[4][5] A music video for the album's only single, "When Problems Arise," was directed by Gary Weis and Tony Basil[4][6][7] and features the band performing with a group of hula dancers.

Nelson George, writing for Billboard, reviewed the album favorably, calling it "groove-conscious" and containing "lyrical and melodic depth."

[12] For The Miami Herald, Tom Moon was also positive saying the album was perfect for a party, praising the mix of punk, ska and New Orleans influences and commenting that "Fishbone's time has come.

"[13] In a review for The New York Times, Jon Pareles called it a "Rock Album of the Week," but was mixed in his response, praising the more mature sound and handful of politically conscious tracks but criticizing the uneven blend of absurd humor and serious themes.

[1] Robert Christgau gave the album a B− and said "...they look like 2-Tone fashion plates and sound like big-time new-wave satirists, which suggests their stock in trade is haircuts".