▁the ▁song ▁as ▁a ▁mil estone ▁and ▁a ▁late - care er ▁master pie ce . ▁ ▁" The ▁H ole " ▁was ▁another ▁minor - key ▁met ap hor ical ▁tale ▁about ▁a ▁man ' s ▁night mar ish ▁encounter ▁with ▁an ▁old ▁h ag ▁who ▁turns ▁him ▁into ▁a ▁to ad . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁No ▁De eper ▁Blue ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁ ▁All Music ▁writes ▁that ▁" The ▁diverse ▁musical ▁styles ▁made ▁the ▁album ▁Van ▁Z and t ' s ▁most ▁listen able , ▁even ▁when ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁at ▁their ▁most ▁des perate ," ▁and ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁" dem on str ated ▁that ▁the ▁muse ▁was ▁still ▁with ▁him ." ▁ ▁Bi ograph er ▁John ▁Kr uth ▁bel ieves ▁No ▁De eper ▁Blue ▁might ▁have ▁benef itted ▁from ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁singer ' s ▁own ▁instrument ation , ▁stating ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁" The ▁album ' s ▁bl ues ▁numbers ▁ultimately ▁suffer ▁from ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁his ▁guitar ▁playing , ▁sound ing ▁a ▁bit ▁generic , ▁while ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁ball ads ▁beg ▁for ▁his ▁instrument al ▁presence ▁as ▁well ." ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁All ▁songs ▁written — and ▁vocals — by ▁Town es ▁Van ▁Z and t ▁ ▁" A ▁Song ▁For " ▁— ▁ 3 : 0 0 ▁ ▁Philip ▁D onn elly ▁( gu itar ), ▁Per cy ▁Robinson ▁( ste el ▁guitar ), ▁S