The lyrics on the album are mostly self-conscious. Much of the music sounds generic to me, with the electric piano-led band that appears on this album. Go back a few years to "Still Crazy After All These Years," or ahead to "Hearts and Bones," or "Graceland" and you'd be much better off. That having been said, Paul Simon is perhaps the greatest songwriter of our time, and even his worst efforts are worth listening to. I also find the writing to be more consistent on his first solo albums "Paul Simon," and "There Goes Rhymin' Simon."