Gareth Grundy of The Observer called the album more polished and poised than the band's previous work.

After their resident gig finished they carried on as a working band and recorded a highly polished album entitled Test Pattern.

Though less polished than his later studio albums, 2Pacalypse Now is 2Pac's most overtly political work.

Even though there is a consensus among critics that it is a well polished album, many reviews mention a lack of playfulness and clarity.

Again, it shows a change in style from previous recordings, and has a much more raw feel than the polished albums which preceded it.

The final result was considered their most polished sounding album to date.

I have their first album and it was (is) so much more raw, rather than the more polished and character-less later albums.

The album has also been noted as a much more polished and ambitious album than their debut, St. Jude.

White Pepper is one of Ween's more polished albums.

"New York" is his most polished album to date, and marks a significant step from the acoustic simplicity of "That's the Day".