Darryl Stredan strongly disliked the album, to the point that he considered it proof that Aerosmith should stop making new music. Chris Willman of "Entertainment Weekly" called the album 'good but not great'. "NME" said that most of the album is not new, but the album was Aerosmith's first album to feature rap metal with songs like "Just Push Play" and "Outta Your Head". David Fricke of "Rolling Stone" said that "Just Push Play" was the closest Aerosmith had come to a 'great album' since "Rocks", despite the 'weak spots' of the album's power ballads. Robert Christgau picked out the album's lead single, "Jaded", as a choice cut.