Rock "lacks the blaze-of-glory freshness of its justly acclaimed predecessors, [...] but [the album] works just fine on its own as a terrific, explosive, and fun rock record". Rolling Stone editor Rob Sheffield opined that the album's "expansive new sound gives Sleater-Kinney room to experiment with their Husker Du-style storytelling" and felt that the band had grown as songwriters. He cited the song "The Size of Our Love" as the highlight of the album, commenting: "No other band could have made this song hit home—not even Sleater-Kinney, until now. They've earned the right to keep reinventing themselves". Writing for The Village Voice, Sara Sherr gave high marks to Tucker's vibrato, describing it as "a human teardrop [...] The one that hits you and feels like a kiss", while Robert Christgau praised the vocal interplay between Tucker and Brownstein, stating that the band "emerges as a diary of adulthood in all its encroaching intricacy". In a very positive review, Will Hermes of Entertainment Weekly highlighted the depth of the group's interplay, commenting that "Tucker explores what her voice can do when it's not in overdrive, stretching vowels like a religious supplicant or spewing prosody like Patti Smith. At the same time, Brownstein blossoms as a singer herself [...] braiding lines with Tucker so artfully the result sounds like the voicings of a single restless mind". He considered The Hot Rock as Sleater-Kinney's "most finely turned record" and that its music "never falters". Peter Tarizan of Out magazine credited the work of the producer for polishing the band's sound without losing its intensity or muscle. The album appeared at number 23 in The Village Voices Pazz & Jop critics' poll for 1999. Similarly, Spin placed The Hot Rock at number 18 in its list of "The Top 20 Albums of 1999". In 2002, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 17 on its list of "Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums". Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Sleater-Kinney Carrie Brownstein – guitar, vocals Corin Tucker – vocals, guitar Janet Weiss – drums, percussion Additional musicians Seth Warren – violin on "The Size of Our Love" and "Memorize Your Lines" Roger Moutenot – slide guitar on "A Quarter to Three" Technical personnel Roger Moutenot – production Kip Beelman – engineering Greg Calbi – mastering References External links 1999 albums Albums produced by Roger Moutenot Sleater-Kinney albums Kill