In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up

In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up
Live album by Ministry
Released	September 4, 1990
Recorded	February 22, 1990, Merrillville, Indiana at the Holiday Star Theatre[1]
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)

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
Q	[4]
Robert Christgau	A-[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

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.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Missing"	3:35
2.	"Deity"	3:38
3.	"So What"	11:29
4.	"Burning Inside"	6:23
5.	"Thieves"	5:09
6.	"Stigmata"	9:31

Video

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 the exact same clothing on both concert dates and the video was difficult to edit properly due to small differences in each.^[8]

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.^[9] After that, the band returns for an encore of "The Land of Rape and Honey." Jello remains on stage giving an almost dadaist performance art routine, largely alternating between sucking his thumb and giving a Nazi salute.

Personnel

Ministry

• Alain Jourgensen – vocals, guitar (1, 2, 4, 5), keyboards (3), production, art direction
• Paul Barker – bass, keyboards ("The Land of Rape and Honey"), production
• Bill Rieflin – drums
• Chris Connelly – keyboards, vocals (3)
• Mike Scaccia – guitar
• Martin Atkins – drums
• Terry Roberts – guitar
• Nivek Ogre – keyboards (3), guitar, vocals (5 and "The Land of Rape and Honey")
• William Tucker – guitar
• Joe Kelly – background vocals (5)
• Jello Biafra – flag pledge (Video only)

Additional personnel

• Jeff "Critter" Newell – engineer
• "Friskie" – assistant engineer
• "Linus" – assistant engineer
• "Ex-Con" – assistant engineer
• Kim Assaley – artwork
• Tom Recchion – design
• Dirk Walter – design

References

1. "Ministry - 2/22/90". Prongs.org. 1990-02-22. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
2. Raggett, Ned. "In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up - Ministry". Allmusic. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
3. Robbins, Ira (September 7, 1990). "In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
4. "Ministry - In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
5. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Ministry". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
6. Brackett, Nathan. "Ministry". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004, p. 544. Cited March 20, 2010
7. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 79. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
8. "Session with Patty Jourgensen". prongs.org. 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
9. "The Jello Biafra Pledge of Allegiance". Branchfloridians.org. Retrieved 2012-02-24.