MACHINA/the machines of God
by The Smashing Pumpkins
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Feb 29, 2000
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 50
  3. Negative: 1 out of 50

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  1. thisname
    Nov 11, 2010
    6
    it's scary how bad some of this stuff is, but it's an ok record as a whole... I wouldn't want to bring this album to an island if I had to make a list but it's a good listen once a year.
  2. CalR
    Feb 19, 2012
    6
    Arguably one of their weaker releases, Machina suffered because of its convoluted concept, lack of inspiration half-way through the album, and far too much filler. Irregardless, 'The Imploding Voice', 'Everlasting Gaze' and 'Sacred and the Profane' hold this album up above arguably my least favourite SP song of all time...Stand Inside Your Love -_-

Awards & Rankings

29
#29 Most Discussed Album of 2000
21
#21 Most Shared Album of 2000

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Producing an album that distorts time so each second is the temporal equivalent of War And Peace is almost a perverse triumph.
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  2. Q Magazine
    80
    MACHINA/the machines of God is, mostly, a wonderful rock album.
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  3. Wall of Sound
    87
    At nearly an hour and a quarter, the album does feel a little long, especially when it falls prey to the ponderousness that made Adore drag...
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