I’m sure the interviewer tried to be as neutral as possible, so he played it safe. Al made an ass of himself, while the “book club” were professionals and even spoke kindly of Al, mostly anyway.
That article makes me not want to listen to Ministry again for a long long time.
So much so, that I’ve taken down my Land Of Rape And Honey era Ministry poster from my bedroom wall out of disgust.
“My post 2003 career is the stuff I am most proud of”???
What the fuck? Maybe he should go back on the wagon, 'cos sobriety is fucking with him.
breaking up is hard to do…and sometimes its hard to admit that your ex-girl was the best fk of your life…awww yess…but wait no my current girl is the best fkkk…
lets refresh our memory shall we:
1st RULE: You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB.
2nd RULE: You DO NOT talk about FIGHT CLUB.
3rd RULE: If someone says “stop” or goes limp, taps out the fight is over.
4th RULE: Only two guys to a fight.
5th RULE: One fight at a time.
6th RULE: No shirts, no shoes.
7th RULE: Fights will go on as long as they have to.
8th RULE: If this is your first night at FIGHT CLUB, you HAVE to fight.
p.s.
grow up Al…what your sixty now…right?
Book Club is the best thing that ever have happen to you, period
now go play wack off fest
Everyone wants Paul to reissue LIG. I want a book from him more.
That was a good interview despite Al bashing “the book club.”
Weird to see that CC was wrong about the details of Test. In his book I remember him saying it was Paul and Bill playing on it. Knowing that the instrumental was pretty much just Bill makes me appreciate him more bc that’s a damn good song without the rapping. Not sure if anyone else has pointed this out but Al has his dates mixed up again. He says he hasn’t played Burning Inside since '88. The Mind tour was in '90 haha. That raises the question if that tour was the last time they played it live. I heard from my friend who has a crush on Al that he won’t play it bc it makes the crowd too rowdy. Idk if that’s true but I think now it’s bc that’s a book club song. Nice to know that they wrote one of their greatest fits. Disappointed they didn’t give details on So What.
My memory is certainly not the best on these matters and I never write down setlists, but I thought I’d seen 'em do “Burning Inside” live before. I only started going to Ministry shows in '92 (seen 'em about 10 times, I think, since then). I could certainly be wrong on this.
Al was spot on in this interview:
"That’s another misconception, man. Chris was integral in the Barker camp, but not in mine! This is a guy who sang in Revolting Cocks, but had to call me up one day to say we had to take “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? off [Linger Ficken’ Good] because it was misogynistic. Wait a minute! What is the name of the band you’re in? It’s called the Re-volt-ing Cocks! He was going to quit and shit. Conelly’s this untalented, poser wannabe. That’s what he was. He’s got a day job in a record store. All of the same people from that era are working day jobs now. All the insane, or Degenerate [me, Mikey and Ogre] people have nice places, studios and good lives. There’s a misconception that these people were more important than they really were.”
[laugh] A-MEN!!! It’s great to see Al tell it like it is to the drooling mongoloids on this site. The responses are predictable.
^ Stop trying to stir the pot. Troll.
Wow you got told by Baboon 3!
I stand corrected, this is the best thing I’ve seen today!
HAHAHAHAHA.
Al really needs to check what he says on that one. Idk if CC’s working at a record store now but if he’s referring to when he worked at WaxTrax then that’s pretty low imo. I also don’t remember CC saying he wanted to quit RevCo until the tour for Linger Ficken Good fell thru. I know nothing about Ogre’s personal life but I’m sure he’s making a decent living juggling SP and his solo shit. Paul’s probably making bank running Malekko. But Al really needs to take that back on Bill most of all. He was in REM for at least a decade and I’m sure he’s living comfortably off of that.
It’s sad, actually. I mean Al and Ministry really used to represent anti-conformity and rebellion against the norm. They weren’t mainstream and we all liked it that way.
No one that was into them at the time liked them because it was popular or because it was what the football team and the cheerleaders were listening to. We liked it because it was NOT. We liked it because it was what irritated and scared those kids. We liked it because it was hated by 90% of those around us. And since we were also hated by 90% of those around us, it meant something to us and became our voice and our anthem. The music was dangerous and you paid a price for being into it (loss of friends, flack from parents, whatever . . .) and the lifestyle and the shows were dangerous too (just watch the video for “Burning Inside” for a taste of what it was like back in the day) . . . .
Fast forward to 2011 . . . . Al for the past 7 years has been making the sorriest, safest, most predictable and unimaginative piles of corporate-friendly buttwipe that can be thought up. And does he rate people now by their ideas or by their impact on those around them or how they challenge leadership and status quo?
No. He rates them by how big their house is and how many grammies they’ve had or albums they’ve sold.
Who the Hell do you think you are, Al? Bon friggin’ Jovi? You stupid weakass pile of sellout conformist bourgeouis dogcrap!!!
Go suck an egg, Jackass. Let me know when you get your big break and get to do a collaboration with Usher or Taylor Swift.
So weak.
So very, very WEAK!!!
We liked it because it was what scared those kids. We liked it because it was hated by 90% of those around us. And since we were also hated by 90% of those around us, it meant something to us and became our voice and our anthem. The music was dangerous and you paid a price for being into it.
So weak.
So very, very WEAK!!!
I daresay the music I listen to would freak you out, Mr Mainstream! That’s right…MR MAINSTREAM!!! Mainstream. Mainstream. Mainstream!!
<runs away laughing manically>
<trips over>
Al really needs to check what he says on that one. Idk if CC’s working at a record store now but if he’s referring to when he worked at WaxTrax then that’s pretty low imo.
Connelly works at Reckless Records in CHI whilst working on badass solo albums.
6th RULE: No shirts, no shoes.
I think you mean “No shirts, no toes”.
That’s why Al’s in the Fight Club.
I found it very interesting with regards to Test. I’ve always thought the instrumental of that song is one of the most rockin tunes Ministry have done…was a real eye opener to learn it was all basically Bill Rieflin. Sadly Al made a fatal mistake with regards to getting that particular emcee for it…if only Schoolly D was in the building that day.
Hearing Test with Chris or Al slapping some other vocals over it would be pretty interesting…as Paul says…“the tune is smoking”.
The greatest mistake of Al’s career was not hiring this crew for ‘Test’: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74HKaIeU274&feature=player_embedded
^ Exactly!
Chris’s book should be required reading before you’re allowed to post here.
UNACCEPTABLE!
I had a quick look at the issue in Chapters yesterday, and the Ministry article actually goes on for one more page beyond the pages filthpig shared with us.
Al making fun of Chris working at a record store isn’t exactly any different from selling your surplus wares (that no one is listening to) as “limited edition” or part of a “tour package” that no one asked for in the first place.
Christ, even Gene Simmons could sell hundreds of KISS Koffins.