The Cult - Ceremony

The Cult podría ser parte de la sección no formalizada rescate emotivo de bandas de rock, no ya propiamente de los noventas, sino que su presentación ocurre en la segunda mitad de los ochentas, siendo su período más fructífero; y Ceremony (1991) uno de esos álbumes injustamente maltratados.

Ubicado cronológicamente entre Sonic Temple (1989), identificado con el heavy metal, más que con etiquetas como rock psicodélico, rock gótico o rock alternativo de sus predecesores y el homónimo The Cult (1994), influenciado por la electrónica, Ceremony es puro rock y potente, nada que pueda caracterizarse como anémico como se ha escrito en All Music; asimilando en sus letras la temática de las poblaciones autóctonas de Estados Unidos. En todo caso, si el álbum debe ser subestimado no sería por como suena sino por excepción algunos temas no del todo convincentes (Earth Mofo, Full Tilt, Bangkok Rain).****

1.Ceremony 6:27
Bass Charley Drayton
Drums Mickey Curry
Organ Benmont Tench
Additional Keyboards Richie Zito
Backing Vocals Ian Astbury &
Tommy Funderburk
2.Wild Hearted Son 5:41
Bass Charley Drayton
Drums Mickey Curry
Keyboards Richie Zito
Backing Vocals Ian Astbury &
Tommy Funderburk
Excerpt From "the Grass Dance"
Performed by The American Indian Dance Theatre
3.Earth Mofo 4:42
Bass Charley Drayton
Drums Mickey Curry
4.White 7:56
Bass Charley Drayton
Drums Mickey Curry
Mellotron Benmont Tench
Additional Keyboards Richie Zito
5.If 5:25
Bass Charley Drayton
Drums Mickey Curry
Piano Benmont Tench
Synthesizer & Additional Piano Scott Thurston
Backing Vocals Ian Astbury &
Tommy Funderburk
6.Full Tilt 4:51
Bass Charley Drayton
Drums Mickey Curry
Backing Vocals Ian Astbury &
Tommy Funderburk
7.Heart Of Soul 5:55
Bass Charley Drayton
Drums Mickey Curry
Organ Benmont Tench
Backing Vocals Tommy Funderburk
8.Bangkok Rain 5:47
Bass Charley Drayton
Drums Mickey Curry
Backing Vocals Ian Astbury &
Tommy Funderburk
9.Indian 4:53
Cello Suzy Katiyama
Percussion Alex Acuña
Backing Vocals Tommy Funderburk
10.Sweet Salvation 5:25
Bass Charley Drayton
Drums Mickey Curry
Organ Benmont Tench
Harmonium Richie Zito
Backing Vocals Tommy Funderburk
Mona Lisa, Donny Gerrard & Yvonne St. James
11.Wonderland 6:10
Drums Mickey Curry
Organ Benmont Tench
Keyboards Richie Zito
Percussion Alex Acuña
Backing Vocals Ian Astbury &
Tommy Funderburk

Ian Astbury Vocals
Billy Duffy Guitars

All compositions Astbury/Duffy

Recorded at The Music Grinder Studios,
Hollywood, CA
Recorded at A&M Recording Studios,
Hollywood, CA

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