▁or ▁average ▁reviews ". ▁In ▁a ▁five - star ▁review , ▁Neil ▁McC orm ick ▁of ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁ha iled ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁a ▁" tri umph " ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁Marcus ▁M um ford ▁" has ▁never ▁sound ed ▁better ▁than ▁on ▁this ▁over wh el ming ly ▁t ense ▁and ▁bit ters weet ▁album ". ▁Andy ▁Gill ▁of ▁The ▁Independent ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁band ' s ▁musical ▁transition ▁towards ▁more ▁guitar - orient ed ▁instrument ation ▁had ▁been ▁successful , ▁sing ling ▁out ▁the ▁album ' s ▁" s urg ing ▁electric ▁guitar ▁r iffs ▁with ▁synth ▁and ▁organ ▁text ures " ▁for ▁pra ise . ▁Le onie ▁Cooper ▁of ▁N ME ▁was ▁also ▁positive , ▁not ing ▁A aron ▁D ess ner ' s ▁large ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁album ' s ▁production ▁and ▁con cluding : ▁" St ill ▁missing ▁the ▁ban jos ? ▁Did n ’ t ▁think ▁so ". ▁Gar rett ▁Kam ps ▁of ▁Billboard ▁stated ▁that ▁" not ▁only ▁does ▁W ilder ▁Mind ▁re int rodu ce ▁the ▁band ▁members ▁as ▁rock ▁gods ▁worthy ▁of ▁the ▁title , ▁it ▁does ▁so ▁without ▁changing ▁what ▁fans ▁cher ished ▁most ▁about ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place : ▁their ▁song writing , ▁their ▁sentiment , ▁their ▁g usto ." ▁For ▁Rol ling ▁Stone , ▁Jon ▁Dol an ▁wrote ▁that ▁" the ▁sentiment ▁is ▁Spring ste en , ▁the ▁gu it ars ▁are ▁straight - up ▁St ro kes , ▁and ▁even ▁if ▁it ' s ▁not ▁going ▁to