6 (Out of 10) -"...Gothic Blues...", "Exploratory debut. Opens with 'Avalanche' which...earned a thumbs-up from its author, Leonard Cohen...", "With the unnerving piano pulse and feedback spasms of 'From Her to Eternity' and the murderous, militaristic goose-step of 'Saint Huck', the Bad Seeds refashion the Birthday Party's post-punk splatter into something even more devious and powerful."