Be Your Own Pet
by Be Your Own Pet
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. NOW Magazine
    60
    Be Your Own Pet attacks with enthusiasm, and everything here rocks sufficently, although some remedial songwriting classes may be required before they make the move to sports arenas.
  2. Alternative Press
    60
    For the most part, the band's jagged guitars and bludgeoning backbeats play by the punk rulebook. [Jul 2006, p.186]
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  3. Q Magazine
    40
    Their music lacks any trace of sophistication or nuance. [Apr 2006, p.112]
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  5. The Guardian
    40
    The concept is fun, and sometimes they strike pop gold... But the underlying premise, which is that this racket is some badge of teenage authenticity, is self-limiting.

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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 5 out of 27
  1. JohnE
    Sep 10, 2007
    10
    I'm 45 yrz old ha! and I LOVE Be Yr Own Pet!!!! They've got a million times more personality, humor, energy and charm...Bunk Skunk I'm 45 yrz old ha! and I LOVE Be Yr Own Pet!!!! They've got a million times more personality, humor, energy and charm...Bunk Skunk Trunk and Bog are the two best punk songz I've heard since 1977! I mean come on, all those boymallpunk bandz sound freakin' TAME in comparison (boring, too).… Full Review »
  2. GuyH
    Jan 8, 2007
    8
    Shame on you if you can't enjoy this!! "I need more subtlety, variety, meaningful lyrics, moan, grumble, moan..." This album aint for Shame on you if you can't enjoy this!! "I need more subtlety, variety, meaningful lyrics, moan, grumble, moan..." This album aint for you buddy!! As the lady would put it herself "I'm sorry ... I'm NOT SORRY!!!!!" The lyrics are so hysterically funny at points you can't help but laugh! Awesome… Full Review »
  3. JoelS
    Sep 10, 2006
    9
    Not really ground-breaking. But the songs are all so fun and catchy! Very, very solid stuff
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