In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up

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In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up is a live album by the industrial metal band Ministry. The album was released on September 4, 1990.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Q[4]
Robert ChristgauA-[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

In 2005, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up was ranked number 328 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Missing"3:35
2."Deity"3:38
3."So What"11:29
4."Burning Inside"6:23
5."Thieves"5:09
6."Stigmata"9:31

Video

A companion home video also exists, featuring the same tracks as the audio except it is bookended by two "bonus" songs and incorporates footage from two concerts, including the Merriville, Indiana concert and a December 1989 New Year's Eve concert in Chicago. According to Al Jourgensen's ex-wife, the band were annoyed at having to wear exactly the same clothing on both concert dates and the video was difficult to edit properly due to small differences in each.[8]

The beginning of the concert starts with a very textured dual drum jam then segues into "Breathe". After playing Stigmata, Jello Biafra comes on stage and reads his own rendition of The Pledge of Allegiance.[9] After that, the band returns for an encore of "The Land of Rape and Honey." Biafra remains on stage giving an almost dadaist performance art routine, largely alternating between sucking his thumb and giving a Nazi salute.

Personnel

Ministry

Additional personnel

  • Jeff "Critter" Newell – engineer
  • "Friskie" – assistant engineer
  • "Linus" – assistant engineer
  • "Ex-Con" – assistant engineer
  • Kim Assaley – artwork
  • Tom Recchion – design
  • Dirk Walter – design

References

  1. ^ "Ministry - 2/22/90". Prongs.org. February 22, 1990. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Raggett, Ned. "In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up - Ministry". Allmusic. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  3. ^ Robbins, Ira (September 7, 1990). "In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 9, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Ministry - In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Ministry". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004, p. 544. Cited March 20, 2010
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Ministry". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
  7. ^ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 79. ISBN 3-89880-517-4. {{cite book}}: |last= has numeric name (help)
  8. ^ "Session with Patty Jourgensen". prongs.org. 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  9. ^ "The Jello Biafra Pledge of Allegiance". Branchfloridians.org. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
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