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Monday, October 26, 2009

Ministry - N. W. O. (updated)

Ministry - N. W. O. (New World Order, quoting George Bush Sr.) (And in fact this is not an endorsement. Al Jourgenson, the heart of Ministry, made a whole album later just about all the things he hates about Bush, this time Junior.)

Thanks to Jan, here is the orginal video for the studio version, which I think is even better.




... I'm reminded of Scarecrow from the same album (Psalm 69), another old fave. Admittedly it ideally should be played loud on very good speakers, since it's a "wall of sound" song.

Update: Magnetic Mary prefers the one below. And that's great too. (I think it's the closest Ministry has been to a hit, no?)

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9 comments:

  1. Jan26 Oct 2009, 01:35:00

    I love this tune, it ROCKS! But I hadn't realized how political it is - the lyrics aren't very clear.

    My favourite N.W.O. video:
    http://www.dailymotion.pl/video/xug6p_ministry-nwo_music

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  2. Eolake Stobblehouse26 Oct 2009, 01:44:00

    "aren't very clear"

    That's no overstatement! I've never been able to get a single line clearly.
    So I just looked them up, not sure it helped.

    ----
    All the locals hide their tears of regret
    Open fire cos I love you to death
    Sky high, with a heartache of stone
    Youll never see me cos Im always alone

    How to love without a trace of dissent
    Ill buy the torture cos you pay for the rent
    Tied high with a broken command
    Youre all alone to the promised land

    Im in love with this malicious intent
    Youve been taken but you dont know it yet
    What you will know must never live to be found
    Cos its the subject of the eyes of the clown

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  3. Eolake Stobblehouse26 Oct 2009, 01:48:00

    BTW, I *think* that the "it's all right, it's all right" sampling is from Apocolypse Now, an American yells it from the shore to the boats, before they find the camp of rogue commander.

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  4. Cristina Rodríguez26 Oct 2009, 11:00:00

    OMG, I was so absolutely obsessed about this song for quite some time...

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  5. Eolake Stobblehouse26 Oct 2009, 11:54:00

    Cool.

    Did you also like Scarecrow? ( here)

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  6. emptyspaces26 Oct 2009, 15:25:00

    Scarecrow was my favorite song on that album.

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  7. Eolake Stobblehouse26 Oct 2009, 15:44:00

    I hear ya. It's a pretty awesome and very seminal track.

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  8. Cristina Rodríguez27 Oct 2009, 22:02:00

    I'm more into this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm4X9yElG9Y

    Like one of the comments go, "If you can listen to this song and sit still you may want to check your pulse :)".

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  9. Eolake Stobblehouse27 Oct 2009, 22:27:00

    I dig it.
    I bought it in large format single format when it was released. I remember listening to it very loud over the speakers in the record shop (not your father's record store). When it arrived at the first raw guitar, my mind was made up instantly. Rock and friggin roll.

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