Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| CapnMarvel's Rock Album Review Bonanza | A− |
| Georgiy Starostin | 11/15 |
| PopMatters | 3/10 |
| Robert Christgau | C− |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed) |
In 1974, Gordon Fletcher of Rolling Stone wrote:
Onstage, EL&P usually overcome the shortcomings of their records—insufficient intensity and lack of worthy material—by working hard and busting their asses to play with incredible tightness (witness Pictures at an Exhibition). In the studio, their vision and grandiose schemes dilute the tightness, resulting in things like Brain Salad Surgery, on which their shortcomings outweigh undeniable moments of brilliance. The result: another sadly uneven album from a group with technical gifts equal to that of any British trio.
In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came No. 5 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".
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