โThe eco-system needs itโs predatorsโ mused Ian Astbury last year, and few beasts in rockโnโroll come bigger than The Cult. Those assuming Asto may be a few Tipis short of a reservation following his spell as Jim Morrison can think again. Amped to an industrial sheen by producer Youth and packed with stripped-back stadium choruses, Born Into This rips from the speakers like an irate Velvet Revolver, Billy Duffyโs relentless axe-hero riffing matched by Astburyโs typically waspish lyrics. โTaste the whip babe!โ he bellows in โUndercover Of The Nightโ homage โDirty Little Rock Starโ. Still King Of The Jungle. PAUL MOODY
โThe eco-system needs itโs predatorsโ mused Ian Astbury last year, and few beasts in rockโnโroll come bigger than The Cult. Those assuming Asto may be a few Tipis short of a reservation following his spell as Jim Morrison can think again.
Amped to an industrial sheen by producer Youth and packed with stripped-back stadium choruses, Born Into This rips from the speakers like an irate Velvet Revolver, Billy Duffyโs relentless axe-hero riffing matched by Astburyโs typically waspish lyrics. โTaste the whip babe!โ he bellows in โUndercover Of The Nightโ homage โDirty Little Rock Starโ.
Still King Of The Jungle.
PAUL MOODY