Electric (1987)
It’s got some riffs. It’s also INDESCRIBABLY stupid, making Led Zep I and II look like statements by major philosophers. And Ian Astbury can’t sing as good as Robert Plant. Or Robert Palmer. Or Robert DeNiro.
Grade: D
Sonic Temple (1989)
They put all the good sh1t on the first “side” (see vinyl/cassette) and it’s pretty good in a Metallica-goes-Bob-Rock-Pop-Metal sort of way. The rest is just dull. And Ian Astbury has redefined stupid as a lead vocalist/lyricist. At least David St. Hubbins was funny. Come to think of it, Astbury’s funny too. But not in QUITE the same way that we would want. You don’t laugh at the joke he represents, you laugh at the joke he IS.
Grade: C