ðɪ ˈɔːstɪn kɹˈɑːnɪkəl sˈɛd "bɪkˈʌz mˈɛsɪdʒ tə lˈʌv dˈʌz sˈʌtʃ ɐ fˈaɪn dʒˈɑːb ʌv ˌʌndɚskˈoːɹɪŋ ðɪ ˌaɪdɪˈɑːlədʒi əvə dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn kˈɑːnflɪkt wɪððə kəmˈɜːʃəlˌɪzəm ʌv fˈɛstɪvəlz lˈaɪk wˈaɪt, ɪts ˈiːzi tə fɚɡˈɛt ɐbˌaʊt ðə kwˈɔlᵻɾi pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz kˈæptʃɚd baɪ lˈɜːnɚɹ ˌoʊvɚ ðə fˈaɪv dˈeɪz ðætðə fˈɛstɪvəl ɹˈeɪdʒd".
The Austin Chronicle said "because Message to Love does such a fine job of underscoring the ideology of a generation in conflict with the commercialism of festivals like Wight, it's easy to forget about the quality performances captured by Lerner over the five days that the festival raged".