Pigface

The Best of Pigface (Invisible) Unfairly lumped into the Ministry mix too often, roving collective Pigface founding members Martin Atkins and Chris Connelly may have at one time used industrial sturm und drang as their template, but the group’s output quickly left the indentured servitude of the Wax Trax! crowd behind. This 2-CD retrospective is a challenge, not because it sucks, but because the span of players and styles — Black Francis to David Yow — boggles the mind. Like revenge, it’s a dish best served cold.

This article appears in December 28 • 2001.

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