Reviews
"...If beauty and ambition be the defining values of that album title concept, they've served up here in spades.", 4 Out of 5-"...A Tongue-In-Cheek and Often Exquisite Stab at Excess...", 8 out of 10 - "...An immaculate 38-minute lullaby for the not-working class, replete with tape hiss and timpani, sweetly brooding vocals, and otherworldly 'HOBBIT'-core....Like the band itself, it keeps getting bigger and better on its own sweet time.", Ranked #28 in Nme's 50 "Albums of the Year 2001"., Included in Magnet's "20 Best Albums of 2001"., "...Mesmerising and Hypnotic...", 4 stars out of 5 - "...Excellent....walking the guitar-noise-symphony walk. This is their most rewarding album yet...", Ranked #17 in Ap's "25 Best Albums of 2001"., "...Extraordinarily rich and emotionally riveting....the post-post-rock era's SGT. PET SOUNDS' LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND."
