Critical reaction was highly favorable. "The Guardian" declared that it was "one of the greatest of American symphonies." John Mulvey wrote in "NME"; "It's rare that you can honestly say you were present at a moment of genuine historic significance. And it's rarer still that the reality of these occasions measures up to the hype." In March, "GQ" ranked "BWPS" among the "Top Five Gigs of All Time". Parks attended several more of Wilson's shows, commenting, "It's absolutely thrilling. I did two shows in London, two in New York and two in LA, and you can't help but be engaged in seeing the performance. The audience was very much a part of what the performance was all about."