The last two tracks are awful..

Marginally weaker in the second half but still very solid throughout

Falls off a cliff starting with Now There is Nothing, with Let Me Be Him being the only highlight of the final few tracks. Everything that came before was near perfection

Takes a big nosedive after a top-loaded opening, until B.O.B brings it all back. Maintains a consistently high quality from there on out.

'Sinnerman', one of the greatest songs ever written, elevates this record from a very strong album to an all-time classic

some super smooth beats and decent delivery, despite a lack of content and some awkward bars

Doesn't quite reach the dramatic heights of Schlagenheim

Few sleepy duds somewhat tarnish a fantastic album

Lags around the middle for a few songs

A couple tracks in the middle don't seem to fit with the sardonic charm and wit of the album as a whole, but it refinds it's feet again before the end.

Sags a bit in the middle but closes with two of the best

Some really cool and innovative sounds here but when it's this bone-bare it's hard to fawn over it too much

Some weird songs in the mix but too many classics to deny the quality of this album

Starts super strong but completely loses it's tight atmospheric focus after the first two tracks. The title track was a major let down. Some highlights sprinkled through the latter half of the record managed to hold me attentive for the 2 hour runtime and saved the album from being a dull unmemorable waste of time

Has some really mature sounding tracks and signs of the great things to come, but also contains a few too many unforgivably heinous cuts