First heard the album at a small, indie record store back in '92. I remember that I bought a Corrosion Of Conformity cd, took it to the counter, paid for it and commented to the guy behind the counter that I liked his “Mind Is A Terrible Thing…” shirt. He asked me if I had heard the new one yet. I said I hadn’t even heard there was a “new one” (this is back before the age of the internets, kiddies), but mentioned that I would be over the moon to hear new Ministry as it had been years since the last one.
He pulled a box from behind the counter. “These just came in yesterday. It’s Psalm 69. Very metal. Not sure I really like the new sound, it’s way too Motorhead sounding. But there’s some cool abrasive shit on there at the end. Some of it sounds like a bad Slayer rip off though.”
I bought a copy, took it home, slammed it into the player and let it blow mind. I think it was my favourite album for about the next year or so.
I still think very highly of it and don’t see it as being particularly dated - although to some degree, I accept that the excessive use of sound bites doesn’t quite make for a “timeless” masterpiece.
This album still hasn’t aged at all. Timeless. Almost all of them are anthemic to some extent.
It’s probably the most rounded and accessible Ministry album without the slightest hint of compromise.
The production is amazing. I love the bass tones and the drum sounds were top notch.
Not a single mis-step. I’m surprised Terrorizer reviewed The Mind and not this album, simply because this was the best known and most consistent. I’ll never forgive the mind because of that rapping twit on Test, although funnily enough, his vocals have sort of grown on me after a while.
[reply]The closest was probably Streetcleaner by the mighty Godflesh.
But damn if 1992 wasn’t altogether a great year for music full stop!!!
Was this around the time your cock turned into pussy?[/reply]
Honest and straight to the point. I like that. I want to buy you a beer. But that won’t happen because I don’t wanna meet any of you losers and the only person I’m buying alcohol for is myself and some dumb college girls. And grumpy’s whore mother.*
The filthy chucklefucking scag. She’s why I do so much drugs. All kinds a drugs. Used to shoot B-12 like a savage! Marijuanas and Valerian root and melatonin. This nigger doesn’t fuck around none.
You pay my mom for sex? Poor you. Every time I think you can’t fuck yourself over anymore you just get smaller.
HAHA way to mention me in another thread that I had nothing to do with. You sad lonely boy.
Late,
grmpysmrf
Was this around the time your cock turned into pussy?
I was pulling my cock quite a bit back then. Faggot whorehouses shitting in public changing rooms and smelling their hairless dicks. Then I came on the bench and left. A man was in there, changing into speedos and I could tell he was excited for me.
I have fond memories of the release of this album. It was 1992. Akkbar was busy raping geese on the shores of the Euphrates, Gila was still sucking on mommy’s nipple, and Voidhead was still a couple of years away from being some meth addicted hooker’s broken condom nightmare.
Anywhooooooo…
I remember listening to the album and thinking, “Everything sucks on this album except for the bass player!”
At the time, I had hoped that someday a forum would exist where I could express my hatred for this horrible album.
I also hoped that Justin Broadrick would keep releasing the same horrible album over and over again under the name “Godflesh”, while brain dead Australians slobbered over each release.
Thank you Afra and Justin for making that possible!
Interesting fact about Psalm 69: The song “Hero” is actually about a sandwich.
That’s why there is a sample of someone shouting “BITE!” in the chorus.
Another fun fact, they recorded a follow up to “Hero” for the album “Houses of the Mole,” also known, affectionately, as “Psalm 70.” It was called “Hoagie”, and it was quite a good song, but they didn’t include it on the album, because there was no way of adding a “W” to the title.