"Immediately after the album’s release, King took a hike and various troubles beset the band, resulting in a two-year delay before a follow-up was issued on another label. By then, Manitoba had become the full-time vocalist. Drummer/singer Ritchie Teeter and bassist Mark “The Animal” Mendoza had joined, which allowed Shernoff to switch from bass to keyboards. Although the sonic quality was damaged in the original mastering, Manifest Destiny comes across with another helping of brilliant Shernoff originals like “Steppin’ Out,” “Science Gone Too Far!” and “Sleepin’ With the TV On,” plus a stunning rip through the Stooges’ “Search and Destroy.” The musical approach is less tongue-in-cheek and sounds nearly adult, but any band fronted by Manitoba could hardly fall prey to rock-star pretension."

- Trouser Press