Every since The Fragile, I've been a major sucker for anything with Trent's name slapped onto it, I even enjoyed HTDA quite a bit and still do. Hell, I've been an active member on echoingthesound until earlier this year. In fact, I actually learned about Aphex through FDS with At the Heart of It All, I just never bothered to look him up until late last year and ever since then Richard and other artists like AFX have been the centerpiece of my music listening, but I still do enjoy his music a lot, including HM.
Even with rose tinted glasses semi-off, I don't really get the dislike for this album. It did take a while to get into but once I heard it on a good sound system... fuck. It is so tight and punchy throughout and while I've grown to dislike certain tracks (All Time Low, Everything) it's a great ride.