What no one thought would ever happen until recently has happened. Ministry have released a new album with reworkings of the much maligned new wave, synth pop era. I always defended With Sympathy as having some great songs and I'm glad that The Squirrely years is now a reality.
The reworkings don't stray too far from the originals. This is not Ministry turning the old pop songs into a heavy dark industrial metal. But, while being respectful to the original songs, the updated songs have a darker tone, a rougher edge, that the sanitised With Sympathy always lacked, elevating the songs.
The Squirrely Years is a great collection of new wave, post punk and synth pop songs and it's, certainly, the most surprising and creative album that Al Jourgensen has put out in a long while.
Now, we need to wait for the new (and possibly final) Ministry album with Paul Barker back in the band. I can't wait to hear what dark alchemy Al and Paul will do.
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