Planet Rotations #2

Last week, I presented a challenge to my readers over on the Life On This Planet Facebook Page. In the age of playing selected songs from iTunes, we tend to skip through albums, or just listen to one or two tracks, missing some of the deeper cuts that may be brilliant. I am a big fan of the album format, and love to experience the entire album the way the artist intended it. Listening to just one or two songs is like randomly reading a few chapters of a book and expecting to understand the completed work.

I am looking forward to seeing your lists for this past week. Click on any of the album titles to be redirected to Amazon MP3 to check it out further. If you missed participating in this week's playlist, start your list now for next week. Here's mine. - Bret

TV On The Radio - Nine Types Of Light

Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue

John Coltrane - Blue Train

Nick 13 - Nick 13

Singles - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Lush - Spooky

James - Laid

James - Wah Wah

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Primus - Frizzle Fry

The Replacements - All Shook Down

The Replacements - Tim

The Church - Forget Yourself

Echo and the Bunnymen - Porcupine

Paul Westerberg - 14 Songs

Cold Cave - Cherish The Light Years

Big Star - Radio City

The Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love

Fishbone - Fishbone

James - Gold Mother

Pixies - Come On Pilgrim

Psychedelic Furs - Book Of Days

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Album Memories. Week #13. Ministry - The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste

Welcome to Week #13 of my series entitled Album Memories. Normally I post these on the Life On This Planet Facebook Page, but realized that not everyone can participate if you aren't our friend on the FB. If not, head over there and click LIKE. Okay, let's move on.

I received this very un-Christmasy cassette on the morning of December 25th, as a gift from my parents back in my high school years. As a teenager, I really liked a lot of metal - bands like Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer - and with this album, Ministry wasn't that much of a departure. 1989's The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste was the band's fourth album and from the second the first track - Thieves - launched, I was feeling it. I've played this album on many road trips and tours - so if you are unfamiliar with this album, and need some good, intense driving music... this is it. Thieves, Burning Inside, Breathe and So What are just classic tracks, while Dream Song is trippy and creepy.

I remember seeing Ministry on September 8, 1992 (my birthday!) at the second Lollapalooza festival. They were pretty incredible. I'd love to hear your memories of The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, so feel free to leave your comments below.

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