Psalm 69: The Way To Succeed And The Way To Suck Eggs by Ministry
Performed by: Ministry
Editorial Reviews:
Ministry's followup to The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste makes use of the same aggressive approach but sinks to a darker and fiercer level. Chokehold opener "N.W.O." uses tape loops of then-President Bush calling for a "New World Order," which Ministry delivers by infusing their industrial savvy with machine-gunned, thrash metal guitars, relentless beats, and vocals that run the gamut from deranged auctioneer of the damned ("Jesus Built My Hotrod") to terrifying screams ("Just One Fix"). Fast and furious, Psalm 69 is an acidic taste of Ministry at their most focused and diabolical. --Erin Amar
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Mnistry album
Comment: When this record came out it established a new sound, the heaviest thing ever heard at the time! It was a very intense experience, nowadays psalm 69 remains Ministry's best effort so far. Among the best Industrial metal records of all time.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sucks eggs
Comment: Midway through the opening cut, "N.W.O.," with Bush Sr. rapping at the mic, there's a moment where all the steroid-chugging axe grinding and scream-at-the-top-of-your-lungs-like-you're-a-frantic-ghoul vocals fade and the listener is left with a myopic dance beat. And that's when well-versed listeners will remember that Ministry started out (shudder at "Twitch") and was condemned to remain a sissy boogie band. Alain Jourgensen and pals merely added a Skinny Puppy motor to their makeshift parade float by the time they recorded "Land of Rape and Honey."
"Psalm" continues to lose IQ points as you delve further. The clunky wrestler's-catwalk theme "TV II" and meathead-friendly powerpuff "Jesus Built My Hot Rod" reveal Jourgenson to be in the same dopey league as the Bush clan he so constantly rails against. "Tell me something I don't know" is apropros of George Jr., as well as "Diggy diggy-don a dong dong ding-dong." But the line, "Who'm I trying to impress, who could care less?" has for me come to merely mean that Jourgensen is a man who has no faith in his convictions ... or pumps so much noise, lights, screaming and other testosterone-sized diversions into the mix that you ultimately realize he just can't take himself seriously, which should be insulting if you are a fan.
However, if the most challenging music you can handle is jerry-built by bands like Kid Rock, Monster Magnet and White Zombie, then by all means add this to your collection. However, first put down that bong and check to make sure you don't already have it somewhere in your milk-crate library.
Customer Rating:
Summary: This album owns!!!!
Comment: Great thrash album, Al has done it again, great songs awesome riffs and great lyrics all the way threw.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's thrash, Jim, but not as we know it.
Comment: Making a basic Slayer-style speed metal album wouldn't have sufficed for Uncle Al. He wanted to create something far uglier. Something industrialised. Something which would kick grunge off the radio and into the same mass grave as glam rock. That something was Psalm 69, a seethingly furious blast of distorted vocals, disturbing samples, inhumanly fast drumming and guitars processed to the point that they become blurs of jarring white noise. Even the thorough mauling of the psychobilly genre results in the deranged classic Jesus Built my Hotrod, featuring nonsensical lyrics courtesy of gibberin' Gibby Haynes (yeah, he of [...] Surfers fame) who apparently WASN'T drugged up to the eyeballs at the time. A pummeling riff worthy of any metalhead's attention can be found on Just One Fix, while those more noise-inclined will have any ideas that Ministry isn't a "true" industrial act destroyed by the eardrum-rendering savagery of Corrosion. Amongst all the chaos, you'll find the apocalyptically majestic title track, a short yet violent outburst known as TV 2 and the incredible Scarecrow, which crushes slowly yet effectively.
In 1992, Ministry was the last word in extremity, yet found enormous commercial success. In the 21st century, their finest hour still stands as testament to what can be achieved through man and machine's aggressive mating.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ministry-Psalm 69
Comment: If you are a fan of industrial metal and you don't own this CD, you need to get it right now. I personally rank this behind "Land of Rape and Honey" and before "Mind..." in terms of favorites. If you have heard anything from Ministry's last 2 CD's, I can pretty much guarantee that you'll love this CD.
Starting with NWO, the music is hard and heavy and never lets up. Even the last two songs, which traditionally for Ministry were a bit on the experimental side, are pretty dark and foreboding. If you like Nine Inch Nails but wish ole Trent was a bit heavier with the music you probably would like this. It's like taking heavy metal music and adding various samples from movies and television and mixing it in a blender. Only you're listening to it while the blender is on.
EAN: 0075992672726
Label: Sire / Warner
Manufacturer: Sire / Warner
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sire / Warner
Release Date: 1992-07-14
Studio: Sire / Warner
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Editorial Reviews:
Ministry's followup to The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste makes use of the same aggressive approach but sinks to a darker and fiercer level. Chokehold opener "N.W.O." uses tape loops of then-President Bush calling for a "New World Order," which Ministry delivers by infusing their industrial savvy with machine-gunned, thrash metal guitars, relentless beats, and vocals that run the gamut from deranged auctioneer of the damned ("Jesus Built My Hotrod") to terrifying screams ("Just One Fix"). Fast and furious, Psalm 69 is an acidic taste of Ministry at their most focused and diabolical. --Erin Amar
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 | The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste |
 | The Land of Rape and Honey |
 | Filth Pig |
 | Twitch |
 | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up |
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Mnistry album
Comment: When this record came out it established a new sound, the heaviest thing ever heard at the time! It was a very intense experience, nowadays psalm 69 remains Ministry's best effort so far. Among the best Industrial metal records of all time.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sucks eggs
Comment: Midway through the opening cut, "N.W.O.," with Bush Sr. rapping at the mic, there's a moment where all the steroid-chugging axe grinding and scream-at-the-top-of-your-lungs-like-you're-a-frantic-ghoul vocals fade and the listener is left with a myopic dance beat. And that's when well-versed listeners will remember that Ministry started out (shudder at "Twitch") and was condemned to remain a sissy boogie band. Alain Jourgensen and pals merely added a Skinny Puppy motor to their makeshift parade float by the time they recorded "Land of Rape and Honey."
"Psalm" continues to lose IQ points as you delve further. The clunky wrestler's-catwalk theme "TV II" and meathead-friendly powerpuff "Jesus Built My Hot Rod" reveal Jourgenson to be in the same dopey league as the Bush clan he so constantly rails against. "Tell me something I don't know" is apropros of George Jr., as well as "Diggy diggy-don a dong dong ding-dong." But the line, "Who'm I trying to impress, who could care less?" has for me come to merely mean that Jourgensen is a man who has no faith in his convictions ... or pumps so much noise, lights, screaming and other testosterone-sized diversions into the mix that you ultimately realize he just can't take himself seriously, which should be insulting if you are a fan.
However, if the most challenging music you can handle is jerry-built by bands like Kid Rock, Monster Magnet and White Zombie, then by all means add this to your collection. However, first put down that bong and check to make sure you don't already have it somewhere in your milk-crate library.
Customer Rating:
Summary: This album owns!!!!
Comment: Great thrash album, Al has done it again, great songs awesome riffs and great lyrics all the way threw.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's thrash, Jim, but not as we know it.
Comment: Making a basic Slayer-style speed metal album wouldn't have sufficed for Uncle Al. He wanted to create something far uglier. Something industrialised. Something which would kick grunge off the radio and into the same mass grave as glam rock. That something was Psalm 69, a seethingly furious blast of distorted vocals, disturbing samples, inhumanly fast drumming and guitars processed to the point that they become blurs of jarring white noise. Even the thorough mauling of the psychobilly genre results in the deranged classic Jesus Built my Hotrod, featuring nonsensical lyrics courtesy of gibberin' Gibby Haynes (yeah, he of [...] Surfers fame) who apparently WASN'T drugged up to the eyeballs at the time. A pummeling riff worthy of any metalhead's attention can be found on Just One Fix, while those more noise-inclined will have any ideas that Ministry isn't a "true" industrial act destroyed by the eardrum-rendering savagery of Corrosion. Amongst all the chaos, you'll find the apocalyptically majestic title track, a short yet violent outburst known as TV 2 and the incredible Scarecrow, which crushes slowly yet effectively.
In 1992, Ministry was the last word in extremity, yet found enormous commercial success. In the 21st century, their finest hour still stands as testament to what can be achieved through man and machine's aggressive mating.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ministry-Psalm 69
Comment: If you are a fan of industrial metal and you don't own this CD, you need to get it right now. I personally rank this behind "Land of Rape and Honey" and before "Mind..." in terms of favorites. If you have heard anything from Ministry's last 2 CD's, I can pretty much guarantee that you'll love this CD.
Starting with NWO, the music is hard and heavy and never lets up. Even the last two songs, which traditionally for Ministry were a bit on the experimental side, are pretty dark and foreboding. If you like Nine Inch Nails but wish ole Trent was a bit heavier with the music you probably would like this. It's like taking heavy metal music and adding various samples from movies and television and mixing it in a blender. Only you're listening to it while the blender is on.
Technical Details
Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0075992672726
Label: Sire / Warner
Manufacturer: Sire / Warner
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sire / Warner
Release Date: 1992-07-14
Studio: Sire / Warner
