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I remember this coming out at the time, and how it really seemed to polarise people. In Britain around that time, the scene seemed to be splitting into camps, with the 'noise scene' beginning to embrace more improv/jazz/Beefheart influences (early Royal Trux, etc) with another side getting into a more Fall influenced style (Pavement, Slint, etc). I suppose at the time I was more into the former and so largely ignored Slint - although I did own Spiderland. Like Sarramkrop, I just didn't like it at the time and, listening to it again recently, still can't see what all the fuss was about. I will agree though that the cover is beautiful. And for a lot of people in the UK it was a very important album, so definitely deserves its classic status - just not for everyone.
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