 In October 1992 Bevan Hannan of "The Canberra Times" declared "pub favourites Hunters & Collectors have definitely gone back to taws with" "Cut" by "relying heavily on the percussion influence which dominated their formative years".Allmusic's Mike DeGagne felt it was "brimming with high energy, explosive singing, and contagious hooks, making it one of this band's finest offerings".While the "bleakness in some of their songs is elevated by the instruments so that the conceptual message is understood, without the dismalness, making their music accessible".