I really liked "dirty" when it came out and I'd been a SY fan since "Bad Moon Rising".
And as much as I liked Ciccone Youth and the "Goo" album, I never used those as a measuring stick of what they were capable of.
Dirty was a nice change of pace and that didn't make any since at the time, which is why I liked it. They have always controlled their own destiny.
I haven't heard the Deluxe Edition. Is it worth the effort?