Apologies if we've already had a thread about this, but is anyone else looking forward to this album with an extreme mixture of excitement and dread? Reviews seem to be an even split: unmitigated damnings on the one hand, restrained enthusiasm ("oh, it's good but it's, uh, too self-indulgent") on the other. The same was true of "Blueberry Boat" though and that album has grown to be one of my newer favourites.

Thoughts?