[4] The album marked the first entry in what, at one point, was supposed to be a seven-album series on the seven deadly sins.

[5] Arto Lindsay, who grew up in Brazil, incorporates on the album many elements of that country's heritage.

"[10] Maximum Rocknroll called the album "slick and subdued," writing that Lindsey is "one of the few improv dudes who can make you laugh.

"[11] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide called it "shocking in its juxtapositions.

He brings his formerly anti-pop trademarks — demented, chicken-scratch guitar, fragmented lyrics, idiosyncratic compositions, choppy rhythms — intact into a contemporary pop format.