I Get Wet
by Andrew W.K.
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 3 out of 14
  1. The A.V. Club
    90
    Balls-out heavy metal with an emphasis on speed and keyboard-driven hooks, the album rocks almost recklessly, but without the trappings that burden its peers: There's no camp, no irony, and, most notably, no angst.
  2. AllMusic
    90
    Refreshingly simple and cleverly stupid, I Get Wet makes indoctrination fun again.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    W.K. must know how ridiculous this all sounds, but he attacks the material with such fervor that you almost believe he means every word.
  5. Q Magazine
    80
    Bracing, cynical, state-of-the-art fun in the spirit of Little Richard, Van Halen and The Damned.
  6. Alternative Press
    80
    Instead of rehashing rap and rock, he smashes up pop melodies, metal riffs and industrial beats with a hammer, creating something that teeters on parody yet heralds an enthusiastic return to the days when hair metal knew how to get the crowds loaded. [Apr 2002, p.65]
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  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    His sound is furious, muscular and relentless - not to mention camp, dangerous and slightly insane.
  8. Rolling Stone
    80
    There's no denying the over-the-top whomp of his music, the loudest and funniest metal you've heard in ages.
  9. Village Voice
    80
    After one listen to I Get Wet, you'll swear you've heard it before... but somehow, you've never heard anything like it.
  10. Neumu.net
    70
    It's simultaneously refreshing and amusing. And it rocks hard.

Awards & Rankings

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#34 Most Discussed Album of 2002

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 48
  3. Negative: 9 out of 48
  1. RazorEye
    Mar 10, 2012
    5
    To this day, i've never survived the whole album. So that's a negative right away. The fact that I can't be bothered to listen to the album asTo this day, i've never survived the whole album. So that's a negative right away. The fact that I can't be bothered to listen to the album as a whole says something. About half of the tracks on the album are pure ****. Just hard rock with someone with throat cancer as lead vocal. Funny, because that's pretty much Andrew's whole career - half of his songs are complete crap. With I Get Wet, I have to admit, Andrew brings a completely different sound. Not the usual rock music we are used to. This is art rock, and "Ready to Die" and "Party Hard" show that well. Too bad the rest of the album is not that great as these two songs. "She Is Beautiful", "Don't Stop Living In The Red" and "Take It Off" are okay, but in retrospect, this album is somewhat decent.… Full Review »
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    Heavy ,funny and enthralling punk rock with a fierce spirit . Doesn't try to be more than it is but it does what it intends excellentlyHeavy ,funny and enthralling punk rock with a fierce spirit . Doesn't try to be more than it is but it does what it intends excellently transforming dated numetal adjacent punk rock into timeless music made for deafening volumes and moshpits… Full Review »
  3. leelogan
    Feb 4, 2018
    10
    Brilliant album, there's not much else to say, I feel sorry for anyone that doesn't like it, they're really missing out.
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