Dark Side of the Spoon

Dark Side of the Spoon is an album by Ministry, released on June 8, 1999. There are two theories behind the title, the first being a play on words, it is easily noticed as a parody of The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. The second is a reference to the blackened or dark side of a spoon when heated to dissolve heroin, as the band suffered from addiction of said substance at the time. “Bad Blood” was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 2000.

Al Jourgensen claims to have no memory of recording this album.

The album’s cover generated some controversy when retailer K Mart refused to stock it in their stores.

Track listing

1. "Supermanic Soul" (Jourgensen, Barker, Svitek, Washam, Hukic) - 3:13
2. "Whip and Chain" (Jourgensen, Barker, Coon, Svitek) - 4:23
3. "Bad Blood" (Jourgensen, Barker, Coon, Washam) - 4:59
4. "Eureka Pile" (Jourgensen, Barker, Svitek, Washam) - 6:22
5. "Step" (Jourgensen, Barker, Washam) - 4:06
6. "Nursing Home" (Jourgensen, Barker, Washam) - 7:02
7. "Kaif" (Jourgensen, Barker, Svitek, Washam) - 5:25
8. "Vex & Siolence" (Jourgensen, Barker, Svitek, Washam, Hukic) - 5:24
9. "10 / 10" (Jourgensen, Barker, Svitek, Washam) - 3:43
10. "Happy Dust" (Japanese bonus track) - 6:18
69. "Linda Summertime" (hidden track) - 1:55

Hidden Tracks

After the end of track 10, tracks of random silence begin. There are 59 silent tracks on the album, totaling 10:26

11. Track 11 - 2:00
12. Track 12 - 3:00
13. Track 13 - 1:10
14. Track 14 - 0:13
15. Track 15 - 0:23
16. Tracks 16 - 68 are all approximately 4 seconds in length.

Personnel

Ministry

• Al Jourgensen – vocals, guitar, slide guitar, electronics, banjo, saxophone
• Paul Barker – bass, electronics, vocals (8)
• Rey Washam – drums, electronics
• Louis Svitek – guitar, electronics

Additional Personnel

• Zlatko Hukic – guitar, electronics
• Ty Coon – vocals (2, 3)
• Yvonne Gage – vocals (4)
• Jason Bacher – engineer
• J. Dehaven – engineer
• B. Kenny– engineer
• E. Nevarez – engineer
• Brad Kopplin – engineer
• T. Baker – mastering
• Paul Elledge – art direction, photography

Charts

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