The album's music and vocal style was similar to other country acts of the era, but the lyrics are unusually explicit.

The album was available only through mail order via advertisements in the motorcycling magazine Easyriders, and in the merchandise stand at Coe's live performances.

[1] The album was little noticed in the mainstream until the songs began circulating on early file sharing websites, leading to a 2000 review from Neil Strauss in the New York Times.

Strauss described the album's material as "among the most racist, misogynist, homophobic and obscene songs recorded by a popular songwriter.

[1] Additionally, Coe has also noted he was friends with black singer Screamin' Jay Hawkins,[7] who encouraged him in writing the songs for his first album Penitentiary Blues.