[6] Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone says ""Blood on Your Hands" is a steady stomping rock cut that finds Nile and Earle trading searing verses about human nature's more sinister qualities".

"[13] Lee Zimmerman from American Songwriter: "The Day The Earth Stood Still easily measures up to every one of Nile's preceding efforts — taut, tough, and tenacious, and driven by sheer grit and gravitas, as well as passion and purpose.

"[7] Steve Horowitz in PopMatters says "Nile is a national treasure who brings rock to the masses, and while he may sing about The Day the Earth Stood Still because of the recent pandemic, he's still moving and grooving.

"[9] Damian McNairney opines in Folk/Tumble: "Anyone fortunate enough to witness Willie Nile perform live will know that he delivers an energetic show of street smart rock and roll that never fails to leave his audience with a smile on their faces".

[10] New York City reviewer Kevin Korber in Spectrum Culture writes: "The Day the Earth Stood Still can remind us of the kind of power that style can have in the hands of a craftsman like Willie Nile.

[15] From the UK, Mark Engleson in Lyric Magazine says: "Nile is a powerfully topical songwriter, one of the great chronicles of twenty-first American life and society, and of his adopted home city.