"R&B informed the Sonics' unhinged passion from the get-go, and This Is the Sonics pays proper homage to the group's roots ... The Sonics' children are legion, and every generation of garage rockers owes them. Roslie and crew surely know this, but from the timeless sound of This Is the Sonics, they might just as well be oblivious to their legacy. Legacies are for the dead. The Sonics are alive and viciously well".