Trouser Press wrote that "'Rabies (Baby’s Got The)' and 'Simian Fever' are animal aggressive and messy, while sharing the synthetic digitone lusts of new wave.

"[5] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album "eases up on the electronics but still assembles an arsenal of vintage synthesizers with Nintendo-like sterility.

"[3] The Washington Post wrote that the band "continues its explorations of the dark post-punk territory blazed by such British outfits as Gang of Four and the Pop Group.

"[6] SF Weekly wrote: "Call it a party record, the kind you slip on at that inevitable point when you want 'certain people' to head home.

"[7] CMJ New Music Monthly thought that "the secret is drummer Rick Pelletier, who plays like a death-machine out of control.