I originally started to follow the Meat Puppets when I first heard the song "We Don't Exist" off of the Too High To Die album. That album and No Joke are perfect examples of 5 Star albums, but this is not. Golden Lies is a different kind of album, and that was starting to scare me away from the Meat Puppets. But, I came to the conclusion that Golden Lies is an album that needs to be listened to over and over to finally appreciate it. I give it a solid 4 stars, and will continue to follow this great band.