A live version of "Highway Girl" was released in 1991 as a B-side to "Twist My Arm", in which Gord Downie tells the story of a suicide pact between a man and his girlfriend.

Mike Degagne of AllMusic wrote that the album "is blanketed with a roadside texture that is interesting because it harnesses their music in its rawest and earliest stages.

"[8] He singled out "Small Town Bringdown" and "Last American Exit" as strong songs, stating that the latter was good enough that it could have been on Road Apples.

[8] Evelyn Erskine of the Ottawa Citizen wrote that "The Hip's influences range from The Doors to The Pretty Things.

If the current trend towards rough-edged guitar bands holds, The Hip should find itself streaking towards the top in short order.