Until Now was met with mixed reviews from
music critics. At
Metacritic, which assigns a
normalised rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an
average score of 57, based on 9 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Robert Copsey from
Digital Spy realised that although there was little new to be found within the songs, which "makes for an exhausting hour and 15 minutes", the album's intention was "never one of a cohesive, journey-leading record" but instead its strength lies in the group's live act: "In that sense,
Until Now is a job well done". Mikael Wood from
Los Angeles Times observed that while there was nothing in the "vocal-heavy set" that "suggests an aversion to
pop", that
Until Now "sounds more like a beginning than an end" despite coinciding with the group's retirement. Writing for
Consequence of Sound, Derek Staples criticised the album's deluxe edition for being "excessively current" and "stuck in the recency effect" as there was no showcase of seasoned talent that would allow listeners to see their influences. The critic compared the record to
Erol Alkan's
Bugged Out Mix, which spanned four decades of tracks, however concluded that the record was still "exactly what they [the fans] wanted out of the trio". Smith Galtney from
Las Vegas Weekly commented that, "If Michael Bay made club music, it would sound just like
Until Now", whose tracks are clocked in "EPMs (explosions per minute)" where "buildups begat crescendos and big moments merely exist to create even bigger ones". ==Track listing==