Only silence will do after hearing this record. The Doors' L.A. Woman is 15 minutes longer and Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother is a whopping 20 minutes longer than this, yet the record is absolutely full of superb music. This album has everything going for it. Supplied in an arresting sleeve, with a full lyric sheet enclosed, it has 11 stunning songs, without a single weak spot in sight anywhere. The recorded sound is unmatched in any contemporary release and still stands proud as a model for a great sounding album to any generation.
Every song has a huge walloping goosebump moment when something awesome happens.
The songwriting and the arrangements are supreme. The instrumentation is based around a telepathic rhythm trio consisting of drums, bass guitar and acoustic guitar. That's why the Who's Pinball Wizard sounds so great. Nearly everywhere it sounds as if these three instruments are being played by a single brain. The accuracy and swing of this musical basis is a potent driving force that underpins the entire album magnificently.