Sonic Temple
Occupation
- Ian Astbury - Vocals
- Billy Duffy - Guitar
- Jamie Stewart - Bass, Keyboards
- Mickey Curry - drums
Sonic Temple is the fourth studio album by the rock band The Cult. The album was released by the label Beggars Banquet Records in 1989. The album, the second after Electric on which the band played hard rock, was the most successful album of the band and got good reviews. It reached the top ten of the U.S. Billboard 200
Formation
In the fall of 1988, the band went with Bob Rock, who had previously been assistant to producer Bruce Fairbairn Aerosmith - Sonic Temple was one of his first own productions - in Vancouver, Canada to the studio. She had written 21 songs. Jamie Stewart, who had played on Electric rhythm guitar, now again took over the bass. John Webster played the keyboards with a. Also on drums had been a change. With Chris Taylor the demos were recorded, including Kiss drummer Eric Singer helped out during the demo sessions. Mickey Curry then acted as a session drummer during the studio recordings, so it is to listen to the album. Following this, the band Matt Sorum recruited for the tour. But he changed after the tour, where the band also accompanied Metallica on their Damaged Justice tour to Guns N ' Roses. Four singles, including the ballad Firewoman and Edie ( Ciao Baby ) made it to the music television.
Reception
Steve Huey of Allmusic awarded Sonic Temple 3.5 of five Stenen. He called the album varied than its predecessor. Not all of the experiments worked, but enough to send the album into the Top Ten. The magazine Rock Hard placed the album at number 170 of its comprehensive 500 items leaderboard. Klaus Himmelstein said, compared with Electric by a more mature and balanced work. " On Sonic Temple The Cult prove that melancholy can take notes in quite without troubling the world pain - suicide whining effeminate grunge protagonists. " Plate offers " sufficient sing-along potential for barbecues and lonely road trips. "
Title list
All pieces were written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy.