The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
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| Studio album by Ministry | ||||
| Released | November 14, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1989 at Chicago Trax Studios | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal | |||
| Length | 50:18 | |||
| Label | Sire/Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Metal Storm |  |
| Robert Christgau | B+ |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste is the fourth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1989 through Sire/Warner Bros. Records. The music took a more hardcore, aggressively guitar-driven direction. As with most of Ministry's work, the album's lyrics deal mainly with political corruption ("Thieves"); cultural violence ("So What"); environmental degradation, and nuclear war ("Breathe"); drug addiction ("Burning Inside"); and insanity ("Cannibal Song").
The album peaked at #163 in the US and was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in December 1995.
Many fans consider The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste as one of the top three Ministry albums but Jourgensen admits he cannot stand it, mainly because of the condition he was in at the time; he was heavily into drugs during recording and had a poor relationship with his bandmates. In one instance, he chased bassist Paul Barker around the studio with a chair and hit him on the head because he "couldn't stand him anymore."
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