This is an album of variable quality, which is not surprising since there are so many different bands on it. Some of the performances have problems because the vocalist will try and fail to match the original vocal timbre of Don Van Vliet, or the playing just isn't too lively. Other bands manage to make the songs their own, like the Mock Turtles, or do even better by recording the song as an instrumental, as the Beat Poets did. All in all, buyer beware. You won't like the whole album, but there is the relief that you can just skip ahead.