Remastered albums would be amazing. Twitch and LORAH could certainly use it. I’m not even going to bother hoping though since I highly doubt it’ll happen at this point. If Al’s really hurting for the cash, that would be a gigantic payday, but for some reason it doesn’t happen. Can’t make a deal with Sire or what?
Anyone know where to read this? Shame to see that Al is still Al…
i’m guessing it’s probably because he would have to contact the other contributors?
if gerda is lurking around…what would paul think of putting out a couple remastered albums?
Lowandslow’s my favorite poster on the boards. Shows up to praise Lead Into Gold, then bounces for a minute. Now I wanna spin the hell out of Chicks & Speed.
A remastered Twitch would be fucking MONSTROUS. All that percussion and crazy panning…
I’ll try to upload an early 90’s AP article on Revco one of these days. I’ve also got something I bought off ebay that was listed as the Warner Bros. Ministry Press Book with lots of neat stuff…
Such as this gem here,
wow…al definitely comes off as a bitter, insecure douche. especially when he talks about paul/chris. he probably noticed how people credit paul (and/or “the book club”) with the glory days of ministry, and resents it. definitely a good read though! thank you again filthpig!
i have question for gerda…what does paul have to say about al’s answers?
and chris! if you’re lurking around…what do you think of al’s answers?
That interview was nuts. Understatement of the century, but how else can I properly explain the unpleasant behind-the-music of one of the best records of all time?
NUTS.
Paul, Chris, and Bill need to start a band called the Book Club.
Thanks Filthpig! Even though I’ll buy an occasional issue of Decibel, these scans save me from having to run down to Barnes and Noble before I miss my chance. My thoughts:
If there’s ever a remaster of this album it would be great to hear the rap free version of “Test”. K-Lite’s contribution to the song is the most misplaced genre crossover until R.E.M.'s “Radio Song” a year later
Al is classy enough to acknowledge the importance of "the book club"s part in this era’s sound but his upselling of post-2003 Ministry is really disturbing. All throughout this interview whenever he’s not spouting irrelevant trivia he’s still touting Ministry’s output in the last decade as if their meager successes in any capacity trumped the salad days of the Warner Bros era.
To his credit, it’s also his business, and giving anyone more credit for what’s arguably Ministry’s most collaborative record would show too much humility and wouldn’t serve his interests very well.
It’s still disappointing as a fan who became a fan through this album that there’s this much disharmony between Al and the musicians who defined this era of the band’s sound.
Gunnar speaks for prongs when he affirms FilthPig’s awesomeness. Muchos gracias, FP.
Al, unsurprisingly, is a totally trite, befuddled moron. No one who has their wits about them could read that (even not knowing of the animosity between the parties) and think that Al is not drenched in bitterness. The complete asshole lives on.
Would have liked to hear more from Connelly and Barker. I think the problem here is the interviewer; he wasn’t up to the job. This is usually the case in music journalism; it’s all safe, fanboy crap. When will an interviewer fucking challenge someone they’re interviewing and call them on their bullshit or contradictions?
And on the nasty little snipe Al had at Connelly: the Scotsman with the High Confessions record alone has proven who’s more talented. Even the samples from his new one sound more interesting than Al’s modern crapulence. Al is a nobody without ‘The Book Club,’ and Adrian Sherwood. Also his sad point about how “well” Ministry have done since 2003… [laugh][laugh][laugh]. Does anyone have figures of how much post-Barker Ministry albums have sold? Just another stupid statement from Al considering ‘The Book Club’ are doing grand and Al is broke.
[replyI think the problem here is the interviewer; he wasn’t up to the job. This is usually the case in music journalism; it’s all safe, fanboy crap. When will an interviewer fucking challenge someone they’re interviewing and call them on their bullshit or contradictions?[/reply]
What would you have asked? The topic of the article is the making of TMIATTT, not Al’s bullshit and contradictions.
Maybe his mistake was letting on to Al that the other members were being interviewed, if that is the reason Al is acting so defensive for most of the interview.
