[reply]The progression hit a Brick fucking Wall after Animositisomina. Since then its been all death thrash metall all the time, each song sounding just like the previous, about the SAME FUCKING GUY. You have to wonder if Al is secretly in love or something.[reply]
I’m noticing a recent trend of lazy generalizations about Ministry’s last couple of albums. I understand that people are sick of the Bush-bashing (myself included), but including Mole in the statement of ‘all death thrash all the time, each song sounding just like the previous’ is just plain inaccurate. Only half of Mole is about Bush, and in no way does each song sound the same, and it’s hardly a ‘death thrash’ album. Rio Grande Blood is relative to Mole only in the reprisal of the Bush-bashing; otherwise, it hardly sounds like that album. These last two releases aren’t ‘Al Jourgensen solo records’, either. It’s Ministry doing what they’ve done their whole career, change gears with each new album (subject matter aside). Obviously many here don’t like the direction Al has taken, and you can have your opinion, but don’t let all the anti-Bush bullshit cloud your memory too much.
Also, you can only speculate what the last two albums would’ve sounded like had Paul stayed in the band. How much different would these recent albums really sound, especially with Al’s current political motivations? Hey, maybe Paul would’ve sung WKYJ…who the hell knows?
Mole is Top 5 on my Ministry list, so for me, it’s a little strange to read posts describing Ministry’s ‘downhill’ decline. RGB is a decent follow-up, but not holding up for me like Mole. I’ll always be of the opinion that Filth Pig and Dark Side were the band’s weakest moments, and that Animositisomina got them back on track. Hey, that’s just me, I know that’s a crazy statement for a lot of you here. [:P] As for Ministry’s recent sound, I think Al’s just past the whole idea of trying to be innovative, experimental, or truly progressive with the band’s sound (profound statement, I know). It doesn’t always have to be challenging to be good, and Ministry’s music has never really come across as ‘heady music’ to me anyway.
Oh, and like it or not, Ministry’s ‘farewell’ album comes out in 2007, not 2003. [:P]
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