The name
Ministry
brings to mind images of big, dumb guitars and
arena rock
sensibility. But before they created their influential third album,
The Land of Rape and Honey
, there was
Twitch
. And this album probably owes more to
Front 242
than anything. The only thing remotely resembling their later music is the use of psychotic sampling that
Al Jourgensen
and
Paul Barker
will always be known for. A good example is
"Like You,"
the first track on the album. Other differences include
Patty Jourgensen
singing on the song
"The Angel"
actually trying to sound unaggravated at times. It's interesting though repetitive at times (
"Crash and Burn"
), and if you care to listen to
Jourgensen
's rants, he really does have something to say.
"Isle of Man"
tells the story of the arrival of
Columbus
and how the persecution of the Indians will be revisited on the offenders in time. Make no mistake: this sounds nothing like any of
's other albums; listeners may hear how they became what they did. ~ Alan Esher