[1] As for his outlook at the time they were released, they were already outdated; new influences such as Edgard Varèse and the realism of Niccolò Machiavelli had begun to lead him in new directions.

Snaketime Series has a photograph of Moondog happily playing a flute on a rooftop, accompanied by his wife Mary who holds a Japanese short sword, and on the back identifies the other performers as "friends".

[4] According to Scotto, Snaketime Series focuses on Moondog as a street performer whereas the Prestige album presents him as a composer of progressive jazz.

[4] AllMusic's Richie Unterberger highlighted the unconventional nature of Moondog, which uses a lot of repetition, is driven by maraca and clave beats, features Asian influences and incorporates animal noises.

He called the album unpredictable and idiosyncratic and described the music as "very enigmatic yet attention-holding stuff, ripe for discovery by new generations".