Love of the Common People is where
Waylon Jennings began to come into his own, delivering country, folk, pop, and rock in a distinct blend. To a certain extent, he's still searching here, overpowering on
Beatles covers but effective on the title track. There's a certain tendency for country albums of this era to be uneven, and if that's the case on
Love of the Common People, it isn't because of bad material but because
Jennings is searching the entire time, testing things out, finding that some things work and others don't. It may not be a perfect album, but there are enough remarkable moments to make it nearly essential. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine