While Rolling Stone editor Kurt Loder asserted that Vaughan did not possess a distinctive voice, according to AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine, the release was a "monumental impact".
Mentres o editor da Rolling Stone, Kurt Loder, afirmaba que Vaughan non posuía unha voz distintiva, o editor xeral de Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, dicía que o lanzamento tivera un "impacto monumental".