bum ▁Pick ", ▁Se an ▁Cooper ▁of ▁All Music ▁said ▁that ▁Re q ▁" more ▁than ▁makes ▁up ▁in ▁concept ▁what ▁he ▁la cks ▁in ▁craft ," ▁and ▁highlight ed ▁" M b ira ▁Classic " ▁and ▁" I ▁( L inn ▁Mix )" ▁as ▁among ▁the ▁album ' s ▁best ▁tracks . ▁Neil ▁K ul kar ni ▁of ▁Sp in ▁r ated ▁the ▁album ▁eight ▁out ▁of ▁ten ▁stars , ▁calling ▁it ▁" a ▁ble ak ▁alternative ▁to ▁big ▁beat ' s ▁b um pt ious ▁cheer ", ▁and ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁record ▁" is ▁a ▁tim ely ▁rem inder ▁that ▁hip - h op ▁techniques ▁still ▁l end ▁themselves ▁to ▁extreme ▁noise ▁terror ." ▁Ang ela ▁Lewis ▁of ▁The ▁Independent ▁said ▁that ▁"[ Re q ' s ] ▁war ped ▁play ful ness ▁makes ▁this ▁an ▁intr igu ing ▁find , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁avant - gar de ▁pal ate , ▁for ▁sure ." ▁The ▁W ire ▁ranked ▁it ▁at ▁number ▁ 4 7 ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁best ▁albums ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Person nel ▁Cred its ▁adapted ▁from ▁l iner ▁notes . ▁▁ ▁Re q ▁– ▁music ▁ ▁Simon ▁Thor nt on ▁– ▁master ing ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁albums ▁Category : Re q ▁albums ▁Category : Sk int ▁Records ▁albums <0x0A> </s> ▁Simon ▁Hir sch ▁( born ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 )