Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A) |
| Robert Christgau | (B-) |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.2/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Melody Maker | (positive) |
| Musician | (positive) |
| The Source | (positive) |
| Vibe | (positive) |
| NME | |
| Spin | |
- Melody Maker (12/20-27/97, pp. 66–67) - Ranked #18 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year."
- NME (12/20-27/97, pp. 78–79) - Ranked #32 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll.
- Q (1/98, p. 114) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997."
- Spin (1/98, p. 86) - Ranked #6 on Spin's list of the "Top 20 Albums Of The Year."
- Village Voice (2/24/98) - Ranked #14 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.
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