Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | C+ |
In the Wake of Poseidon was well received on release, but was criticised as sounding very similar in both style and content to the band's debut album, to the point where it seemed like an imitation. Robert Christgau liked the album better than the debut, describing it as "more muddled conceptually than In the Court of the Crimson King" and commented that "they're not afraid to be harsh, they command a range of styles, and their dynamics jolt rather than sledgehammer".
Allmusic's Bruce Eder praised the album, saying that it was better produced than their debut, but he also said that it "doesn't tread enough new ground to precisely rival In the Court of the Crimson King". "The Mellotron, taken over by Fripp after McDonald's departure", continued, "still remains the band's signature". He also praised a 24-bit digitally remastered edition released in March of 2000.
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