http://www.clevescene.com/issues/2000-02-10/playback2.html Brian Baker's review: "Penn's penchant for Beatlesque mannerisms results in a balance between Lennon's darkness and McCartney's lightness." http://www.desmoinesmusiconline.com/02Reviews/PennMichael.html Tom Brazelton's review: "Penn seems content enough to make music simply out of his need to make music...but in that pursuit, he's forgotten to involve an important aspect of the equation - the audience." http://www.inkblotmagazine.com/rev-archive/Michael_Penn.htm Paul Barras' review: "Penn is less concerned with setting new standards than perfecting his current style, which is no small feat for a musician whose previous work elicits superlatives." http://www.newtimesla.com/issues/2000-02-03/revolver3.html Steven Mirkin's review: "It's easy to pin down what inspired the sounds -just flip though any mid-60s British album for a start - but Penn puts them together in fresh unexpected ways." 2000.02.03 http://www.canoe.ca/JamAlbumsP/penn_michael_mp4.html Ian Nathanson's review: "...a melody-to-the-fore collection of cleverly written conversation pieces." 2000.02.13