Man Against Machine
by Garth Brooks
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Nov 10, 2014
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Boston Globe
    Nov 10, 2014
    60
    The baker’s dozen tracks on the collection break like so: two classics, six above-average cuts, and six songs, like “People,” that are just fine.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Nov 12, 2014
    50
    Instead of building on Brooks’ strengths, Man Against Machine is firmly rooted in midair.
  3. New York Daily News (Jim Faber)
    Nov 10, 2014
    40
    The lyrics also circle the wagons, settling on eye-glazing tales of football heroes gone to war, men who realize it’s more fulfilling to fish than to climb the corporate ladder, and piercing realizations like “the answer lies in people loving people.”

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User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. StrikeForce
    Nov 11, 2014
    10
    You'll find everything you want with Garth on this album: drive, heart, and a little bit of swagger. Perhaps it was hearing about all hisYou'll find everything you want with Garth on this album: drive, heart, and a little bit of swagger. Perhaps it was hearing about all his influences via his Vegas show that made this album more enjoyable for me. Either way, after a few listens I definitely put it ahead of Sevens and Scarecrow. Can't wait to hear this stuff in an arena.… Full Review »
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