▁to ▁" the ▁memory ▁of ▁Dr . ▁George ▁K amen ▁( 1 9 4 2 – 2 0 0 6 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁minds ▁of ▁his ▁or ▁any ▁generation ." ▁The ▁Bulgar ian - born ▁doctor ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁group ▁ther apy ▁and ▁had ▁opened ▁a ▁practice ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Release ▁For ▁several ▁weeks ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁album ' s ▁release ▁the ▁entire ▁album ▁was ▁available ▁for ▁streaming ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁My Space ▁page . ▁The ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁track ▁" N orth ▁American ▁Sc um " ▁was ▁also ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁band ' s ▁My Space ▁on ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁its ▁official ▁UK ▁release , ▁an ▁under ground ▁rem ix ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁online ▁in ▁aid ▁of ▁char ity . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Sound ▁of ▁Silver ▁received ▁w ides p read ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁and ▁holds ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁on ▁the ▁review ▁aggregate ▁site ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁based ▁on ▁reviews ▁from ▁ 4 1 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" univers al ▁acc laim ". ▁The ▁Guard ians ▁Dor ian ▁Lyn s key ▁sing led ▁out ▁the ▁" dev ast ating ▁emot ional ▁p unch " ▁of ▁" Some one ▁Great " ▁and ▁" All ▁My ▁Fri ends " ▁for ▁pra ise ▁and ▁described ▁the