"...Bikini Kill were already demonstrating their vivacity in full force by 1993, and the release of Pussy Whipped enunciated their stance. With Hanna’s flippant valley girl accent riding over fiery instrumentation, “Blood One” is a sassy yet raging opener. It lunges forth with Wilcox’s blown-out, Fugazi-style bassline, which rips through the entire album. Songs like “Lil’ Red” and “Star Bellied Boy” show how vigorously Wilcox and Karren smashed their distorted sounds together to create singular crunchy punk riffs. Pussy Whipped swings with animated dynamics from beginning to end, bouncing on the beefy riffs of “Alien She” to the post-punk cleanliness of “Star Fish” and “For Tammy Rae”. The record moves from hardcore noise to driving krautrock while hanging on overarching wails and growling guitars.

Pussy Whipped is one of the most aggressive albums jammed into the history of punk music. Bikini Kill hit the jackpot of memorable songwriting with “Rebel Girl”, an anthem they re-recorded multiple times – the single version features production from Joan Jett – solidifying the imprint as punk icons as well as Kathleen Hanna’s star power. However, Hanna isn’t the only one releasing guttural shrieks in the lead vocal position on the album. Tobi Vail and Kathi Wilcox’s contribution to Bikini Kill brought the band’s style closer to hardcore punk. Wilcox seemingly tears her throat up on “Speed Heart”, a resentful track about women being able to meet the standards of men, but sexism and deception get in the way of success. Vail screams through the choruses of “Tell Me So”, and her blusterous squawks on “Hamster Baby” lead into a satisfying last-minute breakdown. Hanna refers to Carland on the closing track of Pussy Whipped, “For Tammy Rae”, a song about the desire to escape the relentless media attention that comes with fame to spend sincere time with her dear friend."

- Pop Matters