[16][17] The Calgary Herald noted that "it's just Chenier's gritty accordion and fellow musicians delivering a heaping helping of blues, rock and country via a spicy zydeco mixture.

"[22] The Houston Chronicle called the band "still the tightest rhythm section in zydeco, equally capable of holding down a mesmerizing blues groove and picking up a triangle and extra rubboard to funkify an ancient Acadian reel.

"[8] The Orlando Sentinel opined that "this is genuine, 100 percent zydeco although the genre's soul and blues components are more prominent in C.J.

"[21] USA Today thought that Chenier "proudly carries the torch with plenty of rock ... folk and R&B squeezed into the squeezebox-driven grooves.

"[23] The Dallas Morning News determined that Chenier's "muscular when he needs to be but doesn't insist, as Buckwheat sometimes does, on forcing marriages between zydeco and other brands of music.