5 Stars - Indispensable - "...its shifting corpus of US roots and rock'n'roll veterans...match Costello's comic/sardonic reflections on American Culture....Still virtually perfect.", 4 stars out of 5 - "An irresistible package...", 4 stars out of 5 - "Nothing else in Costello's career has the soul power of these twisted adult love ballads...", Ranked #88 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.', 4 stars out of 5 - "The lyrical directness of the material...and the band's versatility synthesised Costello's folk, country and R&B impulses."