▁anything ▁on ▁Rad itude ". ▁N ME ''' s ▁Rob ▁Parker ▁comments ▁"... it ’ s ▁got ▁the ▁charm ▁and ▁spark ▁of ▁the ▁We e zer ▁of ▁old , ▁and ▁that ’ s ▁a ▁quality ▁you ▁just ▁can ’ t ▁fake ." ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁writer ▁Jon ▁Car aman ica ▁regards ▁it ▁as ▁" the ▁group ’ s ▁strong est ▁album ▁in ▁recent ▁years ." ▁Adam ▁Thomas ▁at ▁S put nik music ▁considered ▁it ▁an ▁improvement ▁over ▁the ▁band ' s ▁previous ▁three ▁albums , ▁saying ▁" H ur ley ▁proves ▁that ▁R ivers ▁still ▁has ▁some ▁gas ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁tank ." ▁Jeff ▁J ensen ▁of ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁regarded ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁"... ter r ific ▁re bound , ▁a ▁bl ast ▁of ▁son ic ▁sweet ness ▁that ▁finds ▁the ▁band ▁integr ating ▁' 6 0 s ▁pop ▁influ ences ". ▁At ▁All Music , ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine ▁noted ▁" S ometimes , ▁the ▁qu irks ▁become ▁over wh el ming ... but ▁usually ▁the ▁mel od ies ▁and ▁r iffs ▁are ▁clean , ▁simple , ▁and ▁powerful , ▁hook ing ▁immediately ▁and ▁stick ing ▁around ▁for ▁a ▁while . ▁ ▁Many ▁critics ▁favor ably ▁compared ▁the ▁songs ▁on ▁Hur ley ▁to ▁the ▁songs ▁from ▁We e zer ' s ▁first ▁three ▁albums . ▁Scott ▁He is el ▁at ▁Altern ative ▁Press ▁and ▁Ben ▁Pat ash nik ▁of ▁Rock ▁Sound ▁compared ▁the ▁song ▁" R uling ▁Me " ▁to ▁the ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁band ' s ▁self