*Footage & photos by Kenny Howell

THE CULT stopped at the House of Blues in Boston on Saturday, September 12^th for their highly anticipated “LOVE” LIVE TOUR.

I am starting to enjoy these cliché concerts where a band plays an album in its entirety because you can time your bathroom breaks and beer runs around the songs that you do not really care for, but with THE CULT, choosing a song you do not care for is a challenge.

The LOVE album is regarded as THE CULT’s paramount album – from the unmistakable opening notes of “Nirvana”, through BILLY DUFFY’s wah-wah chording guitar on “Phoenix”, to the velvet vocals of IAN ASTBURY’s on “Black Angel.” THE CULT gave birth to an album that still resonates 25 years later and it marks the band’s evolution from its Goth roots to a lean-mean arena rock machine.

THE CULT delivered an extravagant production, with theatrical effects, using state-of-the art video technology. The back of the stage was encompassed by a movie screen that displayed colorful expansions of 60’s psychedelia leaving me to wonder if I was watching ASTBURY front THE CULT or THE DOORS. It complimented the chill vibe and rain that had been falling outside non-stop for two days.

I have been seeing THE CULT since 1988 and four times within the last four years and this show was definitely the highlight – it sounded phenomenal, and reminded me how truly great LOVE is, an album that usually gets sidelined to ELECTRIC and SONIC TEMPLE.

To coincide with the band’s “LOVE” LIVE TOUR, they will be releasing two different editions of the album in September.

SETLIST:

In addition to playing the complete LOVE album they played the following:

• Electric Ocean
• Wildflower
• Sun King
• Rise
• Firewoman
• Dirty Little Rockstar
• Love Removal Machine

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