Welcome to My Music Mondays. Each week I will be delving into my music collection and looking at a new artist going somewhat randomly currently but eventually from A to Z. I’ll examine why I first started listening to them, my favorite album and my top 10 songs for the artist. As my music collection is pretty extensive and I have a lot of one offs, I have set a qualification to be featured here. That is that I have to have at least two albums of the artist’s music before they can be considered. This week I look at The Cult.

Despite being a child of the 80s and growing up on the likes of Guns N’ Roses, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Whitesnake and a host of other 80s hard rock / metal acts I don’t have a storied history with The Cult. My introduction to them actually came over a decade after their greatest hits when they released their 2001 album “Beyond Good and Evil”.

The album, while not their best, had enough good music on it to get me to look into them further. It certainly didn’t hurt when I was misinformed that former Guns N’ Roses drummer, Matt Sorum was the drummer on the band’s 1989 “Sonic Temple” (he joined the band shortly after “Sonic Temple” was released and did drum on “Beyond Good and Evil”) and I picked that album up. From there I branched into some of their older stuff most notably 1987′s “Electric” and 1985′s “Love”, which all ended up being right up my alley music wise.

Favorite Album: Sonic Temple

When I found out the Matt Sorum was not the drummer on “Sonic Temple” I was a little bit let down, however it did not negate the fact the “Sonic Temple” is an excellent rock album and my hands down favorite from the band.

10 Favorite Songs

10. My Bridges Burn
9. Sun King
8. Love Trooper
7. Rise
6. Breathe
5. Rain
4. Sweet Soul Sister
3. Love Removal Machine
2. She Sells Sanctuary
1. Firewoman

So what do you think of The Cult?