The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
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| Studio album by Ministry | ||
| Released | November 14, 1989 | |
| Recorded | Chicago Trax Studios | |
| Genre | Industrial Metal | |
| Length | 50:03 | |
| Label | Sire | |
| Producer(s) | Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Ministry chronology | ||
| The Land of Rape and Honey (1988) |
The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste (1989) |
In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (1990) |
The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste is an album by the band Ministry. The album was released in 1989 through Sire/Warner Music. The music took a more hardcore, guitar-driven direction, and, along with The Land of Rape and Honey, is considered by many to be the defining aspect of Ministry's sound. It deploys a cathartic blend of electronic energy with metallic aggression. The songs' themes dealt with such issues as political corruption ("Thieves"); cultural violence ("So What"); environmental wreck and nuclear war ("Breathe"); drug addiction ("Burning Inside") and insanity ("Cannibal Song").
[edit] Track listing
- "Thieves" (Alian Jourgensen/Paul Barker/Chris Connelly/Kevin Oglivie) – 5:00
- "Burning Inside" (Jourgensen/Barker/William Rieflin/Connelly) – 5:16
- "Never Believe" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 4:58
- "Cannibal Song" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 6:07
- "Breathe" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/Connelly/Ogilvie) – 5:38
- "So What" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/Connelly) – 8:12
- "Test" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/K. Lite) – 6:02
- "Faith Collapsing" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 4:00
- "Dream Song" (Jourgensen/Barker) – 4:50 (incl. on CD only)
[edit] Charting Positions
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | The Billboard 200 | 163 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | Burning Inside | Modern Rock Tracks | 23 |
[edit] Personnel
- Alien Jourgensen – vocals, guitars, programming
- Paul Barker – bass, programming
- William Rieflin – drums, programming, background voice (track 8)
- Chris Connelly – vocals (tracks 3-5), background vocals (track 6)
- The Grand Wizard (K. Lite) – vocals (track 7)
- The Slogan God (Tommie Boskie) – vocals (track 7)
- Angela Lukacen – vocals (track 9)
- Mars Williams – saxophone (track 4)
- Joe Kelly – background vocals (track 1)
- Kevin Oglivie – background vocals (tracks 5, 8)
- Jeff Ward – background vocals (track 5)
- Bobbie Di Bartollo – background vocals (track 8)
| 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 |
