A lot of people say this album sucks. They're right. It's not merely their opinion; it's a fact. Seriously, just compare this crappy album to any Metallica album pre-AJFA. The drumming is so bland, and the main guitar riff is completely uninspired (and we have to listen to both for almost 9 minut...
But when the '80s arrived, they abandoned their sound and "sold out" at the cost of sounding like every other prog band out there (since they all sounded poppy). Anyone familiar with the prog greats will tell you that their '70's material was the height of their creativity.
You may think it's opinion, but to be honest it's not. Having an opinion is unfortunately becoming a bad excuse to like something nowadays. You can say committing homicide is not wrong and claim that it's your opinion. Does that mean the millions of murderers out there are doing the right thing? ...
@MrBomber1414 I strongly disagree. If you like all of a band's albums, no matter how much they suck, then you are just a blind sheep.