Machines of Loving Grace (album)
# Machines of Loving Grace (album)

Machines of Loving Grace is an album by the American band Machines of Loving Grace, released in 1991. The opening track contains a sample from Devo's 1981 single "Through Being Cool". The band supported the album by touring with Swans.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

The St. Petersburg Times wrote: "Although the harsh reality of industrial dance music runs amok in 'Burn Like Brilliant Trash (At Jackie's Funeral)', 'Cicciolina', which follows, is gentle, as close to balladry as tech-heads have ever roamed." The Washington Post deemed the band "a synth-based trio that occasionally approximates a hip-hop swing but often sounds like one of those British electro-dance combos of a decade ago." The Oregonian opined that "the group veers from cluttered industrial noise constructs (akin to Skinny Puppy, though milder) to glossy, if eccentric, dance-rock."

AllMusic wrote that "Pretty Hate Machine-style synths are scattered liberally across the album, but the most part it's surprisingly calm and restrained."

## Track listing

All tracks by Machines of Loving Grace

* "Burn Like Brilliant Trash (At Jackie's Funeral)" – 3:12
* "Cicciolina" - 5:27
* "Rite of Shiva" - 4:04
* "Lipstick 66" - 4:53
* "X-Insurrection" – 3:56
* "Content" - 3:53
* "Weather Man" - 3:51
* "Terminal City" - 3:34
* "Number Nine" - 1:50
