The album A Beautiful Lie garnered a 4/5 rating from Revolver, while getting a 6/10 from Rock Sound, as well as a favourable rating from Sputnikmusic.
Revolver 4/5 Rock Sound 6/10 Sputnikmusic 3.5/5 Davey Boy of Sputnikmusic echoed this sentiment, writing that A Beautiful Lie "works well as an album due to greater variety". A Beautiful Lie is the second studio album by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, released on August 30, 2005 through Virgin Records. 
