X - Def Leppard
Metascore
60 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
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  1. All Music Guide
    50
    A bunch of even-handed adult-pop that is melodic without being tuneful, or memorable for that matter.
  2. Billboard
    30
    The five Brits waste their major talents on midtempo songs like "Everyday" and "Four Letter Word."
  3. Blender
    40
    X is hindered by a glut of ballads and plodders. [#9, p.144]
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  4. CDNow
    30
    There's artistic maturation, and there's just plain old selling out. This, friends, is a prime example of the latter.
  5. CultureDose.net
    50
    There just isn't enough memorable music here.
  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    100
    They've just made the best rock album since Andrew WK's 'I Get Wet'.
  7. Q Magazine
    60
    Certainly there are some weak tracks... but Long Long Way To Go and Unbelievable are expertly crafted pop-rock tunes. [Aug 2002, p.122]
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  8. Rolling Stone
    60
    X may be their niftiest since Adrenalize.

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User Score
8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23
  1. SamI
    9
    Effortlessly cathy stuff. May not be the best from Lep, but still better than most of the junk the industry is spewing out these days.
  2. DamienS
    7
    This is definitely DL's worst release since 1980's "On through the Night" and it might not even be as good as that one, but the truth is that even at their worst, they find a way to make some truly wonderful music, as in the beautiful "Long Long Way to Go" and the irresistably catchy "Everyday." However, this album is still chock full of filler and includes two rather pathetic stabs at modern pop music in "Girl like You" and "Unbelievable," making it a major step back from the return to form of "Euphoria."… Full Review »
  3. RyanM
    9
    A late-career classic which only gets better over time.
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