The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
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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"), and drug addiction ("Burning Inside"). "Cannibal Song" relates to insanity, reminding one of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Track listing
- "Thieves" (Alian Jourgensen/Paul Barker/Chris Connelly/David Ogilvie) – 5:00
- "Burning Inside" (Jourgensen/Barker/William Rieflin/Connelly) – 5:16
- "Never Believe" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 4:58
- "Cannibal Song" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 6:07
- "Breathe" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/Connelly/Ogilvie) – 5:38
- "So What" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/Connelly) – 8:12
- "Test" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/K. Lite) – 6:02
- "Faith Collapsing" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 4:00
- "Dream Song" (Jourgensen/Barker) – 4:50 (incl. on CD only)
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)
- David Ogilvie – background vocals (tracks 5, 8)
- Jeff Ward – background vocals (track 5)
- Bobbie Di Bartollo – background vocals (track 8)