Sorry, I know I said I'd be sharing, but I can't concentrate with someone staring at the back of my head, or the screen, so I had to come back to it after the lingering presence left for work.
I didn't hear this album until long after I had fallen in love with Industrial Ministry as a pre-teen. When I moved to the Bay Area on January 1st of 1992, within a few months I had heard "Everyday is Halloween" on LIVE 105, as they played it a lot (long before the station went to shit, thanks GreenDay). It took me months to realize they were even the same band that I had listened to in KY alongside Slayer, Anthrax, & Testament. It wasn't until years later that I found this tape in the used section of Rasputin's record shop. At the beginning of spring/summery weather and the first hint of fall, I'd play it continuously. I was so fucking excited it took me less than 5 minutes to find today. When John walked in the house this evening, he must have taken a slow, deep breath. Until today, I had only found it on cassette, which is what we already have, but we moved our tape player out to my mom's house in OC, so I neither of us had heard it in a few years. Poor John, he knows once I turn it on, we're on the Ministry discography for awhile. I'll mix in some Skinny Puppy, NIN, LARD, RevCo, Front 242, and Tool, but he knows how it is. However, I am moving into my new office downstairs soon, so I'll probably take my music with me. Maybe it's just me, but I just can't get sick of this shit.
If you like Industrial or metal-y Ministry and you've never heard with With Sympathy, Twelve Inch Singles, or Twitch, or don't like New Wave/80's/goth-ish/dance-ish music you might not like it. I like all Ministry, as I think Al Jourgensen is a genius, but the story goes, he hates everything before The Land of Rape and Honey. I can understand if you had to change your style in order to get the money to start your own shit how much it would suck if people kept reminding you about it when you'd just assume throw it in the trash bin for good. However, it showcases his awesome voice and what a fucking genius he is, even if he wasn't not doing what he wanted to be doing. Anyway, this is one of my favorite all-time albums. It puts me in the best fucking mood, and it really worked on a day when I needed it, so I wanted to share.
One song you may have heard:
Entertaining/dramatic/silly 80's video, no wonder he doesn't want anyone to see it.
Amazon has it available for download.
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Now playing: Ministry - I Wanted To Tell Her
via FoxyTunes
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