3 stars out of 5 -- "Guitarist Billy Duffy supplies relentless, fist-pumping power chords, while Astbury knows when to hold back and when to unleash his killer wail.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "BORN INTO THIS rips from the speakers like an irate Velvet Revolver, Billy Duffy's relentless axe-hero riffing matched by Astbury's typically waspish lyrics."