Tracks:
1. Candy Says: 8/10 brilliant lyrics combine with a refreshingly straightforward approach in this quiet yet mesmerising song, kicking the album off excellently.
2. What Goes On: 8/10 excellently mixed and even better played, this creates a good instrumental and manages not to do it to death like other Velvet Underground songs have done.
3. Some Kinda Love: 6/10 perfectly passable but it's mediocre and forgettable and therefore just feels like filler.
4. Pale Blue Eyes: 7/10 a bit overlong, but quietly touching and although it's less eye-catching than some Velvet Underground songs you won't zone out.
5. Jesus: 6/10 consisting of only one verse and only occasionally entertaining, this one could definitely be skipped. It's pretty chilled and peaceful though, which is a plus.
6. Beginning to See the Light: 7/10 with more energy and a more entertaining baseline, this gets the mixture of experimentation and entertainment right. The repetition gets tiresome though.
7. I'm Set Free: 7/10 pretty entertaining, although it goes on for a bit too long.
8. That's the Story of My Life: 7/10 it's strangely short, but this is actually surprisingly effective. Overall, slight but still good.
9. The Murder Mystery: 7/10 it is a mystery nearly impossible to unravel, but how many other bands would attempt something like this? Audacious and somewhat jaw dropping, here you just have to embrace the madness.
10. After Hours: 6/10 an overly low-key but effective album closer.
Best song: What Goes On
Worst song: Jesus
Summary: Overall, a pretty good album. While occasionally a bit dull, it's technically well done and the lyrics are very interesting. Once again, the album is pleasingly experimental but this time feels a bit less self-indulgent than the other 2 albums. Nothing here tops Sister Ray, but there are some pretty strong tracks in this album, alongside a few boring ones.
Final rating: 7/10
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