The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste

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The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
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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 Land of Rape and Honey1988		 The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
(1989)		 In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up
(1990)In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up1990
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
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[2]
Robert Christgau B+[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3.5/5 stars[3]

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]

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Track listing

No. Title Writer(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

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"Thieves"

  • "Get up! Get on your feet!" "You will not kill!" "I can't hear you!" - dialogue from R. Lee Ermey's drill instructor character in Full Metal Jacket.

"Burning Inside"

"Cannibal Song"

"Breathe"

  • "Opening musical sequence (first 30 seconds)" - taken from the film Cry Freedom.

"So What"

  • The dialogue spoken during the song ("You have had all that money can give you", "Kill for a thrill", etc.) is from the judge's summing up at the end of the Ed Wood-scripted film The Violent Years.
  • "Die!" and the laughter sample are from the film Scarface.

"Faith Collapsing"

  • Features dialogue samples taken from the films 1984 ("There have been spontaneous demonstrations by party workers, voicing gratitude and joy") and Fahrenheit 451 ("The system will eat itself").

Chart positions

Personnel

Ministry

Additional personnel

  • William Rieflin – drums, programming, background vocals (8)
  • Mars Williams – saxophone (4)
  • Chris Connelly – lead vocals (3, 4), background vocals (5, 6)
  • The Grand Wizard (K. Lite) – vocals (7)
  • Joe Kelly – background vocals (1)
  • Kyle McKeough – background vocals (6)
  • Jeff Ward – background vocals (5)
  • Dave Ogilvie – background vocals (5, 8), engineer
  • The Slogan God (Tommie Boyskee) – vocals (7)
  • Bobbie DiBartollo – background vocals (8)
  • Angela Lukacen – vocals (9)
  • Keith Auerbach – engineer
  • Jeff Newell – engineer
  • "Dog" – cover design
  • "Ill" – cover design
  • Maura – cover design
  • Tom Young – cover photos
  • Tom Baker – mastering

References

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  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan. "Ministry". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004, p. 544. Cited March 20, 2010
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Ministry". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
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