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It is known, after the release of "Psalm 69: The Way To Succeed And The Way To Suck Eggs," a huge success from 1992, problems began for Ministry as well: "Filth Pig" (1996) and "Dark Side Of The Spoon" (1999) did not convince critics and the public, leading to general discontent.
In the following years, the "Greatest Fits" and a live CD/DVD "Sphinctour," recorded during the tour supporting "Filth Pig" (which, by the way, includes a track in Italy, in Jesolo), were also released. In short, the band tried various ways to redeem themselves without achieving the positive reception they hoped for.
Finally, in 2003, 11 years after that worldwide commercial success, Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker, alongside historical collaborators such as Rey Washam and Louis Svitek, among others, presented "Animositisomina." I know, I've thrown a myriad of titles at you.
It may not have been the album of the year and/or an absolute masterpiece, but there is a change, and perhaps more than one: this will be the last album with Paul Barker and with it concludes the "Industrial Metal sound à la Ministry," moving towards faster and Thrash sounds.
Once again, the making of the album was not simple, mainly due to the increasingly deteriorating Jourgensen-Barker relationship and Jourgensen's attempts to detox from heroin. Nothing to be surprised about, for those who know these characters.
The story, for better or worse, repeats: vocals distorted as much as possible, vitriolic lyrics focused on drugs & politics (business as usual), venomous guitars, a bass with a powerful presence, and a computerized, simply minimal, marching beat. These are Ministry, nothing else is needed.
They present a total of 10 tracks, and the emotions aren't lacking.
Constant mood swings: "Animosity", "Piss", "Impossible", and "Stolen" (sung by Barker) are the embodiment of ferocity; "Unsung" and "Broken" echo with cries of despair; "The Light Pours Out Of Me" is a cover of the Magazine, the catchy song of the album; "Shove" and "Leper" are hypnosis sessions at the hands of Dr. Barker and his resounding bass.
A few months ago, mastermind Jourgensen said that this is the album he likes the least (not counting "With Sympathy"). He undoubtedly has his reasons, but I disagree: an album undoubtedly deserving of reevaluation.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Animosity (04:36)
Drunk skinhead with an attitude
Doing circles like a shark with his food
If someone tries to turn the other cheek
He disappears in a yellow streak
Animosity!
The only world I know is drowning in rage
I'm underwater from my dreams to the stage
And any language that you learn to speak
Love is listed and defined as weak
Animosity!
Animosity and common hate
Feeds the hungry on an empty plate
A bitter taste and the promise of pain
Fills you up while the soul is drained!
Animosity!
Animositisomina [repeat]
03 Piss (05:10)
Who'se on trial?
The state says it's me
Or is it the lawyer I handsomely paid to go free
Or maybe the judge with the yellowing teeth
And the fuck you smile
Or how about the bailiff
who stinks of a longstanding battle of him and the drink
Or candidate #4 the zombified whore who types what you think
I'm not lying
I'm not clean
I'm not buying
What that means
How the fuck can we say
that we won for the criminal sum you were paid
Then try and convince me I'm free as can be
You just sold me out and got nothing in trade
I know I'm not the smartest guy in the world
But I'm just not stupid enough to be thinking
that having a record for filling my lungs
Is as good as it gets
I'm not lying
I'm not clean
I'm not buying
What that means
Life on a razor die as a story
5 more years of pissing in little jars
So someone can say he's high as a kite
He's probably right
Let's put him away without further delay
There's no complaints since I'm not a saint or in jail
But if I should fail with a piss that has drugs on the forbidden list
Then they'll be coming to take you away
I'm not lying
I'm not clean
I'm not buying
What that means
Live on a razor
Death could be glory
05 Broken (04:52)
Grab yourself a partner
Swing 'em around the town
Walk the dog and do-se-do
Before you tie her down
Anesthetize and fantasize
Watch your dreams come true
A riding crop, a lollipop
A tank of nitrous too
Because you're broken
Bang! Bang! Boo-de-yay.
Broken down and done.
Triple X and filthy sex
An overloaded gun
Discipline and bondage
Leather mask and nuns
A topless girl
A string of pearls
A wad of bubble cum
Inconsequential
An angels broken wing
Kept confidential
We keep inside our secret things
What's the price of pleasure?
What's the price of pain?
Rapture or deliverance
Beneath a golden rain
Swap and swing and sissy spank
The middle-class defined
Or those who swim the deep end
With sex and death combined
Inconsequential
An angels broken wing
Kept confidential
We keep inside our secret things
Because you're broken
06 The Light Pours Out of Me (04:26)
Time flies
Time crawls
Link an insect up and down the walls
The light pours out of me [x2]
The conspiracy of silence
Ought to revolutionize my thought
The light pours out of me [x2]
The cold light of day pours of of me
Leaving me black and so healthy
The light pours out of me [x2]
It jerks out of me
Just like blood
In this still life
Heart beats up love
The light pours out of me
Pours out of me....
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