I`ve just finished listening to the album and I have to say I`m disappointed. Zeitgeist, Loner, Age of Reason and bonus track Peace of Mind are good tunes, the rest of the songs are weak. End of the Beginning, God Is Dead, Damaged Soul and Dear father are long boring tunes nothing interesting happens in these songs, it feels like they added all these long ass songs to fill the space. Tony`s guitar work is very underwhelming. All in all, I give this album 2 and a half stars, it`s slightly better then Never Say Die weakest Ozzy era Sabbath album.

I gotta admit, like King Animal, i've been listening to this over and over, and it's starting to feel more and more like the grower we all originally predicted. Even some of the tracks I said before are starting to change for me, like Low Ceiling. Suddenly they seem even better than before.

Sure there are immediate grabs, and still a couple of weaker ones, but like KA it's an album for fans and it's a slow burn. Suddenly alot of the stuff seems more defined than it was before.