On the other hand, while reviewing the most overrated albums of all time, where "Morning Glory" ranked number 16, writer Max Easton of FasterLouder wrote that the album is "full of anthems for the sake of anthems," and that "they're all variations on only a couple of good ideas." He concluded by saying, ""What's the Story"s lasting place in '90s folklore is less about the quality of the album, and more about the celebrity status and faux imagery attached to it."