[1] Like their previous work, The Great White Wonder takes bit of material (song titles, guitar riffs, melodies) of 1970s music icons and molds them into something of their own.

[2][3] This release features nods to Neil Young,[3][4] Helen Reddy,[5] Kim Fowley,[6] Smokey Robinson,[2] Ozark Mountain Daredevils,[5] Peter Frampton,[4] Jonathan Richman,[2] Lou Reed,[3] Sweet,[4] Chic,[4] James Taylor[2] and Sham 69.

[2] "Tough and tight like early punk, hooky like sugar pop" is how Joe Levy of Spin has described The Great White Wonder.

"[2] Also from Spin, Regina Joseph in describing the influence of the 1970s on the album writes that the band "shamelessly wallow[s] in the goofiest dreck of that misbegotten era" and closes by writing that the album's "triumph lies in creating cool parody while keeping it as innocent as child's play.

"[5] Jason Ankeny of AllMusic writes that the band "rape, plunder and pillage the history of pop music with manic glee" in reference to their use of old source material, and concludes that they are "in love with pop music" and the album is "their valentine to rock & roll.