Ministry - Over The Shoulder - live at Cruel World - Pasadena - May 11, 2024

Ministry performing their classic industrial track “Over The Shoulder” from the Twitch (1986) album at Cruel World Festival in Pasadena on May 11, 2024. First known performance of "Over The Shoulder" since 1987. Words and Music by Al Jourgensen. Band lineup includes Al Jourgensen (vocals), Cesar Soto, Monte Pittman, Paul D'Amour, Roy Mayorga, John Bechdel, and Charlie Clouser. #twitch #aljourgensen #cruelworld #adriansherwood

[@richardsdead]

This is jaw dropping. I can't BELIEVE he's doing this stuff again!!!

[@Xillasun]

I'm stunned to see Al rocking old school like this. Really cool to hear these sounds and songs live again.

[@lesterawilson3]

Definitely using a backing track here.

[@ldallagl]

For the vocals ? I don't think so, or at least his live voice is layered with a backing track .... and for the rest there's a lot of stuff played by the band

[@louisiacoviello7537]

This song was a game changer 🤘🏼

[@K-StateScottFL]

Damn this really good!

[@nokturnel1]

Thank you. They have to do a tour of this. So good.

[@plasticflowerz]

Please tour the UK with this set!!

[@williampower1921]

Al's dancing! OMG!

[@garrettmetalman5008]

You can clearly hear the range that Al has between this and his later songs. Amazing performance.

[@tannhaeuser]

Release a new Twitch vinyl already, Al!

[@ObZen1134]

This is so awesome. Twitch has always been my favorite

[@sheofthealwysmispronouncedname]

Charlie Clouser up there too!

[@davidtstewart]

Favourite track off Twitch :)

[@joelbeardsley7049]

FREAKING AMAZING!!!! PLEASE BRING THIS TO SAN DIEGO!!!!!

[@joelgale7812]

My god they need to tour this set!!

[@projectarchivist9085]

Wow.... I cant believe I just saw him play that again after all these years.

[@mattharrison5068]

OK I've only listened to We Believe, Halloween and this, and if they don't release this they are nuts, make a buck off how much we wanted this to happen - for decades

[@distortech2]

This is EVERYTHING. Thank you!

[@isabelh8142]

My favorite song 🖤 Thanks for capturing this moment!

[@shanes5671]

Legendary!

[@williamjoyal3553]

Al is a fukin legend!

[@poshpilates7448]

This! Playing it like it should be played 💫

[@Petealtemese]

Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!

[@beesleep23]

i not only didn't think he'd use the same vocal affectations in general... but kinda am surprised he still can?! this is awesome!
hope they release a live album of this!

[@thomascohen9924]

I wonder if Al is singing here or lip-syncing. Take a close look at 1:39. He's not even holding the mic up to his mouth.

[@zachary_attackery]

@@thomascohen9924 he's singing along with the track, you have to listen closely but you can barely hear his actual voice

[@jaymakak]

Al buys a new wig and brings back the british accent. Ahhh, yeah!

[@Bretsbeatz]

This stuff is great!!! He needs to play Dark Force Fest!!!

[@jamesAL9]

Thank you for documenting!

[@sheofthealwysmispronouncedname]

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@user-yo4gl1fb2k]

Over the shoulder boulder holder hey!

[@sneakywan]

YES!!!!!

[@ytrearneindre3642]

One thing Al might not realize is that some of us have listened to these song thousands of times before, so we can identify the album vocals from a mile away. Still awesome though!

[@cimerians]

Yes!!!

[@lazy_dad]

i was hoping you filmed this one too! such a classic. thanks!!

[@scottzeman7662]

So good!!

[@jupiterstar78]

Thank you for getting this and the rest of the set!

[@ingoweinard2517]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@DavidMarocco]

Twitch 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@organicsoul808]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

[@meeppdx]

3:46 vocal starts before Al gets the mic to his face. Please tell me this wasn’t lip-synced….

[@johanmauriciogaalgarcia8566]

Is Al doing a backtracking for this song?

[@MsNanite1]

❤️🧡💛 oh I wish you'd played this here in Milwaukee
We'd actually be dancing and living it up (unlike these kids here)

[@markstultz383]

I'm not seeing any kids lol

[@jef_hel]

Really cool to see that happening. But... is he lip syncing the whole set? I mean : 1:40 😮

[@50poundnote]

Yeah, he currently sings along to canned vocals, but I don’t care. I never, ever expected to see/hear these songs live!

[@Seriousin]

To be fair, he was using a lot of canned vocals when these songs were new ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and I'd go again if he toured this type of set.

[@fungifago]

Not a surprise, but wasn't this sung originally by Conelly anyway?

[@50poundnote]

@@fungifago this is pre-Connelly by about a year. They played Jesus Built My Hotrod on tour just a few months ago, and it was clearly Gibby Haynes’ vocal from the record. LOL

[@zachary_attackery]

I'm so excited by this setlist that I can almost give the lip syncing a pass

[@lovepulse]

As much as I’m loving these clips (WFL in particular) it’s disappointing Al went all out on the terrific backing band and couldn’t at least blend his real voice in with the 1986 vocal track.
*Edit* Listening again you can actually hear his real voice come in during the last chorus, but the early parts are really obvious 1986 Al lol

[@woodeymaynard7711]

3:43 mark I think he is lipsyncing this song. The vocals sound like they are from 1987, it would be almost impossible for his vocals to sound like that now. He's got false teeth, and the wear and tear of a life of excess on the vocals. I may be wrong, however, there is a live video of Revenge Al sang for the first time with the current lineup and you can hear the difference in his vocals. That's just not present here.

[@SyntheticFilms]

I have no problem with the backing track. Al’s menacing falsetto is great.

[@seandack8263]

I love this song but this clearly playback here on the vox. He probably can't hit this range after the life he's lived. Still awesome to hear it live.

[@theApex70]

I love it, except for the lip syncing.

[@glass9411]

Lip sync???

[@frostgiant3134]

In THIS economy?

[@JuanPerez-gh3yn]

Awful wig.

[@techniquerecords3429]

YES!!!!