Auf Der Maur
by Auf Der Maur
  • Record Label: EMI
  • Release Date: Jun 1, 2004
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17

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  1. JonH
    Jun 5, 2004
    0
    As bad as Courtney Love's album, cliche filled, uninspired.
  2. wackyman
    May 25, 2004
    9
    nothing groundbreaking here really but just good music to listen to sometimes you don't need more than that
  3. 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...
  4. MattM
    Jun 2, 2004
    9
    Gripping, entrancing, and ultimately sensational, Melissa Auf der Maur's solo self-titled debut is a breath of fresh air in a music scene that is so muddled with mediocrity. While the former Hole bass player's vocal prowess is not as riveting as, say, Courtney Love's, but the music here is just as good as anything on the latter's "America's Sweetheart." "Auf Der Gripping, entrancing, and ultimately sensational, Melissa Auf der Maur's solo self-titled debut is a breath of fresh air in a music scene that is so muddled with mediocrity. While the former Hole bass player's vocal prowess is not as riveting as, say, Courtney Love's, but the music here is just as good as anything on the latter's "America's Sweetheart." "Auf Der Maur" is a record to treasure - one of the best albums of 2004.… Expand
  5. Irynn
    Jun 5, 2004
    5
    The instrumentation was a little over powering and unnecessary. Who needs three guitars??? The music itself is something worth while, but her lyrics were childish and juvenile...I feel as if she was another Avril Lavigne..."You're just a boy and I'm just a girl." I think either track six or five...It's corporate speaking through her...it's all about sex these The instrumentation was a little over powering and unnecessary. Who needs three guitars??? The music itself is something worth while, but her lyrics were childish and juvenile...I feel as if she was another Avril Lavigne..."You're just a boy and I'm just a girl." I think either track six or five...It's corporate speaking through her...it's all about sex these days...how original.… Expand
  6. rolandv
    Jul 26, 2004
    7
    Lots of guitars (of course), kick-ass drums, wacky lyrics - good old fashioned turn it up music.
  7. NunoL
    Jun 24, 2005
    9
    Very Good
  8. [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 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.
  9. 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'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 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
  10. drownsoda
    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'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!
  11. IronMason
    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 coolest women let alone person out there.
    i hope to one day see OOOM live one day in my hometown.
  12. marcmyworks
    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 quite strong, lyrically MAdM suffers a bit. Best tracks: Followed the Waves, Skin Receiver, Lightning is My Girl, Te Goûter (on the Canadian version).

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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    The album's monolithic sound... feels dated and drab. [4 June 2004, p.80]
  2. The A.V. Club
    30
    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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  3. Logo
    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.
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