Much less bombastic than the band's earlier releases,
In Hearing Of is almost funky at times, with "The Devil's Answer" sounding like a meeting between Memphis soul and British rock. The lyrics are doom-laden in the spirit of much of this genre of British hard rock at the time, and pseudo-classical references crop up from time to time, but
Vincent Crane's keyboards are generally tasty, and the melodies are often downright memorable. ~ Jim Newsom