Being a teen at the time and heavily into the Alt. scene this song was HUGE, it was one of those tunes which packed the dancefloor at every Alt. music night at every nightclub, pretty much every club had an Alt. music night back in the 80's/90's which was usually midweek, they're a criminally underrated band.

@musicaddict5076

Ай бұрын

Exactly. Love Removal Machine was even bigger in the clubs. Takes me back to the good old days.

Featuring the great Mark Brzezicki, drummer, of the brilliant Scottish band, Big Country

In the late 70s, Billy Duffy was in a band with Morrissey: The Nosebleeds.

@InsignificantNick

2 ай бұрын

You learn something new every day!

A song that you can’t help but love. I read that Ian did his own pirate outfit up himself, not many could pull that off!

@InsignificantNick

2 ай бұрын

He definitely did!

This is my favourite song EVER.... I love it.

Timeless melody.

The Cult did a bunch of 12"s for this one. I remember the psychedelic mix and the howling mix in particular 🐺🐺🐺

@stevejh2760

2 ай бұрын

Yes, the Assault on sanctuary version 👌

The opening riff was used as the theme song to an MTV heavy metal show back in the 80s...always makes me think of that when I hear it. Fire Woman by The Cult was my jam, but She Sells Sanctuary has always been a banger too. Ian Astbury's voice has that great Morrison/Elvis/Danzig thing going and the band was very talented and definitely not stuck in any one particular genre.

@unkindestcut

2 ай бұрын

Astbury fronted the “Doors of the 21st Century” for Krieger, Manzarek and Densmore back in 2002.

Ah Yes!! The soundtrack of my teenage years!!! Soooo many great tracks from The Cult. It's also almost exactly 17 years since I saw an amazing Dutch band do an entire set of Cult covers at the Le Mans 24 hour race, at the Drinking For Holland campsite party. I still have the hangover 😵‍💫🤕 Anyway... great choice Nick! Love from the UK.

Ian Astbury was a hell of a singer.

You are right... this song is an anthem. My old cover band opened many a show with this classic. Two more greats from The Cult are "Wildflower" and "Love Removal Machine" (which reminds me of AC/DC). The extended remixes of both of these songs are great. 👍

Incredible choice, Nick. One of my favourites Thank You; xxo

@InsignificantNick

2 ай бұрын

Well, you're welcome!

Billy Duffy (guitar) introduced Johnny Marr to Morrissey (I’ve always said) The Cult is like Led Zeppelin meets The Doors (Ian is from U.S. he moved to U.K.)

The Birthday Party (Nick Cave's band) - Nick The Stripper. The video is...crazy.

Astbury looks as if he wants to get friendly with the microphone here. In the video to their subsequent track 'Rain', we see what he really wanted to do all along!

@InsignificantNick

2 ай бұрын

Lmao

Hard to believe this is almost 40 years old.

@InsignificantNick

2 ай бұрын

I wasn't even alive in the 80s, but it is wild that 1985 was almost 40 years ago.

I saw them live last year and they still sound amazing.

Nick, a lost early 80’s song called “What about me” from a Australian band called Moving Pictures. Good love song from 82’ if your looking for another obscure song.

Number 3 track on the With Honors soundtrack which is still a phenomenal soundtrack idc

Great song...cute reactor 😊

Another 80’s classic, The Waterboys song The whole of the moon. I don’t think you have reacted to it.

Did you notice Big Countrys drummer playing drums ?

@allanbridgewater259

2 ай бұрын

Think he also played with Killing Joke .

I love your reviews and think you would find level 42 interesting. Try something about you to start.