I received the album Friday. Listened to it first thing yesterday. I will admit my bias to anything Plant and state I loved every note of the entire song collection. Plant and Krauss will be playing a mile from my home on June 1st 2022. I saw them together the last time at the same venue during the Raising Sand tour. I am looking forward to it.
I had the fortune of meeting Plant two years ago after a show in Norfolk VA. Sat with him and some of the band at breakfast the next morning talking mostly about his love for the Wolverhampton Wanderers football team and how he has played and practiced with the team over the years. As they lelft he grabbed and shook the hell out of my chair, wished us a safe trip back to NY. After returning to NY I learned the man running his security crew while on tour is close with a friend of mine from Birmingham. Small world.
Alas, I digress, you are right, YMMV. I loved the latest release. And I am not a fan of ATMOS.