Melody Maker 's Steve Sutherland lambasted the album and wrote that Depeche Mode came off as "pussycats desperate to appear perverted as an escape from the superficiality of teen stardom" and Sounds published a similarly scathing review. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scoresĬontemporaneous reviews for Black Celebration in the British press were mixed. Three years after its release, Spin ranked it at number 15 on its "25 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. To promote the album, the band embarked on the Black Celebration Tour. The album further cemented the darkening sound created by Alan Wilder, which the band later used for their subsequent albums Music for the Masses, Violator, and Songs of Faith and Devotion.īlack Celebration reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, and has been cited as one of the most influential albums of the 1980s. Black Celebration is the fifth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 17 March 1986 by Mute Records.
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