★★★★★
Sound: There's a good balance of ska upstroke beats and hard rock, and they seem to find a good balance between humor and anger- and both, in some tracks. The bassist is incredibly fast, and so is the guitarist - almost punk-y. // 8 Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are pretty immature, but sometimes just hilarious - ("You used to call me shnookums and sh** like that, now you're after me with a baseball bat")...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-04-12
★★★★★
Sound: It has stheir original ska-punk sound and also has a lot of their natural rock sound on. It is basically a greatest hits showcasing all of their best songs. Good yet simple guitar work and their ska based songs sound excellent. There are quite a few of covers on this record but I think thats just something they wanted to do...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2009-11-15
★★★★★
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- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-17
★★★★★
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- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
By calculation or osmosis, this unrad agglomeration of semiprofessional entertainers puts bells on the humorous humanism of ska twice removed. As you'd figure, the key is songs, most of them by late-arriving guitarist Greg Camp, whose hardcore links are even more theoretical than his bandmates'. His fondly ignorant take on the hippie moment could be Bertrand Russell by pop standards, and how about the album-opening "Flo"...
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
Surveying the world from a temporary star ("Then the Morning Comes," "I Just Wanna See").
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
These sunbaked Cali clowns are the epitome of mindless, good-timey frat-boy groups ? and more power to them. While their first album basically boiled down to one terrific single (the retro-trippy "Walking on the Sun"), this time on Astro Lounge Smash Mouth's newfound attention to songcraft yields 15 swell slices of goofy, post-psychedelic pop-rock. Hey, any late-'90s band canny (or shameless) enough to cop ? & the Mysterians' organ sound ("Can't Get Enough of You Baby") is welcome on my stereo.
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
From the bedazzling harmonies of the Beach Boys to the ska-tingedfroth of No Doubt, California pop has always been a balm forhammock swingers everywhere, the EZ-does-it antidote to rock'sblack-and-blue world...
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Memo to the cartoon network: Smash Mouth need their own show. They already seem to exist in their own New Wave-damaged, Farfisa-driven world - they share Sugar Ray's humorous outlook and dress sense but little else...
- www.rollingstone.com
2009-06-08
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