Ned Raggett of
AllMusic wrote: "The sound quality sometimes results in a distanced overall mix (it combined desk recordings with a live room mic), which often can bury Mullins' quieter drum work to the point of sensing it rather than hearing it. It's unfortunate but not crippling, and in ways actually gives
We Were Alive! a weird texture that's worth a listen." Peter Marks of
Release Magazine stated: "Delicate interludes in the midst of absolute chaotic cruelty which would make
Glenn Branca blush." ==Track listing==