In the UK, "Farther Along" received reasonable reviews in the music press, with many commentators expressing pleasure that the band had reverted to a more simplistic style of production. The January 29, 1972 edition of "Melody Maker" commented that it was "Good to hear the Byrds stretching their wings again" before concluding that ""Byrdmaniax" was the bad news - now for the good news." Caroline Boucher, writing in "Disc" magazine, awarded the album three stars out of four, while Lon Goddard's review in "Record Mirror" stated that the album showed the Byrds "slowly drifting away from the more apparent country influences that came to the fore with "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" and combining into a hybrid that features more of the approach utilised on their earlier albums."