music ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁" does n ' t ▁necessarily ▁rock ▁with ▁abandon " ▁that ▁" it ' s ▁a ▁bit ▁too ▁precise , ▁a ▁bit ▁too ▁clean ▁for ▁that " ▁but ▁" it ▁does ▁have ▁a ▁kick ▁and ▁spirit , ▁enough ▁energy ▁to ▁power ▁through ▁the ▁somewhat ▁ped est rian ▁song writing ." ▁Amy ▁Sci ar retto , ▁review ing ▁the ▁album ▁for ▁both ▁Art ist direct ▁and ▁Ult imate ▁Gu itar ▁Archive , ▁compared ▁McK agan ' s ▁and ▁G uns ▁N ' ▁Ros es ▁singer ▁A xl ▁Rose ▁vocals , ▁not ing ▁a ▁similarity ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁while ▁stating ▁the ▁songs ▁" S ick " ▁and ▁" S le aze ▁Factory " ▁" bl end ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁gl itz , ▁Sun set ▁gl am ▁and ▁gr unge , ▁Seattle - in sp ired ▁gu it ars " ▁and ▁ ▁" are ▁k icked ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁punk ▁rock ▁intensity ." ▁Steve ▁Mor se ▁of ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁notes ▁I gg y ▁Pop , ▁Ram ones ▁and ▁Lou ▁Re ed ▁influ ences ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁stating ▁the ▁" highlight s ▁are ▁the ▁r iff - la ced ▁love ▁songs ▁with ▁a ▁domestic ▁edge ." ▁Chris ▁Be aum ont ▁of ▁B log crit ics ▁said ▁that ▁Lo aded ▁" come ▁together ▁as ▁a ▁solid ▁unit , ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁goods " ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁He ▁continued , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁songs ▁" may ▁not ▁be ▁the ▁greatest , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁inv iting ▁quality ▁about ▁them ▁that