• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 14.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Glam rock, disco pop with a few mature themes.

Why We Rated This for Ages 14–16

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  The songs deal with some pretty heavy topics, such as depression and disillusionment and sometimes have a cynical undertone. "This is our decision to live fast and die young/We've got the vision, now let's have some fun."
• Violence:

  Only minor references to guns, but nothing particularly violent.
• Sex:

  Some sexual themes, but nothing explicit ("Shock me like an electric eel/baby girl/turn me on with your electric feel/I said ooh girl/shock me like an electric eel").
• Language:

  One song, "Time to Pretend," contains the line "…f--k with the stars."
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  "Time to Pretend" has drug references: "I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and f--k with the stars/You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars," but this reference is in the context of a tongue-in-cheek song about the pitfalls of extravagant lifestyles.

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