A few seconds after lowering the stylus onto Sheena, I forgot I had put the record on and tried to play another. If a record isn't made to grab the listener's attention then it should never be made. Like most records today, "Sugar Walls" conforms to that mid-Atlantic metal formula for mass-sales of filing-cabinet-down-the-liftshaft drums and lots of sparkling synths (and it's produced by Prince too). The record industry has little imagination and it is easier to homogenise music than promote individuality. (Andy Kershaw, Smash Hits, February 28, 1985)
The name Alexander Nevermind may not mean a lot to you but it does to Master Prince Rogers Nelson. It's the name under which he's chosen to write, produce and arrange this record, which is already in the American Top Ten. Mind you, God knows why he couldn't put his own name on it and sing the thing. All Sheena does is a very good impersonation of the little fellow singing one of his own songs. She should get a job on Spitting Image.... (Paul Simper, No 1, March 16, 1985)
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