Complex sentence: Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four stars out of five, stating, For an act that was one of the definitive album artists of the late'80s and' 90s, Soundgarden was a surprisingly effective singles band.
Split into simpler sentences: Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four out of five stars. He said, For an act that was one of the definitive album artists of the late'80s and' 90s, Soundgarden was a surprisingly effective singles band.