the "new musical express" reviewed a show at new york's pyramid club and lindsay shapiro called certain general "new york's answer to the (echo and the) bunnymen with a few [jim] morrison tendencies thrown in" [but with] "plenty of individuality and a lead singer full of passionate presence—agonized lyrics torn from twitching limbs." the review concluded by observing that cg was "almost psychedelic in their unfettered spirit."