Tilt (The Lightning Seeds album) successful. "Tilt" only managed to reach number 46 in the UK Albums Chart, a commercial failure after their previous release, "Like You Do...Best of Lightning Seeds" (1997) had reached number 5. According to Justin Lewis in "The Rough Guide to Rock", "Tilt" was "lost in the rush of big sellers" prior to Christmas 1999 and noted that "even Broudie's collaborations with [Pickering and Hall] failed to reel in the punters." The two singles did not fare successfully either, with "Life's Too Short" only reaching 27 on the UK Singles Chart, and "Sweetest Soul Sensations" only reaching number 67, becoming their
Tilt (The Lightning Seeds album) slick pop band. This is not to say that "Tilt" is a bad record, however; it's quite the opposite. Some of the lyrics here are Broudie's most affected yet, and some of the arrangements are very exciting." He singled out "Life's Too Short" and "Crowdpleaser" as highlights. Nicholas Barber of "The Independent" called it Broudie's "best album yet", with "some of his strongest, most affecting melodies". It was highlighted by the newspaper as "Disc of the Week." Rob Bolton of "Exclaim!" urged readers to "get it" and noted that "the magic is still there. Broudie... knows how to please a