For the Masses (Hadouken! album)

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For the Depeche Mode tribute album, see For the Masses.
For the Masses
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Studio album by Hadouken!
Released 25 January 2010
Recorded Summer 2009 at Groningen, The Netherlands
Genre New rave, dance-punk, electronica
Length 43:56
Label Surface Noise
Producer Noisia
Hadouken! chronology
M.A.D. EP
(2009)M.A.D. EP2009		 For the Masses
(2010)		 Every Weekend
(2013)Every Weekend2013
Singles from For The Masses
  1. "M.A.D."
    Released: 14 September 2009
  2. "Turn the Lights Out"
    Released: 20 December 2009
  3. "Mic Check"
    Released: 12 April 2010
  4. "House is Falling"
    Released: 28 June 2010

For the Masses is the second studio album by British grindie band Hadouken!.[1] It was recorded in Groningen, The Netherlands during the Summer of 2009, and preceded by the release of the M.A.D. EP.

Track listing

All songs written by James Smith

No. Title Length
1. "Rebirth"   4:30
2. "Turn the Lights Out"   3:53
3. "M.A.D."   3:26
4. "Evil"   3:56
5. "House is Falling"   4:10
6. "Mic Check"   3:26
7. "Ugly"   4:05
8. "Bombshock"   3:54
9. "Play the Night"   4:13
10. "Lost[1]"   4:16
11. "Retaliate" (iTunes Bonus Track) 4:07
  • "Ugly" was featured as a dub mix on the M.A.D. EP.

Chart position

Chart Peak Position
UK Albums Chart 19

Release

The album was released on 25 January 2010. Fans who pre-ordered the album through the official website received a signed copy a few days early, with their name included on a mini poster inside the case.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Drowned in Sound 3/10 stars[2]
The Music Fix 4/10 stars[3]
NME 3/10 stars[4]
True to Sound 3/10 stars[5]

Reviews for the album have been mostly negative.[6] Drowned in Sound stated that "This aggressive tone... breaks new boundaries in something absolutely ridiculous",[7] whilst NME feels "James Smith is in the throes of an aneurysm. By the end of For the Masses you might well be wishing one on yourself just for sweet relief."[8] Both reviewers gave the album 3 out of 10 stars. One notable exception to this negative trend was Q, whose reviewer called the album "addictive, energizing, and catchy as hell."[6]

Hadouken!

  • James Smith - vocals, programming
  • Daniel "Pilau" Rice - guitar, synthesizer
  • Christopher Purcell - bass, synthesizer
  • Alice Spooner - synthesizer
  • Nick Rice - drums, samples

References

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  2. ↑ Drowned in Sound review
  3. ↑ The Music Fix review
  4. ↑ NME review
  5. ↑ True to Sound review
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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