I would not have rushed to buy another XTC album after hearing all the tracks on this one. Perhaps you need to be a long term fan to really get into it. For me it was rather uninspiring, I found the melodies and feel of most tracks somewhat repetitive. Fortunately, I heard some clips from XTC's 'Apple Venus' courtesy of amazon.com and found it excellent. By contast it is very creative and emotive - a much better bet for my taste.