▁release ▁of ▁T ub th um per , ▁Ch umb aw amba ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁studio ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁follow - up ▁record . ▁They ▁recorded ▁a ▁full ▁ 1 0 - song ▁album , ▁but ▁decided ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁similar ▁to ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁so ▁they ▁scra pped ▁it ▁and ▁started ▁over . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁polar ized ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics ▁upon ▁its ▁release . ▁Some ▁critics ▁were ▁extremely ▁positive ▁regarding ▁the ▁album . ▁Robert ▁Christ g au ▁awarded ▁the ▁album ▁an ▁" A - " ▁and ▁pra ised ▁it ▁as ▁" an ▁uns lack ening ▁stream ▁of ▁inf ect ious ▁inve ct ive ▁and ▁simpl istic ▁sat ire ," ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁pra ise ▁" H ey ▁Hey ▁We ' re ▁the ▁J unk ies ". ▁All Music ' s ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁album , ▁giving ▁it ▁ 4 ▁stars ▁and ▁felt ▁that ▁although ▁the ▁album ▁didn ' t ▁contain ▁any ▁obvious ▁hit ▁singles ▁and ▁was ▁rather ▁short , ▁con cluding ▁that ▁the ▁record ▁" del ivers ▁far ▁more ▁than ▁anyone ▁could ▁have ▁expected , ▁especially ▁anyone ▁that ▁considered ▁the ▁group ▁one - hit ▁w onders ." ▁ ▁Some ▁critics ' ▁feelings ▁regarding ▁the ▁album ▁were ▁more ▁mixed . ▁MTV ▁Asia ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁ 7 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁" very ▁different " ▁from ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁question ▁the ▁album '