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Ministry: House of the Mole
Jun. 24th, 2004 10:29 amI swore off Ministry after being profoundly disappointed by "Filth Pig." I thought they were at their best with "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste", though I liked everything from "With Sympathy" to "Psalm 69". I saw their latest album as I was picking up some comic boxes at Newberry Comics. Would it be any good? I've been burned by impulse buys before, but after all the money spent on necessities for the house, something fun would be nice. So, I bought it.
One minute into the first track, my jaw dropped. Al and the boys were back!
Sure, he never left, but he and the band seemed to lose their fire during Filth Pig. It was plodding and slow, and never really went anywhere. It's an OK album, and Ministry does often try to change or reinvent their sound, but it was going in a direction that bored me. I am no longer bored. "House of the Mole" sounds a lot like "Psalm 69", except car screechingly faster. I imagine the band lounging in their studio in Texas in varying stages of inebriation, ruminating on how hot it is outside and how good Psalm 69 was. Why don't we go back to that sound, and write a lot of songs about George W? Remember when we trashed his dad in 1992?
All the songs begin with W except for Psalm 23 and the amusing, and blistering "No W". It really compliments the sound of "Psalm 69" Some of the songs are even sequels of sorts: Psalm 23 to Psalm 69, WTV and WKYJ to TV Song. What made me happiest was the overall return to angry lyrics, heavy samples of political leaders, and REALLY LOUD guitars. The late 80's were the best time for Industrial music. We had the threat of nuclear war, Reaganomics was in full swing, and Bush was carrying on the tradition. Musicians were pissed, and the music reflected. After swimming in pretty trancey synthpop for years, it's good to see a band get pissed off again.
One minute into the first track, my jaw dropped. Al and the boys were back!
Sure, he never left, but he and the band seemed to lose their fire during Filth Pig. It was plodding and slow, and never really went anywhere. It's an OK album, and Ministry does often try to change or reinvent their sound, but it was going in a direction that bored me. I am no longer bored. "House of the Mole" sounds a lot like "Psalm 69", except car screechingly faster. I imagine the band lounging in their studio in Texas in varying stages of inebriation, ruminating on how hot it is outside and how good Psalm 69 was. Why don't we go back to that sound, and write a lot of songs about George W? Remember when we trashed his dad in 1992?
All the songs begin with W except for Psalm 23 and the amusing, and blistering "No W". It really compliments the sound of "Psalm 69" Some of the songs are even sequels of sorts: Psalm 23 to Psalm 69, WTV and WKYJ to TV Song. What made me happiest was the overall return to angry lyrics, heavy samples of political leaders, and REALLY LOUD guitars. The late 80's were the best time for Industrial music. We had the threat of nuclear war, Reaganomics was in full swing, and Bush was carrying on the tradition. Musicians were pissed, and the music reflected. After swimming in pretty trancey synthpop for years, it's good to see a band get pissed off again.
