That Petrol Emotion - Fireproof (CD)

All Music Guide

Dropped from Virgin after years of critical acclaim had failed to translate into sales, That Petrol Emotion continued with this fine effort. But if singles like "Sensitize" had failed to make them pop stars, it was difficult to see how they were ever going to manage the trick. If by no means as compulsively listenable as Chemicrazy, Fireproof nonetheless has its moments. "Last of the True Believers" is one, as are the impassioned singles "Detonate My Dreams" and "Catch a Fire." Yet without proper industry support, the game was up, and within a few months of release the members of TPE were variously back in the London dole queue or at home with their families in Northern Ireland.

- Alex Ogg, All Music Guide