 A reviewer for "Stereo Review" considered "Boulders" to likely be the first "one-man show" rock album "that really succeeds," commenting that it came closer to the "imagination and pop savvy" of the Beatles than contemporary "Neo-Beatles" bands like Big Star, the Raspberries and Stories.Writing for "Creem" magazine, Robert Christgau hailed "Boulders" as "the best Move album since "Message from the Country".As coldly captivating as ever, and you can imagine dancing to some of it."