ˈɛd wˈɔːɹd ɪn ɐ kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ɹᵻvjˈuː ɪn ɹˈoʊlɪŋ stˈoʊn fˈɛlt ðætðɪ ˈælbəm hˈæd æn "ᵻlˈuːsɪv" kwˈɔlᵻɾi, ænd ðˌoʊ hiː dˈɪdnt dɪslˈaɪk ðɪ ˈælbəm, ænd ɐdmˈaɪɚd pˈɑːɹts, hiː fˈɛlt ɪt lˈækt "mˈiːt".
Ed Ward in a contemporary review in Rolling Stone felt that the album had an "elusive" quality, and though he didn't dislike the album, and admired parts, he felt it lacked "meat".