(As published in Rock & Roll Disc ... )
The Cult
Ceremony
Sire/Reprise 26673-2
Total disc time: 63:18 (AAD)
Merit: **
Sound: ***
With lyrics like "The hip young dude stood passionately succumbing to the he-dog sound," this Native American heavy-metal concept album comes on like a joke with no punch line. And no punch either--not with hired hands like Charles Drayton and Mickey Curry playing it so safe. Meanwhile, Ian Astbury has quit aping Steven Tyler. Now he apes Tarzan. Welcome to the jungle.
The Cult
Ceremony
Sire/Reprise 26673-2
Total disc time: 63:18 (AAD)
Merit: **
Sound: ***
With lyrics like "The hip young dude stood passionately succumbing to the he-dog sound," this Native American heavy-metal concept album comes on like a joke with no punch line. And no punch either--not with hired hands like Charles Drayton and Mickey Curry playing it so safe. Meanwhile, Ian Astbury has quit aping Steven Tyler. Now he apes Tarzan. Welcome to the jungle.
