Reception
On its release, Aqualung was met with favourable reviews. Rolling Stone lauded its "fine musicianship", calling it "serious and intelligent", although feeling that the album's seriousness "undermined" its quality. Sounds said that its "taste and variety" made it the band's "finest" work. Robert Christgau, however, was more critical of the album, rating it a C+, and calling Anderson's lyrics "inchoate" and "pretentious".
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