A record that I have always greatly appreciated, although overall it is a bit inferior to their previous four works. I really like the band's desire to experiment with styles and sounds they had never explored before. The desire to renew themselves leads to a playful approach to genres outside their usual range (the Funk and James Brown homage in "The Crunge", which is amusing, and the Reggae of "D'Yer Mak'er" that I really enjoy oh) as well as composing two of their absolute best tracks, "The Rain Song" and "No Quarter," which venture into sonic territories never before explored by the band, and the results are applause-worthy, breathtaking. The rest consists of songs that more canonically fit their style, with the fabulous "Over The Hills and Far Away" and the lovely "Dancing Days" standing out.
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