{"product_id":"ministry-the-mind-is-a-terrible-thing-to-taste-expanded-180g-vinyl-2lp","title":"Ministry: The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste - Expanded Edition (180g) Vinyl 2LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter shedding any shred of new wave pretensions with the highly electronic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwitch\u003c\/i\u003e and the ever more aggressive \u003ci\u003eLand Of Rape And Honey\u003c\/i\u003e, Ministry hit the world with \u003ci\u003eThe Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste\u003c\/i\u003e. Its harsh blend of distorted guitars, electronic rhythms, and vocalists \u003cstrong\u003eChris Connelly\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAl Jourgensen\u003c\/strong\u003e's increasingly gnarled vocals proved to be just right for the time. Although they may have moved on from their earlier sound, Ministry was poised to take on a world of new followers. They took cues from the speed metal of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.com\/search?q=Metallica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetallica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.com\/search?q=Slayer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlayer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, that was popular at the time, and smashed it together with intelligence and experimentalism that lies at the roots of industrial music. From the opener \"Thieves,\" with its now legendary drill sample, through the dirge metal of \"Dream Song,\" Ministry took their listeners somewhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexpanded edition, includes bonus tracks 'Burning Inside (12\" Remix),' 'Thieves (12\" Remix)' + 'Smothered Hope'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes printed insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1989\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Sire 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Michu Meszaros 11\/2014\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Ministry","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":57431222485323,"sku":"lp-17029","price":4.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/ministry-mind-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1779696612","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/ministry-the-mind-is-a-terrible-thing-to-taste-expanded-180g-vinyl-2lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}