Resident Alien
by Spacehog

In the Meantime is a truly epic track and one of the defining songs of the era. Unfortunately, that's as close as Spacehog ever flew to the sun. Some decent psychadelic-pop-rock moments, and Cruel to be Kind is catchy enough, but even at an hour-plus, this album never manages to live up to its stunning opener. (Edited)

From sageamagoo 05/27/2017 15:22 | #191514

Really wish I could edit that old comment since I wholeheartedly regret putting Only A Few and The Last Dictator in the "bad" column. Both are excellent songs, and even better is the one preceding them, Ship Wrecked, which builds and builds into something truly great.

This album may have some problems with track order, but I'm liking it more and more each time I realize there's a new great song on it.

The Chinese Album still blows it away, though.

Awesome songs, but later, it becomes weird and unatractive.

From junodog4 03/14/2015 21:32 | #136794

What pearljammer said.

In The Meantime definitely the standout song but there are other songs worth a listen too.

From sageamagoo 11/24/2013 20:52 | #94413

This album contains many of Spacehog's "classic" songs, but there are so many bad 90's pop-rock songs that it becomes an unlistenable album.

The good:
In The Meantime
Starside
Candyman

The bad:
Only A Few
The Last Dictator

The ugly:
Spacehog
Space Is The Place
The hidden track

Check out The Chinese Album instead: almost every song on that one is near the quality of this album's best.

Spacehog did better with The Chinese album.

From pearljammer13 12/06/2011 23:21 | #32163

Love In The Meantime, but I gave this a few listens and couldn't really get into much else.