3.7 - Less mind-bending than I was expecting given all the hype, and also more listenable. Aside from some of the "Naked Lunch"-esque spoken word asides, I find this soundscape fun and palatable. It's definitely of that 60's strain of Whacky and Weird (with capital "W"s) inhabited by the sort of insider/outsider artists like Frank Zappa and Robert Crumb. I like the creepy, crawly guitar lines that move in parallel worlds, as well as the drums that more often punctuate the vocals, hardly ever giving rhythmic structure to these messy musings. But sometimes through the noise, you hear moments of sonic and emotional clarity that hit you unexpectedly in rather poignant ways. Standouts: "China Pig", "Orange Claw Hammer."