The Cult - Rain (live, early cult)

[hotrodjohn2]

Duffy has one of the best guitar sounds in rock....

[Pikke88]

Why is Billy Idol playin' the guitar?

[mermaidvssnake1]

MY WHOLE MUSIC LIVE HAS REVOLVED AROUND THIS AMAZING BAND. COME BACK TO PERTH WA. :)

[selinaclifford]

I took a look at D-A-D- they're pretty good!

[jugulator0]

if you like the cult youd probably dig D-A-D also ,another most underrated band with the same appeal without the mainstream support of the masses

[pinkheels908]

well i just saw them i atlanta ga and kicked ass!!!!

[flounderal]

Is there actually some volume on this vid?

[thegreatauk01]

@flounderal Try BVMTalterntive of it, bit more Bohemian but much better sound.

[tatylanie]

this is my favorite band in the world!!

[miguelrock1522]

the cult .......in my blood

[71chunky]

I remember this on TV at the time.

[sounddiv]

sooooooo awesome!

[twasbrillig33]

Underrated is an understatement!

[moremoxi]

If I hadn't seen these guys 3 times in my life I'd be depressed, indeed!!

[mekosilvar]

I used to think he was one of them goth chic's....from the she sell's video...

[Ghengisfritzmeister]

i just love it when someone gets it right

[mickster907]

Why is he acting like Jim Morrison??? Must be a big DOORS fan...like ME!!!!!

[llamacide73]

@mickster907

Actually, Ian Astbury was considered for the role of Jim Morrison for the Doors movie that Oliver Stone did... Val Kilmer got the part....

[ausgang]

@llamacide73 Ian did better. He sang for Doors of the 21st Century with original members Robbie Krieger and Ray Manzarek.

[clovis12324]

@JakeMansonNYC

Just so long as we can channel Jim Morrison and fit into leather pants and be the lead singer of one of greatest bands.

[MAGENDY]

beautiiifulll!YEAH !!! LOVE IT! 4 EVER & ETERNAL!!!

IAN!!! MY ANGEL\mm/ SO DAMN HOT hot hot hot & crazyyyy!!!!

[zaracaliente74]

Where did they go????

[robi2000]

wow, back when the singers voice was in top form

[Phangmaster]

@robi2000 yeah I seem to remember over the years his voice just got embarrassing

[jazzmankoky]

I love that pirate rock image hehe

[ganjalfx]

i luv dat :)

[MrTwisterband]

brilliant-deadly-and lethel-awesome:

[AngrymanTV]

my Dad went to see this band and the cult was supporting them and the cult got booed off

[MrPlastikgirl]

really how humdrum lol

[bluehornet46]

seen them on llandudno pier in the 80s supporting theatre of hate, absolutely fantastic.

[drcatuk]

It was Colwyn Bay Pier Pavillion, When they were 'Southern Death Cult' - Sorry to have to correct you. Same year as Black Flag played there if memory serves...

[blacksabbathgnr098]

so underrated

[caroleyene]

I saw these guys play in Yootah in 1992 or 1993. Great show. So damn classy. Always one of my favorites.

[Pelukadv]

La mejor banda de rock del mundo...

[TheBoBandit]

that gretsch white falcon is so sick

[chilidahwg]

i got a chance to see ian astbury open as the frontman for the 20th century doors and he was awesome

[CorruptedCurse]

i got a band pass for the roundhouse gig

[coypoet69]

please tell me where this was recorded?

[roblemon67]

It was on an old Uk tv show called Bliss , some time in the mid 80's

[wussy67]

it was actually live on the tube bliss stole it.

[Tanitika]

Yes,

We are Brazilian, kkk

[conpartilhe]

"fuck you " im is from in the brazil porra ^^]

[olomouckaklika]

beautifel song

[availful]

cult

[rushkagon]

He got his dream ticket though didnt he.

Playing with The Doors and all.

[aidenkritch]

In reference to Pgarox, I never thought Jim Morrison was anything to brag about! That's just my opinion though.

[pgarox]

This guy has got to be the absolute lamest frontman in the history of rock. Even more lame than Axel Rose.

This pathetic lame-O actually thinks he's Jim Morrison. I mean, it is painfully obvious that this dude has rehearsed every single action of Morrison's, and copied him to the "T." Absolutely lame!

[ladyemmajane]

WTF???? LAME!!!! are you on Thorazine??LOL

[init4mojo]

I second that emotion. lol

[init4mojo]

What an ignorant, hateful thing to say... I can't image who you must think you are to be judging Ian?!?

[DrDeano66]

Jim Who? Oh, that drug addict dude?

Yes, now i remember.

Ian hardly needs to copy anyone, and have to say Axel kicks some a** too.

[juanasadiccion]

awesome tune

[feerie26]

oh my god ,Ian is like a prince *_* What beautiful man

[Rockfactory92]

mi ha commosso questa canzone..grande il cantante..sembra stonato ma è la qualità del video che è bassa e semplifica le frequenze..ascoltatevi l'originale!!da brividi

[jas22]

i dont see the comparison with the doors- at all. "love" is still enjoyable and hold up well after 20+ years.

[juanasadiccion]

besudes his voice ?

i saw him on some show doing la woman

came out betetr than morrisons

[kimchiman1000]

I never hear about these guys any more. They were a pretty good band. Are they still a current band?

[thedarkocean]

Their newer albums are terrible but Love and Electric are amazing.

[bekizplayhouse]

dreamtime vid was expensive back then..like 35 bucks

[purelypolyester]

I miss when Ian wore make-up. He was so pretty! Sigh. Anyone know where he resides these days? England? NYC? LA?

[DEDAMAKSA]

the cult was my life,the cult is my life,the cult will be my life. all good things in my life was happened with the cult. my life is over while youres just beggin

[Metalicius]

The Cult, i think is harder version of The Doors

[TomFromJersey]

Both bands are great but totally different.

[alienbishop]

both bands have some things same, but some things totaly different, Somtimes Ians woice sounds like Morissons, but Ians voice is alot better and stronger, and also i think musicaly the Cult is lot better than Doors

[drwalpurgis]

These guys were lucky to get their one big break on the Demons 2 soundtrack.

[lp32862]

This band and Ian are on a similar level of the doors and morrison.

[GtheMVP]

For sure, the most underrated band ever.

[slydawgg]

is the whole gig on utube,my ex stole my vid in 88

[IAMBOG]

Funny, my ex stole my dreamtime video - it was bloody expension back then (1985?)

[pandasuki]

Berlin - Linientreu

[snetterton88]

Truly great performance!Had an old video recording of the whole concert,went to put it on dvd the other day and it has died!Anyone out there got any more tracks from this performance or maybe the whole concert?

[snetterton88]

Truly great performance!Had an old video recording of the whole concert,went to put it on dvd the other day and it has died!Anyone out there got any more tracks from this performance or maybe the whole concert?

[odraode009]

the cult fuckin rock!!

[EQforever]

Good stuff.

[GatchamanG4]

I agree they're a mixture of a lot of different types of music..bottom line....they fucking rock!!!

[jboozertour]

The best band!

[Retardidid]

he truly is a rock star

[Disciplinatrix]

I remember watching this when it was on TV. A programme called Bliss. I held my tape recorder up to the tv to record it. Nice to see it again.

[asdesas]

They really defy category. In their classic days they're real punk, real rock and roll, real metal and real new wave. And it works togehter because they have genuine old fashioned fuck-you-if-you-don't-like-it rock and roll attitude. The real thing.

[drvertigo]

Sonic is their best next to Love

[skydivebaby]

My favorites too!

[PA65000]

The Cult seemed to exude an occultic influence on crowds of people. Did he members of this group belong to an actual cult or secret society in England? Will some one explain?

[jas22]

i think the history goes like this: originally called "Southern Death Cult", then "Death CUlt", and finally "Cult".

[Jasn1111]

lol isn't that called Rock n roll ? Simple yet hypnotic music...

[angelagrove]

saw early cult,live in the early eighties,absolutetly fab,cant beat it.

[Christenfeind]

A great band! Unforgetable!

[googo151]

The Cult rock at any age time and place in history!

[lesassassins]

I loved this video. Dreamtime and Love are my favorite albums of these guys. I think they went in the wrong way after, with Electric, but I like all their albums anyway.

[halation777]

After Love...what happened??

[duffsmoses]

I loved southern death cult,death cult,then the cult after the love album what happened?

[carilsvampire]

God that's good. How gorgeous is Ian? Saw them in Glasgow last month. Awesome!!

[Astburysring]

85 or 86?? Any morefootage of Phoenix or Resurrection Joe? and to think he went on to be in the Doors! They all said Love was Led Zep v Doors and they were right.

[Nominay]

This is from the tv show "Bliss". I have the whole performance somewhere. They also do Hollow Man and Nirvana.

[ianlover1]

That would be awesome to see a earlier NIRVANA,i WATCH the love concert alot.HollowMan is one of my faves.

[Nominay]

Ian looks pretty in it batting his eyelashes, but it's not my favorite rendition of it live. I think the one from The Ritz (which is on here) remains as good as any I've heard.

[CalStateChico]

please post more of this show!

[genkiserb]

i love early cult!!! WIsh I could see more.

[Mefisto76]

Me neither! Nice Cross, Billy! ;-) It;'s not SO old, because there's Les Warner behind the dums - not Nigel P....

[gibsondan]

Nice clip! Never saw this performance. Thanks