Exciter
by Depeche Mode
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: May 15, 2001
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 70 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 70
  3. Negative: 2 out of 70

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#46 Most Discussed Album of 2001
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#44 Most Shared Album of 2001

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Rolling Stone
    70
    Exciter glimmers like a gentle ambient doodle with vocals: The beats are mostly minimal, closer to early Kraftwerk than to current electronica. But because Gore's songwriting is so focused and Gahan's vocal presence is so commanding, the softest songs leap to the foreground like a whisper from a lover.
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  2. HOB.com
    70
    Though not in the same league as Some Great Reward or Violator, Exciter is a solid effort and refreshing reminder of the variety of pop music.
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  3. Village Voice
    30
    Like nearly any DM record, Exciter, their 14th album, mostly leaves one hungry for the inevitable remixes.
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