Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Allmusic | (Kollected Works) |
Allmusic panned the album in their retrospective review, arguing that Copeland only recorded it for ego-driven reasons, and that his vocals make the songs unbearable. They also did not realize the KKK logo was meant as a joke, instead assuming that the sleeve designer and Copeland were unforgivably clueless about the Ku Klux Klan. They concluded "the album only really succeeds when Copeland sticks to instrumentals".
Despite this, Allmusic also made Kollected Works an album pick and published a review declaring it to be "inventive new wave pop of the highest order" and "a record that combined the musical sensibilities of the Police and the lyrical concerns of Weird Al Yankovic". The reviewer applauded the album's humor and eccentricity, while contending that the tracks also have plenty of musical depth to make them hold up to repeated listens.
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