Honkytonk University
by Toby Keith
User Score
3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 13 out of 23

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  1. Matt
    Jun 9, 2005
    5
    A slight improvement from his other recent stuff, but not much.
  2. DanielS
    Jul 13, 2005
    10
    Excellent!..All Good!...Songs like Honkytonk U.(gettin down with my boys in Baghdad)...Then to top it off..Merle Haggard is on this CD too!..Every song on this CD is Excellent...Every One!..Way to go Toby!...Supporting our Troops...Got Merle ..on your fightin side...only if Dale Earnhardt was with us..he would be on this too!...These are "good guys" and .."If you dont Love it..Leave Excellent!..All Good!...Songs like Honkytonk U.(gettin down with my boys in Baghdad)...Then to top it off..Merle Haggard is on this CD too!..Every song on this CD is Excellent...Every One!..Way to go Toby!...Supporting our Troops...Got Merle ..on your fightin side...only if Dale Earnhardt was with us..he would be on this too!...These are "good guys" and .."If you dont Love it..Leave it"..Just ask Merle.… Expand
  3. CariM
    Jun 3, 2005
    7
    It's growing on me.
  4. VenusS
    Jun 16, 2005
    2
    Well, let us give our thanks to Toby Trash. I haven't been this excited about a country singer since Billy Ray Cirus. In fact I heard they were gonna join up for a a tribute to Mullet- Rock, a fresh new scene straight out of the arm pit of Cincinnati.
  5. JeffS
    Jun 17, 2005
    0
    I admit it. I havent heard any of his music. But that horrible Ford truck commercial he was in.... he murdered my inner child...killed my faith in humanity
  6. cjsouza
    Jul 24, 2005
    10
    i love your song i aint as good as i once was
  7. BenjaminT
    Aug 31, 2005
    10
    Oh my gosh..... People need to start appreciating a good singer and songwriter. I have been listening to Toby Kieth since I was 4; and im 14 now. Toby Kieth had really out done himself now. ''She Ain't Hooked On Me No More'' is great. One of the best I've heard from Toby. All I got to say to toby is keep it up!
  8. SamD
    Oct 11, 2005
    0
    i told my friends how toby keith could never suck anymore than his prior albums, I had told them a deep, cold, heartless lie. He make britney spears look like john lennon
  9. JeffM
    Oct 24, 2005
    10
    If you don't like this cd you dont like country. His most well rounded effort.
  10. NoahE
    May 22, 2005
    4
    I really have never been a Toby Keith fan, particularly since "Unleashed", so some may perceive me as having a biased opinion to his music, but I have streamed this and it strikes me that indeed Toby Keith has lost much of his playful, tongue-in0cheek personality and grit and is trying to become a more serious artist while struggling in this transitory process. "Honkytonk U" was just a I really have never been a Toby Keith fan, particularly since "Unleashed", so some may perceive me as having a biased opinion to his music, but I have streamed this and it strikes me that indeed Toby Keith has lost much of his playful, tongue-in0cheek personality and grit and is trying to become a more serious artist while struggling in this transitory process. "Honkytonk U" was just a lame lead single, which the fact it only peaked at #8 indicates a wear among his recently-felt chart dominance. The current single "s Good As I Once Was" is one of the stronger checkpoints of the record, though I still don't think he's at all within his "Boomtown" and beyond eras. Familiar themes resonate here, particularly on "She Aint Hooked On Me No More", "Just The Guy To Do It" and "Knock Yourself Out". Where Toby Keith comes out stronger on "Big Blue Note" and "You Caught Me At A Bad Time", his approach here just sounds stale in general and non-innovative to say the least. Many argue it was his patriotic appeal that got him to his recent chart dominance from "Courtesy of the red, White And Blue" to "Whiskey Girl" off his previous release. That sort of appeal lacks on this record. But politics aside, while this will definitely keep devoted Toby keith fans happy, it won't win him any new followers, and arguably may even subtract from his previous fanbase.… Expand

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Metascore
68

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. AllMusic
    90
    One of his very best records.
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  2. E! Online
    67
    With the macho posturing out of the way, it makes it easier to appreciate his powerful voice and million-dollar arrangements.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    A solid old-school effort with a Ph.D. in pain. [20 May 2005, p.77]
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