Dark Side of the Spoon
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| Studio album by Ministry | ||
| Released | June 8, 1999 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Industrial | |
| Length | 44:48 | |
| Label | Warner Brothers Records | |
| Producer(s) | Hermes Pan Hypo Luxa |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Ministry chronology | ||
| Filth Pig (1996) |
Dark Side of the Spoon (1999) |
Greatest Fits (2001) |
Dark Side of the Spoon is an album by Ministry, released on June 8, 1999. There are two theories behind the title, the most popular seems to be that it's a parody of Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. The other, however, is one that Paul Barker offered himself, that it is a reference to the blackened or dark side of a spoon when heated to dissolve heroin, the band suffering from addiction of said substance at the time.
[edit] Track listing
- "Supermanic Soul" (Jourgensen/Barker/Svitek/Washam/Hukic) – 3:13
- "Whip and Chain" (Jourgensen/Barker/Coon/Svitek) – 4:23
- "Bad Blood" (Jourgensen/Barker/Coon/Washam) – 4:58
- "Eureka Pile" (Jourgensen/Barker/Svitek/Washam) – 6:22
- "Step" (Jourgensen/Barker/Washam) – 4:06
- "Nursing Home" (Jourgensen/Barker/Washam) – 7:02
- "Kaif" (Jourgensen/Barker/Svitek/Washam) – 5:25
- "Vex & Siolence" (Jourgensen/Barker/Svitek/Washam/Hukic) – 5:24
- "10 / 10" (Jourgensen/Barker/Svitek/Washam) – 3:43
- "Happy Dust" (Japanese bonus track)
- (42) "Everybody [hidden track]" – 3:51 or (69) "Summertime" [hiden track] - 1:55
[edit] Personnel
- Yvonne Gage – Vocals
- Tycoon – Vocals
- Al Jourgensen – Banjo, Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals, Slide Guitar, Electronics
- Paul Barker – Bass, Electronics, Vocals
- Z. Hukic – Electronics, Guitar
- Louis Svitek – Electronics, Guitar
- Rey Washam – Electronics, Drums
Additional personnel
- Hermes Pan – Producer
- Hypo Luxa – Producer
- Brad Kopplin – Engineer
- E. Nevarez – Engineer
- T. Baker – Engineer
- B. Kenny – Engineer
- J. Dehaven – Engineer
- Jason Bacher – Engineer
- Paul Elledge – Art Direction, Photography
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1999 | The Billboard 200 | 92 |
| Ministry |
| Al Jourgensen |
| Tommy Victor | Paul Raven | Joey Jordison | John Bechdel | Mike Scaccia |
| Paul Barker | Bill Rieflin | Chris Connelly | Kevin Ogilvie | Martin Atkins | Louis Svitek | Rey Washam | Max Brody | John Monte |
| Discography |
| Major Releases: With Sympathy | Twitch | The Land of Rape and Honey | The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste | Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs | Filth Pig | Dark Side of the Spoon | Animositisomina | Houses of the Molé | Rio Grande Blood | The Last Sucker |
| Live, Remix and Compilation albums: Twelve Inch Singles | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up | Greatest Fits | Sphinctour | Early Trax | Side Trax | Rantology | |
| Side projects and crossovers |
| Special Affect | Revolting Cocks | Pailhead | Lard | 1000 Homo DJs | PTP | Acid Horse | Pink Anvil | Lead Into Gold | Pigface | Skinny Puppy | Skrew | KMFDM |
