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Ministry of Plenty LP

by Big Brother

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    Big Brother's second full length album released in 2016 containing 14 tracks on a compact disc (CD). This album is in a jewel case with a silk screened CD!

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    Big Brother's second full length album from 2016 contains 14 tracks on a cassette tape. The tape comes in a case and is available in either green or blue.

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1.
Some of us 01:49
Some of us ruin it for the rest of us, Admit what you have done, Stop ruining all the fun, It's time for you to take some responsibility, Stop blaming everyone for your incompetency, The television it's my mom and dad, And you can blame it when you think that I've been bad, So burn yourself even though it’s hot, Your common sense is not used a lot, If you get a scrape it's time to litigate, For your mistake I'll compensate,
2.
I light my victory smokes, the battles almost won I sit and light a match and chat here with my chums Were we all just brainwashed, was that their master plan To spread the blood of foreign innocents across the land Can we take a minute, let this all sink in Stop the war or let history repeat again I light my victory smokes, the battles almost won I sit and light a match and sit here with my chums killing, dying , warring, it never stops Pain and suffering, endless feelings of fucking loss So lets take this moment here and make something to last or even just learn now, learn now from the past
3.
Soon we won't have any earth to stand on, Which is great for the fish, Except the coral reefs are bleached, We've got nothing left to eat, Soon every island nation, With a low elevation, Will be swept into the sea, To become a distant memory, You see we never fix the problem, We just keep on adding tape, But how much can it take, Before the seal decides to break? And we're good at breaking records, And breaking ice off the icebergs, Washing sand away from the Maldives, And washing bloodstains from our hands, We're the island president, Turned Kevin Costner, And this is the water world, We're searching for a land, That's tattooed on a girl, Sixty foot trimaran, Above the cities that we sank, Above the tombs of whom we thank,
4.
Wiebo left the city to start a new life, He brought his best friend and his best friend brought his wife, For five years they lived secluded, Till one day big gas intruded, The top six is yours they concluded, But the gas below is ours undisputed, So they drilled their wells for their sour gas, And the sour gas it soured the grass, And the live stock aborted and it died, The wives miscarried and they cried, But the wells kept getting erected, And the family was misdirected, As they wrote letters to those elected, But their hearing it was selected, With the RCMP hand in hand, They searched Wiebo and they searched his land, Looking for some contraband, Looking for a leg to stand, He was not convicted of any crime, But they wanted him evicted so he did time, Religious fanatic out of his mind? Eco - Terrorist, one of a kind?
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Ever get that type of funny feeling? Like some ones breathing down your neck? And that right now obey, there's nothing you can do, these eyes they're Always watching you, Take ya away for what you do! They're Watching You, They're Watching You Then you're home now when your asleep come on They're Watching You, There Watching You Through the tvs and the tubes They're Watching You, They're Watching You They're Watching You, They're Watching …..You! And these eyes they always gotta lurk Behind my back they always stare Watch the death of privacy, through the airwaves you're to blind to see They're in your homes and what you wear Ya its kinda hard to fucking believe These eyes they're always watching me Fuckin my life make it hard to breathe
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Now Somethings Wrong! I feel it in my brain! These constant contradictions are driving me insane! and I always fight! no matter how hard I try but I always find my self here living out the lie Now what do say? What you think that's funny? Your institutionalized kid, a slave to all that money. Born into a system made of wealth and fucking debt. You think that's bad well you aint seen nothing yet. and you think society bad take a look a religion that fucking shit is worse than....science fiction. Ignorance Is Strength
9.
Scrap City 02:27
Scrap city, Where you can be the boss, Scrap city, The things that people toss, A little piece of copper, A little piece of brass, A piece of aluminum sitting in the grass, One man's treasure is another man's trash, I'll recycle your metal and I'll make some cash! Yeah! Scrap city, Where you can be the boss, Scrap city, The things that people toss, Rolling in the van in the middle of the night, Going through your trash with a magnet and a light, We're urban miners and there's treasure to be found, If we're not sure it's metal we drop it to the ground!
10.
Joy Camp 03:28
I see them in the mirror, I see them in the bus, I see that they are most of us, I can't see the shackle, But I can see the pain, Working everyday with no gain, Working for the one percent, While the ninety nine maintain decent, I wonder if the slaves back when, knew then, That they were enslaved men? I'd welcome you to joy camp, But you've been here all along, And if you think that things are different now, Then you'd be wrong, Because you can't see the shackle, It doesn't mean you're free, The cage may be bigger, But it's still captivity, Working to the maximum while getting paid the minimum, We make and sell everything, But we can't afford anything, And your freedom depends on the size of your wealth, Do you have what it takes to free yourself? Because these shackles aren't made of steel, And only a percent is real, I'd welcome you to joy camp, But you have been here since day one, And we've got forced labour for everyone, And the gate is always open so feel free to leave, But we know that it is easier just to believe,
11.
So you think you're righteous You keep holding that course But we're loosing all our freedoms So take a look in the mirror as we're going down the drain Watch it all as it slips away We're sitting here pining over those better days Helpless apathetic You keep holding that course But we're loosing all our freedoms So take a look in the mirror cuz you're who's to blame
12.
Give me an amp and give me a bass, I'll play anytime, I'll play any place, Save me a toke and save me a beer, A piece of floor in a place that's near, All my friends they come and they go, But I'll be back at the next show, Cuz there's no place that I'd rather be, Right here, right now, you and me, The mornings broke and it's time for me to go, Back in the van I'm off to another show, And when I'll be back? That I do not know, The 401 straight out of Ontario,
13.
So this is the end? And all you've got is time? And your time, your time has run out, Your time, your time has run out, It's a one way trip, No return ticket, And your train is at it's platform, And it's time for you to board, Cuz your time, your time has run out, Your time, your time has run out, We've exhausted all our options, Can spare no more resource, But we never wanna fucking give up, But the odds are all against you, Cuz your time, your time has run out, Your time, your time has run out, No Hollywood ending, No sequel to your book, No chance for redemption, Because we've reached the point of no return, Cuz your time, your time has run out, Your time, your time has run out, And the sands they lay at the bottom of your glass, And the waves they keep getting smaller...
14.
Corexit 03:38
Corexit poisons all the land And there’s oil an inch beneath the sand And there’s a lake at the bottom of the sea And those who recognize disappear mysteriously British Petroleum swept it under the rug They got a closest full of skeletons military thug And they can keep on writing zeroes To do away with would be heroes Corexit banned in the UK But Corexit is sprayed in the USA And the president swam so it's ok But the president swam in Andrew's Bay

credits

released October 11, 2016

Ministry of Plenty

Chris "Hardcore" Spadafora – Vocals / Guitar
"Paco" Jason Nagy – Vocals / Guitar
Ian Wilkinson – Vocals / Bass
Michael Lada Brockhouse – Drums
Henry Beckwith – Keyboards (They're Watching / Corexit)
John Serre – Acoustic Guitar (Eco Terrorist "Acoustic Version")
Chet – Vocals (The Future Is Dead)

Recorded by: Kevin Pettigrew (Slipping Away, They're Watching and Corexit) & Ian Wilkinson

Mixed & Mastered by: Justin Sinotte

Artwork by: Kayle Krueger

Recording Equipment Provided By: Phase 3 A. V.

Big Brother would like to thank the following:

Derek Kelly (live drummer), Russel West (tour drummer), Justin Sinotte, Kevin Pettigrew, Henry Beckwith, John Serre, Alan Vegotsky, Kalye Crone, Ryan Frotten, Marcel Munoz, Chris Forest, Jerica Rowsell, Daniel May, Ronald Poon, Joe Cash, Doug Gnahrgang, Kenny Maple Leask, Erica Korabora, Spencer Murray, Dan Del Balso, Andrew Alvarado, Tim & Mary, Rebecca, Paul Costa, Derek Schaller, Jesse Alarcon, Grandpa Stirling, Bowser Tabarnak, Mixa Blondin, Jennifer Bobette, Heather Nagy, Yuri, Gabriel Frank Koury, Tommy Smith (No Time Records), Chris Hill (Boneless Productions), Matt Black & The Coalition, Wawa & Kevin Vomit (Vomit Productions), Equalizing X Distort (Stephe Perry, Aldo Erdic & Rob Ferraz), The Asylum (Mark Howitt, Rick & Radar), Deanna & The Bovine, Rude Mekanicals, Shane Heath (The Foxx Lounge), Marc A DC (Minus 2 Digital Media), The Fattal, The Filthy Radicals (Kyle Jewitt, Cody Lee Deveaux, Andrew DeNure & Jackson Cronmiller), The Hot Dog Kids (Tyler MacDonald, Kenny Crouse, Zack & George), The Nefidovs (Doug, Jon, Rich, Mat, Nick and Kirk), Chet & T. C. (The Stupid Stupid Henchmen), Sound System, Stink Box, Stigmachine, Sabatoge, Joey's Armageddon, Opposition Rising, Voice Of Addiction, Les Skalpes, Adelleda, Mother Fuckers, The Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Worst, Leftover Crack, Hexe, Full MT, Frenemy, Serenity Now, Morning Glory, Regan Youth, Positive Junk, Black Spruce Motel, Villa Bianca Inn, Wilkinson family, Lada Brockhouse family, Spadafora Family & Nagy Family.

And for those that we failed to acknowledge personally: thanks for having us play your show, thanks for coming to our shows, thanks for buying any of our merch, thanks for giving us a place to stay on the road and thanks for listening to our music.

Made In Canada 2016 No Legal Action will be taken for Duplication of this CD

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