▁contained ▁" pl enty ▁of ▁good - not - gre at ▁stuff " ▁and ▁was ▁" a ▁t ad ▁unf oc used ". ▁Ass ign ing ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁one - star ▁honor able ▁mention ▁rating , ▁Robert ▁Christ g au ▁of ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁noted ▁Mur phy ' s ▁altern ation ▁between ▁" d ance ▁gu y ▁or ▁rock ▁gu y , ▁optim ist ▁or ▁c yn ic ". ▁ ▁Pop Mat ters ▁Matt ▁C ib ula ▁pra ised ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁disc ▁of ▁previously ▁released ▁material , ▁but ▁stated ▁that ▁" the ▁real ▁g ems ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁stuff " ▁and ▁called ▁L CD ▁S ounds ystem ▁" a ▁great ▁record ." ▁Rob ▁Or ten zi ▁of ▁Altern ative ▁Press ▁described ▁L CD ▁S ounds ystem ▁as ▁" an ▁album ▁that ▁will ▁surv ive ▁the ▁fle eting ▁t ast es ▁of ▁cosm opol itan ▁hip sters " ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁" in ▁two ▁records ' ▁time , ▁Mur phy ▁will ▁be ▁as ▁respect ed ▁as ▁The ▁Sug ar hill ▁Gang , ▁Brian ▁En o ▁and ▁Su ic ide ." ▁No ▁R ip c ords ▁Ben ▁B oll ig ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁had ▁" all ▁the ▁mak ings ▁of ▁a ▁modern ▁classic " ▁and ▁that ▁" L CD ▁S ounds ystem ▁is ▁knowing ▁and ▁knowledge able , ▁inspired ▁and ▁inspir ational . ▁Intel lect ual ▁without ▁being ▁s not ty , ▁en cyc lo pa edic ▁yet ▁accessible , ▁it ▁takes ▁the ▁seem ingly