Much less bombastic than the band's earlier releases,
In Hearing Of
is almost funky at times, with
"The Devil's Answer"
sounding like a meeting between Memphis soul and British rock. The lyrics are doom-laden in the spirit of much of this genre of British hard rock at the time, and pseudo-classical references crop up from time to time, but
Vincent Crane's
keyboards are generally tasty, and the melodies are often downright memorable. ~ Jim Newsom