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".
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".