Gilt is an album by Machines of Loving Grace, released in 1995.[4][5] Unlike past albums, guitars play a far greater role in the sound of this release.

Gilt
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1995
GenreHard rock, industrial rock
LabelMammoth[1]
ProducerSylvia Massy[2]
Machines of Loving Grace chronology
Concentration
(1993)
Gilt
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The cover image was based upon a photograph taken by Robert Wiles in 1947 of Evelyn McHale, who had leapt to her death from the observation deck of the Empire State Building.

Critical reception

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Trouser Press called Gilt "a garish noise-powered album less tiresomely dependent on keyboards than the first two."[6] AllMusic wrote that "great production helps the rhythm hit you right in the chest, and what Gilt lacks in song variety, it makes up for in consistency of quality."[3]

Track listing

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All tracks by Machines of Loving Grace

  1. "Richest Junkie Still Alive" – 3:36
  2. "Kiss Destroyer" – 3:13
  3. "Suicide King" – 4:04
  4. "Animal Mass" – 4:32
  5. "The Soft Collision" – 4:50
  6. "Solar Temple" – 3:46
  7. "Tryst" – 3:24
  8. "Casual Users" – 4:27
  9. "Twofold Godhead" – 3:33
  10. "Last" – 3:46
  11. "Serpico" – 3:45

References

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  1. ^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 16, 1995 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Senior, Mike (August 21, 2014). Recording Secrets for the Small Studio. CRC Press. ISBN 9781317999904 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Gilt - Machines of Loving Grace". Allmusic.
  4. ^ "Machines of Loving Grace | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "World View News". Keyboard. 21: 13. December 1995.
  6. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Machines of Loving Grace". www.trouserpress.com.