[6] Harrison was on a list of names provided by Black 47's record label; the band appreciated his relaxed production style.

[12] Winds musician Chris Byrne rapped on "Time to Go", about political conflict in Ireland, and a response to criticism the band had received from British periodicals.

[16] The Boston Globe stated that "songs spiced with tin whistles and pipes abut cuts with driving drums and raging guitars...

"[10] The Washington Post opined that "Black's sound is so gimmicky: Celtic-rock given an arena-metal swagger and embroidered with Latin, reggae and hip-hop elements designed to reflect the group's Lower East Side residence.

[22] The Chicago Tribune concluded that "Kirwan's running commentaries on the Irish immigrant's adjustment to American life fare well from his playwright's sense of dialogue.