dʒˈoʊ mək jˈuːən ʌv ɹˈoʊlɪŋ stˈoʊn ɛksklˈeɪmd "ðˌoʊ mˈoʊst əv spˈɪɹɪt meɪntˈeɪnz ɐ hˈaɪ lˈɛvəl ʌv ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk kˈɑːmpɪtəns, aɪ fˈaɪnd ðə nˈuː ˈælbəm təbi lˈaɪk ɐ bˈiːnspɹˈaʊt sˈæləd — ˌʌndɪnˈaɪəbli njuːtɹˈɪʃəs, bˌʌt hˈɑːɹdli fˈɪlɪŋ.
Joe McEwen of Rolling Stone exclaimed "Though most of Spirit maintains a high level of artistic competence, I find the new album to be like a bean-sprout salad — undeniably nutritious, but hardly filling.