{"product_id":"greatest-fits","title":"Greatest Fits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ministry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Best of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 19-06-2001\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon.ca      The influence that doombringers Ministry have had on much of the industrial new-wave should not be underestimated, so it's fitting that Greatest Fits--a compilation of memorable back-catalogue moments--is released in 2001. Frontman Al Jourgensen's white-trash cowboy aesthetic was the stylistic glue in Ministry's fusion of industrial noise and heavy metal, paving the way for acts like Marilyn Manson to bring the sound of noise-rock to Middle America. Understandably, Greatest Fits airbrushes out Ministry's potentially embarrassing early synth-pop direction, instead concentrating on the nihilistic roar that made them famous. The screaming, siren-laden \"NWO\" and the militaristic jackboot crash of unlikely MTV hit \"Jesus Built My Hotrod\"--featuring a guest vocal from deranged Butthole Surfers' lead singer Gibby Haynes--are probably this compilation's most crucial moments, although an uncharacteristically anthemic, radio-friendly take on Bob Dylan's \"Lay Lady Lay\" is more than just a curio. That the later tracks--\"What About Us\", taken from the score to Spielberg's A.I and a few picks from 1999's unremarkable Dark Side of the Spoon--sound little different to the band's pioneering late 1980s\/early 90s output suggests the band has stagnated, but Greatest Fits remains about as definitive a document of their glory days as you'll find. --Louis Pattison      Product Description      Ministry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 093624811527\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0093624811527\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Audio CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Note:\u003c\/b\u003e club edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedVeryGood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ID Shop.ca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42292447281411,"sku":"U6-OCYR-FH8B","price":6.48,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/9765\/7390\/products\/51yJLwWKbSL.jpg?v=1641474082","url":"https:\/\/idshop.ca\/products\/greatest-fits","provider":"ID Shop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}