Music For Men - Gossip
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69 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: Rick Rubin produces the band's major label debut album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Billboard.com
    81
    On Music for Men, the band's devotion to being itself has finally found it a place in the mainstream.
  2. Urb
    80
    It stands out as a piece that’s refreshing, bold in musicality, and still defiant as ever--just the way we like our Gossip.
  3. Uncut
    80
    Brace yourselves, naysayers, for a tour de force.
  4. The Guardian
    60
    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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  1. mark
    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 sti    ll haven't met anyone who doesn't think it's amazing.… Collapse
  2. SilverMan
    6
    Gossip got too pop, honestly. Their first albums were more agressive, and they were more dance-punk. The album has some good songs: "Dimestore Diamond" and "Heavy Cross" have a stronger grip, and just it. The others don't have the same characteristic which affects the album rhythm. "Standing In The Way Of Control" is way better than this one...… Expand
  3. axelkoch
    6
    Indie rock capable for the mass-market - the voice of Beth Ditto is interesting and a couple of bass lines stay in your head. But some songs are also very lame - which leads the album to be only good mean. A longer production time would have helped maybe.… Expand

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