Not great. Background music at best.

I kind of lost track of Neil Young in the 80's when he veered off a bit, so I never listened to this album until now. Wow! Its great - I'll be listening to this one again and again.

Simultaneously ahead of its time and old fashioned. Great album

I don't buy that they "planned" two albums worth of material in the Kid A sessions. These songs did not make the cut for Kid A and that is how they sound. Same atmosphere, no substance. After "OK Computer" and "Kid A", they knew we'd buy anything. Doesn't belong on this list, but also not the worst thing on this list!

It just goes to show good songwriting and a unique singing voice (at least at the time) will take you a long way. The singer makes this album work - 3 1/2 parts prototype British punk, 1/2 part gravelly vocals that Paul Westerberg would pioneer in the 80's, and a dash of Bob Dylan. The band however - so rudimentary. I suspect a few dashes of studio musicians were introduced for sax, violin, piano and other more intricate parts. Still better than most of today's music.

Great Lyrics, solid songs, a little one dimensional though. Nice represetation of early, disillusioned Americana.

This album was the precursor to the golden era of Stones albums (Let it Bleed to Its Only Rock N Roll). Or maybe it was the kick-off! An awesome follow-up to the ridiculous Satanic Majesty's Request. They finally stopped paying attention to what the Beatles were doing.

I've never been much of a fan of the doors, but this is a pretty solid album. It has some weak moments but pretty creative overall. Its worth a couple listens.

Loved it when it came out and I still love it today. Well written songs, with a nice blend of guitar and synth rock. Just great pop songs. Personally I like Orr's vocals over Ocasek's, but maybe its that juxtaposition that keeps it interesting.

Its OK. Listenable, but not outstanding IMO. Sounds like Toad the Wet Sporket meets the Smithereens, but not as good as either.