Rolling Stone (12/29/94-1/12/95, pp.181-82) - "...One of the most ambitious releases of '94. With an arsenal that includes reeds and a violin backing Matthews' gorgeous vocals, they've got chops to kill....Almost unclassifiable, [they] sound like four or five groups in one..." Entertainment Weekly (10/3/03, p.71) - "...The little jam band that could injects some muscle into its noodling..." - Rating: B+ Q (5/95, p.108) - 3 Stars - Good - "...There are hints of the itchy shuffles of The Spin Doctors, the bucolic textures of Southern groups of yore but in-between come the flashes of anguish that go down well on the college circuit. Repeated exposure sees the preciousness recede and its artful tunefulness come to the fore..." Musician (12/94, p.98) - "...Matthews handles the lithe melodies with such ease that the music flows like conversation, drawing the listener in as if he or she were a participant, making the album almost addictive..."