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You're A Woman, I'm A Machine
EMAILPRINTby Death From Above 1979
Universal acclaim
Based on 21 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 41 votes
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Album Info
Label: Vice / Atlantic
Release Date: 26 October 2004
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Summary
'You're A Woman' is the first album for the Canadian duo of vocalist/drummer Sebastien Grainger and bassist Jesse F. Keeler. It's a drum 'n' bass album in the literal sense of the term, as those are the only two instruments (aside from a very infrequent synthesizer) on the record.
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Alternative Press
Give[s] Skyward In Triumph and Earth 2 a run for the title of Best Album By A Duo, ever. [Jan 2005, p.113]
Drowned In Sound
You won’t hear a more exhilarating, dizzying record for a long time to come.
Read Full Review >Delusions of Adequacy
You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine is the kind of “feelings” album that fans of noise-rock or hardcore can listen to without fear of being soft. For the rest of us, it’s an indulgence of our more dramatic emotions.
Read Full Review >Stylus Magazine
Take the pop from Guns ‘N Roses, take the pomp from Van Halen and take the piss out of uber-serious nu-metal and you’ve got one of the most inventive metal outfits in recent history.
Read Full Review >Pitchfork
By turning the rock knob down a notch, DFA79 have kept You're a Woman loud and nasty and ensured a cohesion and unusual degree of listenability.
Read Full Review >ShakingThrough.net
They capably cover everything from noisy freakouts ("Turn It Out") to electroclash chillouts ("Sexy Results"), and manage to hold it all together better than bands armed with triple the sonic arsenal.
Read Full Review >PopMatters
As for the songs themselves, they're surprisingly varied and accessible; fans of punk, metal, and stoner rock will be the first to gravitate toward this album, but there are tracks that have the potential of reaching a much wider audience.
Read Full Review >Neumu.net
Brings together the best parts of metal, hardcore punk-rock and dance-y post-punk for a sound that would be otherwise useless if it weren't for one thing: The boys got "it."
Read Full Review >All Music Guide
Pulses with a steady, sweaty energy that's punctuated with arena-sized hooks.
Read Full Review >Uncut
Channels sledgehammer power into 11 tunes with a filthy, deeply groovy core. [Mar 2005, p.104]
Mojo
Bowel-rattling rhythmic rock that's as viscerally exciting as it is grubby. [Feb 2005, p.101]
Playlouder
If you like your dance music jerky, nasty and just a little bit angry, Death From Above are your boys.
Read Full Review >cokemachineglow
A truly rocking dance punk album that fulfills on the promise of a dubious genre; other artists in this so-called movement have only hinted at something this fun and dance-able.
Read Full Review >Q Magazine
Smart and occasionally even danceable, if not quite as cool as they think. [May 2005, p.111]
Drawer B
These songs will undoubtedly knock the wind out of you, but for every dynamic explosion or screeching wall of noise there’s a hook in tow.
Read Full Review >New Musical Express
A titanic assault of monstrous proportions. [29 Jan 2005, p.59]
Blender
The results range from stupid to sexy to irresistably stupid. [Jan/Feb 2005, p.103]
Junkmedia
You're a Woman, I'm a Machine might be the best party record on this side of '79 that your local abandoned warehouse has ever seen.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 41 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Guido van E gave it a10:
mindblowing piece of music, it's such a shame they stopped.
Will J gave it a10:
Simply amazing. Brain bubbling bass, screaming vocals that are actually good, and those bastards broke up because they got tired of each other after a few months on tour. They should be put on a tribunal, for crimes against the world of music for denying it a succinct pleasure
james d gave it a10:
amazing. the best album of 2004 and one of the best albums this decade. it's so original, loud, and plain awesome. an absolute essential.
jack white gave it an8:
ridiculously good. this is a 2-piece band.. HELLO!!! 2 PIECE BAND!!!!!! check for live video's on youtube, they're even better!
Gnarles gave it a7:
A solid, original album, but hurt by some production and vocal weaknesses. It doesn't have enough sonic punch for the metal side, and lacks enough of a strong vocalist for the dance side. Still, I can't stop playing it. Deliciously volcanic stuff.
Foensson F gave it a9:
A lesson in agressive, but skinny rock!
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Amazing.
