Ministry - No Devotion 1988 @ The Ritz NYC`

Ministry covers The Revolting Cocks' classic industrio-disco hit "No Devotion"with the lead singer of Skinny Puppy, Nivek Ogre, on vox. Its that weird! REM's current drummer Bill Reiflin is on keyboards too...its that cool!

[@cynthianovoselsky3592]

There will never be music or style or drugz like that again

[@andychrist7892]

That bass line...keeps on going in my mind after the video

[@kklouzer]

And Paul Barker (Lead Into Gold) is opening for Skinny Puppy in 2023!

[@michaelolz]

That beat is STILL sick to this day.

[@Nightmike1989]

Now when you put Nivek Orge and Jourgensen together, miracles begin to happen, they sure do.

[@glenbellefonte9620]

Miracle is neither dies of an overdose. Most times.

[@iliadav]

What a great performance! Probably the best version of this song ever. Amazing!

[@cynthianovoselsky3592]

Still here in 21...

[@Caffeine_Club]

This is the definitive live version of this song. Absolute ✨️ magic ✨️ is happening here.

[@soulminer]

Wax Trax Records. May the legendary label live on. Classic shit.

[@2.7petabytes]

I got to see Ministry at Mississippi Nights on the Landing downtown Saint Louis for the Land of Rape and Honey tour. This is the song they closed with! And of course Nevik Ogre came on stage to perform it with them, just as in this video. What great memories!!

[@markrasch]

A gift from the audio gods

[@zakapior]

Damn! I'm shocked!!! God thanks for cameras!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME SONG AND BIG PIECE OF HISTORY!

[@darthsullen]

Dark magik in that intro 🧙🏼‍♂️

[@michaelseger4791]

OHGR! AL! BEST wax trax records 4eva! SKINNY PUPPY LIVES! ITS A REVCO WORLD 2DAY!

[@highlow1212]

HAH! GAAAAY

[@stephendiaz2033]

I worked there in the late 90’s when it was called Webster Hall. So awesome!

[@eyeofbrown1387]

I love how a random girl fan jumps onstage and dances behind Al, and he just keeps nonchalantly strumming away while security takes care of her. Of course, the fog machine had perfect timing to kick in right after said fan was removed.

[@rpspellissy]

Think that was Madonna

[@fh8769]

Wow! What a treat!

[@megaflux7144]

if i could do 1 thing in my life... it would be to go back in time and deliver a shipping container full of HD camcorders to 1940.

[@highlow1212]

amen a great service u would do

[@seanthorton3054]

Why would you want to fuck around with the coolness that is clearly being displayed here. Give your head a shake.

[@seanwatts3051]

Start at the beginning of time please

[@kklouzer]

@@seanwatts3051 Don't forget to bring extra batteries...😉

[@HSR107]

We are covering ourselves! lol

[@Crimeyfied]

@raymanscape Also, some more RC facts.... "We Shall Cleanse The World" is loaded with samples from the original Charlton Heston "Omega Man" (I Am Legend was a remake of this) and "Attack Ships On Fire" is taken from Roy Batty's death speech near the end of Blade Runner. "I've seen things..... attack ships on fire off the shores of Orion..." "38" is about a number of soccer fans killed in a crush at a stadium in either England or Europe... Union Carbide "Bhopal" accident was in India.

[@stephensticht]

You got it, Bill Reiflin is on the keyboards to the right.... with the rolled up sleeves. May be playing percussion on the keys. I think that is Martin Atkins behind the drum kit. Later on they played next to each other, one on regular drums and I think Bill on electronic drums.

[@MoebiusFive]

First time I ever saw this video with Ohhhhgrrrrr

[@teofeo333]

never heard Ogre do this- FUCKING GREAT

[@BLACKSUNR1SE]

beyond the valley of incredible!

[@doberchic]

Circa 1988 this came on the college radio, KSYM San Antonio . That moment was the perfect tune to torment my obnoxious neighbors with. My first introduction to Revolting cocks & was hooked ever since. Love this one so much.

[@Nominay]

The drumming on this one is so gnarly.

[@magisterirae]

Nice song

[@roneugenius]

Jarre samples and a cool bassline+drums........sweet!!!

[@RoebenSwart]

in his new book al writes that paul is not a good bass player but he is playing bass as steady as ac/dc does

[@Caffeine_Club]

Paul Barker was a great bass player. So much of the Ministry/Revco sound of this era was based upon the rhythm section. Al was talking out of his ass in his book.

[@darthsullen]

@@Caffeine_Clubwhy was he throwing shade at him ?

[@TheJinjo75]

Holy Fuck!!!! This is fucking epic!!!!!

[@seduceboccaccio]

Excellent

[@ryanoakes4629]

Good old times!!!

[@michaelolz]

I always loved Al(ien)’s straight-ahead guitar playing.

[@deadlover73]

i have been listening to this everyday since i found this, thank you so much for posting. please please please if you have more from this show put em up!!!!

[@kumbayamaya3569]

Saludos Madrid spain

[@lonniedepp]

man I used to fly around the dance floor to this track at Vancouvers The Luv Affair...

[@veebaamiguel]

big koudos to skinny puppy influence to music fansss

[@juarezrafael502]

Lo mejor de la música. No comercial

[@hunterkelly5570]

Probably my all time fav. Tune

[@ikediggety]

i thought that sounded like ogre. it's interesting going back and watching old ministry tour videos, bill reiflin was one of the first members of what we now think of as the "classic" period ministry to join, he played on the twitch tour.

[@raymanscape]

@roneugenius if you mean the threatening drony sounds, those are in fact sampled from SPK (invocation)

[@jdrukman]

@j37h3r some of the weird background sample loops are also found on Zoolook, but they didn't sample it from Jarre. Both Jarre and Ministry used the Fairlight CMI and these sounds are part of the standard Fairlight sound library.

[@Caffeine_Club]

this 🙌

[@jasonandros9395]

They knew no equal

[@roneugenius]

My Gosh, Thanx for the post!!!!!!!!!!

[@cynthianovo]

I love u OGRE...c-moon

[@samanthaalessandra94]

cynthia novo with a voice like that who wouldn't love him?

[@blillleeb2304]

[@cynthianovoselsky3592]

So high I tried talking to ogre he was in a full nod

[@vickimorgan8646]

I saw this live at the Vic in Chicago in 85 or 86 with bloodsport opening

[@jms6959]

I was there. Intense.

[@larrybrent242]

Great cover :-))

[@joeycanals9657]

Omg love him he nailed it wow

[@tomasmensik3095]

Great show

[@jtronic78]

This is frakin' awesome!!!!!

[@blillleeb2304]

tuff idht up

[@raymanscape]

oh and by the way: there is a recent live version of No Devotion on KZbin, featuring... Richard 23, and it is just awesome! (live at the wax trax 33+&/3 birthday party-festival)

[@cynthianovoselsky3592]

I have to look for it thank u

[@Dovah_Jay]

Thank you uploading this!!!!

[@DonHibbardo]

J37h3r you absolutely rule for posting this. This is as perfect as is gets.

[@lee-daniels]

I loved the musical era when they were dominant.

[@kklouzer]

Skinny Puppy's Rabies era...and Jourgensen influenced Tin Omen!

[@madalinew]

respect for respectable , mercy for mercyfull people! Working every day, yes !

[@darthsullen]

I wanna dance to this in a club

[@morlthree]

@ikediggety where can i get a whole set from this tour? this is amazing?

[@francoischicoine9351]

poetry 80/s

[@francoischicoine9351]

all al

[@BlueArcStreaming]

Ohhgrrrr

[@mitchfreund4812]

Awesome. Thanks for posting.

[@leooliver7006]

The best! I was at the masqerade in ybor then.

[@urbinaslab]

Leo Oliver , no way, I was there too! Stationed at MacDill. Masquerade was my second home.

[@RogueAdamantiumQueen]

WOW! Thanks so much for uploading this!

[@cynthianovo]

10 yrs of my looking needing true passion and compassion life played displayed all everything but what I really mattered was ripped out for nobody but me!!! does did anyone care????

[@benmedeiros85]

OP if you're still around any way you'd let us in on how you have this footage?

[@raymanscape]

@Crimeyfied Cool! In fact, a week or so ago i found this out as well, so i guess both Revolting Cocks as SPK came to borrow from Jarre? Unless even Jarre sampled that sound from yet another source? :)

[@roneugenius]

@raymanscape oh ok will have to check that out, thanks mate !!

[@roneugenius]

@j37h3r It's from Zoolookoology- album first song and sped up a bit I think!

[@raymanscape]

@Crimeyfied indeed, loads of (movie)samples were used in 80ies and 90ies EBM, there even used to be a website that listed a whole lot of them (sadly that site had disappeared some years ago) it's hard to watch 80ies Sci-Fi or horror movies without constantly recognizing samples used in songs :D

[@Crimeyfied]

@raymanscape Can't remember what year the SPK bit came out, but I think Zoolook was 83 or 84? A good two years before RC dropped Big Sexy Land. Seeing as how Jarre was always viewed as a leading innovator in Moogs, Fairlights, Korgs, etc..... I'm willing to bet the most skilled musician in the 3 different acts is him - and if i was forced to bet, my money is that he's probably being imitated by SPK and RC :)

[@jackrobertson770]

This version has more of aThrobbing Gristle / Genesis P-Orridge vibe

[@zeppelinfan82]

I own a great copy of this video. POST THE WHOLE THING! Maybe I will. Maybe😄

[@derekcyman3810]

Please post it

[@rblfrmthewstdwn]

Please!

[@zeppelinfan82]

@@rblfrmthewstdwn tell me how to transfer a VHS to youtube and i will do it. Sound and everything are pristine. I have literally thousands of bootlegs from various bands. Used to be a collector and taught myself how to play guitar by watching em. Pretty decent now...,but I'll put it up if i knew how

[@zeppelinfan82]

@@rblfrmthewstdwn figured out how to do it on my PC,and make a file of a dvd then open KZbin. I promise I will put full video on as soon as I can find DVD+RW disc at home. Cause sure as hell cant buy one,unless Targets are open. Anyway, I got you

[@mirarstudios]

​@@zeppelinfan82you ever manage to get it online?

[@ainsofar]

Ogre

[@raymanscape]

@Crimeyfied SPK : Zamia lehmani is from 1985-86, jarre's song is definately first, i was just wondering if that wuuuh sound is synthmade or sampeled from some other source. (i dont mind sampling, by the way)

[@MoebiusFive]

I guess I better download this incase it vansishes.

[@JakeLonggverified]

ogrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeee! The voice of god means nothing...any more.

[@zbschoening_]

That's interesting -- "No Devotion" evolved into "Get Down".

[@Crimeyfied]

No Devotion. No surprise there, lads.

[@darqleo]

@j37h3r "Wooloomooloo" - Jean Michel Jarre

[@inigmo4egarevanu]

@j37h3r I think it was this song: Jean-Michel Jarre - Wooloomooloo

[@Crimeyfied]

@raymanscape Check out the JM Jarre track Wooloomooloo. Zoolook LP.... I posted to the guy who asked as well.

[@fukuandieyuppieskum]

We just wanted to get down.

[@moongazed777gmailcom]

no secrets,no DEVOTION FOR YOU&ME>>>>>C-MOON

[@derekcyman3810]

Thx

[@josephdevault]

Please play this together at Hellfest!!!

[@taylorlong5101]

Hopefully this happens

[@blillleeb2304]

cimment

[@MrFrenchfries-jc7kl]

Guitar bros: No one cares about live musicianship anymore! Live musicianship: Delivers Its own eulogy 👆

[@robertweber9562]

j37h3r/Great taste in music.

[@eric1012wi]

@fukuandieyuppieskum - yes it is but you probably know that by now. This is almost or equal to the original.

[@konstantinkralichev6164]

Uff-sorry

[@gangurobitch]

@fukuandieyuppieskum No, it's his botched clone, Orc.

[@Meggadezz]

Nivek looks totally through... Thanks to them they did drugs and did so good music so noone else has to. That's christianity, isn't it?

[@veebaamiguel]

ok ok kidds this it----this wear in full circle it komes around------angst theme ,,,,nice beat we kan dance to tap yer feet,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,PUNK MEETS DISCO,,,,,,same as what liame did with prodigy NOT hip hop prodigy too----------------in fla in central fla-------in late 80s early 90s this alien jogensen product was populia in alt club scene dance floors ,,in know i survived them!

[@daehnihc]

if this video was food it would taste like sawdust

[@CY0PS]

these guys are going to hell .............or maybe they are on their way back from Hades and just letting us know whats up

[@user-xf1ip6sp7s]

Просто космос 👍

[@Cutirimicuador]

I rather ReCo version way better