gave Long Live the Ripps a mixed to positive review, calling it "derivative but more importantly energetic, fun and throwaway in the best way.

"[5] Andy R. of Punktastic called the album "quintessentially British-sounding, with a real nostalgic taste for the early-Eighties punk flavours of The Buzzcocks.

"[6] Spin also compared them to the Buzzcocks, saying the Ripps were "so English they made Arctic Monkeys sound like Dwight Yoakam.

[8] Their 2007 single "Loco" had a mixed reception, earning praise from Dan Martin of NME,[9] and Phil Udell of Hot Press.

The band were invited to support The Specials on their UK tour and to play for the British Embassy in Kuwait in October 2009.