"This formation of the band then went into the studio and began the process of writing and recording for their follow up to “Ceremony”. There had been an upward rise in the success of The Cult’s album’s since their debut, but whether or not this led to any pressure in the process is open to question. The return of Bob Rock, who had been the producer for “Sonic Temple” but was tied up with Metallica when the band was recording “Ceremony” which was instead produced by Richie Zito, brought about confidence that this album would again reach the heights that the ban and its fans were looking for. The album is often referred to as the ‘black sheep’ album due to the image on the front cover. Ian Astbury in interviews after the album had been released was quoted as saying that the lyrics he wrote contribute to a ‘very personal and very revealing’ selection of songs about subjects ranging from his sexual abuse at the age of 15, his directionless youth in Glasgow in the late 1970’s, and his deep feelings about the death of Nigel Preston. All of this adds up to an album that pushed the boundaries of what the band had done before, and which became their self-titled sixth release".

On this episode we are going to talk about “The Cult” by The Cult, the band’s 6th studio album released 30 years ago this week, on today’s episode where ‘The things you say are not ok, I'm not the prodigal son, I'm not the chosen one’ on Music from a Lifetime.