completely revamped their lineup for , adding a violinist, a keyboardist, and a trumpeter to the band and attempting to write grand, ambitious arena-rock that recalled and . Although a few of the tracks captured the sprawling, epic splendor that wished to achieve, they have difficulty writing convincing material, and they aren't nearly as interesting as they were when they concentrated on jangling folk-pop. [ was reissued in 1991 after a re-recorded version of became a hit. and "Lose Control" replaced "Crescendo" and "Hang On," but the baggy beats of the new songs sat uncomfortably with the sprawling, anthemic rock of .] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine