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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.
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Alternative PressGod 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]
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BlenderLess hook-a-minute than its predecessor, 1998's Powertrip, but with a more heavily articulated wallop. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.114]
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Entertainment WeeklyThe 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]
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On God Says No, Monster Magnet sounds more simply like a cross between Soundgarden and any of a dozen longhaired stoner rock bands.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Here's music tailor-made for cruising down the road with the wind blowing through your mullet.
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Another appealing throwback to the best in '70s hard rock.
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The new Monster Magnet album is kinda crappy, and they'd better check themselves before they quite irrevocably wreck themselves.
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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.
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DamonBNov 4, 2005i thinnk this is a good albulm ....but not the greasted rock albulm of that yr.
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BaronSSep 22, 2004
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GeoffreyKMay 8, 2004There are a couple of good tracks on it, but basically not nearly as good as any of the previous albums...sigh.