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Choice of Weapon

The Cult

Choice of Weapon

Ninth studio album from the reformed Yorkshire alt.rock band featuring original members Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy

ADM rating[?]

6.2

Label
Cooking Vinyl
UK Release date
21/05/2012
US Release date
22/05/2012
  1. 8.0 |   Q

    Absurd, brilliant and stupidly good fun. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    This is the true spirit walking. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   All Music

    Choice of Weapon is the Cult's finest moment in 23 years; it's the true swaggering heir to the period that birthed Electric and Sonic Temple
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  4. 7.1 |   Paste Magazine

    The Cult continue to thrive by sticking to their basic muse, and they are showing pretty much no signs of rust
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  5. 7.0 |   Blurt

    While the pomp and sense of urgency may be gone from the band's '90s heyday, this is a solid effort and a worthy choice for rock fans who want something loud to drive fast to
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  6. 6.0 |   Spin

    Déjà vu riffs and Ian Astbury’s hard-rock shaman voodoo are still great, but the weapon tends to misfire
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  7. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Musically, it largely follows on from Sonic Temple. The songs are kitted out in leather trousers and cowboy boots, yet somehow echo the spirit of The Doors without being po-faced
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  8. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Strikes a requisite note of defiance. Print edition only

  9. 5.8 |   A.V. Club

    Without any standout songs to propel it, Choice Of Weapon may be a return to style, but it’s not a return to form
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  10. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    What is missing, and what has been missing since Electric, is the groove to match the swagger
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  11. 5.0 |   Tone Deaf

    Ultimately The Cult have delivered an album of simplistic background rock, with a few redeeming moments
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  12. 4.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Fails to wash away the sense of redundancy that has hung around for too long now
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