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Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the solo debut for Melissa Auf der Maur, who served as bassist for both Smashing Pumpkins and Hole. Chris Goss produced the disc, which also features appearances from Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Brant Bjork (Kyuss) and James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins).

Top Track

Lightning Is My Girl
Lightning is my girl Gonna let the lightning Tuck me into my bed Gonna let that man Let him into my head I'll see you in my dream time Electrified... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 19
  2. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. 80
    Though Auf Der Maur has run off with their blueprint and built it as seen, there’s raw passion and no little class here; Corgan and Love must be rueing their luck.
  2. Alternative Press
    80
    The disc's bread and butter is Auf Der Maur's smoking riffs. [Jun 2004, p.106]
  3. Filter
    78
    Auf der Maur builds a strong rhythmic foundation on this record and then proceeds to layer the white powder on top to hook the kids. [#11, p.94]
  4. Ultimately, it's hard to avoid that Auf Der Maur is living in the past, re-creating 1996 and acting like she's still 24.
  5. It's not, in the final reckoning, a terribly important and wildly impressive record.
  6. Auf der Maur plays the kinda late-'90s alt-rock that Veruca Salt's debut (American Thighs, the one with "Seether") hinted at (too bad this isn't the late '90s...).
  7. She never finds a way to distinguish one track from the next, or from the output of just about any '90s alt-rock also-ran.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. TKirk
    Jun 1, 2004
    10
    The sound provides something missing from today's generic pop fluff and "alternative" or rock crap. I found it tight and extremely listenable...
  2. JeffreyB
    Feb 24, 2006
    10
    I LOVE this CD!! I am not a huge Hole fan and I bought this based on one track I heard on DMX. This is one of the strongest freshman albums I LOVE this CD!! I am not a huge Hole fan and I bought this based on one track I heard on DMX. This is one of the strongest freshman albums I've heard in the past five years. The songs are catchy, great hooks, cool melody lines, the vocals are strong and the playing is tight. I admittedly don't pay much attention to the lyrics so they may be a bit trite or silly, but the music ROCKS! I'm listening to it right now... ;-) Expand
  3. Apr 19, 2011
    10
    all albums pwn.she is amazing
    Makes me proud to be canadian.
    i think everyone needs some melissa in there life she is probley one of they
    all albums pwn.she is amazing
    Makes me proud to be canadian.

    i think everyone needs some melissa in there life
    she is probley one of they coolest women let alone person out there.
    i hope to one day see OOOM live one day in my hometown.
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  4. Aug 27, 2010
    8
    Pounding modern rock airwaves, Auf der Maur's debut solo album sets the bar for a new style of alternative rock and leaves Courtney Love'sPounding modern rock airwaves, Auf der Maur's debut solo album sets the bar for a new style of alternative rock and leaves Courtney Love's solo attempt in the back of the que. Heavy but beautiful, raw but well-cooked, MAdM invites you in and you'd be a fool to miss it! Expand
  5. Jun 29, 2020
    7
    Melissa Auf der Maur, of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins fame really packs a punch with her first solo album. Though musically this record is quiteMelissa Auf der Maur, of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins fame really packs a punch with her first solo album. Though musically this record is quite strong, lyrically MAdM suffers a bit. Best tracks: Followed the Waves, Skin Receiver, Lightning is My Girl, Te Goûter (on the Canadian version). Expand
  6. [Anonymous]
    Mar 27, 2006
    7
    A competent but inconsistent platter of Alternative rock. Melissa has some talent, but she can't match her mentors, and it comes in A competent but inconsistent platter of Alternative rock. Melissa has some talent, but she can't match her mentors, and it comes in somewhat inconsistent bursts. Still, the album offers a decent bunch of hard rocking gems and can be enjoyed, all of them accented with a female edginess that redeems even the most mediocre tracks. An easy album to like, but because of its flaws, hard to love. Expand
  7. JonH
    Jun 5, 2004
    0
    As bad as Courtney Love's album, cliche filled, uninspired.

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