The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste

The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Studio album by Ministry
Released November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14)
Recorded 1987–1989 at Chicago Trax Studios
Genre Industrial metal
Length 50:18
Label Sire/Warner Bros.
Producer Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan
Ministry chronology
The Land of Rape and Honey
(1988)
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
(1989)
In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up
(1990)
Singles from The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
  1. "Burning Inside"
    Released: November 7, 1989
  2. "Thieves"
    Released: 1990
  3. "So What"
    Released: 1990[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste is the fourth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1989 through Sire/Warner Bros. Records. The music took a more hardcore, aggressively guitar-driven direction. As with most of Ministry's work, the album's lyrics deal mainly with political corruption ("Thieves"); cultural violence ("So What"); environmental degradation, and nuclear war ("Breathe"); drug addiction ("Burning Inside"); and insanity ("Cannibal Song").

The album peaked at #163 in the US and was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in December 1995.[5][6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Thieves"  Alain Jourgensen, Paul Barker, Chris Connelly, Kevin Ogilvie 5:02
2. "Burning Inside"  Jourgensen, Barker, William Rieflin, Connelly 5:20
3. "Never Believe"  Jourgensen, Barker, Connelly 4:59
4. "Cannibal Song"  Jourgensen, Barker, Connelly 6:10
5. "Breathe"  Jourgensen, Barker, Rieflin, Connelly, Ogilvie 5:40
6. "So What"  Jourgensen, Barker, Rieflin, Connelly 8:14
7. "Test"  Jourgensen, Barker, Rieflin, K. Lite 6:04
8. "Faith Collapsing"  Jourgensen, Barker, Rieflin 4:01
9. "Dream Song"  Jourgensen, Barker 4:48

Samples

"Thieves"

"Burning Inside"

"Cannibal Song"

"Breathe"

"So What"

"Faith Collapsing"

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Peak
position
1989 The Billboard 200[5] 163

Singles

Song Chart (1990) Peak
position
"Burning Inside" Hot Modern Rock Tracks 23

Personnel

Ministry

Additional personnel

References

  1. "Ministry So What (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  2. van der Pol, Marc. "The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste - Ministry". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Ministry". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
  4. Brackett, Nathan. "Ministry". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004, p. 544. Cited March 20, 2010
  5. 1 2 "The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste - Ministry". Billboard.
  6. "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
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