which had been the worst received album on this site. funnily enough, the main complaint about the latest album is how little black thought appears on it, where the tipping point was almost a black thought solo album.

phrenology also received a lot of criticism, some of which qoolquest seemingly took to heart. this time i reckon he was probably even expecting this backlash, given how earnestly 'arty' the album is. people thought that phren was out of left-field - this is FAR more so.

personally, i've been playing ATYSYC on repeat and i love it. i've also played it for other people who aren't really fans of the roots and they also really dug it. i think time will be kind to this album, once people get over their initial shock!