Dark Side of the Spoon
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| Studio album by Ministry | ||
| Released | June 8, 1999 | |
| Recorded | 1998-1999 | |
| Genre | Industrial Metal | |
| Length | 44:48 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. 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 first being a play on words, it is easily noticed as a parody of Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. The second 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. "Bad Blood" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 2000.
[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 & Soilence" (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
- Al Jourgensen – Banjo, Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals, Slide Guitar, Electronics
- Paul Barker – Bass, Electronics, Vocals
- Yvonne Gage – Vocals
- Tycoon – 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 | William Tucker | Max Brody | John Monte | Stephen George |
| 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 | Rio Grande Dub |
| Side projects and crossovers |
| Special Affect | Revolting Cocks | Pailhead | Lard | 1000 Homo DJs | PTP | Acid Horse | Pink Anvil | Lead Into Gold | Pigface | Skrew |
