Almost 30 years later, this record is still a lightning rod. I was-and am- a complete fanboy of this band, and even I refused to buy if for a good year or so after it came out. Just dismissed it out of hand for the cardinal sin of signing to a major label. And that was only because I found it at a pawn shop priced to move. That it was already there so soon after release says everything.
But once I got over myself, a funny thing happened; I found myself liking the record. To my ear, it's still 4th out of 4 in the discography, but taken on it's own, I think it's solid. When I saw them again in 2017, the crowd sang those tracks with the same enthusiasm as they did for ones off the other records. Time sweetens all memories, I guess.
P.S. 100% agree that 'Oyster' should've been a single. if not the lead single, then certainly the second.
Almost 30 years later, this record is still a lightning rod. I was-and am- a complete fanboy of this band, and even I refused to buy if for a good year or so after it came out. Just dismissed it out of hand for the cardinal sin of signing to a major label. And that was only because I found it at a pawn shop priced to move. That it was already there so soon after release says everything.
But once I got over myself, a funny thing happened; I found myself liking the record. To my ear, it's still 4th out of 4 in the discography, but taken on it's own, I think it's solid. When I saw them again in 2017, the crowd sang those tracks with the same enthusiasm as they did for ones off the other records. Time sweetens all memories, I guess.
P.S. 100% agree that 'Oyster' should've been a single. if not the lead single, then certainly the second.