MINISTRY & Co-Conspirators ‘Cover Up’ CD. Al was exactly perfect when he decribed it as the “Ministry party album”. This is for sure the road trip CD of 2008 Track Listing: Under My Thumb Bang A Gong Radar Love Space Truckin’ Black Betty Mississippi Queen Just Got Paid Roadhouse Blues Supernaut Lay Lady Lay What a Wonderful World
Counting Down to Ministry’s Final “C U Latour” With Additional Dates Announced Ministry & Co-Conspirators Announce “Cover Up” CD Will Be Released April Fools Day 2008
“Always judge a band by its covers.” - Al Jourgensen
“We don’t just bitch about Bush and global oligarchies. We’re still a rock band and ‘Cover Up’ is THE Ministry party album,” said Ministry’s Al Jourgensen about “Cover Up,” recorded by Ministry & Co-Conspirators and set for an April Fools Day (April 1) release.
“Cover Up” simply is one of the hottest, nastiest rock’n’roll albums ever recorded and sees Jourgensen and Co-Conspirators paying tribute to some of the most memorable PAR-TEE rock songs, mostly from the 8-track era, and to those artists who first laid them down - Deep Purple, T-Rex, ZZ Top, The Doors, Mountain, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and more.
Playing on the “Cover Up” title, Jourgensen has injected himself into various conspiracy theory photographs throughout the release’s artwork.
In addition to fellow Ministry guitarist Sin Quirin (Revolting Cocks), Jourgensen enlisted an impressive group of Co-Conspirators for “Cover Up” - Fear Factory front man Burton C. Bell (also Ascension of The Watchers) sings on the Rolling Stones’ “Under My Thumb,” Revolting Cocks’ Josh Bradford provides vocals for Golden Earring’s “Radar Love,” and Prong vocalist Thomas Victor lends his pipes to Deep Purple’s “Space Truckin’” and Ran Jam’s “Black Betty,” which also features the Hell Paso Mosh Choir. Additional Co-Conspirators include the late Paul Raven (Ministry/Killing Joke), Tony Campos and Wayne Static (Static X), Edu Mussi (Echoes and Shadows) and Plastilina Mosh.
“Cover Up” will also include Ministry’s cover of The Doors’ “Roadhouse Blues” (the version can also be found on Ministry’s September 2007 release, “The Last Sucker”), and Deep Purple’s “Space Truckin,” all tracks culminating in Jourgensen’s personal punk rock rendition of Louis Armstrong’s “Wonderful World.”
“‘Under My Thumb,’ like The Doors’ cover ‘Roadhouse Blues,’ was about my not understanding the dichotomies involved,” says Jourgensen. “If you listen to the lyrics to ‘Under My Thumb,’ it’s the most misogynistic song ever made. I never understood that dichotomy so I always wanted to tackle it. Same with ‘Roadhouse,’ it’s a blues-based song, yet the lyrics are about driving your car into a wall at full speed, drunk, and not giving a f**k. It’s so much an Anarchist anthem, it should’ve been a Sex Pistols song. So, I wanted to approach both tracks with the spirit of the original lyrical intent.”
The April Fools Day release of “Cover Up” coincides with the launch of Ministry’s final world tour - C U LaTouR - which kicks off March 25 in Spokane, WA. The 36-plus market limited engagement C U LaTouR features Special Guests Meshuggah and opening act Hemlock, ending the North American leg mid-May with multiple-nights in Ministry front man Al Jourgensen’s home town of Chicago. Ministry then heads off to play the principal European festivals as well as choice club dates, kicking off in London at the end of May, stretching through to July to end the tour in Dublin, Ireland - that itinerary will be announced shortly.
Since announcing the C U LaTouR in late October, additional shows in Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Tulsa and Chicago have been added to the routing, with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks.
The “C U LaTouR” touring line-up features Ministry’s founder Al Jourgensen (vocals, guitars) being joined onstage by guitarists Tommy Victor (Prong) and Sin Quirin (Revolting Cocks), keyboardist John Bechdel (Fear Factory, False Icons), and drummer AAron Rossi (Prong/John 5). Static X’s Tony Campos has recently stepped in to fulfill bass on behalf of the recently departed Ministry/Killing Joke bassist Paul Raven. Joining the Ministry clan as Special Featured Artist will be Fear Factory/Ascension of The Watchers vocalist Burton C. Bell.
After 10 albums and 28 years (including a 2006 Grammy nomination for “Lieslieslies” from the “Rio Grande Blood” album), and a Grammy nod in 2005 for “The Great Satan,” from “Rantology,” Jourgensen has decided that the Ministry garage is ready to close its doors, but the revolving 13th Planet Studio doors remain open for Jourgensen’s collaborations and also for upcoming 2008 releases on his 13th Planet imprint, including Ascension of The Watchers, False Icons, The Revolting Cocks, and the “Wicked Lake” soundtrack, as well as remixes of Ministry’s “The Last Sucker” and Prong’s “Power of The Damager.”
For its spectacular two-and-a-half-hour “C U LaTouR” set, Ministry will perform tracks from both “The Last Sucker” and “Cover Up” as well as songs that revisit the band’s rich and provocative 28-year musical history. Archival Ministry videos plus other visual elements of alchemy, Christianity, politics and other topics aligned with Ministry will be incorporated into a special video presentation, produced by “Wicked Lake” director Zach Passero (with whom Jourgensen is collaborating on the soundtrack for the feature film) that will change night to night. And, as is expected from a Ministry show, you just never know what surprise guests will jump on stage for a song or two.
“A Ministry tour is a traveling circus,” states Jourgensen. “When we roll into town, everyone hides their daughters, but the freaks roll out the red carpet and a friend or two pops up on stage to add some spice and mayhem to the show. We never know who’s gonna walk through the dressing room door at sound check. We rehearse a bunch of ‘extra’ songs just in case so-and-so shows up…”
With more shows to be added, confirmed dates for Ministry’s 2008 “C U LaTouR” are as follows:
MARCH
25 Big Easy, Spokane, WA
26 The Whiskey, Calgary, AB Canada
27 Croatian Cultural Center, Vancouver, BC
28 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC CANADA
29 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
30 Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
APRIL
1 Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
2 Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
5 House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
6 House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
7 House of Blues, San Diego, CA
8 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
9 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
11 The Great Salt Air, Salt Lake City, UT
12 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
14 Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque, NM
15 La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
16 Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
17 Palladium, Dallas, TX
18 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
19 House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
21 Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
22 House of Blues, Orlando, FL
23 Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL
24 Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC
25 Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
26 Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
27 Palladium, Worcester, MA
29 Fillmore at the TLA, Philadelphia, PA
MAY
1 Irving Plaza, New York, NY
2 Irving Plaza, New York, NY
3 Metropolis, Montreal, QC CANADA
4 Koolhaus, Toronto, ON CANADA
6 Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH
7 Emerald Theatre, Detroit, MI
8 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
9 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
Please, just get this over with so we can focus on getting In Case… released on DVD. Enough already.
1002
Some funny quotes from the article above:
"We don’t just bitch about Bush and global oligarchies.
“Cover Up” simply is one of the hottest, nastiest rock’n’roll albums ever recorded
"When we roll into town, everyone hides their daughters
We never know who’s gonna walk through the dressing room door at sound check. We rehearse a bunch of ‘extra’ songs just in case so-and-so shows up…"
After reading Chris’ book, I’ll never look at Al’s quotes the same way again!
1002
Haha, same.
After 10 albums and 28 years
There’s more than 10…
Some funny quotes from the article above:
"We don’t just bitch about Bush and global oligarchies.
“Cover Up” simply is one of the hottest, nastiest rock’n’roll albums ever recorded
"When we roll into town, everyone hides their daughters
We never know who’s gonna walk through the dressing room door at sound check. We rehearse a bunch of ‘extra’ songs just in case so-and-so shows up…"
Funny indeed [:)] & on the subject of way overdue re-issues it’s not just [i]In case…[i] but also YGDSOAB which i think will never see the light of the day. [:(]
On my part i even emailed 13th planet records a couple of years back asking them abt this. & you know what they said: stay tune & keep on checking the website!
Aside the 3 tracks they already released sooner, this album will contain only 8 “new” songs.
Rip-Off ?
They act as if they’re doing something revolutionary by releasing a covers album - if I remember correctly, Def Leppard did the same thing not so long ago!!
And…a punk/metal cover of What A Wonderful World!! How anarchic, Al!!!
When is a covers album ever a good idea…
…unless it’s being done by Laibach, of course.
1002
Weren’t they supposedly doing a cover of the Kiss song, ‘Love Gun’. At least that’s what I heard some time ago.
Anyway, yeah, this covers idea just reeks of…I dunno. It’s hard to fathom that a band like this, leaders in innovation for most of their lifespan, should bow out on a party rock covers album.
Something is mighty wrong somewhere - even Motley Crue would find this cheesey.
Weren’t they supposedly doing a cover of the Kiss song, ‘Love Gun’. At least that’s what I heard some time ago.
You may be thinking of NIN who supposedly had an over the top gay version of “Love Gun” that they never released.
When is a covers album ever a good idea…
…unless it’s being done by Laibach, of course.
1002
Only Laibach does good covers album. just take a look at their last album in 2007 which covers national anthems of all the major countries in the world.
[reply]When is a covers album ever a good idea…
…unless it’s being done by Laibach, of course.
1002
Only Laibach does good covers album. just take a look at their last album in 2007 which covers national anthems of all the major countries in the world.[/reply]
that sounds awesome! if only laibach actually made it to stores here…
[reply][reply]When is a covers album ever a good idea…
…unless it’s being done by Laibach, of course.
1002
Only Laibach does good covers album. just take a look at their last album in 2007 which covers national anthems of all the major countries in the world.[/reply]
that sounds awesome! if only laibach actually made it to stores here…[/reply]
You can always try Amazon. the last time i chk it’s still in stock (the new Laibach album).
[reply][reply]When is a covers album ever a good idea…
…unless it’s being done by Laibach, of course.
1002
Only Laibach does good covers album. just take a look at their last album in 2007 which covers national anthems of all the major countries in the world.[/reply]
that sounds awesome! if only laibach actually made it to stores here…[/reply]
The national anthems album was ok. WAT was a better release, and that one was all new material.
Yeah, I had a hard time with Volk. It’s an interesting experiment, but probably one my least favorite Laibach CDs. Let It Be and the Sympathy For The Devil EP get my vote for their best cover material. The WAT album is great, definitely the best album they’ve recorded in years (cool video for Tanz Mit, too). Opus Dei is still tops in my book.
1002