Reviews

Rolling Stone (7/25/02, p.75) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Pollard's oddball creativity and his mates' beefy, traditionalist guitar rock ensure that this will remain the finest Polalrd-led project for...at least a few months..."

Spin (8/02, p.112) - 7 out of 10- "...Epic power pop..."

Mojo (1/03, p.75) - Ranked #15 in Mojo's "Best Albums of 2002"

Mojo (7/02, p.104) - "...A many-splendoured gas..."

Alternative Press (7/02, p.82) - 7 out of 10 - "...A record that's not only full of his usual crafty Anglophile pop and guitar smashing Who-homage, but also full of vision that makes Pollard worth rooting for...forays into prog-rock complexity make the record stand out..."

Magnet (8-9/02, p.73) - "...Brick-shithouse-solid...a wholly rocked-out mid-fi approach..."

NME (6/22/02, p.53) - 8 out of 10 - "...Much better than a record made by chronically drunk middle-aged men has any right to be...Robert Pollard and his cohorts have returned to what they do best: making off-kilter mid-fi guitar rock...They're one of life's most deeply reliable pleasures."