Blowback

Rolling Stone (7/5/01, p.138)
- 3.5 out of 5 stars - "...His outlook and tone are sunnier than ever....Credit goes to its focused,melodic songs and stylistic range - the album veers from dreamily childlike to furiously metallic, from bouncy dance-hall reggae to funked-up TV-theme fun..."

Q (8/01, p.141)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...It should remind long-disillusioned fans what they liked about tricky in the first place....still strange and uncategorisable..."

Mixmag (7/01, p.204)
- 3 out of 5 - "...Sticking to his signature techniques, pairing his gravelly voice with coy female vocals...designing music from random sounds. The slow burning malevolence of vintage Tricky is present..."

Vibe (8/01, p.165)
- 4 discs out of 5 - "...Tricky's triumphant return..."

Entertainment Weekly (7/13/01, p.86)
- "...Shockingly user-friendly..." - Rating: B+

JazzTimes (12/01, p.124)
- "...Undeniably sensual..."

Mojo (7/01, p.112)
- "...The album he should've made right after MAXINQUAYE - i.e., a listenable one..."

NME (6/30/01, p.43)
- 6 out of 10 - "...It's Tricky uncovered; emotionally unplugged, with raw honesty and the naked sensual Truth fizzing from its multifarious grooves like exposed wires..."

CMJ (6/4/01, p.12)
- "...Marked by warm and more welcoming material draped around a series of vocal contributions, recalling the construct of his 1996 NEARLY GOD release..."