AllMusic writer Megan Frye wrote, "On first listen, ["Nothin' to Lose"] sounds awkward—as if someone had spliced a Pantera song together with a David Allan Coe one on their home computer. It doesn't mesh well, and the bass seems too sharp and tinny.
The critic's initial assessment is that the song "Nothin' to Lose" sounds incongruous, as if it were a haphazard fusion of two distinct musical styles, similar to splicing together a Pantera track with a David Allan Coe song on a home recording setup.