''In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up'' is a

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by American

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band

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, released on September 4, 1990, by

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Critical reception and legacy

Audio from the live performance of "Breathe", subtitled "Live from Gulag", has been featured in Warner Bros. Records' 1990 compilation album ''Just Say Da'', volume four of the ''Just Say Yes'' series. In 2005, ''In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up'' was ranked number 328 in ''

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'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.

Track listing

''Live Necronomicon''

This 2017 re-release features more songs including covers from side-projects & bands like

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, a Jourgensen and Barker side project featuring

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, and

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with their frontman Nivek Ogre on vocals. In addition, the songs that had already appeared on ''In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up'' (eg. The Missing) are presented raw and without any of the overdubbing present on the initial release.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Video

A companion home video also exists, featuring the same tracks as the audio except it is bookended by two "bonus" songs, "Breathe" and "The Land of Rape and Honey", and incorporates footage from two concerts, including the Merrillville, Indiana concert and a December 1989 New Year's Eve concert in Chicago. According to Patty Marsh (Al Jourgensen's wife in this time), the band were annoyed at having to wear exactly the same clothing on both concert dates and the video was difficult to edit properly due to small differences in each. The beginning of the concert starts with a very textured dual drum jam then segues into "Breathe". After playing "Stigmata",

comes on stage and reads his own rendition of The Pledge of Allegiance. After that, the band returns for an encore of "The Land of Rape and Honey." Biafra remains on stage giving an almost

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performance art routine, largely alternating between sucking his thumb and giving a

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Personnel

Ministry

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– bass, keyboards, production *

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– electric drums * Chris Connelly – keyboards, vocals (lead vocals on "So What") *

Mike Scaccia Michael Ralph Scaccia (June 14, 1965 – December 22, 2012) was an American musician, best known as a guitarist for several heavy metal and alternative rock acts, including Rigor Mortis, Ministry and Revolting Cocks. Life and career Scaccia was ...

– guitar *

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– drums * Terry Roberts – guitar *

Nivek Ogre Kevin Graham Ogilvie (born December 5, 1962), known professionally as Nivek Ogre, is a Canadian musician, performance artist and actor, best known for his work with the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded with cEvin Key. Sinc ...

– keyboards, guitar, vocals * William Tucker – guitar * Joe Kelly – background vocals *

– flag pledge (Video only)

Additional personnel

* Jeff "Critter" Newell –

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* "Friskie" – assistant engineer * "Linus" – assistant engineer * "Ex-Con" – assistant engineer * Kim Assaley –

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* Tom Recchion – design * Dirk Walter – design

References

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