They have described the album as their best to date.

The album is described as dark, with a theme of death.

The album has been described as a tribute to Chicago.

Their third album has been described as "having more of a bite".

Many journalists ask me to describe the album I never know what to say.

Because of this, the album has been described as being Jackson's most "personal".

The album has been described as "a love song to the state of Michigan."

All Music describes the album as a "particularly strong and historic effort".

He describes the album, his 17th, as the story of a romance, with a beginning, a middle and an end.

Lewis has described the album as a "sort of soul record".