The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Album by Ministry
Released	November, 1989
Recorded	Chicago Trax Studios
Genre	Industrial Metal
Length	50:03
Label	Sire
Producer(s)	Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan
Professional reviews
AMG (4.5/5) link RYM (4/5) link
Ministry chronology
The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)	The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)	In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (1990)

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. Ministry - The Mind Is a Terrible Thing To Taste - album cover Copyright 1989 Warner Brothers. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Industrial metal is a musical genre which draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Brothers Records The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Al Jourgensen (born October 8, 1958 in Havana, Cuba), is an American musician best known as the hard-drinking and heavy smoking founder and frontman of the industrial band Ministry. ... Paul Barker (born February 8, 1958 in Palo Alto, California), was bassist, producer and engineer with the industrial rock band Ministry. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Rate Your Music is a metadata database where musical albums, EPs, singles and bootlegs are rated and reviewed by users. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. ... The Land of Rape and Honey is an album by industrial band Ministry. ... In Case You Didnt Feel Like Showing Up is a live album by the industrial band Ministry. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... The Land of Rape and Honey is an album by industrial band Ministry. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Nuclear War is a card game designed by Douglas Malewicki, and originally published in 1966. ... Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... It has been suggested that Sanity be merged into this article or section. ... One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is a 1975 film directed by Miloš Forman. ...

Track listing

1. "Thieves" (Alian Jourgensen/Paul Barker/Chris Connelly/David Ogilvie) – 5:00
2. "Burning Inside" (Jourgensen/Barker/William Rieflin/Connelly) – 5:16
3. "Never Believe" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 4:58
4. "Cannibal Song" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 6:07
5. "Breathe" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/Connelly/Ogilvie) – 5:38
6. "So What" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/Connelly) – 8:12
7. "Test" (Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/K. Lite) – 6:02
8. "Faith Collapsing" (Jourgensen/Barker/Connelly) – 4:00
9. "Dream Song" (Jourgensen/Barker) – 4:50 (incl. on CD only)

Al Jourgensen (born October 8, 1958 in Havana, Cuba), is an American musician best known as the hard-drinking and heavy smoking founder and frontman of the industrial band Ministry. ... Paul Barker (born February 8, 1958 in Palo Alto, California), was bassist, producer and engineer with the industrial rock band Ministry. ... Chris Connelly is a contemporary musician who became famous for his industrial music work of the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly his many collaborations with the Ministry camp. ... Dave Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer and musician. ... William (Bill) Rieflin is a contemporary musician and is currently drumming for R.E.M.. In the past he has worked with Ministry, the Revolting Cocks, KMFDM, Pigface, Swans, Chris Connelly and many others. ...

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)