The following review appeared in Issue #55 (February/March, 2000) of Cross Rhythms magazine, Britain's leading Christian music magazine.  The review can be found in the paper version of the magazine (page 55) but not in the on-line version.  I have retyped here, verbatim, Mike Rimmer's review (he's the Assistant Editor.)

The review was of the Fell in Love at 922 EP and then of Seven X.  He gave each a 6 out of 10 rating.
"You could say that anybody who calls their band Moron, and then gives away the music for free, is asking for more than raised eyebrows.  But then Bob Brown, the man behind Moron, clearly isn't just anybody!  Although this is rock, there are many different flavours on both the album and EP.  Let's begin with the EP whose title cut is a parody of the Starflyer 59 song and great fun!  The opener "Take Courage" is good and loud with an insistent refrain of "Take courage/for I Am with you", and I love it because it's wonderfully left field.  Generally, all of Moron's music is praise and worship songs, some more obviously than others.  "Awaken Harp and Lyre" and "Not Be Silent" on the EP are obvious candidates with their psalm-like lyrics.

The "Seven X" album (pronounced seven times) is more of the same, with more worship shaped by Brown's quirky musical personality and vocal style.  I love the energy of "Seven X" and the almost punk-like quality of "One and Only."  These recordings are far from perfect, but Moron are attempting to make a connection and create worship that will appeal to anyone (like me) who just wants to discover music that is offbeat and left field.  Moron don't want to be a huge band, Bob Brown is simply doing what he wants to do in an unpretentious manner!  The fact the Moron are giving it away should encourage you to give it a stab!  I think that God would say that this is definitely a joyful noise, and I think I just saw him smile."
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