Reception
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The album originally received favourable reviews upon release. International Times were particularly positive about the live album, saying it "is probably one of the best live recordings I have ever heard".
However, the band have since been dismissive and critical of the work. Recalling the album in later years, Waters is reported to have said, "Ummagumma – What a disaster!", while in 1995, Gilmour described the album as "horrible. " In 1984, recalling the album, Mason said "I thought it was a very good and interesting little exercise, the whole business of everyone doing a bit. But I still feel really that that's quite a good example of the sum being greater than the parts", and later described it as "a failed experiment ... the most significant thing is that we didn't do it again".
Paste, reviewing the 2011 re-release, described the album as "rock excess of the worst kind", though they did praise the live version of "Careful with that Axe, Eugene".
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