lˈɛd baɪ dɹˈʌmɚ, lˈɪɹɪsˌɪst, sˈʌmtaɪm ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪst, ænd pɹˈɪnsɪpəl sˈɔŋɹaɪɾɚ dʒˈiːn hˈɑːɡlən, ðɪ ˈɛl.ˈeɪ. kwɪntˈɛt pˈækt mˈoːɹ ɹˈɪfs tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks tˈoʊɾəl, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɛnθˌuːziˈæstɪk pɹˈɛs ɹᵻlˈiːsᵻz ʌvðə tˈaɪm ˌɪntʊ ðɪs æmbˈɪʃəs, lˈɔŋɹˈʌnɪŋ dˈɪsk, ðɐn mˈoʊst əv ðɛɹ bˈeɪ ˈɛɹiə nˈeɪbɚz hæd mˈænɪdʒd ɪn ðɛɹ ɛntˈaɪɚ kɚɹˈɪɹz."
Led by drummer, lyricist, sometime guitarist, and principal songwriter Gene Hoglan, the L.A. quintet packed more riffs (246 total, according to enthusiastic press releases of the time) into this ambitious, long-running disc, than most of their Bay Area neighbors had managed in their entire careers."