Ministry was the band that helped jumpstart the industrial rock genre in the 80's and 90's... combining metal riffs w/ electronic beats. They were a huge influence on Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein, Filter, Fear Factory, Statix-X, etc. 'Alien' Al Jourgensen (vocals/ guitar/ programming) is the mastermind of Ministry, and he's still making music today. Check out some more Minstry - 'Just one fix' ... 'Stigmata' ... 'Thieves' ... 'N.W.O.' ... 'Senor Peligro' ... 'No W' ... "Let's go" ... 'Lies lies lies' 🤘🤘🔥🔥
This track featured Gibby Haynes, the lead singer from 'The Butthole Surfers', on vocals. I would suggest 'Just One Fix' or 'Corrosion' from this album, or 'Let's Go' from 'The Last Sucker' album.
'Psalm 69' was my favourite track on that Ministry album. But I preferred their previous album: 'The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste', in particular, the first song 'Thieves'... That was peak Ministry. Lots of great stuff on that album... Burning Inside, Breathe, Cannibal Song, Faith Collapsing, So What
One of the best shows I've ever been to was Ministry in 1990. They melted my brain. The entire room was slam dancing. It was just a big, writhing hurricane of bodies. Ministry in concert is a wall of sound that never relents. It just rips you a new one and keeps on moving. Watch the live video for Breathe to really get a feel for it.
I saw them on the 2nd Lollapalooza tour in '92. I ended up right in front of the stage - in the biggest, muddiest, and craziest mosh pit I've ever witnessed. (Good thing I was wearing boots!) They were probably the loudest and most relentless live band I've ever seen - and I saw Slayer, so that's saying something. Great show.🤘
You absolutely have to be careful driving while listening to them. I was literally doing 100 when I spotted the cop. Luckily I was able to slow down to below arrest speed.
I once listened to nothing but Ministry on a trip home from somewhere 90 miles away. I made it in an hour. Normally, people remind me that I can drive as fast as the speed limit.
Was lucky enough to see Ministry, they put on a Hella of a show, & was the loudest band I've ever heard🤘 Next from Ministry should be N.W.O. Stigmata, Psalm 69, Thieves, Just One Fix, Breathe, So What just to name a few.
I listened to this almost religiously when I was a teenager... I guess you have to be a child of the 80's and 90's to really love this kind of music? Gah! Now I feel OOOLLLDDD😂
@@feedthemachine99 I would have to agree 100%!! The music from our generation, and maybe the one before (Led Zeppelin etc) was the BEST!!! I don't hear as much music today that inspires me quite as much. But, once again, we're old now 😂
Yes, Skinny Puppy! I wasn't really into them much, but a girl I went to high school with liked them a lot. I wasn't real big into industrial, but I did like Ministry, and later, LARD (with Jello Biafra from Dead Kennedys on vocals). Anyhow, some of my friends were really into this genre...this brings back memories of my high school days!
This is one of my favorite music reaction channels! Y'all really do cover a wide variety of material from my teenage years! I love seeing younger folks reacting to "Gen-X" era music! Keep up the great content! Y'all are the best!
In this episode of Brad & Lex, the intro immediately proves to be jaw dropping and spazzmatic on the Lexometer as she displays a multitude of emotions within quite a compact timeframe. She expresses shock, along with other undiscovered "vibes". Brad seeks an explanation but has to travel further for fulfillment on this fast paced chaotic quest. Lex fights to possess her own soul while her hands try to contain the speed demons within her skull while electrifying guitar shredding and distorted, low and chilling vocals totally take her over until they eventually exit. She will voice her enjoyment of the exercism in which Brad will respond with "ding a ling?"
I remember thinking a little while ago that it was insane that we could see this song on MTV in prime time hours. Before grunge and alternative hit in the early 90s you just wouldn’t see heavy stuff like this on MTV. Metallica wasn’t played outside of things like Headbanger’s Ball. And they weren’t played on regular radio at all. And then the floodgates opened. You still wouldn’t see bands like Carcass or Death in the mainstream but Marilyn Manson, Ministry, and Danzig got played, as long as they had some sort of “alt” credibility. But things just kept changing over the years and now I see all sorts of people liking thrash and old school metal and punk. It’s weird. It just wasn’t acceptable when I was in school and college. But I like seeing people appreciate the heavy as well as pop or hip hop. It’s all good.
Some great early industrial bands to consider are Nitzer Ebb (Join in the Chant, Getting Closer, Murderous), Front 242 (Headhunter, Welcome to Paradise), and My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult (Kooler than Jesus, Sex on Wheels). So much slamming awesomeness. If you like Rob Zombie, I think you'll really like Thrill Kill Kult... absolutely influential!
...the story goes that Gibby the lead singer for the butthole surfers came into Ministry's recording studio stone drunk and started blabbing "ding dang dong etc and they had him sing it to this song they were working on - great job again!
During college, I jammed this album in my cd walkman all the time. Once in the cafeteria, I had set my walkman next an El Salvadorian exchange student/friend to get a drink refill. After some small talk, I told her I had to go to my next class. As I was walking, I fired up the walkman and found there was no CD inside. For two weeks I wondered where it went until I met up with her again. She had put my headphones on to see what I was listening to. When Ministry started up, she was so shocked that she took my CD to "save my immortal soul from that devil music". She ended up giving back my cd and to this day, it's still one of my favorite albums.
This is still one of my favorite songs. It's utter nonsense lyrically. ❤️ Two of the best guitar solos ever in one song! So glad you guys did this one.
The fable is Ministry took LSD while recording, Gibby Hayes wondered into their session and asked if he could sing. He supposedly made up the lyrics on the spot.
Wouldn't be surprised. Didn't they later spend like 90% of the budget they got for Dark Side Of The Spoon on drugs and booze? I remember seeing scenes from one of their DVDs back in the day where Al is shooting up heroin live on camera while laughing. Wild band. Great tunes as well :)
The story behind that song is amazing. The singer from another band ( the buttholes surfers ) made his way in the studio where ministry were recording. He was so drunk he had to sit down. He sang Thoses lyrics, then the minstry singer mixed the rest of the song and jesus build my hotrod was born, basically by accident.
This and "Just One Fix" are IMHO the best songs on this album. But my two favorite tracks have to be "Corrosion" and "Grace". They are so anti-commercial and closer to the noise genre than what could be considered radio-friendly.
Ministry, also one of my favourite bands, remember being on a concert of them and my ears sqeaking for 3 days after it. Not music for every day but an experience everyone should make. That song is perfect for german highways or driving to work very late, it speeds you up, it's weird but fantastic. Love them, because they are pure energy, thanks for rating.
I saw these guys with Helmet and Sepultara in like 91 or 2. The crowd was composed of 55% long haired metalheads, 40% neo-nazi skinheads and spattering of punkers. When Ministry took the stage, all hell broke loose for 90 minutes as metal and skinheads fought each other all over the entire place. It was bloodiest most intense show I had ever seen. It was awesome. Check out Thieves, Burning Inside, So What (live), Stigmata and N.W.O.
Finally...a reaction video to the brutal greatness of Ministry ..there is plenty more...From Everyday is Halloween to Flashback to So What to their version of Supernaut to their version of Lay Lady Lay...trip down the rabbit hole y'all!
one of the things I love about your channel is you are not shy to listen to anything. This isn't the first Ministry song I would have recommended you both listen too ( my favorite song is Stigmata ) but thanks so much for this reaction video!
I used to have a quart of Jesus Built My Hot Rod motor oil. It was a promo item from a college radio station fundraiser. I think it ended up in my lawn mower.
From Lex’s first impression-the very first facial expression-I was like, “wait, have they reacted to any Ministry yet?” Well, if y’all haven’t I am gonna recommend checking out “Just One Fix” before moving on to any of their other songs.
Yeah, this is fire. When I was a Dj in the nineties this tune would fill the dance floor every time. This is even the gentle version. For full effect you have to hear the 12 inch version.
Ministry is sort of a weird band, but in such a good way. I listened to this album a lot back when it came out, and also "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste".
Effigy and Work for Love were on Muzak in the early 90's when this track was in radio rotation. Massively different, but Everyday is Halloween was sang live a couple years ago. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QorKFQ50ZK0.html
There have been references in the past to their label Arista Records wanting With Sympathy to turn Ministry into "the Wham of the United States." I'm guessing Al wasn't too thrilled with that idea.
This was me and my girlfriends song to get ready to go out in the 90's. TURN UP!!! The only black eye I ever got was at a Ministry concert. Fighting in the girls bathroom🤘
Nice nice nice! Been waiting for some Ministry here. As others have already mentioned N.W.O. and Just One Fix are also great songs. I saw a few comments here about how loud their shows are. I've unfortunately never seen them but whenever a conversation turns to "the loudest concert" it's usually them in the top spot!
Killing Joke is a band that influenced a lot of industrial, though they are very hard to pin down with a label. Keep an eye out for them! Most people will say "Eighties" because Nirvana ripped it off, or "The Wait" because Metallica covered it.
The Redline/Whiteline version is my favorite version of this song. Featuring audio clips of an obscure Brad Dourif movie called Wise Blood. A great line from The David Lynch Classic Blue Velvet is neatly tucked into this song.
OMG. Rolling laughing. Brad like, "... gurl, WAT!?" Meanwhile, I'm over here with Lex. That's my favorite Ministry song (followed by Just One Fix). Hey, Lex, find yourself the Redline/Whiteline version. It's a longer cut. You'll love it. That was absolutely amazing. Poor Brad.
Remember dropping a tab with friends in highschool and taking this album home and putting headphones on in the dark and cranking it ....scared the shit outta me!😜 Psalm 69 and NWO should be your next cuts.
Do more MINISTRY 🤘, they are all over the sound scape. Twitch is a older album, but pretty solid in my opinion. Not so metal, more Synth pop electro industrial.
Ministry psalm 69 was the best laser show that I've seen. Pac Sci laser dome. Take that hard driving song...and add 10,000 watts! And absolutely amazing Lazer show to go with it.
Gibby was wasted drunk when he did the vocals on this. And you mention drug...Well, Unkle AL (Ministry front man) was super doped on heroine in this era too (he's clean now).. Still came out pretty killer. Love Ministry RIP Guitarist Mike Scaccia
Saw Ministry at Lollapalooza '92, at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater,with Lush, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Ice Cube, and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers headlining. Tool was at one of the side stages, but in '92 they were not well known, so I didn't see them live!
Lex you were born at the wrong time - you'd have loved all the early nineties metal and industrial clubs! Guest singer here is Gibby Haynes from the Butthole Surfers - who did their own version too! As stated it's not 'one of their best' but certainly stands out and will always remain one of my faves by them. There's a few you should check out by them, but also check out The Revolting Cocks, who were much better than Ministry IMO - but share some history...
Lex = loved it even more than she let on and/or was able to express. Brad = the kids in 1955 after Marty McFly's guitar solo. Dare you to try "Let's Go" (by Ministry)
If you're jumping down the industrial rabbit hole KMFDM is definitely a band you need to check out For starters I suggest the song Krank(album version not video version) You will not be disappointed 🤘😝🤘
It took me a few listens to some of their songs before I could figure out if I liked them or not. They are a very strange band, but they're also fun. Brads face during the song was priceless, I thought he'd be confused by them and I figured Lex would like them.
Not the best track off that album, definitely listen to the rest. Ministry is loosely defined as industrial, along with Nine Inch Nails and White Zombie at that time.
For Ministry My personal favorites from around that era is "Just One Fix", "Thieves" and the other I really like when I am driving is "So What" Seeing them live back in the 90's was an experience.
Lex: "I've never met this vibe!" This vibe: "Because you weren't ready until now. Now that we've met, prepare for a whole different experience in music." Industrial Records was a recording label in the mid-late 70s. The bands that primarily recorded there, Throbbing Gristle, Monte Cazazza, SPK, Boyd Rice, Cabaret Voltaire, set a sort of aesthetic for the genre that became dubbed "Industrial". From that, over the course of time, bands like Ministry, KMFDM, Laibach, Front 242, Skinny Puppy and Frontilne Assembly took that aesthetic and developed it into what is now known as Industrial metal, and have been the major influence on bands like Rammstein, NIN, Static-x, Fear Factory, and even that dipshit Marylin Manson. If you are truly committed to music and it's evolution, I personally suggest going all the way back to the beginning and listening to the evolution of this genre. It's a dark, heavy, and beautiful experience. I feel very fortunate to have been on this ride since about the mid 80s. As far as this specific song goes, Gibby Haynes, the vocalist for The Butthole Surfers is (allegedly) drunkenly performing vocals for this track. It was originally just guitarist Mike Scaccia, and drummer Bill Rieflin fuckin' around playing as fast as they could. But, Uncle Al asked Haynes to perform vocals for them. Ultimately resulting in this beast that you just experienced. Sorry for the long-ass comment. I'm a music junkie/nerd and can't help myself.
Ministry are not just the godfathers of Industrial metal but they are the most unique band you'll ever hear. If you follow them from the beginning when they were a synth pop band til this and beyond. Ministry i can honestly say is my favorite band ever!❤️
The contrast with the looks on y'alls faces was immediately noticed 🤣 I bet this made her workout playlist! Running on the treadmill to this song might induce a heart attack...
Legend has it that Gibby Haynes was off his face on something when he came up with the 'dinga danga ling long' stuff, but it works perfectly in the song
We used to listen to this album in the early 1990s in my friend Louie's '72 Impala (RIP, Louie 1977-2022), when we were street racing on South Harlem Ave. late at night in the Chicago area (Bridgeview/Burbank, Illinois). Now, those were some great times!!
This is definitely a song that was great 30 years ago, but didn't quite stand the test of time. At the time, it was revolutional. But now, you've heard so many things past it that you're just like, what ever. Ministry hit so many firsts with industrial that it's crazy.
This song was made with drum machines, synths and guitars. The genre is called Industrial. Other industrial bands include Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM, Skinny Puppy, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Pigface, Revolting Cocks (RevCo), Einstruzende Neubauten (German), Front 242, Front Line Assembly. It's been a genre since way back in mid 70s when it was developed by Throbbing Gristle in the UK.
