The album received a generally positive response on its release. Mike Haydock of the
BBC gave the album a positive review stating: "
No More Idols is a whirlwind of an album, one that smashes together a hundred genres, from trance to grime, hip hop to indie rock, always keeping the listener on their toes. Songs shift between moods in a heartbeat, pulling the carpet out from under you. And the list of collaborations is both smart and prescient: they've teamed up with old pal Plan B, Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal, White Lies, Clare Maguire and Cee-Lo Green – artists that can pull in a vast audience in their own right." Andy Gill of
The Independent gave it a four out of five rating, as did Jon Bye of
Gigwise.com, who described it as "an early contender for one of the albums of the year".
AllMusic's Jon O'Brien also gave it four stars, describing it as "a consistently impressive and intriguing listen that has the potential to be the drum'n'bass genre's defining studio album".
The Observers
Kitty Empire described it as sounding "more like a compilation".
Metro gave it three out of five, commenting on "increasingly polished songwriting", and the
Daily Telegraph also gave it three out of five, describing it as "an effectively youthful update on the Prodigy's formula". The album received similarly lukewarm reviews from
Clash (Matt Oliver stating "It's alright and will shift units"),
The Guardian, and the
Financial Times. The album received a one out of ten review in
NME, with reviewer Ash Dosanjh calling it "soulless nonsense". ==Track listing==