Although I`ve never heard this album all the way through, the tracks I know, such as Fletcher`s Blemish and Virtually pt. 2 sound a bit too busy and dense for my liking. I prefer tracks that you can relax into, like the Third album`s Facelift, with it`s big, bold themes and surging tensions. In comparison, it feels to me that SM are trying -and playing - too hard on this album.
None the less, their instruments still have that special, unmistakable sound and Kings and Queens is a good track, so I`m going with a vote of "Good".
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