When this album was out, I was friends with this guy who would periodically exclaim "SOUL ASYLUM ROCKS" like maybe he was talking about Iron Maiden or Living Color or something. So I let him play this for me. As he banged his head and played a mean hard air guitar, I listened to some of the tamest bop I ever had to sit through. Some of the songs are pretty, but they have no heart. Unless you are already a fan (God help you) don't bother with this album.