The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
by Ministry
- Type: Album
- Released: 14 November 1989
- Label: Sire
- Country: United States
- Length: 50:18
- Community rating: 3.75/5 from 8 ratings
Artists on this release: Paul Barker, Angela Lukacen, Grand Wizard K-Lite, William Rieflin, Al Jourgensen, Chris Connelly, Kevin Ogilvie, Mars Williams
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste', Ministry fully embraced the aggressive speed of thrash metal, laying the definitive groundwork for 90s industrial metal. The album utilizes highly repetitive, mechanical drum loops and intense political sampling to create a heavy, angry, and relentlessly energetic assault.
Genres
Descriptors: repetitive, sampling, political, industrial, distorted
Tracklist
- Thieves (5:01)
- Burning Inside (5:20)
- Never Believe (4:59)
- Cannibal Song (6:10)
- Breathe (5:40)
- So What (8:13)
- Test (6:04)
- Faith Collapsing (4:01)
- Dream Song (4:48)
Credits
- Ministry - primary artist
- Paul Barker - bass, programmed by, written-by
- Dog - design
- Ill Shanley - design
- Maura - design
- William Rieflin - drums, programmed by, written-by, backing vocals [additional]
- Dave Ogilvie - engineer, backing vocals [additional]
- Jeff "Critter" Newell - engineer
- Keith Auerbach - engineer
- Tom Baker - mastered by, mastering
- Tom Young - photography by
- Hypo Luxa & Hermes Pan - producer
- Al Jourgensen - programmed by, vocals, guitar, written-by
- Joe Kelly - backing vocals [additional]
- Chris Connelly - written-by, lead vocals, backing vocals [additional]
- Kevin Ogilvie - written-by
- Mars Williams - saxophone
- Jeff Ward - backing vocals [additional]
- Kyle McKeough - backing vocals [additional]
- The Slogan God - backing vocals [additional]
- Grand Wizard K-Lite - lead vocals, written-by
- Bobby Di Bartollo - backing vocals [additional]
- Angela Lukacen - backing vocals
- Critter - engineer