[2] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 5 out of 5 stars, with critic Mark Deming writing that "Pylon's music [is] challenging but also welcoming, and fun to dance to" and this compilation "is a glorious celebration of the group's original 1978 to 1983 run" and while he bemoans that 1990's Chain is not featured on this set, "Pylon Box is an otherwise near-flawless summation of a great and unique band, and it's absolutely worth every penny of its purchase price".

[3] In Glide Magazine, John Moore praised both the band's unique blend of musical influences and the care that New West Records displayed in making the assembling this packaging.

[5] Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone gave Pylon Box 4.5 out of 5 stars and ended his review, "From the very first moment they started playing, this was a band that was eons ahead of its time.

"[6] Jason Anderson of Uncut rated this compilation 4.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that Pylon's "insistently rhythmic, continually surprising post-punk racket... can sound as thrilling as it surely did 40 years ago".

[7] All songs written by Randall Bewley, Curtis Crowe, Vanessa Briscoe Hay and Michael Lachowski.