of the best albums of the 1990s. Pitchfork Media ranked the album at #54 on their original "Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s" list, though it was later excluded from an updated version of the list. Magnet ranked it at #29 on their "Top 60 Albums, 1993-2003" list. Treble magazine ranked the album the 9th best of the decade. In 2006, Mark Abraham of Cokemachineglow wrote that, while the album is not "some forgotten ur-masterpiece that would stand high amongst a forest including Loveless, OK Computer or Nevermind [...] Its roots, however, spread wide throughout the ground that bore those same trees, feeding off their energy and yielding a gem of an indie rock album." Chris Morgan of Treble wrote in 2007 that "It would be a bit hasty to say that A Series of Sneaks was ahead of its time, an achievement that is more daunting with every passing decade. Rather Spoon simply dusted off sounds of an era not yet fully appreciated by American audiences and it could be said that albums of this type were catalysts that made it possible for a band like Modest Mouse to become the next Green Day." Discussing the album in relation to the rest of the band's discography, in 2010 Bryan Sanchez of Delusions of Adequacy called the album a "game-changer that’s always overlooked because it’s not from this decade, because it’s rough around the edges, and because it’s probably the boldest – all reasons why it may just be their best", and he went on to state that "it has everything any music fan could love." Writing at the time of the album's 20th anniversary, Chris Deville of Stereogum called it "fun and exciting", and Spoon's "most underrated" album, bemoaning its lack of success; in 2013, Stereogum had ranked it the 5th-best Spoon album. Track listing Personnel Britt Daniel – vocals, guitar Josh Zarbo – bass Jim Eno – drums References 1998 albums Spoon (band) albums Elektra Records albums