If Reagan Played Disco
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Houses of the Molé
Ministry
Sanctuary
'Tis a sad thing to hear Ministry flailing about these days. Even straight up formula can't keep the machine going for very long. After the opening cut, No W, which uses samples of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana juxtaposed with George W. Bush to great effect, it all sort of putters out and sinks into self parody. There are conscious efforts to make this album bookend with 1992's Psalm 69, which came out during the first Gulf War and Bush 41's reign, complete with a reprise of TV, here called WTV. What's really missing is the contribution of longtime bassist and collaborator Paul Barker. After much trial and tribulation he left the band and, it seems took away some of Ministry's twisted edginess.
Jourgenson and (temp) crew now sound like the many countless bands that they've inspired these many moons ago. Some would say they've been heading that way for years and they may be right. The new Barkerless Ministry has little bite left to them.
Sanctuary
'Tis a sad thing to hear Ministry flailing about these days. Even straight up formula can't keep the machine going for very long. After the opening cut, No W, which uses samples of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana juxtaposed with George W. Bush to great effect, it all sort of putters out and sinks into self parody. There are conscious efforts to make this album bookend with 1992's Psalm 69, which came out during the first Gulf War and Bush 41's reign, complete with a reprise of TV, here called WTV. What's really missing is the contribution of longtime bassist and collaborator Paul Barker. After much trial and tribulation he left the band and, it seems took away some of Ministry's twisted edginess.
Jourgenson and (temp) crew now sound like the many countless bands that they've inspired these many moons ago. Some would say they've been heading that way for years and they may be right. The new Barkerless Ministry has little bite left to them.
# posted by Chardman @ 8:57 PM 
