"English Folk with capital E and F, Fairport Convention took the pastoral mythology and mundaneness of a long-gone England and made this LP of wonderfully atmospheric and superbly crafted folk-rock."
"Plenty of people who have never even heard of The Feelies have been influenced by them. Still sounds fresh and different as ever; stripped back, anxious nerd-rock with genuinely crazy rhythms."
"An extended protest song against the Nigerian military who promptly decided to kill his mum. Talk about suffering for great art; and great, funky, frenetic, jazzy brilliant art it is."
"A man who looks like a pixie peering out from under a toadstall but who's earthy sitting-back-against-a-tree music could even make Ross Kemp weak at the knees."
"D Boon from the Minutemen died. Then this happened. This was good too. More guitar poppy than guitar rocky but still really well written and addictive."
"A blend of American and English folk-rock, Beach Boys vocal harmonies and misty reverbs with songs so emotionally affecting Simon Cowell is destined to pick one of them to ruin for the next X Factor."
"It's not even over rated and works on so many levels; all brilliant songs aside, all the couples in the band were breaking up, resulting in a record steeped in subtext."
"Somehow, this is my favourite Fleetwood Mac album. The sound has far more sonic and emotional depth, and despite a 20-track length, it never sinks below brilliant. A daring, far less commercial sequel"