Morningwood
by Morningwood
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Jan 10, 2006
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. Pitchfork
    39
    Instead of offering playful, engaging pop music, we get new wave retreads and a couple of rock journeymen and the whole thing comes off like an overgrown episode of MTV's "Making the Band".
  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    By the end of the album, all the candy-coated excess might leave you feeling a little like Courtney Love after a heavy night.
  3. Prefix Magazine
    30
    Sounds like a band mashing all the current trends and ending up with nothing.
  5. E! Online
    67
    The music on the group's debut album... feels as if it was inspired by awkward adolescent feel-up LPs by the likes of Pat Benatar and Cheap Trick.
  6. Stylus Magazine
    33
    Morningwood does a great job at imitating, and they have spirit. But their spirit does not translate well to good listening, nor does it provoke the underwear-dancing and air guitar it hopes to achieve.
  7. AllMusic
    50
    Morningwood still feels like calculated fluff, even if it's calculated fluff that's mildly fun.
  8. Slant Magazine
    40
    Sure, Morningwood is trashy, enjoyable, and utterly insignificant entertainment, but so is shotgunning a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
  9. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    As brainless butt-shaking goes, it's still a pretty good ride. [20 Jan 2006, p.71]
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  10. Spin
    67
    Their gutsy spirit, while not "soul" exactly, does allow the band to dodge flippant dismissals of poseurhood. [Jan 2005, p.90]
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  11. Billboard
    70
    It's hard to take the band too seriously, but the songs are debaucherous fun. [14 Jan 2006]
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  12. Village Voice
    50
    Calculated space-age power rock.
  13. PopMatters
    60
    Granted, this stuff is far from cutting edge, but the album, produced by Gil Norton... has enough polish to make even the duller moments glint just a bit.

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User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 31
  3. Negative: 7 out of 31
  1. JeikuAsakura
    Mar 4, 2021
    8
    This album is really great. From Jetsetter to Nth Degree. I would definitely reccommend this neo-classic album to anyone who's into the genre.
  2. vscoott345
    Apr 26, 2012
    1
    Very bad. Only redeemable tracks are "Nth Degree" "Jetsetter" and "Televisor". After that, this album gets boring, bland, and very blah. NotVery bad. Only redeemable tracks are "Nth Degree" "Jetsetter" and "Televisor". After that, this album gets boring, bland, and very blah. Not worth buying or downloading. Save your time on this one.… Full Review »
  3. driffynow75
    Dec 18, 2006
    10
    morning wood band / good sound of record. the album Nth degree i llove it. cool !!!++
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