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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 opening song from the 7/20/83 show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN.

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Ministry kicks ass, ... ( 9 months ago by DoomMantia849)

Ministry kicks ass, whether it's new or old!

fucking great live ... ( 9 months ago by Jauly)

fucking great live performance! its really hard with those repetitive song structure to keep the overview! great job also in the vocals...

anyone have Effigy ... ( 9 months ago by skeleman)

anyone have Effigy on video?

I don't care what ... ( 8 months ago by nuwavegurl)

I don't care what Al says. Ministry was in tip top form during these days. I lost interest in the band directly after Twitch was released. With Sympathy was a damn good album! Thanks for sharing this rare gem of a concert. I've been looking for som 'WS' era Ministry oon YT for a long time. Thanks to you, my search is officially over. ;-D

...and I'll FINALLY ... ( 8 months ago by carrollthirteen)

...and I'll FINALLY be seeing them, within the next 24 hours...and yelling for With Sympathy songs mostly...just to get Al's goat. :)

I like this stuff, ... ( 7 months ago by Rhodesia32)

I like this stuff, but it kinda put a damper on the older Ministry material for me. Some of the lyrics are pretty cringe inducing, lol, but with sympathy is definetely one of my favorite albums of all time.

i adore the vcr ... ( 7 months ago by robotaholic)

i adore the vcr affect - honestly - i am currently making videos with this type of effect - it's the world i wanna be in!

Would you mind ... ( 7 months ago by JohnnySwitchblade)

Would you mind sharing with me how exactly this effect can be created on command? Is there a video plugin, chroma matte, or do you simply just transfer footage to a VHS, wear it out, and then video capture it onto the computer... I need to know, I'm making a film that needs extensive usage of that particular effect.

its funny how the ... ( 6 months ago by apage123)

its funny how the vcr effect is now considered cool, just like the effect from film strips is considered retro

Work for Love, boy ... ( 6 months ago by 1dawnho)

Work for Love, boy did he ever, if they only knew!!!!

I listened to With ... ( 6 months ago by SilverHoopEarrings)

I listened to With Sympathy over and over again and was a huge Every Day Is Halloween junkie. I wore black and hoped that every club would play it. I got to see them live and they laid this toxic crap on us. I yelled at him as he walked past me,Then went outside and took my red Chanel lipstick and wrote on the windshield of his van YOU SUCK ! silly yeah, but at the time it made me happy. Good times!

bwahahahah! That is ... ( 6 months ago by owenklgc)

bwahahahah! That is so funny. Does anyone else remember seeing them on 'the twitch' tour? Did you have the same reaction as silverhoopearrings? i did.

"I'll even sing ... ( 5 months ago by 27783781)

"I'll even sing synth pop if you want me to" - Uncle Al, early 80's "Fuck this shit, I'm shooting heroin" - Al, mid 80's

What I don't get is ... ( 4 months ago by deesonic41)

What I don't get is the obviously fake British accent from a Cuban born American like Al. I guess it gave the synthpop sound more credibility to be English.

cool, thanks for ... ( 4 months ago by IAMTVPRODUCTIONS)

cool, thanks for posting!

Otra bomba!!! ... ( 4 months ago by Spasmolityc)

Otra bomba!!! Genial.

this is surely ... ( 4 months ago by v668)

this is surely interesting but i think ministry got more of an edge when they discovered the power chord

Great, great stuff. ... ( 3 months ago by LetonBrain)

Great, great stuff. Those were the days: Great clubs, great tunes.

try late 80s ( 3 months ago by synthpopclassics)

try late 80s

so fucking amazing. ... ( 2 months ago by defsummer)

so fucking amazing. Its hard to find their music of those days, but wow to find a live video, such amazing. wow.

ive been watching ... ( 1 month ago by blpix)

ive been watching this video every day for about a week. How did you get this? Thank you so much.

your right it was ... ( 1 month ago by blpix)

your right it was mid 80s. Just heard an interview with Al. Damn he started early..God bless him. Now that he's "retired" he can look back on these times and laugh rather than be embarassed, ya know?

This is one of my ... ( 1 month ago by romeodigital)

This is one of my favorites tracks for sure :D

love it ( 1 week ago by ttebroc235)

love it