Music For Men
by The Gossip
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Music For Men is ranked as the best album by The Gossip.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/26/2026 13:07 | cicadelic | 13,404 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 06:02 | Proto | 4,190 | 33/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2024 21:10 | LosWochos | 47,474 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2023 23:27 | Olli | 7,528 | 62/100 |
| ! | 05/31/2023 21:42 | Adhura | 1,691 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.
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No indie dance album will make you groove all the way through it like Music for Men by Gossip.
Nearly all the elements are there: The lead vocalist will shake you to the bone. The backing band keeps a steady groove, with just the right amount of synths and studio magic, and a hefty dose of post-punk ragged guitar to move it along.
The crucial missing element is a lack of emotional connection and lyrical content to keep bringing up back. These songs are so littered with cliches that you can sing along without knowing all the words. The lack of a ballad may also be responsible for this. With such a soulful retro-style voice, there could have been some killer mid-tempo ballads akin to Amy Winehouse here, especially at the end. Despite this flaw, it's still a solid outing.
Recommended.
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Heavy Cross
B-Side: Dimestore Diamond
ExTeaSea 12/01/2018 04:59 | #225970 | TOP COMMENT
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Pretty flipping great! Such a cool upbeat pop rock group! They have a heaping amount of energy. The vocals are wonderful. Saw them on the live music show Abbey Road Studios, really dug them.
Eastwood 03/10/2015 20:23 | #136522 | TOP COMMENT
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Good dance-punk album. Best 10 songs average is 85,0/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best song is "Heavy cross" 95/100, followed by "Love long distance" 90/100 and next "Four letter word" 85/100. All other songs in the relatively average region of 75-80/100.
meaning of under-rated.
Applerill 06/01/2011 02:50 | #22519 | TOP COMMENT
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The second-best album of 2009. Way better than MPP IMO. If I were to invite a girl to a club where this album was played in it's entirety, that would be the perfect date.
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