Brooklyn Side

Village Voice (2/20/96) - Ranked #35 in Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.
Rolling Stone (10/19/95, p.150) - 3.5 Stars - Good - "...Without sacrificing their identity as a proud blue-collar rock & roll band, the Bottle Rockets obliterate the redneck stereotype that has long been attached to Southern-style rock..."
Q Magazine (7/96, p.151) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...bristles with rootsy verve R.E.M. could make fashionable....welds twangy and beery with social realism....exceptional rock is born, complete with `truck noise that we found inspirational'."
Entertainment Weekly (1/27/95, pp.46-49) - "...the Missouri band's no-frills menu of truck stop-jukebox country, electrified twangs, and waltz-time ballads is as unpretentious as a box of Apple Cinnamon Cheerios with milk..." - Rating: A
Option (7-8/95, p.94) - "...showcases a blue-collar lyrical sensibility and amiably gruff vocals over surprisingly sprightly and inventive guitar rock..."