Praised prog albums that you think are overrated

Voyage of the Acolyte was the first Steve Hackett album I ever owned. I liked it at first, but over time it fell out of favor with me. With the exceptions of the opening "Ace of Wands" and the miraculous "Star of Sirius", the album is far too repetitive, labored, and (shall we say) ponderous. Of all of Hackett's albums (and I own quite a few), this one has the absolute worst engineering/production. And then there's "The Hermit", which is just plain awful! All of this can of course be attributed to this being Steve's first solo album, and let me be clear: I certainly don't hate it. But I would far rather listen to a heavily-criticized album like Cured (which is livelier, better produced, and Hackett's vocals have greatly improved) than Voyage of the Acolyte. To close, I will concede that I have heard live versions of some of the Acolyte songs that have greatly improved them, and that my very favorite Hackett album is Acolyte's follow-up, Please Don't Touch. 

For me personally one aspect is purely subjective, which melodies work for me and which don't, and I find material on the next three albums and To Watch the Storms just more memorable. But also on Acolyte in my view Steve takes less of a risk than on some later albums. Acolyte caters very well for the prog/Genesis fans (maybe somewhat more on the soft melodic side), but it doesn't really surprise as much as some tracks on later albums do.   

No, for sure not, and I'm not a fan of the "overrated" concept anyway. However I'm fine discussing why some albums that are generally appreciated don't resonate with some people, and that's the more constructive thing that can be done in this thread. And this doesn't require a complaint any time somebody says an album is overrated that you think deserves appreciation.

I know you didn't say it.

Even if you rank it as your fifth favorite, is it overrated, is it undeserving of all the appreciation and love it gets?! 
 

How is this album overrated?! 

I don't know. Only 3 and 7 are a hyped up a bit maybe. A lot of these albums are generally considered 'flawed' masterpieces. 

1. Yes: Tales from Topographic Oceans

2. Genesis: Trespass

3. Genesis: Nursery Cryme

4. Alan Parsons Project: Tales of Mystery and Imagination

5. Moody Blues: In Search of the Lost Chord

6. Rush: 2112

7. Rush: Moving Pictures

8. Steve Hackett: Voyage of the Acolyte

9. E.L.P.: Tarkus

10. Pink Floyd: The Wall

11. Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells

I thought LTIA was more ground-breaking (Jamie Muir!), and higher energy.  SBB had better composition than Red in my opinion, but that LP doesn't seem to garner the love that Red draws. 

I think that the "metallic" sound of Red drew younger listeners, and is more contemporary than LTIA or SBBB.  

However, Red doesn't have a song that equals LTIA Part 2 or Fracture IMHO, except for the amazing "Starless." 

I prophesy disaster wrote: A highly praised album that I consider to be overrated, even though I do like the album, is King Crimson - Red. Listening to the album, it seems to me to have fewer musical ideas than an album as highly praised as Red ought to have.

I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment that Red is an album that has been somewhat overhyped. The only track I find appealing is Starless. For me, that's King Crimson. The other songs vary significantly in style. Red and One More Red Nightmare both take a rather earnest plunge into the "hard rock" sound; however, would you agree that bands like Rush, Rainbow, and Blue Öyster Cult presented the "hard rock" sound in the mid-seventies with far more splendour than Mr. Fripp, despite odd time signatures, managed with his already dilapidated vehicle?

Fallen Angel presents a more refined sound, yet nothing special really; Providence is an experimental and improvisational track that sounds rather dated now, in my view.