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The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste by Ministry
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste is an album by Ministry, released in 1989. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Burning Inside”, on 4 lists with a best position of #174.
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, Ministry's fourth album, came crashing out of Sire on November 14, 1989, and it's the sound of the Chicago band's synth-pop past being fed through a wood chipper. Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker produced, with vocalist Chris Connelly and drummer Bill Rieflin among the crew, and this time Jourgensen wanted thrash guitars bolted onto the machinery, fired up by Stormtroopers of Death and Rigor Mortis.
What comes out is a relentless, metallic grind, riffs and rhythm hammering in lockstep like a factory floor with the safety off. The subject matter is every bit as cheery: political rot, cultural violence, a poisoned planet, nuclear war, drug addiction and madness. Along with The Land of Rape and Honey before it and Psalm 69 after it, the record marks Ministry's commercial high-water mark, and it went gold.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burning Inside | 4 | #174 | – | 1991–2003 | |
| 2 | Thieves | 3 | #353 | – | 1991–2024 | |
| 3 | So What | 1 | #559 | – | 1991 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.