The albums "Houses of the Mole" and "Rio Grande Blood" largely restored MINISTRY to the good graces of critics and audiences. Here is the statement made by the band's unwavering leader of 26 years, Al Jourgensen: "This is a trilogy. The next part will be called 'The Last Sucker' and will also be dedicated to this corrupt administration. They are my muse. It's obvious to everyone — I write truly vile music while they are in power. We'll make this record, and then we'll walk off into the sunset together with George Bush, hand in hand." Al seems almost apologetic in another interview: "Listen, I didn't plan to dedicate three albums to bashing Bush, but this idiot got re-elected, and so it happened." Having announced that this album would be the last, Al nonetheless almost immediately outlined the prompt release of yet another record — a covers compilation. He justified it as follows: "I just didn't want to end my musical career with three albums about Bush, with a fist in the air, telling everyone what a half-wit he is."
There are several versions of the "Last Sucker" cover art: on one, Bush is depicted as a fish; on another, he is simply beaming radiantly. Then there is the booklet featuring pentagrams, religious symbolism, and a reworked Da Vinci "Last Supper" at the center — after all, the entire album is a play on words: "The Last Supper" becomes "The Last Sucker." The booklet's fresco is quite a gathering: on the right sit Condoleezza Rice and George Bush; on the left, Cheney, who incidentally has an entire song dedicated to him on the album.
The album opens with a meaty barrage, gradually becoming more thoughtful and diverse toward the end. Add to this a rather insistent vocal line of repeating words, and the overall impression is simply fantastic. One can say with confidence that Jourgensen absolutely demolished Bush. The album is a seamless listen, strikingly cohesive — Jourgensen accomplished his destructive mission in an utterly constructive manner. The other question is that the style the band has worked in during recent years is quite self-contained, and there isn't much development within it. But does one really need development when there is such a direct goal — to obliterate the policies of the Bush administration with him at its head?