Concentration

Machines of Loving Grace | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mammoth / Pgd
• ASIN: B000004AT4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #378,851 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Perfect Tan (Bikini Atoll)

2. Butterfly Wings

3. Lilith/Eve

4. Albert Speer

5. Limiter

6. If I Should Explode

7. Shake

8. Cheap

9. Acceleration

10. Ancestor Cult

11. Content?

12. Trigger for Happiness

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still awesome to this day, May 4, 2005

By 

Herbert West (The Rabbit Hole) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Concentration (Audio CD)

No one but the special few even know who Machine Of Loving Grace are anymore unless they heard "The Crow Soundtrack". That song was good, but man this album kick so much ass. If you like KMFDM or Pretty Hate Machine-era Nine Inch Nails, then you should like this. The bass on this cd is really thick and funky and is the best thing on this cd. The drums are nice and heavy too. Scott Benzel's voice is sleazy enough to get the job done and with the synths and some funky guitar licks, Concentration ends up becoming a catchy, memorable industrial album. Listen to the samples, or buy this on a whim because its totally worth it, even if they arent around anymore. Get Gilt too, although just so you know its totally different. Gilt has no keyboards and the funky industrial feel is gone, but the sound is still heavy its just more metal than anything. Note: This band is better than My Life W/ The Thrill Kill Kult. Standout tracks are Content?, Butterfly's Wings, Limiter, and definitley Lilith/Eve...that song is very creepy. For those who like their music loud and heavy. Rocketh on!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Industrial Masterpiece, July 3, 2001

By 

Kevin (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Concentration (Audio CD)

Concentration by Machines of Loving Grace is easily one of the best albums in my expansive music collection. They fuse together 90's industrial with an 80's synth-like quality. All 12 tracks on this CD stand out on their own from themselves and from the rest of music in general. The music found on this album is very inspired and original. From the somewhat jazzy feel to the guitars to the sometimes funky basslines- everything is top- notch. The vocals and lyrics of Scott Benzel are some of music's most hidden secrets and deserve much recognition. This album is not as heavy as Gilt and not as poppy as their self-titled. This is a perfect mix of all the best things in music and it is essential for almost everybody. MOLG are now sadly dismantled but their music will live on. In other words, buy everything with their name on it(it is truly worth it).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Don't place faith in human beings...", March 22, 2006

By 

Damian Gunn "The Dark One is I" (I am everywhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Concentration (Audio CD)

I haven't heard this CD is quite some time and so while I was digging around through some of my $hit I found it and realized that I used to LOVE this CD...well, the song "Butterfly Wings" which in my opinion (and seems like quite a few other reviewers) makes this CD. The other songs are great and deeply political, but it's 'Butterfly Wings' that is still the best track here and a HUGE reason to purchase it. Love that song. Sometimes just one track can be worth the $15.00 and 'Butterfly WIngs' is that track.