 While the album features a range of different tempos, most of it consists of the "heavy" guitar-driven tracks that have come to be seen as The Runaways' signature sound, although it also features two noticeably softer songs that have sometimes been described as early power ballads.While stylistically similar to the band's self-titled debut album "The Runaways", "Queens of Noise" features greater emphases on volume and musical sophistication.The album has received generally positive reviews and has remained the band's best-selling record in the United States.