kənvˈɜːsli, sˈɛɹə zˈʌpkoʊ ʌv pˈɑːp mˈæɾɚz ɹˈoʊt mˈɑːɹtɪn "hɐz tʃˈoʊzən tə ɡˌoʊ ˈaʊt wɪð ɐ wˈɪmpɚ ɪnstˈɛd əvə bˈæŋ" ænd ʌvðɪ ˈælbəm ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl; "aɪ dˈoʊnt ɹˈiəli hæv tə tˈɛl juː ðæt ɡˈoʊldi hˈɔːn ɪmpˈɜːsənˌeɪɾɪŋ ɐ tʃˈæntjuːs ˈɔn “ɐ hˈɑːɹd dˈeɪz nˈaɪt” ɔːɹ ʃˈɔːn kənˈɜːɹi lˈɪɾɚɹəli ɹˈiːdɪŋ “ɪn maɪ lˈaɪf” ɪz ɐn ɛmbˈæɹəsɪŋ dɪsplˈeɪ, dˈuː ˈaɪ?"
Conversely, Sarah Zupko of PopMatters wrote Martin "has chosen to go out with a whimper instead of a bang" and of the album in general; "I don’t really have to tell you that Goldie Hawn impersonating a chanteuse on “A Hard Day’s Night” or Sean Connery literally reading “In My Life” is an embarrassing display, do I?"