''Tool of the Man'' is the third album by American
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Poster Children
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Poster Children
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of the United States flag on the front cover.
Critical reception
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Trouser Press
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'' wrote: "Far from acting like tools of the man, Poster Children opt for an even less homogenized approach: sugar-free rockers mixed with knottier, more experimental mood pieces."