Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Tech | positive |
| Spin | negative |
Money received mixed reviews. Alex Henderson of Allmusic called it "excellent" and stated that "a blistering metal guitar, distorted industrial vocals, and a syncopated dance beat could indeed be united into a cohesive, exciting whole." Rick Roos from The Tech said "The main problem with the album is its lack of new material." He noted that there were only seven new tracks, and that the rest were either remixes or remakes of songs from Naïve, KMFDM's previous album. However, he said that the new tracks were "for the most part aggressive, ferocious songs... with surprisingly strong musicianship." He called "Sex on the Flag" the album's best song, and its chorus "addictive." He also said that the album's first two tracks were "exceptional and entertaining." He concluded by calling the album "very strong and fierce but... actually quite easy to listen to."
Chuck Eddy of Spin magazine was less complimentary. He said KMFDM was "concentrating on atmosphere now, not songs." He went on to say that "there are some neat little touches," but that "the drone-y dinks barely coalesce into hooks." His final thought wa that "novelty bands should learn to stick to novelty."
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