Time Changes Everything was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At
Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an
average score of 50 based on 7 reviews. In a review for
AllMusic, Anders Kaasen wrote: "Let there be no doubt: the singing on this record isn't pretty. Squire croons dementedly throughout the whole album, resembling several other distinctive vocalists. The production is altogether exquisite, giving Time Changes Everything a fittingly warm, organic, early-'70s sound; hammond organ, mellotron, and Fender Rhodes are features throughout the whole record. It is mainly due to his brilliance as a guitarist that John Squire has attained legendary status." Dorian Lynskey of
The Guardian said: "Novice vocalist Squire has the voice of a pub singer who has settled on a grim amalgam of
David Bowie and
Bob Dylan. The music is small improvement: at best amiable
Tom Pettyish country-rock, at worst
Brothers in Arms by
Dire Straits. If it were any more middle-of-the-road it would be a traffic island." ==Chart performance==