The Cult
Beyond Good and Evil
Label:  Lava 
Date:  6/5/2001
Length:  0:00
Format:  CD
Genre:  Rock & Roll; Gothic Rock
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 War (The Process)    
      2.  
      		 The Saint    
      3.  
      		 Rise    
      4.  
      		 Take the Power    
      5.  
      		 Breathe    
      6.  
      		 Nico    
      7.  
      		 American Gothic    
      8.  
      		 Ashes and Ghosts    
      9.  
      		 Shape the Sky    
      10.  
      		 Speed of Light    
      11.  
      		 True Believers    
      12.  
      		 My Bridges Burn    
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      The Cult has made it safe to head-bang again with their first disc of new material since 1994. After penning 60 new songs, the reconstituted band went into the studio with longtime producer Bob Rock to chisel their brand of hard-rock bombast into the lean, mean dozen songs found here. Falling somewhere between the raw power of Electric and the sophisticated message and melody of Sonic Temple, Beyond Good and Evil pairs Ian Astbury's lofty themes of temptation and spiritual regeneration with Billy Duffy's fierce guitar attack and a antediluvian rhythm section that recalls the days when dinosaurs ruled the earth. Hard-won spiritual battles color the sometimes nightmarish lyrics on songs such as "American Gothic" and the spooky "Ashes and Ghost," but just when you're about to reach for the light switch to banish the shadows, he sings a simple love song to the late and sometimes great chanteuse Nico. --Jaan Uhelszki