Reviews"...For tortured suburban youth, this is what thinking-teen's pop is supposed to sound like..." - Rating: B, 8 - Excellent - "...an album that every sane person should own....Depeche Mode are much too interesting to avoid now that they are grown up...", Highly Recommended - "...filled with dewy-eyed spirituality....maybe this album won't empty bedrooms and fill church pews with suddenly fulfilled Mode fans, but it proves that the devil doesn't always have the best tunes...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "The warped, guitar-heavy rock-gospel holds up smashingly....In fact, this might be the band's most underrated masterpiece.", Included in Q's list of `The 50 Best Albums Of 1993' - "...entertains notions of vastness and architectural majesty...Dave Gahan's most mature, invigorating vocal performance thus far....", 4 Stars - Excellent - "...a resolute continuation of the mature experimental pop principles of VIOLATOR....thoughtful and dignified..."
Additional InformationSONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION finds the band reinventing itself somewhat via lyirics that largely abandon the bleakness of the band's previous forays in favor of cautious optimism and spiritual questions.