The Washington Post said that Romweber is "still rooted in the '50s, but he finally gets a chance to try out the orchestral ballads and cool jazz he has always loved... And those understated moments provide a contrast that makes the frenzied eruptions all the more effective."
The Evening Post opined that, "unlike
the Cramps, Rev Horton Heat and other comical reborn rockabillies, the Jets' songs sound so authentic—right down to fuzzy amps, brushed drums and period strings". The
Lincoln Journal Star called the album "classic escapist rock 'n' roll with absolutely no redeeming social value."
Tulsa World concluded that the sound is not "cutesy revivalism but a serious, spirited approach to the music, wringing emotion from the songs instead of perfecting an historical recreation."
The Ithaca Journal listed
Lucky Eye as the second best album of 1998.
AllMusic critic Matthew Robinson noted that some of the songs on the album are "repetitive and underdeveloped", concluding that "no one may ever bring back the golden age of rock & roll, it's good to know people are still trying." ==Track listing==