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- Summary: Rick Rubin produces the band's major label debut album.
- Record Label: Columbia
- Genre(s): Rock
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| Heavy Cross | |
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| Oooh oooh ooh hooo Oooh oooh ooh oooh Oooh oooh ooh hooo Hooo oooh ooh hooo It's a cruel cruel world To face on your own A heavy cross To carry... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 14 out of 26
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Mixed: 12 out of 26
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Negative: 0 out of 26
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On Music for Men, the band's devotion to being itself has finally found it a place in the mainstream.
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Brace yourselves, naysayers, for a tour de force.
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It stands out as a piece that’s refreshing, bold in musicality, and still defiant as ever--just the way we like our Gossip.
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As a musical statement of intent to the throngs of the newly interested, Music For Men shows a clear picture of who Gossip want to be--a New Millennial Madonna for whom Danceteria never closes. But for those who have been following Gossip's career, waiting with bated breath to see how the band will evolve, this new record may feel a little too much like they are still Standing in the Way of Control.
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There's nothing really to grab them: too many of the songs seem a little underweight. It may be that 'Heavy Cross' is enough to save the Gossip from indie one-hit-wonderdom, but there's no escaping the fact that Music for Men doesn't do the thing it really needs to.
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Ditto and co. have been miles beyond this for years now, and by turning to a tired sound without bringing any new ideas, they risk losing what made them so unique in the first place.
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MojoIt's surprising how straight down the line this album is. [Jul 2009, p.94]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 4
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Mixed: 2 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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