 With the album, "The Philadelphia Inquirer" declared that "David Bowie is one of the most creative, compelling writers around today".Jon Tiven of "Phonograph Record" praised the album, calling it "the "Aftermath" of the Seventies", where there are no filler tracks.He further called Bowie "one of the most distinctive personalities in rock" and believed that should Bowie ever become a star "of the "Ziggy Stardust" magnitude", he deserves it.