[1] The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars, with reviewer Scott Yanow stating "The two lengthy improvisations are mostly on one-chord repetitive rhythmic vamps stated by the bass, featuring sound explorations and plenty of electronics.

One is reminded of Bitches Brew, since that is an obvious influence, but also Hancock's group and Weather Report.

"[5] John Kelman of All About Jazz noted that "In the midst of pyrotechnic fusion groups like Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return to Forever, Love, Love... represented a different kind of fusion, relying more on texture, groove, and collective improvisation than complex arrangement and high-velocity soloing... its collective approach and spirited vitality retain a sense of freshness and excitement thirty years later.

"[2] The BBC's Colin Buttimer called the recording "a monster of an album... a must for anybody interested in living, breathing, unexpected music," and stated that the title track "grabs the listener by the lapels and proceeds to groove remorselessly for a full nineteen minutes.

"[6] Writing for Between Sound and Space, Tyran Grillo remarked: "The music... at once sails through the clouds of its infatuations and plunges into the oceanic expanse of its fears.