I can truly understand why many die-hard fans of this band deride this Ric Ocasek produced album: it just doesn't sound like the GbV many of us fell in love with. It sounds like a sell-out. But it's not. Not by a long shot. Packed with some of Pollard's best-ever songs, even the limp "Hold On Hope" holds up well despite the strings and what-not, making this the anti-Bee Thousand. I love it. And am also thankful it was a one-off.
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