What turned out to be the last
Al Jourgensen
/
Paul Barker
project of worthwhile note -- in
Ministry
or out of it -- was very much in keeping with the
Revolting Cocks
' self-proclaimed role as the joke band of the
Wax Trax
-associated scene. Admittedly, not everything worked as such -- jokes work best if the music that goes with it is interesting and holds the attention, which was always a bit of a problem with
RevCo
. However, as a major label debut and final bow all at once,
Linger Ficken' Good
is often entertaining and sometimes utterly, ridiculously wonderful. Most notable is another devolved cover version -- after more or less tackling
Olivia Newton-John
's
"Physical,"
this time around they did a much more recognizable take on
Rod Stewart
disco
hit
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
Keeping the pace but adding some sleazy horns and organ in place of the original synth melody,
Chris Connelly
and
Jourgensen
split the verse/chorus duties;
Connelly
's Scottish, sleepy suaveness doesn't forget the humor, as several lyrical tweaks involving rubbers and KY jelly make clear. Nearly everything else, the kicking
"Crackin' Up"
aside, is basic if okay-enough time-killer material that won't surprise anyone familiar with the
Barker
vision of things, concentrating more on the dank dancefloor stuff rather than the
thrash
, while
acquits himself well enough. The album starts on a weird note, with none other than
Timothy Leary
doing a
William Burroughs
impersonation on
"Gila Copter"
-- why they couldn't call in
Burroughs
to work with them directly again is unclear -- but the final title track makes for a funny conclusion. Over a finger-snapping
swing
jump blues
arrangement, various voices ask "Who's your favorite Cock?" while another uncredited person proceeds to question and trash the band as a whole. And why not? ~ Ned Raggett