Reviews3.5 stars out of 5 - "With clipped guitars, staccato bass, drums that crackle with tension and icy background keyboards that hum like defective air conditioning.", Ranked #65 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...A clean, contemplative, at times desolate guitar record that...tapped into a peculiarly suburban paranoia....their career as Goth ambassadors was launched.", "The Album Finds Robert Smith Starting to Get His 'phantom of the Opera' On...", 4 stars out of 5 - "Poised and atmospheric, there's a Nick Drake-like organic clarity to SEVENTEEN SECONDS..."