The burning question I have in regards to current Ministry line-up: who will be the Trump impersonator who comes out onstage to get ceremonially beat down by Al?
The burning question I have in regards to current Ministry line-up: who will be the Trump impersonator who comes out onstage to get ceremonially beat down by Al?
That’ll be Gunnar, right?
That’ll be Gunnar, right?
HAHA!!! I’d love to perform again, but I don’t think I’m number one on their call-back list presently.
I was pretty relentless on the new bassist a few months back just because his Twitter, Instagram, blog, and every other social media online platform was so incredibly douchey. But from what I’ve seen/heard the new lineup is really tight. I was just happy to see Mandi Martyr get kicked like a soccer ball. And Aaron Rossi is a great talent but he kind of deserved the boot too, just for bringing that banshee on board. What a joke.
Anyway . . . . until everyone gets fired or quits one hour before the first gig, it seems this is the roster . . .
Al Jourgensen
Sin Quirin - Guitar
Cesar Soto - Guitar
John Bechdel - Keyboards
Ray Mayorga - Drums
Jason Christopher - Bass
Like Al was going to be able to not write a Ministry album all about Donald Trump.
Like Al was going to be able to not write a Ministry album all about Donald Trump.
I’m already working on prospective titles, following Al’s tried-n-true formula of punning on a classic Floyd / Zep album title. Al I’ve got now though is “Trumpagumma.”
[reply]Like Al was going to be able to not write a Ministry album all about Donald Trump.
I’m already working on prospective titles, following Al’s tried-n-true formula of punning on a classic Floyd / Zep album title. Al I’ve got now though is “Trumpagumma.”[/reply]
The Orange Side of the Moon?
A Cockwork Orange?
A (Countrywide) Momentary Lapse Of Reason?
The Division President?
The Wall?
Has anyone done a Trump parody yet based around that song “LUMP” by Presidents of the United States? I’m guessing there are already 50, but if not someone needs to get on that pronto.
[reply][reply]Like Al was going to be able to not write a Ministry album all about Donald Trump.
I’m already working on prospective titles, following Al’s tried-n-true formula of punning on a classic Floyd / Zep album title. Al I’ve got now though is “Trumpagumma.”[/reply]
The Orange Side of the Moon?
A Cockwork Orange?
A (Countrywide) Momentary Lapse Of Reason?
The Division President?
The Wall?[/reply]
Prune Tang … oh, yeah… right.
I want to believe this will be good… I really do…
perhaps Mayorga will throw something interesting in the mix, with the whole counter-point drumming and all that.
Or not.
Big, fast, and dumb doesn’t really work for me …
REALLY?!?!?!?
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Big, fast, and dumb doesn’t really work for me …
REALLY?!?!?!?[/reply]
Don’t worry, Cutie. You’re not that fast.
Maybe you still have a shot with me after all.
[reply][reply]Like Al was going to be able to not write a Ministry album all about Donald Trump.
I’m already working on prospective titles, following Al’s tried-n-true formula of punning on a classic Floyd / Zep album title. Al I’ve got now though is “Trumpagumma.”[/reply]
The Orange Side of the Moon?
A Cockwork Orange?
A (Countrywide) Momentary Lapse Of Reason?
The Division President?
The Wall?[/reply]
Agent Orange?
I wonder if the new joke of a girlfriend (she calls herself Ministry’s SHE-EO) will produce the new album/be overly involved other than a cheerleader for Al. Because really, that’s what the band needs, again.
I’m hoping the new album will be dark, but Al will probably be too stoned to go there musically. He seems too comfortable in “home studio” situations… I was hoping he would have rented a space somewhere and just escaped from daily life and recorded some wicked shit, but instead his chipper life in Burbank will probably yield Trump-bashing or Hollywood-bashing trash with a generic message we have all heard before.
I don’t see why it wouldn’t be recorded exactly as SMM was. . .in an apartment in Burbank with a home rig.
Can’t imagine a bunch of labels beating down his door to give him money for a proper studio record.
Can’t imagine a bunch of labels beating down his door to give him money for a proper studio record.
But the band that wasn’t supposed to be a band- SMM- got money for their album and it did alright… at least as far as critic reception goes, I’m not sure how it sold. My point being, if Al got money for SMM, surely he could get money for Ministry at this point.
Regardless, you make a good point- I enjoyed the SMM album, so maybe the old man has it in him to do some new Ministry justice (even if it is done cheaply at a home studio). I am sympathetic- it has to be hard keeping that beast going after so many years. That’s why I suggested a venue change for recording. If anyone can do it, Al can, so hopefully he drops the bong and digs deep for this one. Otherwise, he should leave Ministry retired for good.
He recorded SMM and then shopped it to a label.
I would think Ministry could get some interest, I’m just not sure the “record industry” works like that anymore.
Seems like every other band has to do Kickstarter or Indiegogo or whatever. Maybe I’m just being a pessimist.
I look forward to whatever he does, but I don’t have huge expectations.
Maybe he could get Metropolis to put it out. I suspect he won’t go with Cleopatra again, but I doubt there are many labels left out there for aging industrial-metal acts.
As for where he records it, the tech is there for home studios to sound just as good today as a pro studio sounded 20 years ago. I DO wish he’d hire an outside producer to make creative suggestions like “Maybe use something different than the canned drum kit this time” or “Those lyrics aren’t up to snuff, man. Rewrite 'em.”
I’ll bet Nuclear Blast puts it out like they did SMM. When it comes to a recording budget, those days where a label would pay several hundred thousand in advance for an ablum are gone. There’s just no guarantee they’ll get their investment back anymore, when artists sell 10.000 units instead of 500.000. It’s easy math, really. Less sold units means a lesser budget for the next recording, pure and simple. That’s why people are doing digital recording, “pro tools cheating”, doing it on their own dime/time, or just being really efficient and professional. Reading any of the books from Ministry men past or present, it seems they would spend quite some time in the studio back in their time to get an album (or several) done, and I just don’t think there are record companies around willing to shell out that much money for an industrial has-been band these days.
I wonder if the new joke of a girlfriend (she calls herself Ministry’s SHE-EO) will produce the new album/be overly involved other than a cheerleader for Al. Because really, that’s what the band needs, again.
I’m hoping the new album will be dark, but Al will probably be too stoned to go there musically. He seems too comfortable in “home studio” situations… I was hoping he would have rented a space somewhere and just escaped from daily life and recorded some wicked shit, but instead his chipper life in Burbank will probably yield Trump-bashing or Hollywood-bashing trash with a generic message we have all heard before.
I NEED TO SEE EVIDENCE OF THIS SHE-EO…
she sounds like fun.