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MRDA2611 (Thursday 20th of November 2008 03:02:08 AM)

Motherfucker looks so different here! One of the best songs on that album - great stuff!

roddiero (Tuesday 18th of November 2008 12:14:45 AM)

This album is Ministry lite. It has all the elements of darkness and aggression that became Al's trademark later. It's a very good album in any case. 'Every day is Halloween' (12" single) was one of the coolest songs of the 80s. I was a teen then, and when I first heard it, I was floored. Still am. Wish there was a vid for it. All Al's stuff kicks ass.

Notoriouskitty (Sunday 16th of November 2008 01:58:19 PM)

i know AL hates this cd, but i use 2 LOVE it

frasiercranefreak (Friday 14th of November 2008 02:29:15 PM)

I consider myself a man of diverse musical tastes. I like Ministry's early synthpop recordings, but I also enjoy their later hard rocking metal tunes.

korndud (Sunday 16th of November 2008 11:25:31 AM)

agreed. the land of rape and honey is my fav though:)

DrinkCottonGin (Thursday 13th of November 2008 08:24:50 PM)

Definitely not the best track on With Sympathy, but a good enough song. I like industrial, but I just can't get down with Ministry's stuff after this . . . prefer Cabaret Voltaire from the same era. . . Would have loved to have seen an Every Day Is Halloween video . . . Does anyone buy Al saying he was pressured into making a pop record? I think thats the biggest crock . . . Clearly, he loves this stuff! Last track on the record (She's Got A Cause) is the best, IMHO.

jackyll (Thursday 13th of November 2008 10:16:37 PM)

Though this is probably my favorite track off 'With Sympathy' - which is a great cheesy faux goth pop album on its own - I do have to agree that I think it's a crock that he was "forced" into making this record. I love later, harder, faster Ministry, but I think he resented this album because it didn't gel with his strung out speed industrial metal thraser image that made him popular.

DrinkCottonGin (Friday 14th of November 2008 01:01:13 PM)

It's interesting that you like both . . . phases. I'd be willing to investigate the later stuff more. Have any suggestions of tracks to check out?

jackyll (Friday 14th of November 2008 02:50:16 PM)

I'd say try out 'Filth Pig' or 'Dark Side of the Spoon' for a more experimental side of Ministry as an industrial metal act.

korndud (Sunday 16th of November 2008 11:29:10 AM)

depends, dark side of the spoon and filth pig and pretty metal, if you're looking for more industrial check out the land of rape and honey.