Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Classic Rock | |
| Georgiy Starostin | (9/15) |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) |
Allmusic's retrospective review was largely negative, particularly criticizing the solo sides of Keith Emerson ("on the level of a good music-student piece, without much original language") and Greg Lake (""C'est la Vie," the featured single, says little that "Still...You Turn Me On," from their previous album, didn't say better and shorter"). They offered some praise for the Carl Palmer and group sides, but concluded that the group songs "cover a lot of old ground, albeit in ornate and stylish fashion."
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