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| Sphinctour | ||||
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| Released | March 19, 2002 (CD) April 9, 2002 (DVD/VHS) | |||
| Recorded | April–July 1996 | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal | |||
| Length | 80:15 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | 👁 Star 👁 Star 👁 Star 👁 Image 👁 Image [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | 👁 Star 👁 Half star 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image [2] |
Sphinctour is a live CD/DVD/VHS release by the industrial metal band Ministry released in 2002. It contains various tracks recorded on their 1996 world tour in support of the album Filth Pig. The album title is a play on the word sphincter.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Psalm 69" (Elysée Montmartre, Paris) | 5:04 |
| 2. | "Crumbs" (Congress Center, Stuttgart) | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Reload" (Convention Center, Albuquerque) | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Filth Pig" (Varsity Arena, Toronto) | 6:30 |
| 5. | "So What" (The Warfield, San Francisco) | 9:45 |
| 6. | "Just One Fix" (Aragon Ballroom, Chicago) | 4:38 |
| 7. | "N.W.O." (Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles) | 6:04 |
| 8. | "Hero" (Gaswerk, Hamburg) | 2:38 |
| 9. | "Thieves" (Mercer Arena, Seattle) | 5:14 |
| 10. | "Scarecrow" (Jesolo Beach Festival, Venice) | 7:56 |
| 11. | "Lava" (Dour Festival, Brussels) | 8:43 |
| 12. | "The Fall" (Brixton Academy, London) | 8:02 |
| 13. | "Stigmata" (Roseland Ballroom, New York) | 9:14 |
- Track 5 and 13 not included on CD releases
Album release
[edit]The original objective of Sphinctour was as a home video release, though a CD version was also made. There are no discernible differences audio-wise from the DVD, although, like their In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up release, two tracks were omitted from the CD release. In addition, the DVD features the song "Happy Dust" as the intro and outro. The live video is edited as jump cut, which is a combination of all the concerts that took place in America and Europe.
Personnel
[edit]Ministry
[edit]- Al Jourgensen - vocals, mandolin ("Reload"), harmonica ("Filth Pig"), guitar ("Just One Fix", "N.W.O."), production
- Paul Barker - bass guitar, keyboard bass ("The Fall"), production
- Rey Washam - drums
- Louis Svitek - guitar
- Duane Buford - keyboards
- Zlatko Hukic - guitar
Additional personnel
[edit]- Tom Baker - mastering
- Paul Elledge - image and design
Video personnel
[edit]- Jeffrey Kinart - television director, production, editor
- Doug Freel - director, editor
- Tom Tuntlend - assistant editor
- Todd Darling - post-production supervisor
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Sphinctour - Ministry". Allmusic.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 545. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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