Dirty Work
by All Time Low
User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 34
  3. Negative: 8 out of 34
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  1. francoGD
    Jun 25, 2011
    7
    Me esperaba algo mejor, después de Nothing Personal tenia muchas expectativas pero creo que se volvieron muy comerciales igual no digo que sea un disco malo... lo que mas se destaca son las canciones Guts y Time-bomb
  2. jrl1997
    Jul 26, 2011
    7
    They need a chance; obviously, this is nothing like Put Up Or Shut Up, but in a special way it's decent. What I mean by decent still dosen't mean it's great, due to only 3 songs on the album being worth while- A Daydream Away, No Idea, and very slimly Do You Want Me (Dead?), mostly every other song is a poppy party moving, feet tapping, simple pop-rock album, for the most part- the fansThey need a chance; obviously, this is nothing like Put Up Or Shut Up, but in a special way it's decent. What I mean by decent still dosen't mean it's great, due to only 3 songs on the album being worth while- A Daydream Away, No Idea, and very slimly Do You Want Me (Dead?), mostly every other song is a poppy party moving, feet tapping, simple pop-rock album, for the most part- the fans want their old roots back, and I agree.… Expand
  3. saulcampion
    Aug 27, 2013
    7
    While no Don't Panic, Dirty Work was the pinnacle of the bands career up until this point. It's a big progression from the endearing but vapid collection that was Nothing Personal. The pop songs here are shamelessly committed, the highlights of which are the first three tracks, Do You Want Me, the tongue in cheek party stomper that is I Feel Like Dancin' and Forget About It. Much of theWhile no Don't Panic, Dirty Work was the pinnacle of the bands career up until this point. It's a big progression from the endearing but vapid collection that was Nothing Personal. The pop songs here are shamelessly committed, the highlights of which are the first three tracks, Do You Want Me, the tongue in cheek party stomper that is I Feel Like Dancin' and Forget About It. Much of the rest of the album is a huge step up. The love songs are particularly poignant, with A Daydream Away, No Idea and Under A Paper Moon, while the possible pinnacle of the album is the charged Guts. Gaskarth's vocals are increasingly mature, a competent if uninspiring singer who gets to the heart of the songs in his delivery. Unfortunate is the musical repetition, with tame drumming from a talented craftsman and wall of sound delivery from the guitarist. Jack Barakat isn't the best guitarist in the business, as evidenced by his solo in Guts, but more augmentations during vocal parts would have considerably spiced up the songs. A good album from a band that is still yet to fulfil it large potential.… Expand
  4. dontaskcuzidk1
    Feb 23, 2021
    10
    I really liked the album. I only started seriously listening to All Time Low in the start of the pandemic, and this album quickly rose in the ranks of my emotional support albums. It's just so calming to listen to most of the songs here, and overall, I'd say most of the songs on the album are pretty good.

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Kerrang!
    Jun 24, 2011
    60
    It's just that Dirty work is merely a good album, when it should be a great one. [4 Jun 2011, p.51]
  2. Rolling Stone
    Jun 21, 2011
    60
    On their fourth album, All Time Low get stranded between bratty snot-rock and witty power pop.
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  3. AllMusic
    Jun 7, 2011
    70
    Consider Dirty Work the band's ultimate bid for mainstream acceptance, and one of their strongest pop albums to date.
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