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God Says No
by Monster Magnet


7.6

based on 12 reviews
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LABEL:	A&M
RELEASE DATE:	27 March 2001
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock, Metal, Alternative

NOTES: Available in clean and explicit versions.

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...

Launch.com

God Says No brings the New Jersey quintet into the millennium with the same sharp approach of their other four records--it's loud, it's brash.

All Music Guide

Arguably the band's most diverse set yet, and certainly their mellowest.... In the end, some may be disappointed by God Says No's all-around sense of restraint, but open-minded fans will have to acknowledge Wyndorf's courageous insistence on breaking new ground with his continually inspired songwriting.

Sonicnet

Here's music tailor-made for cruising down the road with the wind blowing through your mullet.

Blender

Less hook-a-minute than its predecessor, 1998's Powertrip, but with a more heavily articulated wallop. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.114]

Wall of Sound

God Says No maintains the attributes of its predecessor but also delves deeper into the groove-y psychedelia that's also part of the band's makeup.

Entertainment Weekly

The band's signature brown-acid hysteria shares time with suspensefuly muted click tracks, adding an element of noir to a world view that was plenty black to begin with. [13 Apr 2001, p.76]

The Onion (A.V. Club)

Another appealing throwback to the best in '70s hard rock.

HOB.com

On God Says No, Monster Magnet sounds more simply like a cross between Soundgarden and any of a dozen longhaired stoner rock bands.

Rolling Stone

In contrast to the relatively concise muscle car that was Powertrip, Magnet's 1998 commercial breakthrough, God Says No luxuriates in a decadent psych-rock whirlpool, improbably bridging the chasm between the Music Machine and Nine Inch Nails.

Alternative Press

God Says No is the sound of a band heading toward the charts, full-speed.... This is a disappointing record for longitme fans; maybe new ears will dig it. [#153, p.81]

L.A. Weekly

A 12-song mess that veers unsteadily between the fuzztone freak-outs of his original concept and panicked-sounding rewrites of older Monster Magnet material.

Village Voice

The new Monster Magnet album is kinda crappy, and they'd better check themselves before they quite irrevocably wreck themselves.

The average user rating for this album is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Damon B gave it an8:
i thinnk this is a good albulm ....but not the greasted rock albulm of that yr.

Baron S gave it an 8:
Once again Dave Wyndorf and co. continue to progress their sound by introducing new elements into the Monster Magnet sound, all the while remaining consistent and true to themselves. This band is definetly getting better with age and making New Jersey proud. "God says No" brings some bluesy moments and more hooks than any of it's predecessors. This may be the most unapologetic, pedal to the metal, take no prisoners, old fashioned rock and roll band in the world.

Geoffrey K gave it a 4:
There are a couple of good tracks on it, but basically not nearly as good as any of the previous albums...sigh.

Gray G gave it a 7:
Good, more pop than the earlier albums though. Better albums are Superjudge and Dopes to Infinity.

Chris M. gave it a 7:
Really not a bad little rock record. Not a bad one at all.

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God Says No by Monster Magnet

God Says No
by Monster Magnet