Machine 15

Millencolin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 6, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Epitaph
• ASIN: B0016I0AF0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,116 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Fifteen years and six albums later, Millencolin are Europe's biggest punk band, with gold albums in Australia and Sweden. This is the Swedish quartet's first disc in three years. Embracing new stylistic touches while upholding the classic Millencolin sound, this well-oiled musical engine salutes its fans with fifteen knock 'em dead tracks. Produced by Lou Giordano (Taking Back Sunday, Plain White T's, The Ataris). They've shared stages with Blink 182, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, and more, and have played several Warped Tours and festivals both here and abroad. RIYL: Operation Ivy, The Descendents, NOFX.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WORTHY..., March 6, 2009

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Hugh Jassman "Hugh" (SLC, UT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machine 15 (Audio CD)

overall a really well rounded record. i can really see the evolution of this band take place as i have been a fan for ten years. in my honest opinion, out of their seven studio albums (eight if you're including "melancholy collection"), this album would rank possibly 6th or 7th best. that's not to say it's awful. in fact, compared to most other music in the genre i'd have to say it's flawless. but it isn't up to snuff with their other works, as i feel it is a tad overproduced. i think that the band's longing to create another masterpiece like "pennybridge pioneers" is clouding their creative genius.

notable tracks include the hard hitting title track "machine 15" as well as "brand new game", a return to form and my personal favorite of the album, and the radio friendly "detox". "vicious circle" is another great song that happens to fly under the radar and shows how diverse their sound has become. if you're a longtime fan you would be a fool not to give it a go. i love the album, i listen to it constantly. the reason i have to rate it at only three stars is it's not their best work, some of the songs sound generic and the album as a whole sounds a bit overproduced. but definitely check it out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars the teflon record, May 10, 2008

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D. J. REINHOLDT "BrewtownRat" (Milwaukee, WI US of A) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Machine 15 (Audio CD)

oh, the songs are here. they most definitely are.
it's just that they're buried under production so slick you could fry eggs on the damn thing and they'd slide right onto your life is a plate record.
just not sure why this late in their career they felt they needed to make this sorta record.
still a fun listen though.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not sure what everyone else is listening to, May 11, 2008

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thebeefeater (Edmonton, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Machine 15 (Audio CD)

This is Millencolin's strongest album since the Life on a Plate/For Monkeys era. Agreed that the production is slick, but at this stage in their career, who's expecting a stripped down punk album ala Tiny Tunes? Not gonna happen. What they've done here is craft an albumful of clever, catchy tunes that never loses steam from start to finish. Not sure what the complaint is about the lyrics. Millencolin is Millencolin when it comes to lyrics. I absolutely love hearing the songs about their history such as "Machine 15" and "Brand New Game". There's too many other good songs to list my favourites.

Stellar work by a stellar band. Keep it going guys.