Compared with it's slightly lackluster predecessor, Concentration is a surprisingly vibrant and varied affair. Opening with the menacing "Perfect Tan (Bikini Atoll)," the album then skips through a wide variety of musically styles, all of them built around a throbbing bass sound. Check out the mutant funk of "Cheap"; it's hard to imagine any of the band's contemporaries locking into such a groove. Unlike other industrial bands, Machines of Loving Grace resist the temptation to smear everything with thrashing guitars. And a ...
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Compared with it's slightly lackluster predecessor, Concentration is a surprisingly vibrant and varied affair. Opening with the menacing "Perfect Tan (Bikini Atoll)," the album then skips through a wide variety of musically styles, all of them built around a throbbing bass sound. Check out the mutant funk of "Cheap"; it's hard to imagine any of the band's contemporaries locking into such a groove. Unlike other industrial bands, Machines of Loving Grace resist the temptation to smear everything with thrashing guitars. And a good thing too: Concentration is an exceptional album, head and shoulders above most of the others in this field. Which makes it even more annoying that they're still largely unknown. ~ Jim Harper, Rovi
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Add this copy of Concentration to cart. $2.30, good condition, Sold by Goodwill of Greater Milwaukee rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milwaukee, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Mammoth.
Add this copy of Concentration to cart. $3.30, good condition, Sold by Bookmans rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Atlantic/Q Records.
