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The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Studio album by Ministry
Released	November, 1989
Recorded	Chicago Trax Studios
Genre	Industrial Metal
Length	50:03
Label	Sire
Producer(s)	Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link
Ministry chronology
The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)	The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)	In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (1990)

The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste is an album by the band Ministry. The album was released in 1989 through Sire/Warner Music. The music took a more hardcore, guitar-driven direction, and, along with The Land of Rape and Honey, is considered by many to be the defining aspect of Ministry's sound. It deploys a cathartic blend of electronic energy with metallic aggression. The songs' themes dealt with such issues as political corruption ("Thieves"); cultural violence ("So What"); environmental wreck and nuclear war ("Breathe"); drug addiction ("Burning Inside") and insanity ("Cannibal Song").

[edit] Track listing

1. "Thieves" (Alian Jourgensen/Paul Barker/Chris Connelly/Kevin Oglivie) – 5:00
2. "Burning Inside" (Jourgensen/Barker/William Rieflin/Connelly) – 5:16
3. "Never Believe" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 4:58
4. "Cannibal Song" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 6:07
5. "Breathe" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/Connelly/Ogilvie) – 5:38
6. "So What" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/Connelly) – 8:12
7. "Test" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/K. Lite) – 6:02
8. "Faith Collapsing" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 4:00
9. "Dream Song" (Jourgensen/Barker) – 4:50 (incl. on CD only)

[edit] Personnel

• Alien Jourgensen – vocals, guitars, programming
• Paul Barker – bass, programming
• William Rieflin – drums, programming, background voice (track 8)
• Chris Connelly – vocals (tracks 3-5), background vocals (track 6)
• The Grand Wizard (K. Lite) – vocals (track 7)
• The Slogan God (Tommie Boskie) – vocals (track 7)
• Angela Lukacen – vocals (track 9)
• Mars Williams – saxophone (track 4)
• Joe Kelly – background vocals (track 1)
• Kevin Oglivie – background vocals (tracks 5, 8)
• Jeff Ward – background vocals (track 5)
• Bobbie Di Bartollo – background vocals (track 8)

Ministry

Al Jourgensen

Tommy Victor | Paul Raven | Joey Jordison | John Bechdel | Mike Scaccia

Paul Barker | Bill Rieflin | Chris Connelly | Kevin Ogilvie | Martin Atkins | Louis Svitek | Rey Washam | Max Brody | John Monte

Discography

Major Releases: With Sympathy | Twitch | The Land of Rape and Honey | The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste | Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs | Filth Pig | Dark Side of the Spoon | Animositisomina | Houses of the Molé | Rio Grande Blood | The Last Sucker

Live, Remix and Compilation albums: Twelve Inch Singles | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up | Greatest Fits | Sphinctour | Early Trax | Side Trax | Rantology |

Side projects and crossovers

Special Affect | Revolting Cocks | Pailhead | Lard | 1000 Homo DJs | PTP | Acid Horse | Pink Anvil | Lead Into Gold | Pigface | Skinny Puppy | Skrew | KMFDM

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