Robert Christgau: Dean of American Rock Critics

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  • Let's Go All the Way [Capitol, 1986] B-

Consumer Guide Reviews:

Let's Go All the Way [Capitol, 1986]
From thumping stop-and-go bottom to gleeful Beatle allusions, the title track is the most far-out piece of music to break pop all year, and you keep waiting for the rest to go . . . somewhere, if not all the way. I'm not saying the filler isn't as meaningful as Bootsy gone romantic or Levi's gone doowop. But it sure doesn't convey the same sense of adventure. B-