"Love Is Largely a Work of Genius...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "The Cult reached a pinnacle with this release....A mixture of goth with hippy, trippy psychedelic vibes...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Time has proved The Cult's second album to be a minor masterpiece, a psych-rock epic laced with a bad-trip paranoia...", Ranked #5 in Cmj's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1986in