I couldn't wait to hand out copies to family and friends [...] It was the most fun to record and the biggest challenge to work on in the studio [of all the Sound's albums].

[3] Steve Sutherland of Melody Maker wrote: "Jeopardy is one of those records that makes me want to throw all the windows open, crank it up to full volume and blast it out to the world.

It clears my head of boredom, strips away the gloom and single-handedly restores my belief in the power of pop to make people stop, think and question.

[8] PopMatters critic Devon Powers said the album revealed "startling maturity and skill",[15] while Trouser Press remarked that it "has a stark, beautiful quality, with the material given direct exposure rather than a production bath".

[16] Brendan Perry of the Australian musical group Dead Can Dance has praised the album, calling it an "Existentialist post punk jewel".