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A 1995 review in ''[[Music Week]]'' was highly positive. Comparing the album's delayed release to that of [[the Beach Boys]]' famous lost album ''[[Smile (The Beach Boys album)|Smile]]'', it was written that "1995 sees the launch of one of 1991's best records, a tour-de-force of timeless pop songs that sound as fresh as anything new you’ll hear this year. [...] Fans of expertly played, emotional music have much cause for cheer [...] ''Waterpistol'' may never top the charts, and Shack may never play again, but at least this lost classic is now available."<ref name=MW /> In 1999, ''NME'' claimed that ''Waterpistol'' was "an album fit to inspire a generation".<ref name="recognize">"This Man is Our Greatest Songwriter – Recognize Him?". ''[[NME]]'' (23 October 1999).</ref> ''[[Melody Maker]]'' urged readers to buy the record by calling it "beautiful", while ''[[Music Week]]'' labelled it "a tour-de-force of timeless pop songs" and "a lost classic".<ref name=reviews>{{cite web|url=http://www.marinarecords.com/shack.html|title=Shack and Pale Fountains reviews|publisher=[[Marina Records]]|accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref> [[Allmusic]]'s Stewart Mason wrote, "''Waterpistol'' is one of those rare 'lost' albums that's actually as good or better than the hype suggests. This may actually be better than the more lauded ''[[H.M.S. Fable]]''."<ref name=AMG>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r507691|pure_url=yes}}|title=Waterpistol (1995): Shack|website=[[Allmusic]]|author=Mason, Stewart|accessdate=28 January 2008}}</ref> Nick Southall of ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]'' called the album a collection of "wonderful, uplifting slices of post-[[The Beatles|Beatles]]-''[[The Beatles Anthology|Anthology]]''-revivalist guitar bliss".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/michael-head-the-strands-the-magical-world-of-the-strands.htm|author=Southall, Nick|title=On Second Thought: Michael Head & The Strands – The Magical World Of The Strands|magazine=[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]|date=1 September 2003|accessdate=11 September 2009}}</ref> In a 2008 review, Chris Catchpole of ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' called it "very much a record rooted in the [[inner city|inner cities]] of a post-[[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher]] Britain".<ref name=mojo/>
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