It's impossible to be conformable when listening to this, but it's interesting.

An absolute rollercoaster.

Feels like a punk Mr. Bungle.

Bouncy, politically charged, worth giving a spin.

After listening to the album it's easy to marvel at how layered and delicately made the tracks are. But when listening it forces you to be absolutely present in the moment. It's hard to listen too at times but also hard to look away from.

It was fun and it didn't ask for much of your time.

its pretty unique sounding had my chest unconsciously bumping.

Im is happy I didn't write this off after the first leg of the record because it got more interesting with the proto punk elements in Money for instance. I just don't see what this adds to the genre when you could just listen to Maggot Brain, but it's nice.

I thought this sucked at first but it's kind of wholesome to listen to while filling out a W2 form. Also, I don't think this is lazy work because I don't know how the fuck you would make this, and they did it in the 90s. It's kind of calming in that it's like a weighted blanket of noise that I don't feel like removing. But it makes you numb to the world around you as if it takes your whole focus.

It's transcendental though calming oddly. Usually, when an album plays with time in this way I find it makes me uneasy. The only comparison I have for it is the instrumentals from Lahai.

It's so sonically rich. It feels like an encompassing experience.

This is enjoyable but there is nothing too interesting about it.

It feels like horror depeche mode. This is definitely a lot more poppy than some of their later work.

Soft Landing and Graveyard Song were high points for me. I mostly stay away from pop-punk but Rosenstock's energy, lyrical ability, and instrumentation especially in this record overpower the clique of some of the elements in these songs. But in this presentation, it feels fresh and easy to enjoy. It's just a nice time.

I thought this was going to be a Beatles revival album when the first song started. But I think the way they mashed the slower pop sound with the polar opposite noise rock elements to be pretty appealing. But the tail end really dropped off. The production was pretty high quality for a debut also.

The album feels helpless—a lot of forcing you to drown in noise walls. The vocal performance especially at the end is horrifying and when you hear the headphones fall it feels so personable and real. I think there's a mystery to the album or a mask they're hiding behind up to that point. But it's like it was dropped at that moment. Showing a pain I don't think you can express with any instrument. But I don't know if it was pain or a yearning to be acknowledged by ... read more

infectious energy and goofiness.

It's an interesting blend of psychedelic jazz, reverting guitars, and punky vocals. His voice is very unique. I didn't get Dum Surfers listening to it outside of the album, but it clicked in context. I really like how the tracks all feel like they mush together. Like a flowing stream of consciousness.

Pretty, lavish instrumentation. This was the last thing I expected as I had only heard their pop hits. It was an entrancing experience to say the least. But almost in a hypnotizing, put you to sleep way.

I wasn't in the right setting for this, but it was one of the most layered, detailed soundscapes I've experienced. I can't call this a noise wall, as it's too varied to give it that distinction. But it's so encompassing and transcendental, but not in a calming way. It does feel like everything is falling around you. Not quickly but in a decaying fashion like the world's getting sprayed with a sandblaster. I have to give this another spin sometime soon.