The album was originally released as an LP in limited numbers and soon went out of print.

wrote that "'Burn Pigs Burn' and 'Placebo' showcase guitarist Reis’ intricate yet aggressive approach to his instrument and shaped the sound of post-hardcore.

"[4] The Chicago Reader wrote that the album "basically sounds like a raw version of Drive Like Jehu.

"[5] Trouser Press wrote: "On Eucalyptus, Froberg’s yowling isn’t as deranged and developed as in Jehu, but the map is made.

Along with Reis’s overdubbed guitars, the sound compares well with the supersonic mania the two went on to compile in their next outfit.