Reunion .281999.E2.80.932001.29 The Cult

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ian astbury @ live show.


in 1999, astbury , duffy reformed cult matt sorum , ex-porno pyros bassist martyn lenoble. first official concert @ tibetan freedom concert in june 1999, after having rehearsed @ shows in los angeles area. band s 1999 cult rising reunion tour resulted in sold out 30 date tour of us, ending 8 consecutive sold out nights @ la house of blues. in 2000, band toured south africa first time, , north , south america, , contributed song painted on heart soundtrack of movie gone in 60 seconds. song featured prominently , melody fused parts of score. in june, astbury s long-delayed solo record released spirit\light\speed, failed gain success. in november 2000, authorised greatest hits compilation released, pure cult: singles 1984–1995, along accompanying dvd, later certified gold in canada. cult, ian astbury, performed on separate tracks on doors tribute album, stoned immaculate: music of doors, covering wild child , touch me .


in november 2000, beggars banquet released 15000 copies of six-disc boxset (with bonus seventh disc of remixes first 5000 copies) titled rare cult. box set consists of album out-takes, demos, radio broadcasts, , album b-sides. notable including unreleased peace album in entirety. in 2001, band signed atlantic records , recorded new album, beyond , evil, being produced mick jones of foreigner, until jones bowed out tour foreigner. astbury , duffy co-wrote song jones, odd occurrence, in past, neither astbury or duffy co-write material. bob rock producer, martyn lenoble , chris wyse recording bassists, mike dimkich played rhythm guitar on tour, , matt sorum returning drummer. although sorum has toured band on sonic temple tour in 1989, first time had recorded studio album band.


however beyond , evil not comeback record band had hoped for. despite reaching no. 37 in us, no. 22 in canada, , no. 25 in spain, sales dropped, selling 500,000 copies worldwide. first single rise , reached no. 41 in us, , no. 2 on mainstream rock charts, atlantic records pulled song radio playlists. astbury later describe experience atlantic soul destroying , after atlantic tried tamper lyrics, record cover, , choice of singles record.


after first single record, band s working relationship atlantic on paper only, atlantic pulling rise radio stations playlists, , stopping promotion of record. second single breathe released radio station promo, , final single true believers on compilation sampler disc released in january 2002 (after cult s tour had ended). despite true believers receiving radio airplay in australia, both singles went largely unnoticed, , both astbury , duffy walked away project. lenoble rejoined band initial dates in 2001, , billy morrison filled in on bass majority of 2001 tour.


the european tour of 2001 canceled, largely due security concerns after 9/11 terrorist attacks, , band flew tour again aerosmith. eleven-week tour considered fans disaster, band played brief rundown of greatest hits. in october 2001, show @ grand olympic auditorium in los angeles filmed release on dvd. after tour ended in december 2001, band took of 2002 off, apart few shows in promote release of dvd, scott garrett , craig adams rejoining band.


despite commercial disappointment of beyond , evil , supporting tour, band voted comeback of year metal edge readers in magazine s 2001 readers choice awards.








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