just got back from seeing ministry at the house of blues in anaheim, right at downtown disney. i first went there to see the creatures in 2004. damn, i had forgotten how tiny that place is--it's a good thing! the bad thing is that the upstairs doesn't have much to it if you just want to be a spectator. how could you be a spectator at ministry though? we got there and there was hardly anyone on the floor so we decided to stand in what would be considered second row. during the opening band of pitbull daycare, the people in front of us left and that gave us a nice spot on the railing. pitbull daycare are from texas and i think the vocals don't work. plus, the singer spits too much. the guitarist looks like bud bundy went and got some tattoos and piercings to be cool. the songs are good for the first 30 seconds but then they all sound the same.

next was the revolting cocks! this is really why i went to the show. i've never seen ministry before and i figure the height of their popularity was "psalm 69" and since i missed that tour, this tour with the revolting cocks opening up is the next best thing. there was a time when i liked revco enough that i would've went to see them by themselves, but those days are over. the band is totally different now of course but they're still awesome. the weird thing though is that it was kinda like a live band playing loops. you really didn't need anyone to be on an instrument. they could've played some tapes and just have a million singers on stage. industrial american idol. when they finished, i got seven the drummer's drumstick and a setlist! i'm so excited because this is my first time ever getting a drumstick and it's a signature model too. awesome! oh and al spits too, it's so disgusting. revco played the songs i had to hear which was great. the only thing more they could've added was "crackin' up". i haven't heard the new album but it was cool to hear "caliente", a cover of "dark entries" by bauhaus.

revolting cocks setlist:
hello there
beers, steers & queers
attack ships on fire
something wonderful
stainless steel providers
caliente
fire engine
(let's get) physical
do ya think i'm sexy?

encore:
purple head
[the encore was listed on the setlist but not played since al was so pissed off at the venue for not allowing female audience members who came on stage to dance during "do ya think i'm sexy?"]

ministry was soooo good! at first i could only enjoy hearing new songs for the first time since i haven't bought the recent albums, but then it became a greatest hits sort of thing and everyone went wild. this little bitch thought she was so cool and was gonna get inbetween twiddle thumbs and i. when that didn't work, she went around the other side to get inbetween me and the girl next to me. the best she could do was get her arms on the railing but not her whole body. she thought she could squeeze in and then bring her friend in too. honey, i have been going to concerts since you were in diapers. i've got the upper hand! when the crowd is bothering you like that and the music is rocking your ass off, only one thing to do but headbang and jump around, just go fucking crazy. they can't take your place on the railing unless there's a massive collapse of bodies. at the end, the stage hands were jerks and ignoring all pleas from the audience for setlists, even flat out told me "no!" but finally, they caved in and i was the first to get a setlist. see, ya gotta be a girl in glasses to get a setlist. ^_^

ministry setlist:
fear (is big business)
señor peligro
no.w
rio grande blood
great satan
waiting
lieslieslies
worthless
wrong
nwo
just one fix
thieves
khyber pass

encore:
so what
stigmata

encore 2:
psalm 69