Music For Men
by Gossip
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Oct 6, 2009
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15

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  1. mark
    Aug 16, 2010
    10
    Someone convinced me to listen to this. I immediately went out and bought the CD.
    Everyone who listened to my copy did exactly the same.
    I still haven't met anyone who doesn't think it's amazing.
  2. fakeSean
    Jun 16, 2017
    10
    The real joyful noise.
    I immediately delved into Gossip's world. Beth ditto's voice is so powerful. The choreography is also brilliant. Gossip successfully delivered the puck vibe contained in the album to the world.

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. The New York Times
    80
    For most of the album the band reveals new levels of craftsmanship and detail, mastering one unexpected style after another, mostly from the 1970s and ’80s: house, disco, funk, T. Rex glam, synth-pop. After the surprise wears off, the hooks of the songs linger.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    80
    Punk purists may hate it. But dance-floor revelers will drown them out.
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  3. The A.V. Club
    75
    Any such growing pains are largely negated by Ditto’s singular voice, which continues to expertly guide Gossip’s ongoing dance-punk explorations.
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