It will indicate a cacophonous and insoluble debate, a bloody shambolic reunion or assembly. Marcy Donelson for Allmusic described the album as "trippy and shambolic". Page described the performance as "pretty shambolic", while Plant characterised it as an "atrocity". His premiership of the United Kingdom was shambolic, and lasted barely a year. The album was followed by another shambolic tour. While most of Tillman's records evidence some shambolic home recording, YITK is undisturbed throughout. In the hands of another author, Razor Girl could have turned out shambolic and confused. This was a one-off performance of what was a shambolic work. On 11 December 1926, the venue hosted a shambolic ostrich racing event. The word refers to a situation that is seen as shambolic from all possible perspectives. It also described the quality of some of its public reporting as "shambolic".