• Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Nov 10, 2014
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6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
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  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
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68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

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  1. Dec 17, 2014
    70
    Brooks doesn't try to do anything differently; he just picks up where he left off and the time away has only made it clearer how he's different from all that came before and all that came since.
  2. Nov 12, 2014
    70
    Brooks doesn't do half measures, as evident on the title track, screeching guitar-rock in which he rails against technology by referencing folklore hero John Henry, who died in a steam drill competition against a machine. But it's the dramatic tunes about love gone bad that stand out.
  3. Nov 12, 2014
    50
    Instead of building on Brooks’ strengths, Man Against Machine is firmly rooted in midair.