The overall reception of the album was very much positive.

Despite this award, the critical reception of the album has been mainly very negative.

The critical reception of the album has been positive.

Although a commercial failure, critical reception of the album was positive.

The poor public reception of the album had a larger impact on the band's popularity as a whole.

Critical reception of the album has generally been positive.

The reception of the album, at the time, was somewhat positive.

Critical reception of the album has been mostly mixed reviews.

Critical reception of the album has been mixed to negative.

Later reception of the album has been more uniformly positive.