Producer Matthew Wilder preferred the former, and the other, which the band preferred, was lost in a studio accident.
The Wives' Excuse | Innocence Is No Excuse | Excuse My Dust | Excuse Me Moses |
Reviews were generally very positive, praising Harper's fusion of multiple genres, from folk ("Another Lonely Day"), folk rock ("Gold to Me"), Black Sabbath-style riffing heavy metal ("Ground on Down") and politically charged reggae ("Excuse Me Mr.").
The Simpsons episode "Bart Gets Hit by a Car" (1991), Lisa Simpson asks lawyer Lionel Hutz, "Excuse me, Mr. Hutz. Are you a shyster?" - to which he replies: "How does a nice little girl like you know a big word like that?"