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56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Feb 11, 2019
    60
    Why You So Crazy is indeed a reflection of their uniqueness and disregard for predefined musical categories. In doing so, they manage to be both entertaining and exhausting; likely, an intentional contradiction.
  2. Mojo
    Feb 5, 2019
    60
    Typically eclectic, off-kilter and irreverent. [Feb 2019, p.90]
  3. Jan 28, 2019
    50
    Unfortunately, neither Why You So Crazy’s eclecticism nor its polish can make up for its lack of memorable songs. For all their stylistic diversity, most of the tracks here ride a single musical hook.
  4. Jan 28, 2019
    50
    The disappointingly flat production was applied to a set of tracks that more often present themselves as sketches rather than fully fleshed songs. Moreover, this LP just gently passes you by, revealing itself to be devoid of any truly memorable songs.
  5. Jan 28, 2019
    50
    This album is, surprisingly, a steady, droning psychedelic experience.
  6. Jan 28, 2019
    50
    At once slight and overdone, Why You So Crazy is one of the least rewarding trips the Dandy Warhols have taken their fans on during their career.
  7. Jan 28, 2019
    50
    Why You So Crazy? is a mixed bag, but the scales are tipped too far towards the underwhelming. Too much is poorly executed and feels incomplete, with an air of self-indulgence.
  8. Jan 28, 2019
    50
    While there are some great tracks on Why You So Crazy, the album as a whole feels disconnected. The mix of so many different styles makes it seem as though this is almost an album full of B-sides and scrapped material from the past two decades. However, standout tracks like, “Terraform”, “Be Alright” and “Forever” are bound to make great additions to the band’s already stellar live shows and are destined to become fan favorites.
  9. Q Magazine
    Feb 4, 2019
    40
    It sounds like a bunch of stoned musicians listening back to half-finished tracks, believing them to be mind-blowingly revolutionary. [Mar 2019, p.115]
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Jan 30, 2019
    8
    I think the critics reviews have been unfair. Yes, It is 'all over the place' but in a good way. This is the sound of The Dandy WarholsI think the critics reviews have been unfair. Yes, It is 'all over the place' but in a good way. This is the sound of The Dandy Warhols cutting loose and having fun. Their best album in years. Full Review »
  2. Dec 15, 2021
    5
    For once, the name of the band The Dandy Warhols is perhaps the most clever thing about them. This is like going through a grade-schoolFor once, the name of the band The Dandy Warhols is perhaps the most clever thing about them. This is like going through a grade-school version of a flea market, each song a different berth, barely related to each other if at all. "Thee Elegant Bum" cribs the bassline from "We Used To Be Friends" and everything else from singer Courtney Taylor's ill-advised side trip about that fictional German electronic band that was so forgettable I forget what it was called. (It's obviously still important to Taylor, because shades of it show up all over the place, which is not a good thing.) Elsewhere country music pops up, maybe serious ("Sins Are Forgiven"), probably parody ("Highlife", "Motor City Steel"). These songs might sound better if you're really stoned - after all, it sounds like that's how they were recorded. There's a meandering laziness that has shown up over the last few albums, to the point where you wonder if this is really the same people that produced the tight, pulsing rock and pop from their early albums. The final result of this album is that you're not sure you even care anymore. As they end the set with a classical-meets-Richard-Clayderman solo piano instrumental clocking in at over six minutes, it sure sounds like they might not either. Full Review »