Just realized now that Basil sounds very similar to Before Gas and TV, the latter being more Celtic sounding though. I have to say those songs, and Haul Away, are easily skipped. They are just too drawn out, and, frankly speaking, Mark's limits as a vocalist become very clear on these songs. He just doesn't have the power to carry them, as it were. Anyway. My opinion.
Edit: Just want to add that Mark's vocal limits are part of why I like him, but it doesn't mean I think his singing fits on all kinds of songs, even his own.