Cult Electric, Best Hard Rock Album Ever?

viz

Dreamtime is the best Cult album isn’t it?

welshboyo

hmm...Electric? not sure its the best rock album ever, its more of the turning point for The Cult - there are better albums IMO.

I actually prefer Sonic Temple as a "Rock" Cult album, mainly because I like the more produced sound rather than the stark sounds on Electric.

But, in saying that, Classic Cult has to be either Dreamtime or Love

octatonic

I also prefer Sonic Temple.

Electric was one of the first albums I bought though so it is still pretty special to me.

IvanMC

Slip of the Tongue (Whitesnake)
Eat'em and Smile (D. Lee Roth)
Appetite for Destruction (Guns N' Roses)

RandallFlagg

tone1 said:

My Favourite is ACDC’s live album....if you want blood

I am ashamed to admit that I've had 'If You Want Blood...' in my iTunes collection for some years and never listened to it. I just let rip with Riff Raff at a healthy volume through the nearfields in the man cave ...fuck me, that's a beast of a live sound. Love it! 

Sporky

I'd say Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking. 

Philly_Q

Ok, so it's got to have been in pmbomb's life contemporaneously...

And I'm not sure how we're defining hard rock....

Trouble - Manic Frustration
King's X - Out of the Silent Planet
Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy
Circle of Soul - Hands of Faith
Clutch - Robot Hive/Exodus

Masters of Reality - the Blue Garden
Montrose - Montrose
Scorpions - Love at First Sting
Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry
AC/DC - Powerage

duotone

The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden? (1982)

axisus

For me ACDC Highway to hell is right up there. Montrose debut is a good call for 70s. Two solid rock albums for me are Little angels Young gods and Thunder Laughing on judgement day

Reverend

Philly_Q said:

Ok, so it's got to have been in pmbomb's life contemporaneously...

And I'm not sure how we're defining hard rock....

Trouble - Manic Frustration
King's X - Out of the Silent Planet
Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy
Circle of Soul - Hands of Faith
Clutch - Robot Hive/Exodus

Masters of Reality - the Blue Garden
Montrose - Montrose
Scorpions - Love at First Sting
Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry
AC/DC - Powerage

Good shout with Masters. 

I'd go with S/T over Manic maybe but Psalm.9 is easily in the top ten metal albums of all time.

fob

Not got a clue about the time-frame here and I've always been bad at categorizing music. Going by what's been mentioned so far:

Deep Purple - Live in Japan

Ministry - Psalm 69

Primus - Tales from the Punchbowl

Clutch - Psychic Warfare

pmbomb

And I'm not sure how we're defining hard rock....

Broadly, I'd say from early Boston through to Metallica. Not bothered about splitting it into sub-divisions. We know it when we hear it.

Great to have some new listening suggestions here, ta.

Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry

Good call, I like On Through The Night too.

CHRISB50

I can't believe we're at page 2 without a mention of Nickelback!?

thumpingrug

CHRISB50 said:

I can't believe we're at page 2 without a mention of Nickelback!?

Please go and stand in the corner of the room without delay.

bingefeller

What about King's X - Dogman or Badlands debut?

Philly_Q

bingefeller said:

What about King's X - Dogman

I love the first four albums but Dogman was where it all started to go wrong, IMO.  Although it's still much better than what was to come.

bingefeller

Philly_Q said:

bingefeller said:

What about King's X - Dogman

I love the first four albums but Dogman was where it all started to go wrong, IMO.  Although it's still much better than what was to come.

Yeah those first four "Gretchen" era albums are superb. 

horse

Philly_Q said:

bingefeller said:

What about King's X - Dogman

I love the first four albums but Dogman was where it all started to go wrong, IMO.  Although it's still much better than what was to come.

 The self titled (4th?) one was where I started to lose interest a bit - seemed to have less soul somehow even though it sounded big. Given the choice between that and dogman these days I'd probably pick dogman. Agree that it goes much weaker after that though - mainly due to production budget I guess

axisus

First three kings X were awesome and they were kick ass live as well. Some top notch songs.

pmbomb

Digging into Clutch and Kings X, great responses thanks all.