In his review for All About Jazz, Doug Collette saw the band as one of the originators of the cowpunk movement in the 1980s, "infusing roots music with a punk attitude while still maintaining the legitimacy of both genres." He felt that the band "bristles with an energy and sense of purpose bordering on missionary zeal." Collette concluded that "injecting a palpable sense of irreverence into songs like 'Drugstore Cowboy,' the band avoids the sanctimonious solemnity of peers and successors."[6]
Peter Lindblad of Elmore Magazine described the band's performance as "inspired, daring and reckless", writing that "every song goes off like a lit pack of firecrackers in a hot, stuffy room." He called the two-track recording "imperfect" and "a little dusty and dirty", containing "a closeness that is inescapable, almost claustrophobic."[2]
AllMusic's Mark Deming wrote, "Ryan Hedgecock's lead guitar is full of twangy fire without pointless showboating, and Maria McKee, only 19 years old on the evening in question, sounds like a force of nature, blessed with a remarkable voice and the courage to use it." He added that "Etzioni and Hedgecock's harmonies are spot-on."[4]
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