March 5, 1996 &éher Press 13

Ministry Filth Pig Warner Brothers

Ministry is a satellite orbiting the mainstream. Filth Pig will blast them into the atmosphere—only a short time. Al Jourgensen’s vocals are too distorted for Ministry to gain the popularity of NIN (which is just as well). This CD is much more stripped down and bare than their previous releases—there’s not one sample, and few synthetic Hopefully this is sounds. the last time I will see Filth Pig is full of heavy this compilation metal guitar riffs and referred to. It’s been sequenced percussion, with out for awhile. In case you’ve been subtly textured guitar and interred in a sensory deprivation tank for keyboards to add ambience. the last six months, here’s the rundown. It’s basically the sound that It’s another charity album. Proceeds go all heavy bands (Prong, to the War Child, a relief fund for Filter, Econoline Crush) try to emulate children in Bosnia. Do I need to tell you these days—but all this? 71,000 copies were sold in the

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Replicants nobody does it better UK during the first week of release. P : than Ministry. Blah, blah, blah. Self-titled Ministry — hasn’t It’s chock-full of Brit-pop artists. For

broken any new ground on Filth Pig, bE but they certainly have _ Tribute albums are becoming a pet retaliated with ‘Silly Love Songs.’ defined their sound... peeve of mine. I mean, they get so Replicants’ take on McCartney’s From the _ slow, sycophantic and pawing. There are defence of frivolity is a bizarre mix of grinding title song tributes to Saturday morning cartoons, humour and macabre insight. ‘Filth Pig,’ to the the Carpenters, Bob Dylan, John Other artists and tracks covered range Pantera-like ‘Dead Lennon, Frank Sinatra, ad infinitum. from the relatively obscure and forgotten. Guy,’ Ministry manages Usually these albums have nothing new (Gary Numan’s ‘Are Friends Electric’ to combine metal and to offer the listener. There tends not to and Missing Persons’ ‘Destination industrial into an original be any unique insight or vision thatcan Unknown’), to outright rock radio form. What Filth Pig __ be brought into the work, in fact many classics (Steely Dan’s ‘Dirty Work,’ and _ lacks in experimentation, reinterpretations are just outright aheavy, grizzled version of Neil Young’s it makes up for in tight, butcherings. Happily, this isnotthecase ‘Cinnamon Girl’). ‘Destination structured songs. The with Replicants. Unknown’ is taken from its New Wave _ biggest surprise on the CD Members of Tool and Failure have put origins to its unnatural conclusion as a_ is ‘Lay Lady Lay.’ The song together an ensemble of musicians who _ dark, industrial dirge, while ‘Dirty Work’ has an acoustic guitar

example, the Chemical Brothers, Radiohead, Oasis, Stereo MC’s, Neneh Cherry, Massive Attack, Portishead, Manic Street Preachers, Terrorvision,

Levellers and many, many more. This is one damn fine compilation. Some covers, some remixes, some originals. Your various hungers shall be filled. There is no way explain to you the myriad tastes your palate will experience, just get your mitts on it. by Kathy Moore

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do not create a tribute album as such, sounds fairly close to the original. but rather an interpretative homage to However, the tracks done with the most the music of their youth. feel are Syd Barret’s ‘No Good Trying’ Their approach has best been and David Bowie’s ‘The Bewlay | described as surrealistic. Most of the Brothers.’ | songs maintain a strong sense of Replicants could serve as a lesson to , familiarity, such as theirapproach tothe the sycophantic hoards of tribute album Cars ‘Just What I Needed,’ but take habitants. This is a respectful album, but | certain textures within the song and twist it is not a drooling, slobbering tribute. | them to create a mood shift. There is no sugar coating here, in fact i That shift is quite often dark, as with some of these interpretations may even

accompanied by Jourgensen’s country style slide, and melodic (and almost understandable) vocals.

It’s ironic that Ministry’s first release in 1983, Cold Life, was a British electro- pop piece of crap, which Jourgensen says he will be embarrassed by for the rest of his life. Over the years, Ministry has transformed into one of the heaviest bands around, and is still able to meld a sense of melody and rhythm in

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the aforementioned Cars cover and on unnerve you slightly. That is a good inventive, apocalyptic ways.

Paul McCartney’s ‘Silly Love Songs.’ thing, re-working a song should not be by Boyd Pearson » The McCartney song is juxtaposed with an exercise solely of familiarity, it should

John Lennon’s ‘How Do You Sleep,’ push and challenge the performer and

which I have been told (nothing _ the listener. That is just what Replicants

confirmed however) was a criticism do. aimed at McCartney, who in turn

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