Rolling Stone - rated #78 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums Of The Eighties" survey. (November 1989) Rolling Stone (2/6/03, p.65) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Tuneful and oh-so-charmingly dated pop..." Q (6/00, p.64) - Ranked #69 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "This glorious daft creation is as Northern as FA Cup Giant killing....they conquer the world with a slightly wonky brand of techno that was more Norman Wisdom than Giorgio Moroder..." Uncut (11/02, p.140) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A timeless pure pop fusion of deadpan heartache and noirish electronica..." CMJ (1/5/04, p.10) - Ranked #2 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1982". Q (Magazine) (p.111) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] record that nonchalantly pulls off the rare trick of capturing its moment while never seeing to age." Mojo (Publisher) (p.102) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Urbane, futuristic, and just a bit silly, it still sounds fantastic." NME (Magazine) (9/25/93, p.19) - Ranked #18 in NME's list of The 50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s. Paste (magazine) - "The band's music relied heavily on synthesizers, but it was DARE where their more avant proclivities met with pop and even elements of Bowie-esque glam."

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