without sacrificing energy from clean recording or strict form. It's as if The Cult went in that studio in their 80's leather and just had fun, and this is what came out. It's a great listen for a fan of their earlier work and one that could even be argued as a decent introduction to the band despite having a different sound than the projects that made them so famous like the fantastic Love.
Of course, I had some issues with this project. "G O A T" is as stale as they come, and with an equally boring guitar riff to boot. "Dance The Night" is their failed attempt at a radio rock dance number that lacks any of the rhythm to make it so. And "Hinterland" is nothing special, and gets a little indulgent in it's own "epicness" to where it just comes off as cringeworthy, which can definitely happen for a lot of this project if you perceive it the wrong way. Overall though, solid project, I'm fucking floored by how full Astbury's vocal is, and uh yeah, give this thing a listen..
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