The Last Sucker
by Ministry
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Stylus Magazine
    83
    Their classic albums all had filler, but The Last Sucker has none. Each song is instantly identifiable. Riffs are huge, driving, and upfront. Songs maneuver crisply through choruses and bridges, avoiding the meandering that plagued previous efforts.
  2. AllMusic
    80
    Jourgensen's covers are usually all-party time, but this album holds no hope for and finds no joy in America and expresses it brilliantly.
  3. PopMatters
    80
    Is The Last Sucker Ministry’s masterpiece closer to its career? Not totally, but it’s a powerful album that leaves you wanting more.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    80
    Elemental guitar riffs knock around the noisy yet balanced mix like grenades in a Maytag full of crankcase oil, as electronic beats launch forward, clash hand to hand, spit automatic fire....It works.
  6. Pitchfork
    69
    The Last Sucker isn't as huge as "Psalm 69," but it is Ministry's most exciting record since.
  7. Spin
    60
    While there's nothing here as dense and biting as the Ministry slams of Bush Sr. in the '90s, Jourgensen can still pile on the jackhammer beats and clever samples.
  8. Uncut
    40
    Al Jourgensen is bringing Ministry to a close, and truthfully, it's the right time. [Nov 2007, p.113]
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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. SpiderWebb
    Oct 21, 2007
    10
    Amazing album -- one of Al's very best.
  2. Someone'sChild
    Oct 19, 2007
    10
    This is easily the best Ministry effort put forth. T'would be a shame if it were truly the final work. This is penultimate vengeance at This is easily the best Ministry effort put forth. T'would be a shame if it were truly the final work. This is penultimate vengeance at its best. Please give us the final stroke. We need it. "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - G. Orwell… Full Review »
  3. McN.
    Oct 16, 2007
    10
    good stuff.
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