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This is for all those who continue to believe Al's story that With Sympathy was the result of an over zealous production team at Arista. And for those, like myself, who are fond of the early Ministry sound. This and all the other material from that album(written by Mr. Al J.) was performed regularly throughout 82-84 before and after the studio recording. This is the third song from the 7/20/83 show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN.

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was a perfect ... ( 1 year ago by njturbo)

was a perfect albulm .. may not have been the sound he wanted , but the people Love that ALBULM/CD

I had such a crush ... ( 1 year ago by unguardedsmiles)

I had such a crush on him back then. Anyways I followed Ministry's music up into 1990 most people who dont respect his old music wasnt there to understand it's impact I mean look at the horrible mainstream music of the time.

Al looks so into ... ( 1 year ago by burlearth)

Al looks so into this song when he's performing it.

GREAT post :) ( 1 year ago by E23R0)

GREAT post :)

This is NOT the ... ( 1 year ago by hsa925)

This is NOT the Ministry I know!

i never believed ... ( 1 year ago by natesot)

i never believed als story but with that said i love all versions of ministry, so they went through there early 80s cheesyness so what they became one of the best bands why care wbout what they did over 20 years ago.

Hey all early ... ( 1 year ago by tiernet)

Hey all early ministry fans check out Chevelles - "I get it now" song which sounds very much like early ministry.

What they did as a ... ( 1 year ago by lolliwag)

What they did as a synth pop nuwave band is nothing to be ashamed of. That early 80s stuff is timeless. Revenge, Everyday is Halloween, Effigy, Work for Love, Cold Life, Nature of Love, I Wanted to Tell Her, Over the Shoulder, The Angel, We Believe, All Day, I'm Falling, Overkill, Same Old Madness are excellent gothy dance songs that pioneered a whole revolution of pop music. It's legendary stuff, pal.

God this an ... ( 1 year ago by vixvega)

God this an excellent time capsule.. Great Video....

Oh my God, he was ... ( 1 year ago by twilightscum)

Oh my God, he was so good looking and so fucking talented back then...what happened? Why does he prefer to sing rough and gutteral when he had such a beautiful perfect voice? This is fucking amazing! Can we buy something online in the form of a rare collection of Jourgensen's entire synth pop audio releases and live performances? I would definitely buy this instead of that other industrial heavy metal crap he started doing. Please come back to paradise, AJ!

excelente nunca ... ( 1 year ago by DIANITA220507)

excelente nunca habia podido apreciar el talento de ministry en vivo.

i love the 80s ... ( 1 year ago by thewormster)

i love the 80s ministry, cant stand the new stuff, but everyone is entitled to their opinion. but this is what made hiom popular why does he bash it for

I'm not gay or ... ( 11 months ago by clockwork11)

I'm not gay or anything, but dang Al Jourgenson was a good-looking guy back in the day. He looks like Johnny Depp! He had so much talent back then too.

meh, all of the ... ( 11 months ago by rayzrrayner)

meh, all of the bands you call "industrial" these days.. if they existed back in 1982, THIS IS WHAT THEY ALL WERE. Skinny Puppy was a new-wave band called "Images In Vogue", Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails was in a ton of POLICE/FALCO COVER BANDS. You people act like you were born yesterday, Hello!?

I think I wore out ... ( 10 months ago by tiffmeister)

I think I wore out my With Sympathy album. I never got to see them live in the 80s since the only time they played in my area, they blew off the performance for New Year's Eve and went to San Francisco instead. It was the late 80s and they would have played all the industrial songs anyway. This performance is really what I liked the best about them. Thank you for posting this. Early Ministry still has a following!

Array ( 10 months ago by MidgetMassacre)

Look at Al dance! LOOK AT HIM!!!

They got better ... ( 9 months ago by AgressiveTyrant1)

They got better over time. Al hates his early material. Can't say I blame him. Psalm 69 is his true masterpiece.

The break down at 2 ... ( 8 months ago by Zangwinger)

The break down at 2:31 blew my mind !!! My two favorite Ministry records are With Sypathy, and Twitch. And they always will be !!

...wow. I'm pretty ... ( 7 months ago by SSJ2D2)

...wow. I'm pretty sure the drastic change in their music had something to do with heroin use... Hell, I really don't care, I'm one of the rare fans who likes them both then and nows.

es mejor ahora que ... ( 6 months ago by metalheavy55)

es mejor ahora que tocan metal

nice 80's dancing!! ... ( 5 months ago by ABSURDISMAL)

nice 80's dancing!!!!!

Love this early ... ( 5 months ago by EYEmusique)

Love this early Ministry; it was truly excellent for what it is: awesome new wave synthpop - my fave album is "Land of Rape and Honey" - Psalm 69 was the turning point into total drivel; some desperate need to prove himself a tough boy amongst the so very very emotionally insecure metal scene.

someone down ... ( 5 months ago by devotion303)

someone down thumbed you, but you're bang on the money dude

I bet if you put a ... ( 4 months ago by brendehoe)

I bet if you put a poster up of his faggy 80's look up in his studio, he'd get really pissed and kick your ass. It would be funny to see that reaction from him. I'd bet he's ashamed of it.