ed ▁voice ▁can ▁carry ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁emot ional ▁weight ." . ▁However , ▁Robert ▁Christ g au , ▁r ated ▁the ▁album ▁C + ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁mixed ▁review ▁stating ▁" Yes , ▁Steve ▁has ▁got ten ▁it ▁together ▁a ▁little , ▁even ▁de ign ing ▁to ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁real ▁mus icians ▁in ▁a ▁real ▁band , ▁and ▁yes , ▁some ▁of ▁this ▁four - s ided ▁set ▁echo es ▁in ▁your ▁head ▁after ▁you ▁play ▁it ▁a ▁lot . ▁The ▁only ▁problem ▁is ▁you ' re ▁never ▁sure ▁where ▁the ▁echo es ▁come ▁from ". ▁In ▁some ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁Record ▁World , ▁called ▁it ▁" music ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁order ", ▁C ash ▁Box ▁said ▁it ▁will ▁" conv ince ▁you ▁of ▁St ills ' ▁worth ", ▁and ▁Billboard ▁said ▁it ▁" off ers ▁loads ▁of ▁class ▁material " ▁In ▁a ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁review ▁for ▁The ▁San ▁Diego ▁Do or , ▁Camer on ▁Cro we ▁said ▁" Man ass as ▁always ▁remains ▁ad mi rable ▁if ▁not ▁exc iting . ▁The ▁mus icians hip ▁is ▁generally ▁excellent ▁with ▁the ▁only ▁pit fall ▁being ▁that ▁the ▁d ron ing ▁St ills ’ ▁vocal ▁per v ades ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁LP ’ s ▁six teen ▁cut s ". ▁He ▁also ▁stated ▁the ▁" ly rics ▁represent ▁a ▁low - point ▁in ▁St ills ’ ▁ly ric ist ▁career ". ▁Chris ▁Wel ch ▁for ▁Mel ody ▁M aker , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁said