Choice of Weapon

The Cult (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2012)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cooking Vinyl
• ASIN: B0072M9PM8
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,644 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Honey From a Knife

2. Elemental Light

3. The Wolf

4. Life > Death

5. For The Animals

6. Amnesia

7. Wilderness Now

8. Lucifer

9. A Pale Horse

10. This Night in the City Forever

Editorial Reviews

Choice of Weapon is the follow up to the critically-acclaimed 2007 release Born Into This that the UK's Mojo magazine called 'a wholehearted, utopian and irrefutably exciting record.' Long-time Cult collaborator and producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Bush), who produced one of The Cult's most successful albums, the Platinum-certified Sonic Temple, put the finishing touches on the foundations that were laid by co-producer Chris Goss (Queens of the Stone Age, U.N.K.L.E., Masters of Reality).

The album was written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, recorded in New York City, Los Angeles, the California high desert, and the band s Witch Mountain studio between July and December 2011. The new release features founding members Astbury on vocals and Duffy on guitars, with drummer John Tempesta and bassist Chris Wyse. 'We have had the opportunity to work with two of the most influential and talented producers in the world today,' said Astbury. 'They pushed us beyond our comfort zone, and helped us craft Choice of Weapon. '

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The One We Have Been Waiting For May 24, 2012

By C. Welch

Format:Audio CD

Finally after the ho-hum pop/rock cd Born Into This, we get the triumphant return of The Cult. A cd of 14 new tracks
if you are a casual fan and 10 new for the die-hards since 4 were released a year or so ago in capsule format.
What you get with this release is a culmination of Love, Electric, Sonic Temple, Black Sheep and Beyond G&E.
They took everything they learned (or innovated) and then Bob Rock came in and said take all that greatness
and lets bring it to the present and just blow the doors off. This cd is loud and proud. Lean and mean.
And I'm loving every second of it from the beginning to the end.

The songs have a bite which was definitely missing from BIT. The first song is really nothing like anything
I have heard from The Cult before. It's more punk sounding. The chorus is just not their usual. And that
is not a bad thing. I like the idea of them stretching a bit more. The second song almost sounds like the
opening to Nico from BGAE. There is an opening on one track that reminds me of Dreamtime. There are flourishes
of Love all over the place. Some Electric and Sonic too. This cd just brought all of it together. I think
that is why I love it so much

I read one review on here that said that if this had been the follow up to BGAE that the fans would not have
been disappointed. I think that statement is dead on. Though Ian has turned his back on that release I think
that it was a fine hard rock cd but the songwriting was missing some hooks. Then they followed that up by
having Youth produce the next release was just a mistake. But they learned from it and now we have this release
and I could not be happier.

The production is tight. The Billy's guitar sound is just amazing. It's been brought out of the muck and he
sound fresh and invigorated. Ian's howl is beautiful. His passion comes through. The rhythm section is the
best we have had. And I have been a proponent of Matt Sorum returning. But Tempesta put that to rest for me.
He and Chris Wyse have brought it. Heavy, tight and perfect sounding. They gelled.

Even the packaging on this cd is awesome. And to have Mike Dimkich (the 5th Cult Member) listed in the liners
was nice to see. The guy is great for them live. Better than Billy Morrison who was just a stellar player in
his own right.

This is a near perfect cd. 10 new songs for the Die Hard Fan and 14 new songs for the new or casual listener
to the Cult as 4 from the 2nd disc were released as capsules a while back. On the 4 soley produced by Chris
Goss you can hear the difference in sound from when Bob Rock took over. Goss gave the songs a more industrial
metal sound. Good for sure. But Bob Rock really made it come together. If I could change 1 thing on this
entire release, it would be to have 1 more heavy track and 1 less slow track. That's it. Otherwise, in my
mind the Cult is back. And as usual they will be ignored. And it's a shame because very few bands are able
to write a cd as good as this. Not Van Halen and their rehashing their B-Side throw aways. Not Metallica
and their attempt to find themselves. Not Aerosmith and their hired gun writers and cheese fest lyrics.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Back to Form! May 22, 2012

By C. Gwaldo

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

The Cult is BACK in a big way with COW. No doubt this is their best effort since the Electric/Sonic Temple era. The album is polished, sonically bombastic and it just plain rocks. I have purchased everything put out by this band for the last 23 years, including the Rare demos, and this is by far the most excited I have been in a long time for a release.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Instant Classic May 25, 2012

By jinjo2004

Format:Audio CD

I was glad when I read The Cult reconsidered their position about recording a full length album and were putting out this album, "Choice Of Weapon". But I have to be honest, after almost years and the train wreck that was "Born Into This" I didn't thought The Cult still had a great record in them, they gladly surprised me. They continue the sound of the capsules but with Bob Rock aboard he takes it to another level. I'm not his biggest fan but he does know how to make a band sounds good. Ian voice it's as strong as ever and his lyrics deep, Billy's riffs are on point and Tempesta's drumming is tight. If you are a Cult fan just buy it. You wont regret it.