In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up

by Ministry

Overview

By the time of A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, Ministry had amassed enough of an arsenal of gear and a hardcore coterie of fans to make the band's shows literally explosive affairs in some cases. Also released as an accompanying video, which shows more than a few audience members seemingly uncaring about potential dismemberment, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up is only six songs long, but delivers big time for each of them. The weird atmosphere of glowering goth and avant thrash metal that combined with the more direct dancefloor antics of Alain Jourgensen, Paul Barker, and company makes for a particularly potent combination live. Jourgensen's hoarsely roared, wracked vocals, given just enough electronic distortion to really cause some blood to flow, suit the various reinterpretations of The Land of Rape and Honey and A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste material, three songs from each. For the most part the live takes closely resemble the studio cuts aside from length; while the galloping "Deity" sticks to the original's three-minute headcrush, "So What" turns into an extended vamp, arguably going on a little too long but generally having fun with its own horror-movie slasher theatrics, as well as kicking off with a slow burn, just creepy enough start. The whooshing swoops and siren noises that kick off "Burning Inside" show how well Ministry can rework material for maximum impact as needed. The end of the disc provides the real highlights, with absolutely brutal versions of "Thieves" and a nervous, intense "Stigmata" polishing things off; Jourgensen's profane rant against anything and everything at the end in particular reaches some sort of weird apotheosis of unalloyed hatred. Occasional comments to the crowd along the lines of, "Looks like we got a little frisky bunch here!" show that for all the musical and lyrical violence, Ministry knew how to keep a sense of humor intact -- something more than a few followers forgot. ~ Ned Raggett

Product Details

Release Date:	03/17/2017
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262003293
Rank:	62495

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ministry   Primary Artist
Jello Biafra   Guest Artist
Martin Atkins   Guest Artist,Drums
Nivek Tucker   Keyboards,Guitar,Vocals
William Tucker   Guitar
Bill Rieflin   Drums
Hypo Luxa   Pandeiro
Nivek Ogre   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Paul Barker   Bass,Keyboards
Chris Connelly   Vocals,Keyboards
Al Jourgensen   Guitar,Vocals
Mike Scaccia   Guitar
Joe Kelly   Vocals (Background)
Terry Roberts   Guitar

Technical Credits

Kim Assaley   Artwork,Art Direction
Dirk Walter   Design
Jeff Newell   Engineer
Bill Rieflin   Composer
Hypo Luxa   Mixing,Producer
Linus   Assistant Engineer
Ministry   Composer
Timothy R. Powell   Engineer
Tom Recchion   Design
Pan   Mixing
Paul Barker   Composer
Chris Connelly   Composer
Al Jourgensen   Composer,Art Direction