Mine arrived yesterday in the mail. since then, I've played it about 8 times. Right now, I like it better than EMD. The new songs are quite good, especially "Song in the Afternoon", and "Bordello" is a bit different. I like the reworkings of "Reptile" and "NSEW", and the Indian version of "Tantalized" is quite a trip! I was a little surprised with the female guest vocalist on "Pure Chance". "After Everything", "Electric Lash", "2 Places at Once", and "Grind" are all outstanding acoustic versions (as you know from past posts I've made, "After Everything" is a very poignant song to me personally, as it describes almost exactly what I went through when my Grandpa died in 2002). "It's No Reason" isn't as melancholy as the version on the "Easy" single, and I like this version better. "Comeuppance" is a great instrumental closer (and now I need to redo my Church instrumentals compilation). "Wide Open Road" could easily have been a Church original song. Overall, a very good CD.
"Masterpieces aren't easy to swallow." - Steve Kilbey '06