Maybe it's just me, but I was disappointed by this episode after all the hype. Felt like scifi by the numbers to me.

I agree …
Of course I was hoping for an album that rivals the old ones in originality, but deep in my heart I knew that wasn't going to happen. Still Noel is right: "what a sound!". I'm glad there's more of that now, even if it only helps introduce a new generation of listeners to that sound.