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I know damn well that Ministry’s music has always had (well, “with sympathy” aside) political/socioeconomic leanings but to me they were done in a much more artistic manner then the newer songs.
AMEN!!!
Even “NWO”, which I think was their most overtly political song up until that time left much to be interepreted to the individual listener,
AND it was a half decent track to boot. NWO and the Psalm 69 album seemed to be a step into new territories for a band who in the past had revelled in post PIL/Killing Joke soundscapes. The album virtually INVENTED industrial metal and gave us all something to drool over at the time. It was NEVER just a FUCKING lazy rehash of past glories a la HOTM.
“…er…gee…y’know I guess it the fans liked it once then…er…”
The same cannot be said about “NoW” or “Wrong” which leave nothing up to interpretation whatsoever.
I remember an interview with Ministry in '92 where AL said something like “join the dots…think for your fucking self”.
Now he is merely satisfied with beating his own lame, stale, stagnant political drumbeat over and and over, until we all ‘get it’.
One would expect that out of a twentysomething punk band, but it seems like Ministry has truly regressed in this department.
Ministry are no longer leaders. Al is a shepherd searching for a new flock. Hence the Bush-bashing to win over the ‘punk rock’ crowd. Which is basically like shooting fish a barrel when you think about it - preaching to the already converted.
I mean, he’s hardly going to win over the Christian conservative crowd with his nihilistic caterwauling.
Note to Al - We know you HATE Bush. We GET IT!! Now hows about getting busy making some tunes that aren’t stale, derivative re-works from the golden years.
And I really don’t see how you think that “NoW” or “Wrong” can even compare to any of that classic material you listed above.
They don’t.
I miss Paul…
And so say all of us…[/reply]
You said it. All true Ministry fans know its true