r/OldSchoolCoolMusic • u/Curious_Strike_5379 • 1d ago

The Cult -She Sells Sanctuary.1985

https://youtu.be/ZCOSPtyZAPA?is=A165U7VSMtBNj5rR
391 Upvotes

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u/ViolinistSimilar4760 1d ago

God! This song is amazing. Still holds up.

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u/one-punch-knockout 1d ago

I clicked wondering if I would like it after not hearing it for quite awhile - I’m pretty blown away! Great performance

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u/PreparationKey2843 1d ago

I cannot not stop to listen to this and upvote.
Damn good 80s song and video.

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u/EquivalentPapaya3254 1d ago

Saw them. It rocked. Could not hear right for days. Totally worth it!

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u/HolyRavioleigh 1d ago

Yeah, I saw them open for Metallica in 1989. Great show

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u/FoxyTurtleOnTwoLegs 1d ago

Alpine Valley?

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u/Dumyat367250 1d ago

What a classic song. Drummer Nigel Preston actually laid the beat down, just before he was fired from The Cult. In the video, it's Big Country's Mark Brzezicki playing along, all while wearing a leather jacket, sweater, necktie combo.

Must have been hot work for Mark.

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u/tpotwc 21h ago

Nigel was an amazing drummer. Did excellent work in Theatre of Hate and Death Cult.

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u/jppatcheswasgod 1d ago

A band that I wish I had seen live.

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u/Ok_Kick6546 1d ago

They still tour and they sound amaaaaazing live. Go see them. 

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u/stormes44 1d ago

Former townhouse neighbor introduced me to The Cult; specifically this tune. I also discovered Polk Audio speakers thanks to him. Audio genius.

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u/Klutzy-Role-4471 1d ago

Saw them open for Billy Idol, Whiplash Smile tour. Excellent combo.

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u/Wu_Oyster_Cult 1d ago

Not only does the song hold up, I’d say the whole Love album holds up nicely. One of the great albums of all time. I know lots of people will chime in with Rick Rubin’s AC/DC fantasy album (Electric, I like it fine) but Love towers over Electric IMO.

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u/FoxNo1831 1d ago

back in the day, Love was the album I put on before I went out for the evening. I especially used to enjoy Phoenix turned up loud.

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u/High_or_Low_16 1d ago

saw them April 17 and Jul 31 1987. I was diagnosed with profound hear loss three days later.

Worth It!!

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u/IAmTheBoiledFrog 1d ago

The sound is so bright!

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u/elontux 1d ago

I love this song. They were a really tight band. Never understood why they weren’t bigger.

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u/Difficult-Garbage861 1d ago

I admit I slept on them in the 80s. Started digging them in the 90s and am ashamed I didn't see them live. The more I heard the more I liked.

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u/elontux 23h ago

Definitely rockers. I never saw them either, but definitely loved the sound. We still have the music so rock on!

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u/Curious_Strike_5379 1d ago edited 1d ago

Oh,them British!

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u/Fat-Cat-Face 1d ago

This such a great song. They still perform it today and it still rocks.

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u/drunkguynextdoor 1d ago

Great song and band, and nobody cares if Ian dresses like a pirate.

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u/HawtFun69 1d ago

Their best song

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u/UncleSquiffy 1d ago

Bought a 12" of this at Rough Trade Records in London while visiting family in Blighty the year it dropped. Still have it. It has the extended play version, which is about 8½ minutes long.

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u/jaybo41 1d ago

The Cult was always great.

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u/Live_Entrepreneur221 1d ago

And super underrated

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u/jaybo41 1d ago

Very much so.

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u/PatolocoportA 1d ago

Fire Woman is a great stripper song.

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u/ElvishMystical 1d ago

One of the best songs of the 1980's. Helped us deal with the despair and misery of peak Thatcherism.

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u/xgrader 1d ago

Someday ill look at the lyrics. I can only catch about 5 words. Dispite that...awesome tune!!

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u/MattManSD 1d ago

I'm on the side of "I prefer the dreamy psychedelic Cult over the stripped down rock and roll Cult"

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u/TheRealVarmint 1d ago

I miss my '80s hair so much...

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u/Admirable_Beebe_4962 19h ago

I've always loved Ian's bitchin' moves before the lyrics kick in... So great.

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u/herecomethesnakes 1d ago

And then they moved to America and turned into some kind of crappy wannabe heavy rock embarrassment

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u/chawchat 1d ago

You are getting downvoted but you are not wrong.