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Title: It really is kind of lame...
Review: Ok, I appreciate the positive reviewers' attempts to put a nice spin on this record, and I do think Wire was trying to do something good, and I do think there are isolated striking sounds and songs, but it really is a pretty lame record on the whole. I have nothing against electronic pop, but the songs are just not really interesting, and the overall feel is pretty silly. I disagree with the reviewer who suggested this compares favorably to New Order. Through the album Technique, New Order had much better, and much more emotionally evocative songs. Arguably, Manscape at times sounds a bit like New Order from the album Republic on, which is not a compliment. Again, I don't knock Wire for doing something completely different, but this really is not a good record.
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