[kj] Ministry in NYC tonight

[Leigh Newton]

Same here. It was like he was describing the show i
saw, although i thought it was pretty fun actually,
knowing full well that it doesn't hold a candle to the
1989/90 era dual-drummer assault Ministry. I thought
it was pretty respectable for them to play some many
new songs instead of just doing an oldies review type
thing. People seemed to know and enjoy the songs as
well. In spite of the poor drumming, they actually did
a pretty heavy and good version of Stigmata. And yeah,
RevCo were pretty great. I like that younger singer
guy. He was awesome in Physical. 

Leigh


--- TB <partyslammer at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> "Alex Smith" wrote:
> 
> > I'll post a longer, more detailed review later,
> but some thoughts re: 
> > Ministry last night....
> 
> (snip)
> 
> I have to agree 100% with everything you mentioned.
> I saw the tour in 
> Hollywood about a month ago and could use your
> comments word-for-word to 
> describe the show I saw. I'd seen Ministry 4 times
> prior leading back to 
> '92 and was pretty disappointed in their current set
> and current lineup 
> (especially the drummer). Basically, it was a
> relentless, pummeling aural 
> assault coupled with the fact that the HOB must not
> have any working AC as 
> the place was a sweaty oven even before Ministry
> came on. I give Al credit 
> for playing something like 7 tunes off the newest
> album in a row at the 
> beginning of their set but really, it's nothing near
> their best work and 
> sonically, it got monotonous really fast.
> 
> I had never seen Revolting Cocks before and I was
> much more impressed and 
> entertained by them than Ministry. I thought the
> Charlie Chaplin / Hitler 
> singer was fairly entertaining, much moreso than the
> fat John Belushi 
> lookin' guy or the weightlifter "singer." Also,
> their drummer was pretty 
> impressive in the kit although he seemed to not be
> mic'd properly and yeah, 
> Revco's bassist is one hot number. Also, did Revco
> start off and end with 
> snippets of Cheap Trick's old tune "Hello There"
> like they did in Hollywood?
> 
> BTW, you didn't miss a thing in skipping Pitbull
> Daycare. Typical retro-punk 
> with an annoying singer who constantly slapped
> himself in the head to 
> accentuate every lyric.
> 
> T.B. 
> 
> 
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