Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Throwing it all away... wasted genius, etc.

Take one of the great human voices (Tweedy) and bury it in the mix, slather digital effects and artsy EQ all over it. Take one of the great songwriters of the last ten years & let him write lyrics that are strings of nonsensical "associations". Take a great band & break it apart. Fire it's soul. You get this self indulgent, largely unlistenable album. Hey, I love this band & I'll stick with them through almost anything, but this finds them seeking a cool factor... critical acclaim going to their heads.I love it when bands take chances, try new directions, and I give them credit for that, but this album is just not very good. I want to hear Jeff sing, I want to hear harmonies, I want to hear great musicianship and brilliant lyrics. The noise is interesting & cool, but without the rest it will just sit on the shelf instead of in the CD player.Nothing lasts forever...