Revolver (Beatles album) as the Beatles'. While also highlighting the importance of the production, David Howard writes that "Revolver" was a "genre-transforming album", on which Martin and the Beatles had "obliterated recording studio conventions". Combined with the similarly "visionary" work of American producer Phil Spector, Howard continues, through "Revolver", the recording studio had become "its own instrument; record production had been elevated into art." Whereas "Sgt. Pepper" had long been identified as the Beatles' greatest album, since the 2000s "Revolver" has often surpassed it in lists of the group's best work. Sheffield cites the album's 1987 CD release, with the full complement of
Weapon (album) Sylvester said that "Weapon" was the band's best effort since 1992's "Last Rights". Also writing for "Exclaim!", Laura Wiebe gave the album a positive review, highlighting its focused employment of electronics and how it focused on rhythm. Michael Davis of "Head Full of Noise" awarded "Weapon" a perfect score, saying that Skinny Puppy "achieve a fluid and solid combination of their older style with the new" and that it "works and sounds beautiful." Ogre's vocals were especially lauded for returning to the lacerating, abrasive quality of the band's earlier albums. Some publications considered "Weapon" Skinny Puppy's best effort since reforming