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called the album "much-improved," writing that 13 Engines displayed a "willingness to adapt elements of grunge to their songwriting."
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deemed the album "unadorned folk-rock that suggests, without slavishly imitating, Neil Young and Crazy Horse." The
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considered the album "a 14-track trip through the subtlety and simplicity that was once rock 'n' roll."
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Muretich, James (6 June 1993). "Pop-Rock with Muscle: 13 Engine Pushes Brain
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Stoute, Lenny (22 Apr 1993). "13 Engines back on main track after record-deal derailment".
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Krewen, Nick (16 Apr 1993). "Solar flare cool touch for 13 Engines' album".
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Moon, Tom (24 Mar 1993). "The Suits
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Jenkins, Mark (18 Mar 1994). "13 Engines
Powered By Folk-Rock Riffs".
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Barclay, Michael; Jack, Ian A. D.; Schneider, Jason (June 15, 2011).
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Saxberg, Lynn (15 Apr 1993). "13 Engines hitting on all cylinders".
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Randall, Neil (8 Apr 1993). "Perpetual Motion
Machine 13 Engines".
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Howell, David (26 Dec 1993). "The year 1993 in entertainment".
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Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock
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Jones, Owen (20 May 1993). "13 Engines crank out volume".
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