Artist Biography
by David Jeffries
Rumor has it the gents who make up
Revolting Cocks came upon the name by their usual debauchery.
Ministry frontman
Al Jourgensen
was out for a hard night of drinking with some friends, so hard that
the bartender threw them out, declaring them a bunch of revolting cocks.
The name was first applied to one of
Jourgensen's many side projects in 1985, when he partnered with
Luc Van Acker and
Front 242's
Richard 23
to bring art and the dancefloor closer together. As recordings
progressed, things went in a different direction and the chaotic, snide,
and sleazy sounds that were taking over had
Richard 23 making an exit over creative differences. He departed in 1986, right as the band's debut,
Big Sexy Land,
was being released by the seminal industrial label Wax Trax! The album
featured the Blade Runner homage and club hit "Attack Ships on Fire,"
while the artwork introduced "the Three Guys," anonymous faces from an
old photograph that would represent the band on album covers for years
to come.
Ministry associates
Paul Barker,
Chris Connelly, and
Bill Rieflin would join
Van Acker and
Jourgensen for a tour supporting the album, recordings of which surfaced in 1988 on the live album and video
You Goddamned Son of a Bitch.
Tracklist
| 1 |
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? |
5:35
|
| 2 |
Sergio Guitar |
6:32
|
| 3 |
Wrong Sexy Mix |
4:51 |
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