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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Machines Final Masterpiece..., September 12, 2002
Little did we know that an unknown masterpiece from Machines of Loving Grace would materialize as a very cohesive and critically important final album. Although sad to say they've since disbanded, GILT is without a doubt their best album.Getting things cooking with the brilliantly executed subdued rocker "Richest Junkie Still Alive", the whispered tones of Scott Benzel's voice compliments the great backbone from guitarist Tom Coffeen, bassist Ray Riendieau, keyboardist Mike Fisher, and drummer David Suycott. But the strength doesn't stop here...it's only a beginning. One of the highlights of GILT, "Suicide King", charges on full-throttle guitars and pounding drums with the bittersweet anger of Scott Benzel's vocals. It's one of those tracks that prove irresistible to the untrained ear. The soft metal of "The Soft Collision" is soothing and mysterious with soft whisper vocals. "Animal Mass" has that mysterious throbbing energy that also proves to be quite thrilling, and the guitar swings along to the bass and drum lines, making it equally head-banger worthy. "Kiss Destroyer" seems to seethe with intensity and the scathing vocals of Benzel, and throbs with crunchy industrial rhythms, and "Serpico" and "Tryst" also thrive on throbbing industrial pulses...but be advised, this album leans more metal than anything. GILT is one of those superb masterpieces that you might wish to hear more of from MOLG. Unfortunately, we might never get the chance to hear from them again. But with GILT, their final goodbye is an entirely satisfying affair.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply a Masterpiece, February 1, 2004
As the word "masterpiece" is obscenely thrown around in this day and age, it is not often that anything given such a distinction is truly deserving of the title. MOLG's final album Gilt is as deserving of the label "masterpiece" as anything else in the musical realm. The wide range of feeling this album lays out can, at times, be simply awe inspiring. Far exceeding their past works in not only musical offerings and quality, but also style, substance, groove and a plethora of other areas, Gilt is one of those rare, charmed albums that in fact does have something to offer to the ear of just about any open minded individual. From the whisper-to-a-scream structure of Suicide King, to the sonically rich layers of Solar Temple, to MOLG's crowning opus and achievement in Casual Users (which holds special distinction in my life as my favorite song of all-time), you would be hard pressed not to find at the very least a small, subtle moment somewhere throughout the album's running that is pleasing to your ear. Easily a 5-star offering and one of the most consistently well crafted albums of the 90's.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This cd is a masterpiece. I love it., September 22, 1999
By A Customer
I like every song on the cd, but there are like three that are just unbelievable. Industrial-ish...in their cd before Gilt, they had a more techno sound and they've kind of let go of that to add more guitars. Either way, buy it.
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