http://www.beer.com/us/articles/wc_net_010404_gordon.html Chris Carter's review: "your first impulse might be to focus on the lyrics, which are by turns as inscrutable and as engaging as ever". http://www.canehdian.com/genre/rock/a/gorddownie/coke.html Kevan Corbett's review: "Downie has shrugged off the hockey pads of Canadian Shield rock'n'roll to publicly become Gord Downie, poet/writer/musician/book publisher". http://www.canoe.ca/JamAlbumsD/downie_g_cokemachine-can.html Paul Cantin's review: "eschews the tightness and severity of much of The Hip's work and replaces it with a more open, unvarnished style". http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_03.29.01/arts/onpage.html Kevin Connolly's review: "may not break any new ground formally, but it does possess a distinct, personal vision and reintroduces whimsy and humour to an artform often hobbled by its own self-importance." http://music.sympatico.ca/poprock/reviews/010323-gordondownie_review.html Aaron Brophy's review: "a piece of work that defines what Canadian music truly sounds like in all its simple, naïve majesty". http://www.bccc.com/Observer.online/entertain/cokemachineglow032001.htm David Mowbray's review: "strong solo effort and allows Tragically Hip fans a glimpse at whatever is going through the charismatic Downie's head". http://www.uttermusic.com/gord_downie.htm D.Burga's review: "A very intimate and ambitious album, which is far enough away from the Hips sound to justify a solo effort".