Tool on this EP is obviously a young band, scraping together some tracks.  The tracks they scrape together are remarkable.  Like many early efforts, this album is o'erbrimming with energy, but most of the almost meditative discipline found on Tool's full length albums is found here.  It is the tension between these two forces, energy and discipline, that makes this album compelling. Lyrically, there's not all that much to write home about.  Vocally, there is a very very angry man with a beautiful singing voice.  Perhaps what is most surprising is that the tone of the band is evident even with these underproduced, early recordings: the truncated style of these songs contains the unique sound and style of all instruments involved, and they blend in a churning and tantalizing way.  So in closing, this album is an anomaly among debut albums.