Reviews were generally positive, especially in the Christian market, where the band was praised for getting back to its original rock roots.

The album received a 79/100 from billboard.com praising the group for returning to their rock roots.

On the other hand, it asks questions about the rock roots of the music: how can such a fusion take place?

The album's sound is something Eric calls "distorted pop" with a focus on his rock roots.

This album marked a return to Heart's hard rock roots; however, it only managed to sell roughly 100,000 copies.

In 2004, Bălan decided to venture closer to his rock roots.

The pressure was on, but Starcastle kept to its progressive rock roots.

"But in the last couple of years," he said, "I've found my rock roots."

The title track pays homage to Alabama's southern rock roots.

At the start of the decade, Queen had moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock.