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In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up

In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up
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Live album by Ministry
Released September 4, 1990
Recorded February 22, 1990, Merrillville, Indiana at the Holiday Star Theatre
Genre Industrial metal
Length 39:47
Label Sire/Warner Bros.
26266
Producer Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan
Ministry chronology
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
(1989)
In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up
(1990)
Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly B
Q 4/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 4/5 stars
The Village Voice A–

In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up is a live album by the industrial metal band Ministry. The album was released on September 4, 1990.

In 2005, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up was ranked number 328 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.

A companion home video also exists, featuring the same tracks as the audio except it is bookended by two "bonus" songs and incorporates footage from two concerts, including the Merriville, Indiana concert and a December 1989 New Year's Eve concert in Chicago. According to Al Jourgensen's ex-wife, the band were annoyed at having to wear exactly the same clothing on both concert dates and the video was difficult to edit properly due to small differences in each.

The beginning of the concert starts with a very textured dual drum jam then segues into "Breathe". After playing Stigmata, Jello Biafra comes on stage and reads his own rendition of The Pledge of Allegiance. After that, the band returns for an encore of "The Land of Rape and Honey." Biafra remains on stage giving an almost dadaist performance art routine, largely alternating between sucking his thumb and giving a Nazi salute.


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