I admire them for their dorkishness. They are nerds, and don't care who knows it. The world needs more anti-celebrity musos!
A lot of their fans are also dorks, which may put some potential listeners off. ;-)
I like most of their stuff through "Signals" (esp. the first 3 LP's & "Pictures" & "Waves"), got turned off by the mid-80's / early 90's synth period ("Grace" and "Fire", like 80's Genesis without the hooks!) and haven't really given them much of a chance since.
But I know quite a few longtime fans who swear their more recent "back to basics" albums are classic.
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