It’s obvious that Al would never do any kind of reunion show, especially one that might feature mostly the earlier stuff.
In the news last week it was reported that Todd Rundgren will fill in for Ric Ocasik for a Cars Reunion Tour.
If former members were to do the same, and feature material from WS and pre-WS, who would make the best fill in for Al?
that dude from fad gadget. 
Rob Zombie.
Like, duh.
that dude from fad gadget.
He’s dead.
Rob Zombie.
Like, duh.
No, no. Zombie could fill in for Al now, but not for the early 80’s Al.
what about the the lead singer from Alcatraz. Flock of seagulls could work too.
what about the the lead singer from Alcatraz. Flock of seagulls could work too.
Not familiar with Alcatraz. Mike Score can barely carry a FOS tune.
Maybe a girl singer would be a good idea. Or a midget. Like a Mini-Al.
Or a midget. Like a Mini-Al.
That’s the funniest thing I’ve read all day. Seriously, how wonderfuly amazing would it be for Al & co to get done with some hard song like Burning Inside and then look like they’re gearing up for another only to have the guitarists take a break and mini-Al comes out to do a surprise version of She’s Got A Cause. I’m wavering about driving to Atlanta to see them next year, but I’d easily pay $100 and drive twice as far to see that.
You guys should totally do a reunion show. Call it Ministry Of Fear or something and do all the cool old stuff. I’d so be there.
We keep wishing, to the chagrin of eveyone else…I don’t care what you think of me, I’d love to see the old stuff get a proper treatment live. I do, however, think it’s about as likely as my dog suddenly sprouting wings and flying off into the sunset. I’m willing to bet that We Believe in 2003 was the last bone thrown to the fans of anything pre-1987. Especially with the “new sound” (ha, ha) the group seems to be going for, I don’t see it fitting in anywhere. Maybe they could follow up Great Satan with Effigy? Yep.
[reply]Or a midget. Like a Mini-Al.
I’m wavering about driving to Atlanta to see them next year, but I’d easily pay $100 and drive twice as far to see that.
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i’ll keep an eye out for you dude.
You guys should totally do a reunion show. Call it Ministry Of Fear or something and do all the cool old stuff. I’d so be there.
I’d be up for doing a '82 style reunion show, you know, one with no backing tapes like the WS Tour had. That was a bore. Al, of course, wouldn’t have anything to do with it and I really don’t blame him. If Stevo could be located, and agree to it, it wouldn’t be too difficult to throw together a band to do 8 or so songs.
Stevo would be the key ingredient. It just wouldn’t be the same without him.
Mike Score can barely carry a FOS tune.
Man, you’re not kidding. I saw him on Bands Reunited, and he sounded terrible. It was cool to see the original guitarist again. After he left in '83/'84, it all went to hell for that band. I’m probably one of very few people who thinks that they had quite a few decent tunes in their early catalogue.
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[reply]Rob Zombie.
Like, duh.
No, no. Zombie could fill in for Al now, but not for the early 80’s Al.[/reply]
Oh, OK.
Marc Almond, then.
Frankie Nardiello, obviously!
I mean, isn’t it rumored/claimed/disputed that Al copped his early vocal “style” and mannerisms from Groovie?
Seriously, if Al can do Revco + Ministry on the same bill he could do “old” Ministry and “new” Ministry in the same evening. Or do a one-off for charity or whatever and sell the live CD as a Piss Army exclusive thingie.
There’s still a couple of Twitch tunes that Al could ‘amp up’ for the new tour, namely Just Like You and Where You At Now (the latter screams for a reprisal). I think ‘All Day’ could be toughened up to an extent, but the reality is, we’ll be lucky to hear a Rape and Honey song on this next tour.
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For the record, this thread died off way too quickly. Still thinking about this wempathy? What can fans do to help make this happen?
It was a rhetorical question. One can dream I guess…
Do we really need this?..
Marc Almond is an excellent choice.
How about the former lead singer of Information Society? He sounds like he could fill-in for Alain?
A vintage Ministry reunion with Stevo and all original members (sans Uncle Al)…
I’d pay good money to see that! Hell, who needs a singer anyway… they could just do instrumentals and I’d enjoy it. But Frankie Nardiello would probably be a good choice, as he fits the period well and can probably do Al pretty well. Of course they’d have to throw “Thrill Kill Kult” and “Tonight We Murder” into the set.
Here’s my question regarding the recent Revolting Cocks/Ministry tour: why is it okay to do RevCo songs from as early as 1985-86, but NOT Ministry material from the same period?
Huh? HUH?!!
–SKot