Jurek states that the track listing, "as strange and beguiling as it is, is a flawed and fitting testament to the Counting Crows' continued trudge out there on the margins of rock & roll.
dʒjˈʊɹɹɛk stˈeɪts ðætðə tɹˈæk lˈɪstɪŋ, "æz stɹˈeɪndʒ ænd bᵻɡˈaɪlɪŋ ˌæzɪtˈɪz, ɪz ɐ flˈɔːd ænd fˈɪɾɪŋ tˈɛstəmənt tə ðə kˈaʊntɪŋ kɹˈoʊz kəntˈɪnjuːd tɹˈʌdʒ ˈaʊt ðɛɹ ɔnðə mˈɑːɹdʒɪnz ʌv ɹˈɑːk ænd ɹˈoʊl.