It collects a variety of live performances by the band, ranging from intimate club settings to record store sessions to their arena tour with The Tragically Hip in 1996.

[4] On the cover of the album, Martin Tielli is playing a double neck guitar which he painted himself with a "never quite presented idea" for the new Canadian flag designed by A.Y.

[5] Tom Harrison of The Province praised the album, writing that "the quintessential thinking Canadian band might have gone overboard with two CDs that log more than two hours but it would be hard to deny the group's feeling that this collection of live recordings taken from a variety of sources is a defining statement.

Always literate, maybe too intelligent for their own good, Rheostatics can make complex music that is both beautiful and imploring, simple country songs by smart city boys that have real compassion and hard rock that serves as essays on pop sociology, all the while communicating a Canadian character that exhibits a real love and appreciation of our culture.

"[2] For the Southam News service, Ted Shaw wrote that "Rheostatics have never been zany enough to compete with the likes of the Barenaked Ladies, or career-oriented enough to take on the mainstream with The Tragically Hip.