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1989 EP by Lard

The Power of Lard

EP by Lard

Released

1989

Recorded

1988 at Chicago Trax Studios

Genre

Industrial rock, hardcore punk, industrial metal

Length

43:28

Label

Alternative Tentacles

Producer

Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan, Count Ringworm

Lard chronology

The Power of Lard
(1989)

The Last Temptation of Reid
(1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
MusicHound Rock
Punknews.org

The Power of Lard is the debut EP by Lard, released in 1989.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "Biafra contributes a voice, label and sense of humor. That gets matched up to pounding, semi-industrialized rock by Ministry guitarist Al Jourgensen, bassist Paul Barker and drummer Jeff Ward. A casual and exciting bit of supergrouping, The Power of Lard (a three-song 12-inch) demonstrates the fun potential in this seemingly unlikely alliance." Jerry Smith, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, was disappointed by this result of collaboration of different musicians. He wrote "Sadly, it is all rather predictable".

Use in Welcome to Hell

The track "The Power of Lard" was used as the introduction song in the popular skateboarding video "Toy Machine - Welcome to Hell (1996)". This video became culturally significant in skateboarding and caused a resurgence in popularity for the EP.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lard

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Power of Lard"	7:29
2.	"Hellfudge"	5:04
3.	"Time to Melt"	31:55
Total length:		43:28

Personnel

Lard

Al Jourgensen - guitar, production
Paul Barker - bass guitar, production
Jeff Ward - drums
Jello Biafra - vocals, production, sleeve concept

Additional Personnel

Keith Auerbach - engineer
Steve Spapperi - engineer
Reid Hyams - recording
John Yates - "cut, paste, and pseudo-mechanics"
Jason Traeger - logo

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart	4

References

"Lard". January 6, 2018.
"Power of Lard [EP] - Lard". Allmusic.
Christensen, Thor (1999). "Ministry". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (loan required). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 762. ISBN 978-1-57859-061-2 – via the Internet Archive.
"Lard - The Power of Lard [EP]". www.punknews.org. August 4, 2017.
Jourgensen, Al (September 8, 2015). Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306824647 – via Google Books.
"TrouserPress.com :: Jello Biafra". www.trouserpress.com.
Smith, Jerry (March 25, 1989). "Review: Lard – The Power of Lard" (PDF). Music Week. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 19. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via World Radio History.
Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

v t e Lard
Paul Barker Jello Biafra Al Jourgensen Bill Rieflin Mike Scaccia Jeff Ward
Studio albums	The Last Temptation of Reid (1990) Pure Chewing Satisfaction (1997)
EPs	The Power of Lard (1989) 70's Rock Must Die (2000)

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