Instruct: Classify a given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: A Finely Crafted Songwriter Demo

I was lucky enough to get the original "Hints" before Atlantic signed the band. As a longtime supporter of Ed Roland, I was thrilled to finally be able to hear his work in a "studio" setting. Except for the fact that a drum machine is used on a majority (if not all) of the songs, this disc is a great first attempt. Makes me wonder what it would have sounded like had the record label allow Ed and the guys to re-record it!