Critical Reception
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| Source | Rating |
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| Billboard Magazine | favorable |
In the April 9, 1994, issue of Billboard Magazine, a review of the album stated "This veteran band has always worked best when it's worked without a net - turning out slightly loose and loopy songs cut through with a frenetic rock edge. "Monster," with the expected mix of pleasantly rocking power ballads ("Never Run Out of Love," "You're All I Wanna Do," and catchy "Tell Me Everything") and pounding stompers ("My Gang"), isn't the band at its best, but there are flashes of that earlier edge in "Woke Up with a Monster" and the sexy little romp "Ride the Pony."
In the December 24, 1994, issue of the Billboard Magazine, the song was mentioned in "The Critics' Choice" section, where the magazine's editors and writers chose their top 10 records, videos and live concerts of 1994. Ed Christman, the magazine's senior retail editor, listed the album as one of his top ten albums for that year.
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