Hairway to Steven actually got a rave review in The Abso!ute Sound, of all places...and it deserved it. I think my favorite quote of the review was that they sounded something like "the house band at the Apocalypse". This one is actually a turning point, as from then on they descended into accessability, more or less. Later work is still good, but doesn't quite have the touch of inspired madness (melody and chaos weaving together. for lack of a better way to describe it) that drove their earlier work. Locust Abortion Technician, IMO, is also one of their best, but with even less commercial potential.