Upon release, "Kerrang!" felt the album showed an "apparently effortless confidence and an untainted infectiousness". They concluded: "Slade have lost none of their old wicked touch." "Sounds" commented that the album "shows conclusively that Slade are still capable of rocking harder and catchier than most bands half their age." They added: "They sound so lively and confident you can forgive them the rock 'n' roll clichés they occasionally slip into. As always it's the hell-raisin' metal-boogie stomps that really shake the timbers, and there's enough big stampers here to keep Quiet Riot in hits till 1987!" "Record Mirror" described the album as "Slade's ultimate celebration", adding "it's no nonsense stuff to leave you with a throb in your pinkies and a wide smile. Breathtaking entertainment guaranteed."