Ceremony [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

The Cult | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 7, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Beggars UK - Ada
• ASIN: B000026I1Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
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Editorial Reviews

Japanese remastered reissue of the British rock act's 1991 album, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Beggars Banquet. 2004. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The more you hear the better it gets, June 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ceremony (Audio CD)

I have been a huge Cult fan for years. When this CD was released I was in love with it because it was the Cult. I was not as enthralled with it as I had been with prior CD's and actually became a little dissapointed. Then I kept on listening and the more I listened the more I loved it. If you turn up Earth Mofo and just let loose this track really rock's. Sweet Salvation is a heartfelt jam that really get's strong at the end. I can honestly say the song Full Tilt is one of the worst tracks by the Cult. It sound's forced and really not worth it. The rest of the disk is a powerful collection of 80's power metal with American Indian sound's blended in. If you hate it at first, try it again. I truly feel that one will love this CD by the third or fourth listen. Sometimes you have to dig a little deeper to find a real gem.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3 and a half !, April 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ceremony (Audio CD)

This is the album that marks the begining of the end of The Cult's history. It isn't a bad album, on the contrary, it has great songs like "Sweet salvation" or "Wild hearted son", it has a great sound production and so on, but it has some very boring moments too, without inspiration and without the strenght they had on, for example "Electric". Some people may say it is more mature, but I say it is less genuine.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 'Sonic Temple' Part II, June 17, 2001

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S. Baker "sdbaker70" (Phoenix, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ceremony (Audio CD)

In the fall of 1991, 'Ceremony' was one of four albums I was looking forward to . . . the others being Metallica's 'Metallica' (black album), Guns'n'Roses 'Use Your Illusion', and U2's 'Achtung Baby'. Of course, this was the most disappointing of all four of these releases because, unlike the other three bands, The Cult did very little to expand upon its previous release, 1989's 'Sonic Temple'. Is it any suprise that Metallica, Guns'N'Roses, and U2 ended up selling over 10 million copies each, while 'Ceremony' remains somewhat obscure in The Cult cannon.

That said, the similarity between 'Ceremony' and 'Sonic Temple' (for example, "Ceremony" sounds like "Sun King" and "Wild Hearted Son" sounds like "Fire Woman") also means that if you liked 'Sonic Temple', you'll probably enjoy 'Ceremony' as well. (I tend to place both of them in the CD player back-to-back.) Think of 'Ceremony' as 'Sonic Temple - Part II', continuing along the same sonice and spiritual paths. That's not to say that there are not some gems that stand on their own ("Earth Mofo" and "White"). Nonetheless, being a fan of The Cult, I would rank it among my least favorite.