"This is one of those treats that sneak up on you. The Moon has crafted a fine collection of tunes presented with serious production quality. The variety of the disc keeps it interesting even through multiple listens and I found myself singing along after only a few spins. Andrew Elt and Don van Spall share the songwriting duties. Andrew is also a guitarist and vocalist. Don plays lead guitar and shares vocal duties as well. Paul Martin handles bass and paino, while John Snels deals with drums and all the other things that need to get hit. There are additional credits for Monique Baggin who contributed violin, Frank Martijn who played cello and Marij Snels who sang backing vocals on one song. The CD opens with "Have you Ever," and the questions pour out fast and furious during this tune. In and amongst the queries a quick homage to the Beatles pops up, and lots of great harmonies drive the interrogation along to its power-pop conclusion. "Ain't Losin' My Way" gets a little more crunchier, but still hangs on to that rock/pop sensibility that The Moon demonstrates so well. "What Do I Know" slows it up a bit and grinds into "All You Get," which is my fave cut. With lead vocals reminiscent of Tom Waits' gritty treatment, juxtaposed against the more frequent harmonies that pervade the Moonsters tunes, this one is a keeper. "Sunrise" is a bit of a folky let-down after the grittiness of "All", but it makes for a good palette cleanser. "What Is It" starts off with more Beatlesque reminders, but the nasally intro leads us into an enjoyable pot- luck of The Moon's influences, served up with gusto and well-prepared. All together there are 13 pieces of the Moon on the CD and all are capable works. I would highly recommend this one. Call Surgeland at 678/445-0006 or visit www.serge.org/http://www.serge.org/clients/TheMoon." - Marz, Mixx Magazine, December, 1998

"Like the three ex-Sleeze Beez members with their pop-punk band Jetland, singer Andrew Elt and guitarist Don van Spall have also taken a totally different course with their new band The Moon. Not hard rock anymore, but 70's rock with references to Cheap Trick, The Who, Queen, Thin Lizzy and The Beatles - not that it is very surprising by the way. Elt, van Spall and drummer John Snels (ex-Vengeance) have been playing the circuit for a few years now with their coverband, the Heavy 70's. With Paul Martin completing the line-up, The Moon, however, do their own thing. And they do it with flying colours. Spicy, short rockers like 'Have You Ever' and The Who sounding 'Rain', are followed by classy ballads like 'What Do I Know' and The Beatlesque 'What Is It'. The two former Sleeze Beezters have quite simply written a handful of outstanding and varied songs. Songs sung by the way with total devotion by singer Elt and delivered by the rest of the Moon with the same pureness and taste." - Han Nijenhuis, WATT, June, 1998

"Former Sleeze Beez vocalist, Andrew Elt, has ventured down an entirely different musical path with his new group The Moon, and from the sound of their self titled debut disc, that path may be the road to riches. The Moon has something for all forms of rock fans, melodic power rockers such as "Ain't Losin My Way" and "Rain" to the very Beatlesque "What Is It" and "Reason To Believe" to "Everyday" which could be a radio smash this minute with the likes of The Wallflowers, The Verve and Matchbox 20 tearing up the charts. Andrew and the boys have successfully converted several musical styles and sounds of the past couple decades into a great melodic rock disc so click on their link below and shoot for The Moon." - Pure & Simple , April , 1998

"Well, for those of you who don't know who The Moon are I'll tell you! The band was formed by ex-Sleeze Beez vocalist Andrew Elt and guitarist Don van Spall along with Paul Martin on bass and piano and John Snels on drums. If you're expecting 80's hair metal ala Sleeze Beez then your looking in the wrong place as this is about as far away from that as you can get! What you do get is some good ole' rock'n'roll in the vein of the Loveless or Glen Burtnick. The cd has 13 songs all of which vary in style from song to song. You get just about everthing on this cd from rockers like "Have You Ever" to the mellow "What Do I Know" to the almost country sounding song "Sunrise" and yes, we even have a comedic song at the end called "Fashion Louse". So you see this cd has a variety of styles which makes for an interesting cd. Personally I'm a fan of SB's and would have liked a cd in the hard rock vein, but this is done so well that I can't complain!" - The Aethyric Web Magazine

"......the highlight is undoubtedly "What Do I Know". This is one beautiful ballad that'll give THE MOON a fair shot at getting to the top of the world and I know these guys do have the talent to stay there as well...All in all, THE MOON have left a great impression with me and I can't wait until the album is completed!" - The Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Emporium's Album Reviews

"...This new material is very reminiscent of The Beatles and is a far cry away from the old material Andrew performed with Sleeze Beez. It is definitely an improvement as far as lyric content and his personal growth as a songwriter." - Bands On The Run

"In the first recording from former Sleeze Beez vocalist Andrew Elt's new band The Moon, we see several sides to a very talented musician with a great voice. Along with gritty, melodic power rockers like Ain't Losin' My Way and Have You Ever, you will find the southern country-fried Sunrise, the edgy rocker Everyday and the passionate ballad Reason To Believe. With a talented musician core behind him, Andrew may be poised to wake up the music world with this effort." - Music Morsels