I really wish I could have been there. HUGR thanks to mixter_ for taping and sharing on Dime.
Original Info File:
AmeriKKKant Tour
Night 1 of 2
"In Case You Couldn't Quite Make It"
EX-
Taper: mixter_
A THT (Tapers Helping Tapers) Collaboration
Original Info File:
Dedicated to Ryan J for the use of his 853a's, as both my mics were being serviced at the time of this show.
Lineage / Equipment:
Location: on rail - far right - 8' from right ceiling stack -> 6.5' h -> at853a's (4.7k dt mod) cards -> sp spsb-11
(bass roll-off @69Hz) -> sony pcm-m10 (24/48) -> san disk mobile ultra 16gb class 10 micro sd - 48mb/s -> reader ->
audition 3.0 (moderate level adjust +11dB l / +14dB r - fades - normalization - de-clap process) -> har-bal 2.3
(slight e.q.) -> audition 3.0 (dither to 16/44.1) -> cd wave editor (track split) -> tlh (flac level 8, etc...) ->
DIME -> you -> sense of enjoyment -> sharing is caring -> support the artist (yes) -XX convert to mp3 (no!!!).
Hey re-posters and bloggers: Keep It LossLess, please!
Setlist:
Set 1: Songs from AmeriKKKant:
01. I Know Words
02. Twilight Zone
03. Victims Of A Clown
04. TV5/4Chan
05. We're Tired Of It
06. Wargasm
07. Antifa
08. Game Over
09. AmeriKKKa
Set 2: Classic Set:
10. The Land Of Rape And Honey
11. The Missing
12. Deity
13. Stigmata
14. Just One Fix
15. N.W.O.
16. Thieves
17. So What
18. (Everyday Is) Halloween
01:36:16
Personnel:
Al Jourgensen – Lead Vocals, Harmonica on 02, Vox Teardrop Guitar on 03, Les Paul on 09, Signature Triton Guitar on 14 - 15.
John Bechdel - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Samples
Sin Quirin - Guitars
Cesar Soto - Guitar, Vocals
Tony Campos - Bass, Vocals
Derek Abrams - Drums
Chris Connelly - Additional Vocals on 17 - 18.
Dave Navarro - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals on 18.
Dan Cleary - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals on 18.
Performance / Recording Notes:
Uncle Al and Co wrap up their AmeriKKKant Tour with a two night run at Hollywood's iconic Fonda Theatre. The band performed two brief sets. The first was comprised solely of the band's latest album, AmeriKKKant. The second was comprised of classic trax with four songs
culled from The Land of Rape and Honey, including the seldomly played "Stigmata". I never set out to see Ministry three times over the course of 18 months (I actually missed a show last November at The Palladium). However, when I saw that he was playing nearly half of Rape and Honey, I knew that it would be a must see / must tape show! Holy crap am I sure glad that I did, because what happened next was truly unexpected and historical. After the encore break, Al returne to the stage accompanied by Cesar and Chris with Dave and Dan on acoustic guitars. He then says the following...
"We're sick of playing old shit right now. So we decided right now that we're gonna play something older...".
He then broke into an acoustic version of "(Everyday is) Halloween". WHAT! Did we just become brothers!? YEP!!! It's been 30+ years since Al has played this song live! The audience was completely enthralled! In fact the guy to my right even said "I'll be quiet during this song!"
A really solid pull off a white hot stack. A bit of EQ was performed to recover some of the bass that was a bit lacking because of the battery box settings. Minimal amount of crowd noise as to be expected from a stack tape for such a loud show. I had to declap some areas.
There's a few instances of the audience that can be heard between songs, but nothing that interferes with the performance or the enjoyment of the show. A few judicious edits of crowd noise were made between sets and during the encore break. No music was lost. Also, "(Everyday Is) Halloween" was boosted by +6dB to bring the levels closer to the rest of the show.
Of Note:
The show opened with a 3 minute trailer of the Wax Trax documentary entitled "Industrial Accident". It also sounds to me as though Derek is slightly off click on "Stigmata". Still a phenomenal show!
Highlights:
Chris Connelly on 10 monumental minutes of "So What" and the oldies: "The Land of Rape and Honey" and "Everyday Is Halloween" of course.
Now can Al please make nice with Paul Barker as well so we can get this fucking show on the road?
Please support the band by purchasing their latest album AmeriKKKant or by going to see them on tour...
http://ministryband.com/
Enjoy.
Peace,
mixter_
