Al and the lads did a lot of good stuff over the years. And they did their share of crappy stuff. This thread is dedicated to the ways that Ministry achieved victory by what they DIDN’T do.
Ministry has never:
-attempted to incorporate drum-n-bass into their sound
-appeared on a Cleopatra tribute album
-been part of the celebrity dating scene
-performed at a state fair
-stopped looking for new talent (the didn’t always find it…)
-opened for Motley Crue
-written a power ballad
-tried acting (unless you count AI - I don’t)
-featured a spoken word guest appearance by Genesis P Orridge
ministry performed on state fairgrounds( but not during the fair) outside detroit. '96?
and there was the honolulu military base episode.maybe same year.
celebrity dating…well there was al’s stint with sean from zombie.does that count?
they never performed on saturday night live.
Didn’t Al have something with that shitebag Courtney Love too? But they didn’t “date” in the sense that was implied I guess.
Courtney love “dated” a lot of other rock stars at the time. Reznor, Twiggy Ramirez, whathisface from Smashing Pumpkins… the only long-term relationship (besides Cobain) that I can remember her having was with Ed Norton of all people.
he dated sean yseult? maybe she was confused … after all rob and al were identical in looks at the time…
That would’ve been some awkward pillow talk.
Sean: Oh Rob, I’m so glad we’re still together after all these years!
Al: Rob? Who do you…? Wait, do you think I’m…
Sean: Oh, Jesus!
Al: …
Sean: …
Al: I gotta go.
Sean: Yeah, I’ll uh… yeah…
Also, fairgrounds are OK, the fairs themselves are the dealbreakers.
-had a platinum selling record
-outsold Marilyn Manson
-had hot girlfriends ('cept for Chris and that girl from his book…)
-sold a casket with their pictures all over it
-let Limp Bizkit cover… oh wait a minute…
-did a split ep with a cool (or anybody) band
Damn straight it is. I play the shit outta those games and am leading a huge (well, to me 16,900 people is huge) petition to have a “Ministry Track Pack”.
It’s good for the band revenue. It’s good for new people getting into music. It’s good for those who KNOW the band and wanted to be able to play it without having to tediously learn it.
The songs that I have decided are most “Rock Band-worthy” (and don’t give me hell about it… Ministry has sold out enough that this is right up Al’s alley) are all of the more common songs I’ve seen floatinga round here and a few thinsg to give people headaches. Cuz I can imagine someone saying “Hey… come try this TVII song with me” and all I would do is say “Dream on. I can’t even move my hand that fast when I’m jerking off!” LOL. But yeah… I thought the world should wake up to some decent music and some additions like Thieves, TVII, Hero, Supermanic Soul, Warp City or maybe even something as off the wall as Never Asked For Nothing (and if you’ve ever played half the songs on these games you know it’s plausible!) …
The only problem I have with Ministry being in Rock Band is that i’ll eventually run into some punk kid wearing a Ministry shirt just because he heard them on Rock Band. I’d say something like “HEY FAGGOT! go back to your Linkin Park”.
I thought the world should wake up to some decent music and some additions like Thieves, TVII, Hero, Supermanic Soul, Warp City or maybe even something as off the wall as Never Asked For Nothing (and if you’ve ever played half the songs on these games you know it’s plausible!) …
Those could work. The biggest “hits” are pretty repetitive and would be boring in RB (NWO, Just One Fix, Stigmata). Senor Peligro has some changes that would be fun to play. Some of the new RevCo might be good, too (and a good promotional tool - someone who’s still on Piss Army needs to email Mrs. Jay).
The only problem I have with Ministry being in Rock Band is that i’ll eventually run into some punk kid wearing a Ministry shirt just because he heard them on Rock Band. I’d say something like “HEY FAGGOT! go back to your Linkin Park”.