Rolling Stone
- Jon Wiederhorn's review: "Slang rarely rocks; Def Leppard seem too consumed with sounding hip to let loose any real dynamic guitar squalor."
- http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=36921&cf=613

AMG All Music Guide
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine's review: "Not all of the experiments work, but Def Leppard sounds revitalized, particularly when they attack a straightforward rocker."
- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A2t6cmpmf9f7o