Ministry - Brick Windows

[@tbg1972]

my absolute favorite of ministry, nothing compares to this whole album....

[@puupasiecodrowonszniejacek]

i agree!

[@boneytony5041]

Filthpig is a masterpiece

[@puupasiecodrowonszniejacek]

@@boneytony5041 It is. Just like another overlooked album released in 1996 btw - "Shot" by Jesus Lizard.

[@boneytony5041]

@@puupasiecodrowonszniejacek just had a listen. Thanks for the recommend.

[@puupasiecodrowonszniejacek]

@@boneytony5041 it's a grower, give it a chance

[@BlueArcStreaming]

Love this form of Ministry, mechanical yet nearly psychedelic

[@cyclonnl]

That's what I like about the album, psychedelic, doom, and industrial.. wonderful ingredients to an amazing work of art

[@Dannyvirk]

Brick windows.......

[@TodHostetler]

Yeah, you nailed it. This is peak Ministry IMO. Not every track on the album, but most of them... just soar and fly into a dream state. I shared Brick Windows lyrics with my sister, who is NOT a metalhead at all, and she absolutely got it.

[@ampm-airbornestruthslinger1930]

Probably just about anyone who listens to ministry ❤️. We all only have a short time left on this place . 🌎

[@erniebubbert5995]

As scary as your comment is I fear it is true. I pray you’re still around. I turn 47 this year 😬

[@10B1Gjigs]

A joyful noise rising above the din of cultural decline. Beautiful. Never fails to put a lump in the throat.

[@AngryBirds51]

Whole album puts a lump in my throat...

[@knucklehead564]

The den? Edit

[@nam-eg7fr]

Pretty powerful music, I agree 😊

[@fernandoestrada6151]

I bought this album in Mexico City when I was only 13 and played it nonstop for the entire 2 weeks I was there. So grateful for the memories this album brought me.

[@fartytowels8409]

I'm not saying this is the greatest album-closer of all-time, but.... this is the greatest album-closer of all-time.

[@michaelteale2683]

awesome album thats totally underrated ?true classic MINISTRY if you ask me?hell even the lay lady lay cover aint all that bad?killer classic?

[@Trainy2]

I like their cover more than the original Dylan version

[@10B1Gjigs]

No doubt, Michael. Brick Windows, Crumbs, Lava...all incredible tracks. This is an honest, creative album by artists who weren't resting on their laurels. They could've made millions by giving Warner Bros. and their newly found metal fans a redux of Psalm 69, but they chose to keep challenging themselves. I find pretty much everything from Land of Rape & Honey through AnimositisominA interesting as hell...especially those aural poems such as "Grace," "Dreamsong," etc. Such tracks are far beyond the talents of rockers dominating the airwaves back then...or now for that matter.

[@Weedeater58]

Check out the live version with Eddie Vedder on stage, he's so high. Such a good performance. Definitely like thier version better than Dylan's.

[@francisbottoni6470]

To this very day, FILTH PIG from start to finish is an immaculate offering...every song has visceral engaging quality...FP is a flawless victory and although the latest record AmeriKKKant is actually quite good, I hope Uncle Al/Hypo Luxa gets back together with his longtime partner in crime Paul Barker/Hermès Pan🙏🏼

[@10B1Gjigs]

Agree completely, Francis. I'm listening to the track, "Game Over," at the moment. Good stuff. Al may be accused of a few things, but stagnating is not one of them. But yeah, his collaboration w/ Paul was something special. In my humble opinion, they achieved precisely what they set out to do, which was to create the darkest, heaviest music around, both sonically and lyrically. Just listen to "Broken" from '03.

[@jodysteck322]

This song is in my Top 10 of all time.

[@lisazoria2709]

An interesting mix of hope and despair in this overlooked and often misunderstood album. It feels more personal and seems to tell a story more so than any other Ministry album. One of my favs for sure. I enjoy it more each time I listen.

[@mike-st6vf]

well put, and although the despair greatly outweighs the hope, it ends with a feeling that maybe, just maybe youll find a dim path of light to follow out of the darkness. just a phenomenal album that, according to Al Jorgenson seemed to develop into its own sound and feel. I dont know how many "Industrial Doom" (and if I may have just made that up just now) albums there are out there, but this album is the epitome of coming up with something unique and original that works on every level....maybe someday Al will actually be happy with it!:)

[@francisbottoni6470]

Greatest ministry record of all time...Paul Barker is sorely missed 🍻🎯🎙🎯🍻

[@nogodbob1]

@@francisbottoni6470 For certain

[@Decoy303]

It's a coming of age album. Something new each listen, each year, and every decade since it's release. From my youth to my now nearing middle age; full of wisdom.

[@nam-eg7fr]

I like your assessment of this album. Came out during a horrible time in my life. Was fortunate enough to see them during Psalm 69 tour.

[@erniebubbert5995]

Love this one. Was alive when it first came out. Good effin times man. Ya know the opposite of now.

[@francisbottoni6470]

Bill Rieflin drums here is just magical 😻

[@sethmatthews7394]

bill left after psalm i think. This is rey washam. Almost as good as bill 🤘

[@francisbottoni6470]

@@sethmatthews7394 not Washam...check ur sources, jackass

[@Vewyt]

@@francisbottoni6470 in Lay Lady Lay clip it's Rey Washam

[@nam-eg7fr]

My little brother actually caught a vertebrae that all tore off of a steer skeleton mounted on wheels that Al was skating around on at the end of the show.We both felt pretty cool about him catching a "souvenir" from Al.He is up there with Jello Biafra in regards to staying true to form and always speaking the truth and not being afraid to speak his mind.

[@doublediamond1234]

That bassline tho'!!

[@Dannyvirk]

Some say it's still going......

[@rdsls100]

beautiful

[@psalm91.777]

I am dancing right now

[@DanielPrice-oz7nv]

The album artwork attracted me to Filthpig, and the music delivered. Love this album from start to finish.

[@jeffreykinart8858]

One of the most under rated rock record ever made. Still sounds today...

[@knucklehead564]

Thumbs down to your stupid ass “underrated” comment

[@jeffreykinart8858]

@@knucklehead564 I Produced the videos for this record. It was a brilliant record. My reload video still holds up today. It was over looked. Which means it was highly under-rated. Get a clue...

[@knucklehead564]

@@jeffreykinart8858 no.

[@spacecowboy8532]

Reminds me of my days in college. I used to work out with this album blasting in the background. Pure focused energy. Awesome album.

[@stevepatton711]

the percussion sounds like it was recorded in a room just big enough for the drum kit. fantastic and somehow liberating.

[@psalm91.777]

Dang just discovered this song and I have been a fan for a long time I think I am in love again

[@rickyhassler7140]

I like to head bang to this song for eternity!

[@moongrime]

Been bangin' my head against the window Just trying to see the world outside Some people say it doesn't matter Some people take you for a ride I am covered in blood and broken glass It seems the window likes to fight Some people say the world's on fire Some people say the world's on ice Some people say the world's on ice Sweet home alone in alienation Brick windows I am sticking my face right through the glass Just trying to see if the world's alive Some people say the window's broken Some people say it's all right Some people say it's all right Keep bangin' my head against the wall, wall Just trying to keep the past alive Some people who make the windows shatter Some people who make it air tight Some people who make it air tight Sweet home alone in alienation Sweet home alone in alienation Brick windows Brick windows

[@jodysteck322]

Logic persists.

[@Stalkyer0]

sweet home alone?

[@francisbottoni6470]

Uncle Al was a poet and his voice sounded so perfect back then

[@moongrime]

@@francisbottoni6470 The Angel is one of my most fav Ministry songs

[@francisbottoni6470]

@@moongrime great tune and twitch is a milestone of an album...Uncle Al seems like a good dude but I think he has severe emotional problems...he actually slammed Twitch just like he did With Sympathy...it makes no sense to me when a person beats themselves up for being exceptionally talented. I'd imagine Clive Davis was baffled by his behavior as well. At least we can enjoy what's out there despite how feels about himself...I hope he figures it out instead of smoking like a chimney and drinking like a fish.

[@briansands9957]

One of Al's best. Oh yeah. This is the type of song that you merge onto the highway at speed on a glorious, sunny day. Car stereo on full blast, windows down.

[@hithere1364]

Thank you Ministry:)

[@francisbottoni6470]

My fav Ministry song...it oddly reminds me of Sonic youth

[@puupasiecodrowonszniejacek]

I know what you mean. It's like a super heavyweight nightmarish disfigured brother to Eric's Trip

[@psalm91.777]

Thats it right there I couldn't think of it

[@brownsugarv2935]

I love how this song is the closing of the album and how upbeat and positive and friendly it sounds compared to the rest of the album which is dark and heavy. It's basically like a happy ending to the story and theme of the album being like: "That wasn't so bad. Everything was tough and it really seemed impossible to get through but we did it somehow and it wasn't so bad. Everything's okay now." I always feels like this song foreshadows Al's recovery from drugs and alcohol in from this point on in 1996 during the Filth Pig era and because it's a uplifting closing song in contrast to the previous ending songs of the albums which are dark, sad, and scary (Abortive, Dream Song, and Corrosion) all of which were made before when he was struggling severely with addiction. But this closing track being not dark, scary or sad sounding signifies that everything is going to be ok.

[@francisbottoni6470]

Best lyrics ever

[@profitnadeem]

One of the greatest songs written and this is one of the best covers ever! 👏🏽

[@timwade8629]

Favorite Ministry abum, end of story.

[@francisbottoni6470]

Used to love playing this song on acoustic & I sang it...turned it into an alt-rock folk song...what fun I had with this song!!

[@ufoenigma7858]

tune or what this is epic

[@allanchrist666]

One of their greatest songs from one of their not so great releases! Still love Uncle Al!!

[@francisbottoni6470]

Masterpiece

[@vagabond3045]

This is my fav album from al

[@jeremylarsen406]

best track on the album.

[@alexfernandohuenten1374]

Awesome

[@judaspride]

Sweet all alone in isolation --- how actually in this time of disease --

[@studio258]

Like it

[@samdelossantos2864]

This album kills!

[@Eduardo36-we4ku]

Classic

[@RedGoldGreen-Dub]

Great song 🔥😎🤟🏻

[@hyperbaroque]

Quarantine music

[@reneelopez604]

It does matter

[@ampm-airbornestruthslinger1930]

I love the sound of O around those who thought I was a Q , Loved how it all blended in so splendidly 😎🌌💥🌎☄️🎥🌟

[@francisbottoni6470]

Al’s vocals is reminiscent of 1000 Homo DJs era...that voice is my FAV...so unique 🎃💋👁🧚🏼‍♀️

[@maxmatson1578]

For some odd reason? When the guitar and drums kick in, it makes me think of kmfdm "split" the live version from 1992.

[@totemokuro]

🤘

[@eyeseer1]

Rockabilly with Metal. !?!?!.. damn Al that works.

[@meshuggahdave5607]

I'm just gonna put this out there:

[@erinbeepbeep5238]

I LOVE YOU, UNCLE AL!!!!!!!!! So excited for AmeriKKKant!!!!!!

[@brianbergeron9671]

All windows are broke. No key to the door all is good in this cemetery and yet maybe

[@vannjunkin8041]

Great speeding tune.. windows down tops off not giving a fuck

[@kevinbennett7329]

uncle al rules

[@jinnahkhan1149]

Slower and more than one that not here yet.

[@mikejimson3185]

H dreams

[@ampm-airbornestruthslinger1930]

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