[6][8] Most of the songs were written by Ed Volker; he thought that the album incorporated a more pronounced soul influence.

[11] USA Today praised the "funk-bitten Mardi Gras stomp.

"[15] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "the band has yet to kick the homily habit or its reliance on funky rock retreads straight out of Little Feat and the Neville Brothers.

"[13] The Waterloo Region Record opined that, "as a kind of roots-rock with country tinges, this album has too many competitors to make it worthwhile.

"[16] The Houston Chronicle deemed the Radiators a "quintessential bar band," writing that the majority of the album was the "usual funky-blues flow.