AllMusic's Jo-Ann Greene called the album "the musical equivalent of a carnival fun house, one never knows what one will find upon opening the door".
ˈɔːl mjˈuːzɪkz dʒˈoʊˈæn ɡɹˈiːn kˈɔːld ðɪ ˈælbəm "ðə mjˈuːzɪkəl ɪkwˈɪvələnt əvə kˈɑːɹnɪvəl fˈʌn hˈaʊs, wˈʌn nˈɛvɚ nˈoʊz wʌt wˈʌn wɪl fˈaɪnd əpˌɑːn ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə dˈoːɹ".