My First Time Listening to Psalm 69 by Ministry | My Reaction
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Watch me react to my first time listening to Psalm 69, the fifth studio album from industrial metal band Ministry.
*all comments in this video are completely subjective and I am not a music expert.
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0:00 Intro
0:40 N.W.O.
2:40 Just One Fix
4:40 TV II
6:09 Hero
7:52 Jesus Built My Hotrod
9:51 Scare Crow
12:04 Psalm 69
14:37 Corrosion
16:34 Grace
18:02 My Final Thoughts
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One of the best industrial metal albums of all time 🔥🔥🔥
Try Skinny Puppy-Rabies
One of the best industrial albums period.
Nah. Its trash compared to Mind and LoRH
It’s not as good as their previous two albums, but it’s miles better than their first two and what came afterwards.
one of the best albums ever... when comes to that 😄
It's rare to see someone react to Ministry songs at all, but here you did a whole album AND enjoyed it. You're truly a gem Molly! This is in my favorite trilogy of Ministry albums: Land of Rape and Honey, The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste, and Psalm 69. I recommend them all. Also, Skinny Puppy are the kings of industrial to me, but they sure took a while for me to get used to. Like other said, Rabies is a good start, but my favorite is Too Dark Park.
Glad you enjoyed the reaction! Ministry is great, I'm looking forward to checking out more from them. And Skinny Puppy has been suggested a lot too, I'll have to do some videos for them in the future as well :)
The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste is my favorite album, I hope Molly will take it eventually!
Scarecrow is a pure gem.
Fun fact: the guy doing vocals on Jesus Built My Hotrod is Gibby Haynes from The Butthole Surfers. Al Jorgensen brought him in to record vocals, and when Gibby got there, he was so drunk he couldn’t stand up. So, he just slumped onto a stool and recorded gibberish into a microphone for like 4 hours. Then Al spent like 2 week’s editing it.
I love this era of Ministry. The Land of Rape and Honey is my favorite album of theirs. Psalm 69 and The Mind Is a Terrible Thing To Taste are awesome as well. that run of 3 records from 1988-1992 is their best work, everything outside of that period is just ok in my opinion
You are right. Those are 3 badass albums!
100 % agree, although I will occasionally (and actually my first Ministry listen) get down on some 12 Inch Singles. I still really love the sound of Everyday is Halloween, and "Love"
For me, TLORAH is industrial music peak ❤️✌️
Or Rabbies by Skinny Puppy!! Definitely you will love it!
I'll make sure that one is on my list, I know Skinny Puppy has been suggested quite a bit for me to check out.
Another great industrial band is Skinny Puppy. Al from Ministry collaborated on the Album Rabies which has their probably most well known track, Worlock. My personal favorite SP album is Too Dark Park.
I'll definitely have to get to Skinny Puppy soon!
@@mollyesanborn I second Skinny Puppy and the Too Dark Park album! Good choices!
I just left a comment about the need to check out Skinny Puppy. Without them, there would be none of this.
yesss the album RABIES.... 👀
i gotta listen to it cause i need more industrial metal
This is an absolutely essential album if you're into industrial. However, this is not my favorite Ministry album. I cannot get enough of their album Filth Pig. Most of the songs are slower, but the quality of the songs are much better IMHO. The title track Filth Pig, Welcome To The Fall, and the cover of Bob Dylan's Lay Lady Lay are absolutely fantastic.
Ooh, I'll definitely have to do a video for Filth Pig as well. Considering Scare Crow is my favorite track from Psalm 69 and it's a bit more on the slow side I'll probably really enjoy Filth Pig.
Lay, Lady, Lay is my favourite cover by any artist - the song sounds as if Cocteau Twins turned hard rock
Loooooove their Lay Lady Lay cover
half the album is awesome, half can be shot into the sun, imo. one of the great wtf's is them not putting Paisley on the album.
you're just wrong on everything here dude. land of rape and honey and mind is a terrible thing are the only good ministry albulm worth picking up, after that you need to grab revolting cocks, 1000 homo dj's, pale head... basically all the wax trax shit. When jourgensen actually got a pay check he just uppped his drug dosage and well if you hadn't heard anything before you were likely tickled with the bullshit he pushed out forever after and never recognized the shit that inspired NIN or marilyn manson.
It's fucking sad but this alubulm should have been a launching point but instead it was the line where al just got really fucking rich and high. Just look at all his collaborations afterwards with his old buddies.... oh wait he didn't do those anymore, instead he made a couple shit albulms while trent reznor and marilyn manson took over the industrial scene and inspired literally no one else? I mean how to destroy angels maybe but that was just trent making an album for his girfrliend.
Skinny Puppy - Last Rights, try that one if you can. There's also an album Skinny Puppy did with Al Jourgenson (singer of Ministry) called Rabies which could be a good segue into their work. For other great Ministry albums, I actually like The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste slightly more than Psalm 69 but P69 does have some bangers on it.
One of the most underrated albums of all time and one of my absolute favorites that I go back to at least once a month
I remember when this album came out in 92. I was 14 and hadn't heard anything this intense. It about scared the crap out of me on my first listen. I think Hero, Scarecrow and Corrosion are my favorites.
No way! I didn't know you'd be covering Ministry, let alone Psalm 69, but I'm so glad you did. Scare Crow and the title track are probably my favorites.
Side note, I'm loving how you've been dipping into all these different musical niches over the course of the channel. It's been really cool to see the journey so far and I'm always excited when there's a new video out. I hope to see you making these videos for quite some time (as long as you still enjoy it of course, that's important).
Yeah Ministry is great, I loved the sound of this record and am excited to check out more from them. Glad you're enjoying the channel, I LOVE discovering new bands and music to dive into further.
@@mollyesanborn Psalm 69 is their masterwork, they never topped it imo. Houses of the Mol'e and Relapse would be 2 others I would recommend. They actually started out as a synth pop band in the early 80s.and just got gradually heavier with each release.
Glad you're getting into more industrial classics! Pretty Hate Machine was my gateway into this genre. Highly recommend digging into the 80s/90s Ministry discography, along with other bands like Skinny Puppy, KMFDM, Front Line Assembly, and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.
Btw I think it would be interesting if you worked your way backwards in the Ministry discography. The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste, The Land of Rape and Honey, Twitch, and With Sympathy. I think you'll be very surprised when you get to their debut album.
Shortbus by Filter is another amazing industrial album. A perfect record
Ooh nice suggestion, I've got Filter on my list! Been wanting to check their music out for a long time now.
lol filter
That and Title of record is pretty good too.
Forgot about Filter... Great band🤘
I'm a huge fan of Short Bus, but no way would I call that industrial.
Hey Molly, hope you check out Skinny Puppy for some classic industrial sounds! Their most accessible album is "Rabies" I'm pretty sure you'll love it 😎
I know that Skinny Puppy has been suggested a lot, I'll definitely have to give them a listen!
I’ve never heard of Ministry but they sound great. I have been introducing these bands to my best friend and we have enjoyed listening to their music
Oh that's awesome! I guess we're both discovering Ministry's music together then.
I was an assistant engineer for this album. It was intense. :)
Im surprised no one has mentioned them yet (that I saw), but a couple other good industrial bands are Nitzer Ebb and Front 242, I saw one person did mention Front Line Assembly, but there were a number of German industrial bands
Two recommendations:
Gravity Kills - Gravity Kills (industrial/rock)
Toadies - Rubberneck (rock)
Not many react to these bands/albums, even though they are great all the way through. Enjoying your content! :)
I'll go to bat for both of these albums. All killer, no filler.
The Psalm 69 live show was insane.
One of my faves ever...pioneers of blending heavy guitars with electronics...love all their eras, and met front man Al at a meet n greet. Scarecrow was a great prelude to their sludge metal phase of Filth Pig and Dark Side Of The Spoon. As far as industrial, you need to hear Godflesh and The Young Gods for sure
Oh nice! If Scare Crow is an indication of their records following this one then I'm going to love them. And I'll be sure Godflesh and The Young Gods are on my list, thanks :)
@Molly Sanborn yes the next 3 after this one were very much in the sludge vein; the 2 prior to this. The Land of Rape and Honey and The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste were landmarks in industrial...love all the eras. I adore Godflesh, 2 men and a drum machine create some of the heaviest sounds laid down ever...Mike Patton was a huge fan and he had also guested live with The Young Gods. Streetcleaner by Godflesh and TV Sky from The Young Gods are hugely recommended. Was great to see Ministry get some ❤️
@@mollyesanborn fun fact, Mike Patton loves Godflesh. That was one of his favorite bands in the early 90s.
Outside of NIN, my favorite industrial album has to be White Zombie's Astrocreep 2000. Some of my favorite samples (spoken word, usually from horror films), with a true heaviness. Doesn't quite have that "I'm out of my mind on coke" feel that this Ministry album has (not a dig, just it's place in the universe).
I'll definitely have to give that album a listen soon!
Astro-Creep: 2000 is chef's kiss.
Yes you must do White Zombie (not rob zombie)
Astrocreep 2000
and La Sexorcisto !!!!!!
Al’s bio is worth a read too. They really were the progenitors of their style of industrial metal, and directly inspired Nine Inch Nails and Tool. You’ll also like Lard (Ministry with Jello Biafra on vocals) and 1000 Homo DJs (Ministry with Trent Reznor under an alias for record contract reasons).
i can completely hear the inspiration NIN took from Ministry, there's definitely a lot of similarities between NIN's early stuff and this album. I'll have to check out your other suggestions now too, thanks.
Also, Pailhead (their project with Ian MacKaye), and many other projects. ;)
Don't forget the Revolting Cocks.
So glad you reacted to Psalm, its the first Ministry album I ever heard. I love Scare Crow its always been my favourite Ministry song, the slowed down sludgy heaviness of it.
A lot of people say that Ministry kind of lost their way after this album, but I think each one of their albums holds something unique.
Their last like 5 albums have been so good as well.
Rio Grande Blood is probably one of their heaviest, that would be my suggestion, or Houses of the Mole.
Nice, Scare Crow would have to be my favorite from this record as well. I'm looking forward to hearing more of Ministry's stuff!
NWO and Jesus Built my Hotrod got a lot of play here in Australia when it came out, Scarcrow has always been a favorite.
I saw them live at this era. It.was the scarest thing ever. Love it
Haha, I can imagine that Ministry live might be a bit scary... that must've been a great show!
@@mollyesanborn Al Jourgensen was doing a lot of Heroin in this albums era. He was a paranoid mess and it made each show even more terrifying cause you never knew what he was gonna do on stage.
They were definitely the loudest band I ever saw. We clocked 'em at 120db in a room the size of a half-court. They had a wall of Marshall stacks, so when NWO started up, they pushed the entire audience back 10ft.
I have no doubt this band is single-handedly responsible for thousands of deaf metalheads in their 40s and 50s.
So the guy who sings on "Jesus Built My Hotrod" is Gibby Haynes.lead singer of the band "Butthole Surfers" I definitely reccomend checking out their albums "Independant Worm Saloon" and "Electric Larry Land"
Oh I didn't realize that was a different vocalist! I've got Butthole Surfers on my list, I know they've been suggested before.
@@mollyesanborn the story behind “Jesus Built My Hotrod” was that Gibby came in to the studio so drunk that he couldn’t stand up, so Al sat him down with a microphone and let him mumble incoherently for two hours, then spent the next few weeks editing tape until it made sense for a song (well sort of make sense) and then it ended up selling MILLIONS as a single for the album.
A prime example of how lyrics don’t really matter lol
Celldweller - Celldweller is a really cool very catchy industrial alt metal (?) that shows different, prettier side of industrial (electro) rock.
Al is from Chicago and grew up in the house music scene . That's why alot of the tracks especially NWO has that hard 4 to the floor dance beat.
Jesus Built My Hotrod features Gibby Haynes as a guest vocalist - he is the frontman of Butthole Surfers, who you should definitely check out. Hardcore fans will probably tell you to listen to Locust Abortion Technician, which is a great album, but I would start with something a bit more accessible as an introduction - Electriclarryland has a lot of great songs on it and Independent Worm Saloon isn’t a bad choice either.
Awesome takes me back to high school...
Next two Ministry's albums is absolutely mustlisten!
I cannot WAIT to hear them!
Next 2? I think she should listen to their previous 2 albums ("The Land of R*** and Honey" and "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste") first!
@@mollyesanborn I hope you'll enjoy 'Filth Pig' from 1996 and 'Dark Side Of The Spoon' from 1999 - both is absolutely mustlisten masterpieces!
Early works was more electronic industrial and have fun a lot but that two more metal and much deeper in mood and, maybe, best albums that Ministry ever made.
People did *not* appreciate my Filth Pig album cover t-shirt back in high school.
I could listen to Scarecrow on repeat endlessly.
Mezzanine by Massive Attack! despite that album is trip hop blended with alternative rock, it has some really cool haunted vibes!
I've actually heard Mezzanine already, I wish I could do an album reaction to it. Absolutely fantastic album, one of my all time favorites.
@@mollyesanborn, your reply to a Mezzanine suggestion makes me love you more… one of the best albums of all time.
You've listened to Wisconsin Death Trip by Static-X ... this is one of Static-X's influences.
I can totally hear the influence, this album really reminded me of Wisconsin Death Trip with its sound.
NWO and Just One Fix were the first two songs I ever learned on guitar as a kid! This album is forever on my playlist!
Jesus Built my hot rod, did it for me. I am definitely hooked on this album.
Their album "A Mind Is A Terrible Thing to Taste" has that more danceable sound you describe. The comedian Bill Burr has cited it as his favorite Ministry album.
I'm really looking forward to giving that album a listen too.
Praise the lord!!!
God wants us to rock!!!!
I saw Ministry live in SF in 2015 for what was supposed to be their farewell tour. (Al has died four times so far and always come back but one of these days it might actually “take.” The joke is that Heaven doesn’t want him and the Devil doesn’t want the competition.) It was literally, without exaggeration, the single *loudest* thing I have ever experienced-and I’ve stood in an underground concrete train yard between two running diesel locomotives. (Northwest Station in Chicago.) The first song literally shook the carbonation out of my wife’s beer, it started fizzy and went flat in three minutes *just from the sound*.
Any time they tour, I go. The 2017 show wasn’t *quite* as loud, but as a 30th Anniversary show for “The Land of Rape and Honey” with a live performance of the entire album plus a lot of current songs it was just incredible.
If you haven’t listened to it, I strongly suggest that album for a reaction as well. A friend of mine said, the track “Stigmata,” “I can feel my hearing impairing!”
That is awesome, haha! Sounds like they put on one hell of a show. I'll definitely be listening to The Land Of Rape And Honey and more of their stuff, I really love their sound.
My ears are still ringing from when I last saw them in May. Seen the many times without plugs and now my tinnitus serves as a constant reminder
Yes, indeed, most industrial metal bands have a common thing about their sound, they are very danceable and often keep the same rhythm throughout the song, but at the same time, I would not say that they sound monotonous (at least not in a bad sense of the word). It is a very catchy music genre. And yes, this genre does use a lot of samples. It's funny that you noticed about the militaristic sound - there is even a separate subgenre, martial industrial, where the whole sound is built around militaristic marches and aesthetics.
If you are interested in listening to something similar, I strongly advise you to listen to Front Line Assembly (especially their albums from the 90s), KMFDM (also something from the 90s or early 2000s), and I also HIGHLY recommend the album "Concentration" by Machines of Loving Grace. This is a very cool industrial-rock album, maybe not as heavy as Ministry, but very catchy and enjoyable, somewhat similar to Nine Inch Nails - definitely a must-listen. Also, you can try something heavier, for example, Godflesh or Fear Factory.
I found and subscribed to your channel one year ago today, about two hours after you uploaded your Life Is Peachy reaction on February 1st. It's been so awesome following your channel and I've loved looking forward to every Wednesday to see a new video from you. And congratulations on 25k subscribers! I wish you the best for this year, you're definitely starting 2023 off with some kick-ass music. 🤘
You're awesome, thanks for following the channel for an entire year! I can't believe I did my Life Is Peachy reaction a year ago, time flies. And yeah I'm looking forward to the rest of 2023 as well. These last few albums I've done videos for in January have been amazing to hear.
I was jamming this in middle school in 1994. 🤘
You were the coolest kid in 8th grade and only you knew
At the Drive-In - "Relationship of Command"
Consists of members of The Mars Volta when they were full of piss and vinegar. It's definitely more punk than metal, but it's also totally unique, and absolutely worth a listen.
I've got that album on my list for sure, thanks! :)
Scarecrow and corrosion is are favorite tracks on that album
Loved this! I had this CD stolen from me in the 90s and I’ve kinda forgotten about! Well done!
The albums with Paul Barker (1988-2003) are definitely the peak of Al Jourgensen's Ministry opus to me.
Get ready to some abrupt changing in albums such as "Dark Side Of The Spoon" or "Filth Pig" or "Animositisomina"!!!
one of the Greatest Metal Albums Ever Made that Even Al ajourgensen Couldnt believe it was such a Mega Hit And Masterpiece In Which Songs Like N.W.O Is Very Simple And You Can Dance To It ,Just One Fix Has One Of the Most Recognizable Main Guitar Riffs And One of The Most Iconic Metal Songs Ever Made To The Chaotic Connect The Damn Dots "TVII" and Now Jesus Built My Hotrod Probably Their Most Recognizable Song......
Ministry has so many great albums, twitch is my fav! I’d suggest saving With Sympathy until after you’ve listened to several other ministry albums, the difference in sound will be worth it.
I'll keep that in mind! I'll definitely be checking out more from Ministry now. A lot of people have said that their first album With Sympathy is VERY different, so I am very intrigued to eventually give that one a listen...
"The way to succeed and the way to suck eggs"
Succeed = suck seed
Suck seed and suck eggs
Psalm SIXTY-NINE
It comes from chapter 69 from spiritualist Aleister Crowley's Book of Lies which is all thinly veiled references to sex magick.
One of the best industrial albums of the 90's
Hi Molly, love your great precise outlook on Ministry's tracks on their cd. I bought this cd in the early 90's with my friends. You're one Cool Chick.
Awesome video!!
Awesome reaction love this album 1st ministry album i heard in high school. \m/
Just caught Ministry in Cleveland a week ago. Uncle Al sounds as good as ever!
🔥🔥 90s Were Awsome 🔥🔥
Great reaction...as always.
Had not heard of this band before now but agree with you and liked "Just One Fix"
Late to the party but would like to recommend A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste. Best Ministry album.
I hope you listen to White Zombie - Astro-Creep: 2000 I kind of shoehorn Astro creep with this Ministry album, because when I was a teen, I got these two albums together. Good times😊
Yeah a few others have mentioned this album as well. I'll definitely have to check it out!
I used to listen to this as a child... on a mix tape by my older sibling/s... I never knew exactly the artist or record, so this was a treat to be reminded of it and know the truth... and wow what nostolgia... thanks!
Such an awesome album. ♥️
El mejor album de Ministry
Si, este album es fantastico 🔥
I also love this album.
This was the first album and my introduction to Al Jourgensen and Ministry.
I know own every album from their first 12 inch sigle (Synth Pop type music),up to Filth Pig. I never got into the later albums.
Great review Molly..
Go Molly, your channel is growing
so awesome, you can see the music`!,,they had lots of competition..genres wide world wild. they imo are "Industrial founders"
times change.
young people dont have to leave heme to see a concert...i think its a blessing and a curse.
investigate, look for new sounds and get out there in person.
it will only make you happier!!!!!
cheers big ears
there is another epic industrial band worth recommending after skinny puppy which is more difficult to review on youtube because they have a longer (rude) name but are generically known as Revco
I'll have to give them a listen too!
I adore this album. The riffs, the sampling, the effects.. Always have to be careful not to damage my hearing whenever I listen to it. Hope you enjoyed it, Ministry is definitely a specific taste. I know whenever I listen to it, I feel, like my heart is being touched by Christ.. 😈
now go back and check out their entire discog. this was really my intro to them except that halloween song.
Nice review ❤ This albums is great
One of the greatest Industrial albums ever. My friend had a late night radio show at the local college. He played Psalm 69 in it entirety and got fired almost immediately. Welcome to Ministry. In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up... is a live album that you'll love!
Why? Could the school not tolerate it? I know there are sexual connotations and the band is quite political, but it’s kind of dumb to fire someone over an album.
@@hermunkulus it was 1992 in the Bible belt. The guy that was over the station (not sure if it was a professor or not) was scared of the FCC and the last line of the song "filled you up with the devil's cock and he'll come in the name of the lord" is both "vulgar" and frowned upon. To be honest it was probably just the loop of 69 over and over again.
I'll also point out that to this day, I've never heard it on the radio again.
@@ladaddy19 That’s hilarious. I’m not surprised though. That’s about what I’d expect especially on the heels of the Satanic Panic in the 80s.
Ministry isn’t exactly meant to be for Christians to listen to (nor has their music ever been meant to be played on the radio).
i agree. in fact WATCH the concert vid of ICYDFLSU rather than listening to the album. it is an all time classic industrial live performance, up there with Skinny Puppy's concert video Ain't It Dead Yet.
"The way to succeed and the way to suck eggs" is distinct and clear link to the album title as being the subtitle to Psalm 69 from Alistair Crowley's Book of Lies It can be read as "the way to suck seed and the way to suck eggs" . If you consider the number in question, it makes sense.
Hi Molly! I love how enthusiastic you are about getting into different music. I’d bet it was your My Bloody Valentine video that got me watching your channel as I’m a huge fan. Ministry is great yes, and just the tip of the iceberg as you probably are aware. I would definitely recommend working backwards through their discography from here, and as you’ve read, their first album is quite different. Here’s my hot take on the matter: Ministry started as a synth pop band in Chicago if I’m correct. I believe it was Al listening to another Chicago band called Big Black that convinced him to make the switch to a heavier industrial rock act. I’m sure there were plenty of other influences as well, but the influence of Big Black is undeniable. What’s strange is that they’re not all that well known by fans of that genre. They were an early project of Steve Albini who is better known for recording and engineering a lot of I guess what would be considered indie rock. Anyway keep up the great react videos and enjoy your journey into the various musical rabbit holes! P.s. Kill Em All is my favorite Metallica album but I can’t wait for you to hear Master of Puppets.
Wonderful album, Scarecrow sounds like a funeral durge.
Man, I love that you love this album!
you absolutely nailed the callback to hardcore industrial in the Corrosion portion
RIP Mike Scaccia
Ministry my all time fav band. Scarecrow my fav song from this album. I hope you can eventually listen to more of their material. W Bush album trilogy is the 1000mph stuff 🤘🤘🤘
Scare Crow has become my favorite as well. Great stuff! Can't wait to hear more of Ministry's albums.
@@mollyesanborn first album (with sympathy) is full blown Flock of Seagulls sounding synth pop- then on to industrial, then a few years of sludgy mess, then the 1000mph stuff, and Al is still making solid albums today. I knew you'd dig ministry since your pretty hate machine video 👍
@@mikestelzer2027 sounds like a ton of variety in their discography which I am totally here for! And you called it with me digging this record, it does have a very similar quality to Pretty Hate Machine's sound.
@@mollyesanborn I swear to God You're going love Laibach when your into their stuff eventually. Spectre is a very special album, Volk, Sounds of Music. You'll flip out
Awesome reaction Ministry doesn't get enough love
I was an exchange student in New Zealand back in 94 and saw Ministry at a big outdoor music festival. They came on after dark (of course) and when they played Scarecrow it was up there with one of my favorite live concert experiences ever. The hypnotic drone of the song paired with strobe lights created a sort of time lapse slide show of the thousands of people around me dancing/headbanging, most of them shirtless and with long hair. Images that will be burned into my mind forever, such a mood. It was almost like I was witnessing a zombie apocalypse, lol. As others have said if you like that song you would probably enjoy most of Filth Pig.
such a great album
Yep! This was a great listen, I'm really looking forward to hearing more of Ministry's music now.
Wow.. Really enjoyed this one. Love this album.. No band like them.. Thanks
I know this reaction is fairly old, but I just wanted to mention I saw Ministry at whatever Lolapalooza had RHCP (92? 93?) at a place that was called Great Woods in Mansfield Mass. After that show, the venue had to change so many things. During Ministry the crowd tore down the wood fencing and set at least 3 huge bonfires that people were dancing around, and then right before RHCP people started tearing up the sod on the lawn and having a giant sod fight.
The next show I went to there, they had concrete walls and a dirt hill with no sod.
I saw Ministry tour this album and even though I knew it back to front I still thought the PA had blown up due to the complete, abrupt silence that they achieved during that pause in Hero. Awesome gig
That’s why Ministry is so good, random songs that sound nothing alike. Only Trent and Al can do this and do it so well, Industrial Lives!
The girl in the beginning of "Psalm 69" is from the movie "Altered States" with William Hurt. At that time in the movie, she is a subject in a science experiement involving lsd and a deprivation chamber and she is rollin, "I feel like my heart is being touched by Christ"
Land of r and h, then A Mind.... we're my favs.
Then thwy went more metal, saw them in Van with Sepultra and Helmut.
Getting Astro Creep 2000 vibes here.
I'm for sure gonna have to give that album a listen soon!
@@mollyesanborn Get ready for a lot of "yeah!"s then, hehe.
YES! thank you @MollySanborn. This is one of the greatest INDUSTRIAL albums, they're THE originators of the genre, they were a Dark synth pop act, then put that with rock/metal. we got Skinny Puppy and KMFDM after. The mind is a terrible thing to taste is another great album, Dark side of the spoon, Houses of the molé is a decent release, animosity before that is good. Just one fix IS the definitive INDUSTRIAL ANTHEM. you liked TV II , you'll enjoy WTV from Houses of the molé, it's pretty much the sequel/sibling track. Jesus built my hotrod, wasn't initially liked by the studio, but became a HIT, and the guest singer Gabby (from Butthole surfers) was beyond drunk, and sings mostly in Scat, Gibberish. they use a Slide guitar in this song
I'm wondering if what Ministry managed to do was to take the Avant-Garde elements out of Industrial and replace them with Metal, allowing it to become more popular. As Industrial has been going as a genre since the mid 1970s (Throbbing Gristle, Clock DVA, Cabaret Voltaire etc) where a lot of the grime/sludge/sampling/transgressive subject matter came from.
Some of my favourite industrial records are the early Coil ones (released between 1984 and 1987), and while they did quite a few videos/remixes for Nine Inch Nails, they followed a more eclectic path.
that was fun, I still love scarecrow, but just a little point : this is not industrial music, but industrial rock. Not saying one is better than the other, but if you want to get into industrial music, you'll have to go to Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, SPK, Monte Cazzaza, Zoviet France, Nurse With Wound, Coil, Muslimgauze, HNAS, NON, etc, even if most of those, who created the genre, are most often dismissive of it. If you like NIN, you should deffinitly check Coil, probably Trent Reznor's biggest inspiration, as he financed an album of theirs, they did remixes for him, videos, collaborated on the Lost Highway OST, and his side project is named after one of their songs.
Well, I heard it in 92' when I was 15, living in Ukraine... my English skills was 0. But this album changed my musical perception... the vibes they emits... the Jesus built my hot rod, the corrosion, psalm 69... I jumping and gear up when listening and driving... BTW last time I saw them in 2019 in NY- was great fucking show- Alien rock
Dark Side of the Spoon, Animositisomina, Houses of the Mole, Rio Grande Blood, The Last Sucker and From Beer To Eternity are all great albums.
I'll have to check them out, I'd love to hear some more of Ministry's music.
Was lucky enough to see Ministry in 2003, they were loud as fk & put on a hell of a show.
Nice, I'm sure that was amazing to see them live!
you really should listen to the album VIVIsectVI by Skinny Puppy. it is a dirty, crusty, raw and INSANELY well produced record. i think you will really like them if you've never heard them.
Absolutely love Ministry and Nine Inch Nails, i hope you delve into Mansons discography eventually, his trilogy of records are so good, Antichrist Superstar, Mechanical Animals and Holy Wood, Holy Wood is probably my favourite, also Stabbing Westward is a very underrated industrial band, their album Darkest Days is beautiful. Also Al Jourgensen's auto biography is a enjoyable read indeed.🖤
"I feel like my heart is being touched by christ"-Altered States-1980 direct grab from movie
Ah thanks for the info. Didn't realize that was taken from a film.
for contrast you should listen to his first record With Sympathy and Twelve Inch Singles. You pointed out that dance type swing. Al hates With Sympathy. You should check out the bass player's project, Lead Into Gold. I would suggest the Age of Reason. An industrial rock supergroup to checkout, Pigface.I would suggest their Notes From The Underground. Another band that went industrial metal was KMFDM. One last suggestion, Chemlab, Burnout at the Hydrogen Bar and/or East Side Milita.
I remember buying this album when it came out - It exceeded all my expectations.
Just saw them a few weeks ago with Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper, they were great, loud AF! fourth time seeing them
The way to succeed and the way to suck eggs, its a phrase that came from Aliester Crowley, it means the way to suck seed and the way to suck eggs.....
And relates to the album title
You've just got to cover Ministry's utterly atypical first album, With Sympathy.
What a great album! It was interesting when you said the music sounded like Halloween.... The first song I ever heard from Ministry was (Every Day is) Halloween. One of the best dance tracks from 1984.
Looking forward to more Ministry reviews. I think The Land of Rape and Honey is my favourite...raw and more aggressive.
Cheers🤘
Heartily recommend "Filthpig" + "Dark Side of the Spoon" too, Al's had an "interesting" life ;)