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Hi Gang,

With all the "this or that" posts that passed through here recently (yeah I know they were annoying) I didn't see anything mentioning the one band that had so many different faces during the 80's that could have a this and that all to itself. Al Jourgenson's Ministry.

So whats everyones favorite and why? Do you like the early 80's New Wave version,the Mid 80s Gothic or the late 80's early 90's Industrial version?

I thought Twitch was their best album and I really liked what little I've heard previous to that. I thought their later stuff sucked big time but for some reason it seemed to be when they were most popular. I could go my whole life without hearing Jesus

I was always partial to the early poppy, melodic stuff like Halloween. I loved that first incarnation of Ministry. Everything afterwards was OK, I guess.....just not crazy about it. Not really for me.

[quote]Originally posted by Tebo
[br]Hi Gang,

With all the "this or that" posts that passed through here recently (yeah I know th

[quote]Originally posted by Tebo
[br]Hi Gang,

With all the "this or that" posts that passed through here recently (yeah I know they were annoying) I didn't see anything mentioning the one band that had so many different faces during the 80's th

I love it all!..Early stuff,...current stuff, & all that's in between...I also like Alien Jurgensens collaborative work with Skinny puppy, Trent Reznor, Jello Biafra, Cab Voltaire, & Ian Mackaye...Their last concert was Awesome!!!

I am also a huge fan of With Sympathy-era Ministry, as well as their earlier EPs and stuff. Did not enjoy their output after that. A year or so ago, we on this board talked extensively about this topic, and several people mentioned that Al Jourgenson pret

I'm with edisonside! I love some of the side stuff, like Revolting Cocks, 1,000 Homo DJs, etc. Lead Into Gold's "Faster Than Light" was an old dancing favorite of mine.

Not a big fan of "Jesus Built My Hotrod," but I liked [i]The Mind Is a Terrible Th

^ LOL! ^

Everything before Filth Pig is OK.

With Sympathy era was the best. One of the best debut albums ever. Solid production, witty lyrics, great instrumentation. I really wish Al would recognize how good this stuff was and stop trying to hide it from his past. A remastered reissue of this a

[quote][i]Originally posted by Sean[/i]
<br>With Sympathy era was the best. One of the best debut albums ever. Solid production, witty ly

I personally thought that With Sympathy was the best. Their music after that album was extremely difficult and hard to listen to. As for the 90's, the heavy metal sound was something I could live without. I can't believe the huge transformation Ministry w

coolschool,
let me know if there were some tracks from "With Sympathy" that you could never find--I might be able to fill some in[:)]

[quote][i]Originally posted by coolschool[/i]
<br>I personally thought that With Sympathy was the best. Their music after that album was extremely difficult and hard to listen to. As for the 90's, the heavy metal sound was something I could live without.