. ▁Rock ▁Sound ▁also ▁declared ▁We ▁Are ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" big ▁four " ▁math ▁metal ▁albums ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁featured ▁Bot ch ▁in ▁the ▁publication ' s ▁" Re volution aries " ▁column , ▁which ▁pays ▁t ribute ▁to ▁" the ▁bands ▁we ▁just ▁couldn ' t ▁live ▁without " ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Altern ative ▁Press ▁listed ▁We ▁Are ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁as ▁a ▁classic ▁" other ▁punk ▁album " — or ▁an ▁album ▁that ▁was ▁influ ential , ▁but ▁not ▁commer cially ▁successful . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Bot ch ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁Ab solute P unk ' s ▁" Week ly ▁N ost alg ia " ▁piece , ▁which ▁pays ▁t ribute ▁to ▁dis band ed ▁musical ▁groups . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Jason ▁H eller ▁listed ▁We ▁Are ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁albums ▁that ▁didn ' t ▁make ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club s ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁albums ▁of ▁previous ▁de cade ▁list , ▁but ▁was ▁still ▁an ▁important ▁album ▁of ▁this ▁period . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Rock ▁Sound ▁added ▁Bot ch ' s ▁We ▁Are ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁into ▁its ▁" 1 0 1 ▁Modern ▁Class ics ," ▁ranking ▁at ▁number ▁ 3 5 . ▁ ▁Many ▁artists ▁have ▁c ited ▁Bot ch ' s ▁music ▁as ▁an