Credits:The MissionDescription:EventhoughtheCulthadalreadymasteredtheartofmashinggothwithmoretraditionalelementsofclassicrock,theMission'sdebut,God'sOwnMedicine,wasthemarkerforgothrock'sinvasionoftheU.K.chartsforagoodchunkofthelate'80s.Havingalreadymadeaseriousdentonthetopreachesoftheindiechartswiththesingles"Serpent'sKiss"and"GardenofDelight,"theMissionwereontheprecipiceofbecomingbig-nameplayersinmainstreamcircles.WayneHusseyandCraigAdamshadplentyofgothcred,havingplayedwithandacrimoniouslylefttheSistersofMercyin1985,andHussey'sabilitytobringinelementsofclassicrockandEnglishfantasymeantthathehadafanbaseinplaceandtheaddedtouchestoreachthelargerlisteningpublic.Inthatlight,God'sOwnMedicinewasahit,broadeningtheMission'sappealandestablishingthemastheflagshipforthemovementasitwasunfolding.Musicallyspeaking,thealbumisn'treallytheirbest,asitsuffersfromsomeinconsistencies,amuddledtrackorder,andamistakenlypapversionoftheindiesingle"Gar