The participation of Serj Tankian as well as many other high profile musicians caused a bigger media echo than usual Buckethead solo releases would do.

[9][10] The Washington Post called the album "an entertaining disc that dabbles in genres ranging from romantic pop to extreme metal" and stated, "The shredder/space alien proves there's more behind the mask than just a quick pick and a side of slaw.

"[11] The Washington Post wrote about "street poet" Saul Williams: "[He] confidently counterbalances Hendrixian distortion on [the song].

[6] Michael Melchor of 411mania stated: "The hip-hop comes into play on 'Three Fingers' and what sounds [...] suspiciously like street poetry by Saul Williams before Buckethead turns up the funk and groove.

[14] The music video, directed by Syd Garon and Rodney Ascher,[15] tells the story of Buckethead paying a man called "Marquis" (played by Serj Tankian) to bring him killed animals.

The Washington Post described "We Are One" as one of the standout tracks of the album, being "concisely spastic, metallic and reminiscent of Tankian's Armenian-influenced headbanger band, System of a Down.

"Botnus" was inspired by the evil character Dr. Botanus on Giant Robot, a Japanese television show that heavily influenced Buckethead's work.

The song has been described as "storm[ing] out of the gates with hellish fury letting up for only a few bars to allow the listener a quick breath"[22] and being about "a creature that features the voice of Death By Stereo participant Efrem Schulz.

"[23] The Washington Post called Buckethead's guitar work on the song as "lickety-split riffing and soloing,"[11] backed up by 411mania, writing that "[t]he metal influences are in full force as Buckethead supplies the blistering rhythm for Shulz [sic] then inserts a grand, soaring solo into the song while he's at it.