IKON - Ceremony/In a Lonely Place

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15 Jul 2003, 13:33

Someone must have posted about this cover already.

It's a little bit aussie, a little bit gothy, and just a little bit saucy.

15 Jul 2003, 14:19

Nought out of ten for originality when it comes to the sleeve design...

15 Jul 2003, 14:32

Originally posted by Old Blue Nought out of ten for originality when it comes to the sleeve design...

Say what you will, Clarence, ... as long as the band's singles aren't properly rereleased on CD (even bloody Duran Duran have got their proper 'Recycle' by now), this is as good a tribute to greatness as we're likely to get (and I am talking specifically about the sleeve design).

15 Jul 2003, 14:52

Uau!!!!

Great version!!!

Sounds like Joy Division

16 Jul 2003, 04:14

Ikon's version of Ceremony is great. Their version of In A Lonely Place is great as well, I had this one quite some time before Ceremony mind you. But yeah. Both are grand. Maybe they'll cover Procession, Everything's Gone Green and Temptation next?

16 Jul 2003, 08:10

Pity the download of "Ceremony" goes for all of 53 seconds.

16 Jul 2003, 08:51

Originally posted by Martin Davies Pity the download of "Ceremony" goes for all of 53 seconds.

Then I suggest you try again... I got the full 4'12".

Musically, it's OK, being close to the original threepiece version, but the vocal is too flat (Barney's lift on "no mercy SHOWN! Heaven knows it's GOT to be this time" is such a vast improvement).

16 Jul 2003, 09:09

Originally posted by Razed In A New Division Of Agony Maybe they'll cover Procession, Everything's Gone Green and Temptation next?

No, they have a Joy Division fixation bigger than anything else. You should listen their previous singer, he sounds like Ian Curtis more than anybody else, even Paul Banks from Interpol. I also spotted in their website they're covering "Shadowplay" live.

Ikon may be obsessed with Joy Division but they are also nice blokes, I used to have a fanzine and they graciously gave me an interview.

17 Jul 2003, 09:36

They did a fab Shadowplay IMHO. Completely different. Ceremony is too similar for my tastes in covers (I like to hear a bit of the covering band coming across), but they're definitely one of the better nouveau "Goth" bands.