Ministry
Houses of the Molé

THE REVIEW

There aren't many words to spend, or concepts to waste, to review this album: the summary of years of adventures of Ministry is represented, for better or worse, with great energy and the added value of fierce criticism of Bush's politics and the American lifestyle.

What surprises is Jourgensen's desire, freed from partner Paul Barker, to amaze once more with violent sounds and samples of all kinds, giving the sensation of being in a tunnel of contemporary horrors, at the mercy of daddy Bush and aunt Condoleeza.
The most shocking samples are certainly those taken from George W.'s various appearances on television, then re-manipulated to make him whisper: " I've got a message to people in Iraq....Go home and Die".
There are always the electro-industrial rides that made the fortune of the Texan combo, but this time the urgency is more evident, and there isn't a gratuitous eagerness to create chaos, but the need to shake the minds of those who listen.....supposing that the new generations of Americans still listen to Ministry.
The paradox lies in thinking, as Westerners that we are, that this type of music was blasted, as a form of torture, into the ears of prisoners at Abu Ghraib; and the words of Jourgensen himself come to mind, quoting a letter from a boy on the front lines: "Ministry you are great! You are a great support...let's blow up Iraq with your music, boom boom..."
Perhaps it is necessary to reflect whether the screams and shouts are still so functional, and whether sonic devastation as such is a valid vehicle to awaken the consciences of young people, in a world where everything is shouted to the point of obsession.